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September 5, 1837
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Mischievous young men in Cambridge prank poet Gray, known for his fear of fire, by shouting a false fire alarm at night, leading him to descend his rope ladder into a tub of water.
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Gray.--The poet Gray was notoriously careful of fire, and kept a ladder of ropes in his bed room. Some mischievous young men of Cambridge, knowing this, roused him from the window below, in the middle of a dark night, with a cry of Fire! The stair-case, they said, was in flames. Up went the window, and down he came, by his rope ladder, as fast as he could, into a tub of water which they had placed to receive him.
What sub-type of article is it?
Human Interest
Curiosity
What keywords are associated?
Poet Gray
Prank
Fire Alarm
Rope Ladder
Cambridge
Mischievous Youths
What entities or persons were involved?
Poet Gray
Mischievous Young Men Of Cambridge
Where did it happen?
Cambridge
Filler Details
Topic
Prank On Poet Gray With Fake Fire Alarm
Location
Cambridge
Key Persons
Poet Gray
Mischievous Young Men Of Cambridge
Event Details
Poet Gray, careful of fire and keeping a rope ladder in his bedroom, was pranked by Cambridge youths who cried 'Fire!' at night, claiming the staircase was in flames, causing him to descend the ladder into a tub of water they placed below.