About five o'clock
Good may or may not result from this inquiry : that is yet to be seen . Meanwhile , the public ought to be awakened more thoroughly to the fact that an enemy is and always has been abroad in our land , who might be , _ if we chose _ , more effectively checked ; who , if he has not yet attacked our own particular dwelling , may take us by surprise any day when we least expect him , and who does at all times very materially diminish our national wealth and increase our public burdens . Perhaps we should not style _ fire _ an enemy , but a mutinous servant , who does his work faithfully and well , except when neglected or abused ! About five o'clock on Saturday afternoon intelligence of the outbreak of fire in Tooley Street reached the headquarters of the brigade in Watling Street . Fire in Tooley Street ! The mere summons lent energy to the nerves and spring to the muscles of the firemen . Not that Tooley Street in itself is more peculiarly dangerous in regard to fire than are the other streets of shops in the City .