The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-07-01

The HEROES OF "PALo ALTO" AND
"REsAcA DE LA PALMAs." I've had the
satisfaction, and a proud one it was too,
of taking by his remaining hand, and
holding a few minutes conversation
with, one of that heroic little army
which achieved the matchess victories
of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palmas
We allude to Capt. Hooe, of the Infan-
try. The Captain passed this city on
Thursday night, on board the steamer
"Empire," bound for ST. Louis, and
thence to Praire du Chen, where his
family now is. We are happy to state
that his wound was doing very well,
and that he was so for recovered as to 90
about with his usual activity. We
found this heroic soldier as urbane and
amiable as he is brave and distinguish
cd. God grant him safe and speedy
reunion with the fond ones who wait his
return, and length of years to enjoy the
reward of a nations gratitude.
Memphis Inquirer, Goth inst.
FIRE AND Loss OF L1FE.-It has
again pleased the Almighty to afflict our
already chastened city. Last night at
l o'clock fire broke out in the Theatre
Royal, Louis street: formerly the riding
school, at the close of Mr. Harris exhi-
bition of his Chemical Dioramas. From
the information we have been able to
CLEAN, the camphine lamp was overset
from some cause or other, and the stage
at once became enveloped in flames.
The house had been densely crowded,
but some had fortunately left before the
accident
A rush was at once made to the stair
case leading from the boxes by those
who, iii the excitement of the moment,
forgot the other passages of egress. In
an incredible short space of time the
whole Of the interior of the building was
enveloped in one sheet of flame. The
newly erected platform covering the
pit, and communicating al each end
with the stage and boxes, favored the
progress of the flames. The staircase
communicating with the boxes was a
steep one, and it had fallen from the
weight of those who had crowded upon
it. One foot was interposed between
the hapless crowd and eternity, and on
that space we, with five or six others.
stood, the fierce flames around US, and
the dense smoke repelling all efforts to
extricate us. AS far back as we could
see there was a sea Of heads, of writhing
bodies, and outstretched arms; noise
there was none. But few means of
escape presented themselve 10 the
doomed at the extreme end in view.
The funeral veil of smoke which gradu-
ally enshrouded them appeared calmly
to drop into eternal sleep. By our side
was one brother striving to extricate an
other, but abandonment was unavoida-
Bile. One poor creature at our feet offer
ed his entire worldly wealth for his res
cue. The agonizing expression of the
faces before us can never be ef1aced
from our memory.
The flames at the time were above
and around us, but human aid was of no
avail. In five minutes from the time of
which we make mention, its mass of
human beings who had but a few mo-
ments previous been in the enjoyment
OF full and active life, were exposed to
our view a mass of calcined bones.
Up to this hour forty six bodies have
been recovered from the ruins. Most of
them have been recognized. The loss
OF life is greater than in the two dreadful
conaagrations of last summer. Sad
walling pervades the city. Scarcely a
street can be traversed in which the
closed shutters or the hanging Grape do
not betoken a sudden bereavement
Fathers, sisters. children of both sexes,
indulge in the deepest lamentations,
over the calamity which has fallen upon
many, for those who were thus sudden
ly and awfuliy summoned into the pre-
sence of their Creator.
PoNToN TRA1Ns.-As our readers
hear much "now a days" about