The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-03-14
ThC. Late Fire.

coming in the news Of" fire fire !" while
from all the adjoining Districts the sou nd
is echoed and re-cchncd.
On,Friday last, the information of {" fire
in the woods" :" first reached us, when it
was discovered that it was rapidly extend
ing itself towards our village from the
North. For time it was. thought hat
the village was in considerable danger,
owing to the high wind, which, blew a
perfect gale from that direction, bet
through the exertions of number Of citi-
Zens, who went out, the danger was
averted from us. The fire spread rapidly,
however, far and wide throughout the
country, destroying great deal Of prop
crly and doing great dca, OF iniury,to our
farmers. A great many of them have
lost more or less Of heir fencing, some
their barns ana stables, and in u few in
stances their dwelling houses
Mr.. q. w. BRADFORD, we are sorry to
learn, had some cnty head of sheep
burnt to death in lhcket in where they
had taken refuge.
St. Paul's Church, situated in the lower
part OF the District, We hear is burnt to
the ground. The fire has been every
where. Up to this date, 18th, the whole
country has hccn cnvclopcd in perfect
cloud of smoke, since Saturday morning.
We arc told the injury done to Darir g.
ton, Marion and Williamsburg Districts Is
immense. The whole country in South
and North Carolina along the line Of the
w. & Nj. Rail Road has heen on fire.
We suhjoin a few extracts from our cx-
changes III the upper and lower parts Of
the State, to show it, general extent, and
also IL few from exchanges out Of the
State, from which 1t will be seen that
South Carolina has not hccn the only sui-
icrcr. The Charleston Mercury says:
"a fire started in the woods, about -
miles from the ctv, nigh, before last. and
spread with great rapm'ly along The line
ol the Railroad, Till at our latest in!orlna-
ton last evening, it had reached the Five
Mic Post. The lire was exceedingly v:o.
lent and destructive, and has done great
injury TO the farms Oh its route. n tram,
loaded with Cotton taken in AT K,nTsvIle,
caum Int fire yesterday from tho current oi
burning flakes, and two cars, containing
eighty ba les, were burned.
The Columbia South Carolinian of
March lulh contains the following:
'.TLrre are tremendous fires in the
woods all around us. Near Lexington,
Houses, Mills, Fences and vast amount
of property has been destroyed. At the
last accounts, the town OF Lexington was
threatened with destruction.
On the Charlotte Railroad the woods for
many miles is on fire, and many Saw M.lis
and Dwellings burned. The track Of the
Road is on fire, intcrrupting travel on the
Camden Branch Railroad. A number OF
Houses and many lclegraphc posts have
,hsen burned, thus inlcrrupting com,nuni.
:i,gZ yon with the North. g.
On thr South Carolina road, the woods
on DoIh sides OF the track are on fire.
The Barnwcll, Sentinel of the same date
says:
I'VE regret Ia learn that fire broke
out yesterday about IL o'clock, y. NJ. on
the plantation OF Mr.. Wond, near this
place. ltcXicndcd with irresistible fury
over his large plantation, and IL was with
great difficulty that his dwelling was saved
from the dcvonrrng flames. In its rapid
flight, II reached The plantation OF Hon. J.
Duncan Allen. and his residence, together
with his magnificent furniture, was entire
" DESTROYED He also lost Il splendid
carriage and large quantity Of provisions.
Ii is seldom that we are called uvon To
recOrd s,lrh fearful dcstruction
FIRE IN THE Woops.- We learn from
pas,cn"crs arrived last eveniu,r nv Tho
Gicoruia Railroad lha, a ltr!c distance
above Thompson, the woods wcr. un
fire and Hat IL consdernblc ouop,lv q,
WOO a.onr the, road, and much icncin,
WAS Observation-Disclosures Constitutional
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