The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-15
THE LATEST REPORTS FROM HARPER's
FERRY.

rkEDhhiCks june IA, loo1.
The special agent of tho Midnight Press has Just re-
turned from the Maryland Heights, overlooking Harpers
Ferry which point he left after seven O'Clock this even
ing. The Confederate army has mainly left the place,
only about two thousand remaining. The route OF the
main body by turnpikes leading to Charesown and
shepardstown but their precise destination was not
known, they were lost In the distance and one In
the vicinity was sufficiently informed
existed both sides Of the river that they
had gone towards Winchester while from other accounts
suspected that they were going 70 Martnsburg
make stand In that vicinity At five O'Clock this morn
ing the great bridge Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
the Potomac was fired, and soon after tremendous
report was heard caused by an explosion oHs mine
der the centre span In hour the entire structure
was In ruins and fell into the water This noble
piece Of work. being one thousand feet long, and
built by Engineer Latrobe but ten years since in the
most scientific manner. 1t has six spans and con-
siderable The damage to property is ended here,
but the railroad company and the United States have sur
fered further losses Of valuable works The body Of the
tresseling which the road was supported from the
bridge TO the end Of the property about half
mile in extent, Ia nearly all destroyed as well as the
upper bridge Of hundred and twenty feet In length
over the government canal The telegraph station build
pgs and the other railroad works also demolished
The long rarge Of substantial buildings formerly occupied
the government armory Is burned 10 the ground with
the exception Of two at the wet end the shena
doah. These will probably yet be burnt. Fire has been
raging all day. and when left it just breaking out
in the rear quarters The ride works on the Shenandoah
were fred in the afternoon.
None Of the national property remains except the
dwellings for the officers the hills back of the town
and Two cut Of twenty Aimory buildings.
The Arsenal was burnt in April by the government
when Lieut. Jones abandoned the place. The loss the
government liz buildings must be four to Eve hundred
thousand dollars while the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company have suffered lcarcey less, it believed
some Of its equipments have been embodied in this
wholesale ruin II Is firmly given out by the people OF
the neighborhood, that the railroad company has IL
CURED tho hostility Of the rebel troops by supposed
want Of concert has shown with them aud by the 10y
atty Of ts employees towards The Cover ament.
At Mar tinsburg, above Harpers Ferry, some OF the
extensive workshops and engine buildings Of the road
ere located there well other places In the State
Of VII gpia the railroad men, by active Union sentiments,
are ead to have been greatly instrumental fostering
The spirit of loyalty along the line of the road and tho
road m.n there number four hundred here Ia
said to be on the line nearly four thousand persons many
Of VIII N Of seryice by tie action OF tho
State and zoe effects u tue var.
The tut p9k, bridge on the mouth Of tue Shenandoah
is alao u be burned, according 10 report
Every .ght some further destructive may bs done,
no United Sa's troops are "A sight VI reported ~ beng
veiy near The place 10 prev.nrtt