He burned the arsenal along with several buildings in Danbury. The loyalists living in Danbury marked their chimneys to avoid their houses from being burned. After he carried out his order, General Tryon went south towards Ridgefield. "Patriot messengers rode at top speed in three directions – toward New Haven to hasten Generals Arnold and Wooster, who were already on their way; to meet General Silliman... and to Fredericksburgh to tell the news to Colonel Ludington" (Johnson