Liverpool Sailors Home and Sailors and Fireman Card

[wilkybob]

Hi Tracy
This might interest you, the Liverpool sailors home burned down on 29th April 1860 killing a police-fireman
details...
At about 2.00am P.C. Hardaker No 384 mounted a long ladder with the object Of smashing some Of the windows as an inlet for the water on the arcade side Of the building. He had no sooner ascended when a crash was heard and a shout Of horror.
About a foot Of the top Of the ladder had broken Off and the Officer was precipitated to the ground, he fell flat on his back on the flags, and was killed on the spot. He was conveyed to the Southern Hospital. It was found his skull was fractured and he had other serious injuries.

[Chasing Caseys]

Hello Wilkybob

I have a letter written to him from Liverpool Sailors Home written by T. Williams Lay Missionary dated 1897.

They must have re built it then ?

Tracey