Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-06-27
THE REPUBLICAN.
FROM HARpER,s FERRY.
HOW THE PLACE LOOKED AFTER THE
s.i Il REBELS LEFT 1T. uaaj
Aeeonn, Of the Property Destroyed, &c,

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Correspondence of the Philadelrhia Inquirer.
~ ist' ioioa HARprR's FERRY,
] 70 asa.'p' June Is, 81 O'Clock p. NJ.
The special train on which reached
here brought Mr.. w. 2. Smith. Superin-
tcndent of the Baltimore & Ohio Road.
and Mr.. piffey.- Superintendent of Trains.
and teleSrapls operator, with an instra-
ment. ~ "a, "a
Our train did not go within mile of
the Ferry, as the rail road company did
mot think it prudent. We might have re-
ceived a avolley from the remaining bat
tery or the pielets aad scouts who were
lett to give notice of the approach of Fed
eral troops hourly expected might have
given US parting salute. ..a as1s gdl
On Friday evening. DIR. Smith and Mr..
Diaey went to the Ferry in a carriage. and
climbed upon the pinniele immediately
opposite the depot. to ascertain the ex-
tent Of the Company loss. The rebels
saw them, and commenced firing lupon
them. The balls came whizzing around
their heads, and they Immediately fell upon
the ground. and crawling behind some
4 foCk>, ttt tic6A tNto1s "AaSh t@s~y
drove to Frederick. isa rofarIxel
The arsenal. the bridge. the trcsscl work
and the foundry in the upper end of the
village were still burning. the soldiers and
citizens were trying to keep the hamcs
from spreading to the private houses On
the high promontory in the rear OF The
| church. about two thousand rebels were
gathered; on the railroad track near the
bridge. mon were seen ponring grain
into the river.d - sssiir al ssaei ias
About 9 P. NJ, we founl a man with
small skif above the ruins of the burnt
bridge. and chartered it, and persuading
MIR. Diffey. Baltimore reporter. and the
telegraph ope, ator to accompany us, We
made for old Virginia s shore. saaoa
I As our skif drew mp to the bank on the
Virginia side, we noticed two large ebony
"contrabands" hiding behind wall, as
we got out aud told our fcrryman to wait
for us there. and not to leave until we
were ready to return. the man (worth in
good times S1.S00) came out and said,
Yes. he will come right back; me and
my daughter Joe (worth 81 .200) want to
go over now, and it won't take long-only
few minutes % We made no reply. in
they got. and of went three thousand
ldollars Of Virginia's wealth. s % fas
We entered hole in the wall. and pro-
cecded to front street. going through the
Wager House. where wagon load OF
hospital furniture was standing. The
tongue had broke. the horses had just been
unhitched and the wagon left. The ka,h-
en- vas the most filthy place We ever saw;
The stencil was ell most suffocating. In
the center Of mass e. puirid garJage
was an a:S,ed negro cooking "corn cakes
.iolding our nose. VIC passed rapidly to
the upper story; the carpets had been
taken up and cut into blankets for the
troops; no good furniture was left in the
honse. and the few inmates had not recov-
cred from the fright of the previous day,
With the buildings in flames all around
them. and not knowing what moment they
would share the same fate. 1t~
Leaving this hotel. which had been q
rendezvous for the officers. and where they
INDUCED in meals. prepared in hole
that in Philadelphia, even in the outskirts.
would be indicted as nuisance. we pass
ed over to- the Government buildings.
As we entered. the flag staff was still
there. and from the top aoated narrow
strip of the rag hoisted on the 18th of April
by the rebels. on which was the arms OF
Virginia. About Ten feet of rope remain
at the top of the pole. which is about fifty
feet high. The flag was torn to shreds by
a storm one night about a mopth ago. and
the rope breaking. they had not ingenuity
enough in the whole twenty thousand
to replace it without cutting down the
pole and replanting it, which required too
much exertion. In the blacksmith's shop.
which is nearly new and perfectly fire
proof. the contents-an old vice, q few
horse-shoes. some scraps OF iron. lot OF
overturned benches and straw were
strewed around the building in manner
that showed that the F. +. VS. had rather
rough sleeping apartments On the cold
damp ground. w sea,sA sdI
| West Of this. all is one heap Of blacken
ed ruins. and the smoke was still rising
from the burning embers. At the side OF
the shop was a storehouse, and "John
Browns Engine House" These buildings
could not be burnt without destroying the
town. and so were spared The two old
fashioned hand engines were standing in
the street. and the hose Just where they
had been in use the previous day All
The FIRE plugs and various pipes had been
left running over the buildings and yard
We stopped down to unscrew the noz-
zle Of the fire plug in front of John
Browns Engine Honse," when a rusty
dirty looking man. who had been eyeine
us closely said, Mister. ron amt no right
to take that away" With considerable
astonishment. we turned and asked him If
he knew what eight means: and then
telling him we wanted ''no interference. !"
we carried off the nozzle. tHs = 'h2e''f'3
!, The Engine House is left by the yir
ginians just as it was when old Jno. Brown
evacuated the place. Sitting down on the
door step aud gazing around at the dis
tressed and desolate condition Of the yard.
problem arose in .our. mind, "if John
Brown could hold the town for two days
with II men, and one Southern man has
since been found equal to Eve Northern
men, and Southern army Of twenty thou
sand held the place. how, long could they
have kept possession Of It, with Lincofp's
hordes merely threatening an attack??"--
Oh. ye bfaegafts, how yopr courage g, .oozes
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