The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-12-19
Great Tirein Charleston.
The First Ward Destroyed.

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The First Ward Destroyed.
ASSISTANCE SENT FROM AUGUSTA.
Ten Millions of Property Destroyed.
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. l3,
Via BALTIMORE. Dec. IA, 1861.
Aninceudiary fire broke outin Charles
ton at . clock on the evening Of the llth.
At o'clock the nest day it was still
raging.
Nearly all that part OF the city from
Broad street on the South East Bay on
the east. and King street on the west is
said to be destroyed. including the Cath
oils Cathedral, the Circulsr Church insti-
tute, St Andres Ii all, the Theater, and
the Executive Rooms.
An extra train had left Augusta with
supplies for the sufferers, thousands OF
whom roamed the streets, and assistance
to igbt the fire.
It's supposed to be negro insurreo-
ton. though this view of the case is ez-
cluded from the dispatches.
A flag of truce. under command OF
CAPT. Milward, took Mr. Eddy of North
Carolina to Craney Island today.
A telegrapbie dispateh to the Norfolk
Day Book to day, from Charleston. S. G..
states that a FIRE broke out in that place
ou Wednesday night, which was supposed
to have been the work of an incendiary.
At the date of the last dispatch, S o.
clock Thursday afternoon. the fire was
still burning
The tbeater on Broad street, the lnsti-
tute, and other public buildings, are 'ta
ted to have been de.tro5ed. The fire
swept across Broad street Assistance
was sent from Augu>ta.
Later and fuller Particulars
Fortress Monroe, Friday, Dec. Is. 1861
The Norfolk Day Book of to day gives
the following startling intelligence:
BraDchville, Thursday Dec. IL, 1851.
Passengers who have just arrived here
report a destructive fire last night al
Charleston.
The telegraph wires in that city were
destroyed by FIRE.
The fire commenced in Charleston last
uis BIT at 9 o'clock, in Russell & Cos sash
factory. at the foot Of Hazel street, and
communicated to the opposite side of Ha-
gel. to Cameron & Co 5 machine shops.
Under the Impulse thus given, and a
sti breeze. with a small! supply of water
the couHagration as.uned formidable
character, nearly equallpg the most ex-
ten.ive coDfagratiou on the American
continent.
The theater, FIcyd's coach factory, op
posite the express Office, the old executive
building. and all the houses between that
point and Queen street. are burUed. The
whole Of one sde of Broad street is de
stroyed, from Col GadsdeD's residence to
Mazyck street A considerable ,ortioD
of the city. from Ea-t Bag to King street,
is Destroyed Among the prominent
buildings burned arc the Institute and St
Andrews Halls. Theatre, Catholic Csthe-
dral. and the Circular Church
At last accounts from Charleston. up
to.5 this morning, the FIRE had crossed
Broad street, and was sweeping furiously
on
The telegraph lines to Charleston are
down; consequently wc are not able to
state whether the fire has ceased or not
Still Later.
Brarchville, Tbusday, Dec. l2-5 p. N.
The fire is still raging.
A thousand houseess persons buddled
10 the streets
The express train left Augusta this af.
ternoon with provisions to supply the
sants Of the sufferers, and men to assist
in controlling the fire.
The FIRE vas the work Of IN inceudiary