An accident on a staircase, spontaneous combustion of a shopkeeper from alcohol, a fire in Peski...

a fire in the Petersburg quarter...

another fire in the Petersburg quarter...

and another fire in the Petersburg quarter....
Ah, here it is!" He found at last what he was seeking and began to read it.

The lines danced before his eyes, but he read it all and began eagerly seeking later additions in the following numbers.