The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-01-04

TEN.,.,. .s Gel. c.rcor.u.

II h.c.pe ef Gel. Cercor...
We alluded, recently, TO the reported e.
. Of Colonel Corcoran from Charleston and
pressed some doubt Of the truth Of the ru-
aoA As the story seems, however, to be cred
ted by the friends Of Lieutenant Hurd, we
dive below his statement Of the affair, which
3 very interesting Of itself -
Lieut.. Samuel D. Hurd, Of the Cd Reg msut
Maine Volunteers, who was wounded and taken
prisoner at Bull Run, arrived in this city on
Monday, from Charleston. His account of the
condition Of affairs Al that place, especially Of
the treatment which the rebels mete out TO
their prisoners, is quite interesting, while his
report Of the escape Of Col. COtcorAn, OF the
65th. Is piece Of unlooked-for news. he left
Charleston on Thursday, the 18th inst, having
been ore Of some three hundred prisoners who
we're confined ia The City Jail, tchich ,cds burned
duiiEg the Late COT iagration-the prisoners
making their escape by jumping from a small
vindow--the only ono which was not barred.
Mr. Hurd was shot throagh both legs at Bull
Run, and also wounded in the side. lie was
ken 70 Manassas, where his wounds were
cesatd by rebel surgeon, named McWl.
ans, from Maryland. They were at crvard
emoyCd to Richmond, and cobiinod in Ell.
saru's tobacco warehouse, from which they
were tsken 10 Charcstou-about four hundtc1
f the whole number being confined in Castle
pitCkney, and the remainder, about three hun
drrii, being sent soon after to the City jail.
The Jail was a large brick building on Broad
street. end nearly all the prisoners were 10
large upper room, the windows Of which were
l,arfcd and closed with iron shutters eNcep' one
small enc over cooking very narrow street in
the rear of the building. Mr.. liurd states that
the tire br, Ike out, as neNly as he could judge,
y IN gas. lOus,, next door TO a sash and Ind
factory, and that It spread with great rapidly.
treat efforts were made TO extinguish IL, but
without the slightest effect. The engines work.
81 by negroes and whites seemed utterly pow
erless, and the flames spread finally to the Iiil,
the roof Of which was one sheet Of fire. No
Increment UdS made ~ let Me prisoners out The
guards usually stationed around the building
! were away, and no soldiers were visible. MI.
Ilurd states that Col. CorcoraE was the first one
t. l,ap thr,ugh the window sNclaimiug as no
. wen, out, Here goes for Beaufort or the
, Ntrh." Iurd "a the me- ", ard as he struck
upon the p, 'n.DLt he sag ALI a dozen others
came upon him. snd the whole 70 m wa speed.
lily emp'e OF its inmates They sront the
night Ia the vicinity Of the flames, ket ping to.
gether a. well az they coul l--mluy ct them
being severely wounded. They bad fothiug to
ent and nothing to drink, except s)mc liquor
which q portion of their num'or i'nt from the
cellars Of houses from which the occupants hal
beoa driven by the ire.
-, auuut 10 o'cl OK, gsards were sent TO tako
brutality str king with their guns those # tn M
. who did not move quickly enough. One Of the
soldiers told the sergeant Of the guard that Col
Corooran was missing. His reply was, that
.arhaps he was hurued-if not, he mast be
hunted up. Men were sent to look after him
y, u 2 o'clock tho whole squad OF prisoners were
!, lriven to Castle Pinckncy again, whore thsy
., gcre lett in the open court ard through Tho
y y b lie OF that day ant the following s.h', with
= NG.ler If any kind, anil with no .he-
rus than that in which th"y mlie thgi
l.. Col. Corco'an vas not ia tts'l' Prick
II Nth HE rest Of the prisoners, nor bal Mr.
= b,,p al lie to obtain any iutel'i.;c &C cju
y hug hir. Hs thinks it probable thl- Le
4 an cilb go c.. APP 10 Beaufort.
THURSDAY Hard and half q doz N others
oi, Woytod prisoners were toli tia. they
BE- nGt Nor Il. Six Others named Frank
sotSw York. Nicholson Of Vermont, and
po cp, GBi,n, Wilson, aud Muio.t, were
az Icleicd on taking an oath no, to ,crye
a "a, agaist the South, nor reveal anythiug
The mig have icatned there. They were all
pI& 'ntol railroad train and tAkon to Rich.
- thence 10 Norfolk, having no hing
4 o cal mink on the wav. From Norfolk
thcy yer fi, under flag Of truce to Fortress
i ~ nnrk .~r'c 10 Washington.
d Co, ~ Chrul tHat the treatment o. the
&C. On brutal and infamous. Their
NANIlE ii was quart of oatmeal, with
~ cnis an, ltcr day; and they were CON
~ ny, Oh NC TO the SCOTS, jecrs, and insul !
oSh'n'"e At Richmond they were required
~ Ket duty part of the time and 10 shoot
Ntrri-onors thy saw looking out az a win
Nv. Hurd himself was in this way wounded
in the neck and fellow prisoner from Nj dne,
named Daggc,t, was III led.
Mr.. Hurd s'a,c, that among the prisoner r.
moved frum Redmond to Castle Pinckncy
4 ealy Ia September, was a Mr.. HurlOert-iuu
from his description Of his personal appearance
we are inclined to think II Is Mr.. w. II. HUH
= 4 "a T.. .v.#
well known in this cily. He was left in Gas IL
pinckney, and not taken 10 Charleston wi h tao
rest of the prisoner. When Mr.. Ilurd returned
10 the Castle, after the lire, Mr. llurlbert Iecog
nized him and spoke OF his return. Mr.. lluN
states, that Huflbert has iutfored greatly from
his imprisonment that he has had a severe nt
tack Of typhoid foyer, and is exceedingly pal,
and emacated. lie is very low-spirtod and
respondent. His treatment is the slne as tha
Of the other prisoners.
Among the prisoners left there were two
named Tipp and Palmer from scranton, Pa.
wo, named Boormdn and Chase, from Wilkes
,1arre, and quito a number OF men belonging "a
i Ne 'sw York 7lst and Fire Zuuiycs. Al
NarIesion the general opinion seemed to he
lat the fire was the work of the negroes. The
'tiaens mainly went t. Savannah. The n's oe,
were not guarded, but Mr.. HuTd saw 10 re- lsOu
to suppose that their feelings toward the North
were different from those Of the whites
Al Richmond, where they were allowed 10 20
about the city, Mr.. llurd says there were
abundant evidences of Union sentiment. Very
many met and shook hands with him, declaring
themselves Union men, and one person, whos'
same he gave NJ, told him that half the troop,
there were Union men, but had been pressed 10
to the rebel service. There were great number
Of trooas at Richmond and along the route t
Norfolk.
Mr.. Hurd secured his discharge ON tn,
\ army at Washington, and is on his way home
: Ilo has a wooden leg, and various other memo
Jials Of his connection with the war.