The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-30
INTERESTING FROM CHARLESTON.
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STATEMENT OF A REFUGEE
View of the interior Of the
Cradle of Secession.
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Effect CT General Gillmore's
Do.nbardment.
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Orc Half Of the City abanloned ard
Damaged,
&C., &C., &c.

highly respectable lady who left the city Of Charles
tn. S c. the llth inst called at this Office yesterday,
I'd fer ishcd considerable amount Of interesting ntel
aeuco .cctng matters and things in general in thkt
locality up 10 the time Of hor departure Hcr description
Of the condition Of affairs in the doomed city Of Charleston
fully ccirohoratcs the worst that have rcaoboA
North abou, tb sunerinss md privatons Of It's In
habanis and carly surrender through
necessity. TIC guns OF General Gilmore do not cIeot
very speedily.
According TO her statement The bombardment by tho
Uni forces has had most telling elf CT having ccso
lated The opucn and hickly sottlod portion Of the
city. t'an Tie Battery (wn,ch before the rebellion
brc cut tho most fashionable promenade and place
Of the Csriestoniapsl up to wentworth street.
ahou, tho mild portion OF the city the shells propelled
General Clmores powerful guns have burst ovoiy
direction penetrating nearly all tho houses. demolisb
as e them entirely. and compelling The ahabit,ns
10 fec distant quarters FOR protection. Many d
tho elegant dcnces along the Battery have been laid
ruas, OF have their roofs aud walls shattered and
split IN al conceivable manners. aud the earth around
about them has been ripped up together with tho pave
acn's aud sidewalks The majority OF tho stores aud
houses East Fay King street, Meeting street. Church
stcet. Cummings street and all the parallel
nucs cave becn less injured by tho terrible
Jnoo shells aud the naughty Greek FIRE which General
Gilmore, win such a remarkable disregard OF politene@
soulh, throw ing into tho cradle OF secession
SC cciya public building within the described above
Is wi.h)It some mark, scratch or ent All tho hotes
except The Pavilion, have been much injured
much exposed 10 The destru ctive c Of boys that
they have bee entirely shut up, and board Ia 10 be
had for love money IN The whole city Of
Charleston, except at two boarding houses and al
the single hotel mentioned above. Tho charge NJ tho
Doascns hoyses at the rate OF dollars per day,
give least fifteen dollars per day their bod
aud bo,fd which the time Of tho most prini
tive description, will readily DO conceived Tho Mills
House. tue Charleston Hote and tho Calder House. N
Church. street rcrmerly tho Planters Ho;c). all
been very badly damaged by tho shelling
The Normal schoo!bouse In St. Philip street. had ~
rocf shattered during O. the recent shcugs aod tho
walls are rent ana torn several places Tho school
10 consequences been removed 10 private residence Al
tho corner Of Htt and Calhoun Streets which was somc
years se3thc boundary OF tho city limits,
SCHOOLING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
The 81 Philip street schoohouse. however, remained
untcurhed up 20 the Elmo OF departure OF our No.
orlnant q franc house adjoining II has ncverthe.ess
been b by one OF the shells and ioars
for the safety OF the schoolhouse which was daily
expected would be the next object OF Gimore's pro
ccties Shells were flying around II constantly during
Che COMMANDMENT, The teachers, however. still kcps
great numbers very regularly This ia certainly a re-
markahe instance OF ihc pursuit Of knowledge undes
Tho shet point that bad been reached by tho shells
~aa Mr. arts bookstore IN King street. beyond Society
street which house bad sustained quito heavy amount
Tho ifte HALL situated at the corner OF Meeting and
Broad srecs had also been struck by tho shells
raj places, and was completely abandoned, the pnbbo
Offices bayog been removed 10 another ond safcr quars
OF tho city.
ner OF the etreets also vcry materially dis
figured by the uaerrng uuou Gre which poured into tho
city at regular intervals
A REBEL OBSERVATORY
Our informant stated that the FIRE OF tho Union guns
seemed TO be directed mostly TO The central point OF the
ssc 81 81 Mebas E 70 Ss taken ns
located on one Of the corners formed by tho junction q
Meeting AMI Broad streets. THIS church ia a fine OLD
raj feet higher than any other object within the cily
limits. commanding ans view az Charleston harbor ana
the country tor miles around II is supplied with tho
beat masnlfyny glascs and is used as Ion out or Oh
servaiory by the rebes The Union troops b.
sleopIe as grand target shells we're ' CONSTANTS
dropping to the right LETT front rear, all around 81
shower OF deadly missiles without being ever touched o.
grazed. Objects every sde o. IT, had been struck
how the eScs had sss,pe among % ss'
Worry few people vcntured into the vicinity ~
the church, except durios the intervals betwee,
the firing aud theneven very seldom in fced Oar In
ormant paid visit to the church about days before
or departure for the North, aud enjoyed tho pleasure W
spygssses she was enabled 10 view with great distnct
the opeatonso about Wagner and obse
places. she saw ths daptiaed Fort Sumter, with the
sea side IN mass Of ruins and large portion OF re-
fortified by the rebels strong force OF whom acted AZ
garrison to IT, she could also accurately tus
various vessels Of tho federal feet moored 10 the bav
rcsdy for eny emergency The importance OF demo,sh
ns tbs ookou,, from which our movements can be
tcccd 40 readily, must be perfectly apparent and thts
explains undoubtedly the fact of 30 many shells fairx
around y continually one Of those nne days porhsps
ated shelf viz hit IL mark and shatter into Thousand
fragments Thecxtraordnsry accuracy Of our Hripg was
matter Of considerable surprise TO tho rebel inhabitants
now THEY TAXI THE BosdBARDMENr
Although the iubabtants of Charleston have beoc
Obliged to abandon the largest portion OF the city almost
entirely, owing 10 the dreadful firing II guns, stl
AZ general rule. they appear 70 take the matter with
good doa of philosophy and sc.o frod Familiarity with
danger has doubtless dctrscted considerably from liz
tsrrvrs but vet there times Informant states
wbep Tho rsopis shakoa up somewhat by the thua
jet discharges and explosions from lhs Union hattc
rios Fhci Oh, bcmbsrjnsnt nrat bevao Tho terror "
oil opss~ without exception, terrific I. wac Shout
JsY Ncvsnbor The city WA IN ia usua,ly
urt cir,o nod tina ,noabtants 90 no. IN tho Jcrst
sppi -nsisA, " what was shout W hAvvca ,vdiealS