The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-03-14
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from oil the adjoining Districts the sou nd
is ecl.oed and re- echoed
OnjFriday 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, but
through the exertions of number Of citi-
zcns, who went out, tile danger was
avered from us. The fire sprca all rapidly,
however, far and wide throughout the
country, destroying great deal Of prop
erty and doing great dca, OF iniury,to our
farmers. A great many of thcm have
lost more or less Of their fencing, some
their barns ana stables, and in u few in
stances their dwelling houses.
Mr.. &. w. BRADFORD, we are sorry to
learn, had somo ,cnly head Of sheep
burnt to death in thicket in where they
had taken refuge.
St. PauPs Church, situated in the lower
par, 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 cnvelopcd in perfect
cloud of smoke, since Saturday morning
We are told the injury done to Darlir e.
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 been on fire.
We suhjon few extracts from our en-
changes i'll the upper and lower parts of
the State, to show it. central extent, and
also few from exchanges out of the
State, from which it will he seen that
South Carroll M has not been the only sl,f-
iercr The Charleston Mercury says:
"a fire started in The woods, about Is
miles from the cltv, night before last. and
spread with great rapidly along the line
ol the Railroad, till at our latest n!orna-
tion last evening, it had reached The Five
Mile Post. The fire was exceedingly v;o
lent and destructive, and has done great
injury 10 the farms on its route. a tram,
loaded with Cation taken in at KtnwsvIIc,
caug lit fire yesterday from the current o
burning flakes, and two cars, containing
eighty bales, were burncd.'
The Columbia South Caronian Of
March luth contains the following:
"Thcre arc tremendous fires in the
woods eli around us. Near Lexington,
Houses, Mills, Fences and vas, 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 Nil
and Dwellings burned. The track Of the
Road is on fire, intcrrupting travel on the
Camden Branch Railroad. A number oi
Houses and many telegraphic posts have
been burned, thus interrupting co,nlnun
{ ynn with the North. r.
f Yin the South Carolina road, the woods
on boh sides OF the track are OH fire.
The Barnwcll. Sentinel of the same date
says:
I'VE regret to learn that fire broke
ont yesterday about II o'clock, ~. Nj. on
the plantation Of Mr.. Wood, near this
place. IlcXcndcd with irresistible fury
over his large plantation, and it was with
great difficulty that his dw Yelling was saved
from the dcvouring fumes. In It's rapid
flight, it reached the plantation Of Hon. J.
Duncan Allen. and hls residence, together
with his magnificent furniture, was entire
" destroyed He also lost a splendid
carriage and large quantity OF provisions.
II is seldom that we are called upon To
record such fearful destruction.
FIRE IN THE Woops.- We learn from
passengers arrived last evening bv The
Georgia Railroad that ii little distance
above Thompson, the woods were on
fire and that il considerable quantity oi
WOO a.onn the, road, and much fencing
WAS csiroyed.-.luyHSu Constitutional.
Isl n SntHriay.
FlEE lN TIE Woops.-Fnr several DAYS
fires have hccn raging extensively through
the pInc Lind between tins CIV and
Macon, and on Cny has been unusually
filled with smoke. We learn that lI,.
greatest caution, Is necessary on The Cen.
,ral Railroad io preserve the track. On
Yesterday In fire WAS so h.h near Ma
con, that the downward Cotton Trans
could not risk the pisSaTr, aul the An.
grSia Cotton Trans also were detained al
Millcn III consequence OF the quantity of
fire III the vrcuIty OF parnmarics Hill. n"
damage whatever has been, us yci, sus-
tanned, and we trust that all danger ON
this account will soon pass away. The
c. unlry generally never required rain
more man nj the present time. Iho nas
anngcr trains have al passed regularly
tlrou1h.-Sar0nnah C0urier
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TERRIBLE THAGEpy IN The
81. LOUIS Democrat OF the 22d ult., SAYS
it has been communicated by gentleman
living in Lexington, Missouri, that two
Irish pedlarS, named John kanehan and
James Carrigan, left that city nbuu, two
weeks ago, carrying with them two
large and valuable packs. containing
dry goods and jewclry. They lrave led
ai'out ID miles TO the town of Warren
burg, Johnson county, where they con.
c'nded to stop for The night. FcrlIng
very much falguch, one of them, Kanchan,
Immediately retired to rest. About an
hour afterwards, Carriran wen, To- the