Sad and Dreadful News from the Strand, Giving an Account of a most Dreadful Fire which happened there last Night, and Consumed to Ashes Four Persons, with a Relation of its Beginning, and the manner of its Discovery, etc. 27. Jan. 169●/3  
LAst Night, or rather this Morning, between the Hours of Twelve and One, broke out a most Sad and Lamentable Fire at the House of one Mr. Cartwright a Dyer, near the Maypole in the Strand, over-against Sommerset-House, there were several Families Inhabiting in the House besides the Dyer, viz. a Joiner, Taylor, and some Genlewomen that Washed Point and Gawse, etc. The Fire was first Discovered by some Persons that was casually passing by, who knocked with all their Might at Mr. Cartwright's Door; but several of the Inhabitants did not take the Alarm, before the Fire overmastered them, and they became a Prey to its devouring Flames. The Master of the House, Mr. Cartwright, with one more, threw themselves out of the Window, and were caught in Blankets by some Persons in the Street, and as some say, a Child was likewise thrown out at the same time, and Saved; but five or six others, ha● a more harder Fate, being, as 'tis feared, all Burnt Four of them are already taken up Dead among the Rubbish, the others are Searching for.  
As to the manner how this Fire began, it's generally supposed to be occasioned, by the Carelessness of a Gentlewoman, who was smothering of her Gawse with Brimstone, and left the Fire and fell a Sleep, such Care was taken by the Indefaticable Industry of the Noble Lord Craven, and other Worthy Patriots, yet notwithstanding it burned with great Violence for the Present, and by Four in the Morning the Fire was Mastered, and by Six in a manner wholly extinguished, effecting in that time, no more than two Houses, and part of the Strand Maypole was Burnt.   

London, Printed by W. D. in St. Bartholomew's-Close.