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Friday 27 September 2019

Russian naval accommodation burned according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 23 April 1818

St. Petersburg, 28 March. Yesterday was the Panoptikon a building outside the city complete destroyed by fire. The wooden building with 5 floors could accommodate around 3,000 men. Some workmen were killed by the fire. The building was used to accommodate sailors and it contained some naval workshops.