Some conjectured it might be the work of the Papists; and it chancing that a professor of that religion was discovered among the mob, he was with difficulty rescued from their fury by the watch, and conveyed to Newgate.

Other persons, who were likewise suspected of being incendiaries, were conveyed with him.
This, though it satisfied the multitude, did not check the progress of the fire, nor put a stop to the terror and tumult that prevailed.

Every moment a fresh family were turned into the street, and by their cries added to the confusion.

The plunderers had formed themselves into bands, pillaging everything they could lay hands on--carrying off boxes, goods, and coffers, breaking into cellars, broaching casks of spirits and ale, and emptying flasks of wine.

Hundreds of persons who did not join in the pillage made free with the contents of the cellars, and a large portion of the concourse was soon in a state of intoxication.
Thus, wild laughter and exclamations of frenzied mirth were heard amid the wailings of women and the piteous cries of children.