The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-20
The Great Fire il, Charleston.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.

hr FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Yesterday was a gloomy day for Charleston.
Business was universally suspended, and,
with one impulse, our community united in
giving sympathy and aid to the victims of the
great public calamity.
Our report, in our last issue, closed at quar-
ter past five o'clock On yesterday morning,
when the majestic spirc of the Cathedral had
just tottered and crashed heavily through the
burning roof. From that time the disaster
may be said to have assumed a new phase
The flames leaped madly across Broad-street,
and, forsaking the business neighbo:hoods
which they had already dcsolated, they seemed
to devote their whole fury against the private
residences Which have SO long been the pride
of the southwestern portion of our city. AS
these beautiful homcstcads succumed, one
after another, to the resstless march of the
destroying element, the scene was awful.
The fire advanced steadily onward, stopping
onl,y, when, having reached the river, it had
nothing more to burn. We give some notes
of the disastrous results:
THE SWEEP OF THE CONFEDERATION.
The following is the course of the fire from
Camcron's Foundry:
On East Bay the fire extended, on the cast
side from the residence of Mr.. j. S. Bird to the
corner of Market street, burning out Mr. Hen
ry Smy zer, jacobson and sunGry others. On
the west side from Mr.. George Kinloch's to
the southwest corner of Market street, lncu-
sivc, was destroyed.
On Pritchard street the property Of Mr..
John Torrent, Mr.. Tavel, Mr.. Artopc, Mr.. Cor
dray and others was consumed
On Market street, from East Bay to Church
street, south side, was destroyed
On Anson- street cast and west side, from
Claussen's mills south, sundry buildings were
destroyed to Markct-strect. Claussen's fine
Flour Mills were most fortunately preserved.
On State-strcct, on either side, the flames
spread destruction from Market to Cumbcr-
land. Cumberland-strcct to Meeting including
its clongation, Horlbccks Ally, to King.street
is in ruins.-Church street, from corner of
Market to Cumberland street, is also burned
Linguard-street with its sundry little tene-
mcnts and many occupants was completely de-
stroycd.
Meeting street. on the east side, from the
Ice House near Market street, to Mr.. Kenne-
dys tailoring establishment, opposite the NIil's
House, and from the Theatre on the west
side to the Mills House, is in ashes. This range
included the Circular Church, Institute Hall,
Theatre, Apprentices, Library, Palmetto Sa-
wings Institution, Art Association, Charleston
Savings Institution, and the fine residences of
DR.. Rodrigucs, DIR. DcSaussure, and DR.. North.
The Mills House most fortunately escaped with
little damage.
Quecn-st. was laid in ashes from Dighcn's
Stables, north side, east of Meeting-st., to the
school of the Sisters of Mercy near Mazyck-st,
and on the south side from Mctzlers Globe
Hotel, to Mr.. Jabcz Norton's residence, mid
way between Mazyck and Franklin
The fine buildings owned by the sisters of
Mercy were most fortunately preserved by the
most strenuous efforts of the fircmcn, who blew
up several buildings for this purpose.
Archdac street, from the L ntarian Church,
on the east side, and from Mr.. Thomas Rv-
ans, on the west side, to Queen street, was
destroyed.
King street from IIorlbcck's Ally, on either
side soutoward, save the buildings on each