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I had retired to bed Saturday night, Aug 9th, much earlier than I usually do, and had been sleeping for some time, when I was roused up by loud shoutings, ringing of the bell, and throwing fire balls. The alarm of "fire", a by no means unusual cry among the young men, was uttered two or three times, and, by some, jokingly responded to. Finding matters becoming quiet, I paid no further attention and again dosed off.
About One and a half o'clock, I suppose, I was suddenly startled from sleep, by
the cry of fire, and, looking thro' my window, I saw a small light, but supposed
it to
Considerable excitement had prevailed among the young men in regard to the different elections, and there seemed to be large numbers of them in the Campus both at the time when the balls were thrown, and during the burning of the belfry.