althoughtheglassfellfromthewindow-sashes，andtheleadandironontheroofsblisteredtheincautioushandthattouchedthem，andthesparrowsintheeavestookwing，andrenderedgiddybythesmoke，fellflutteringdownupontheblazingpile;stillthefirewastendedunceasinglybybusyhands，androundit，menweregoingalways。Theyneverslackenedintheirzeal，orkeptaloof，butpressedupontheflamessohard，thatthoseinfronthadmuchadotosavethemselvesfrombeingthrustin;ifonemanswoonedordropped，adozenstruggledforhisplace，andthatalthoughtheyknewthepain，andthirst，andpressuretobeunendurable。Thosewhofelldowninfainting-fits，andwerenotcrushedorburnt，werecarriedtoaninn-yardcloseathand，anddashedwithwaterfromapump;ofwhichbucketsfullwerepassedfrommantomanamongthecrowd;butsuchwasthestrongdesireofalltodrink，andsuchthefightingtobefirst，that，forthemostpart，thewholecontentswerespilledupontheground，withoutthelipsofonemanbeingmoistened。
Meanwhile，andinthemidstofalltheroarandoutcry，thosewhowerenearesttothepile，heapedupagaintheburningfragmentsthatcametopplingdown，andrakedthefireaboutthedoor，which，althoughasheetofflame，wasstilladoorfastlockedandbarred，andkeptthemout。Greatpiecesofblazingwoodwerepassed，besides，abovethepeople’sheadstosuchasstoodabouttheladders，andsomeofthese，climbinguptothetopmoststave，andholdingonwithonehandbytheprisonwall，exertedalltheirskillandforcetocastthesefire-brandsontheroof，ordownintotheyardswithin。Inmanyinstancestheireffortsweresuccessful;
whichoccasionedanewandappallingadditiontothehorrorsofthescene:fortheprisonerswithin，seeingfrombetweentheirbarsthatthefirecaughtinmanyplacesandthrivedfiercely，andbeingalllockedupinstrongcellsforthenight，begantoknowthattheywereindangerofbeingburntalive。Thisterriblefear，spreadingfromcelltocellandfromyardtoyard，venteditselfinsuchdismalcriesandwailings，andinsuchdreadfulshrieksforhelp，thatthewholejailresoundedwiththenoise;whichwasloudlyheardevenabovetheshoutingofthemobandroaringoftheflames，andwassofullofagonyanddespair，thatitmadetheboldesttremble。
ItwasremarkablethatthesecriesbeganinthatquarterofthejailwhichfrontedNewgateStreet，where，itwaswellknown，themenwhoweretosufferdeathonThursdaywereconfined。Andnotonlywerethesefourwhohadsoshortatimetolive，thefirsttowhomthedreadofbeingburntoccurred，buttheywere，throughout，themostimportunateofall:fortheycouldbeplainlyheard，notwithstandingthegreatthicknessofthewalls，cryingthatthewindsetthatway，andthattheflameswouldshortlyreachthem;
andcallingtotheofficersofthejailtocomeandquenchthefirefromacisternwhichwasintheiryard，andfullofwater。