Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-16
LEADER.
CHARLESTON UNDER SHELLS.
IsCIDEETs OF NARROW ESCAPE.
THe Bad DesOlatIOn OF the CIty.
IFrOm the Charleston Courier Nov. H.

From the Charleston Courier Nov. H.
A correspondent of South Carolina Ad-
voedts writes
These messengers of death have been
passing thick and fast among the inhabit-
ants of the city, tearing up the streets, cut
ting gss pipes and plunging US into dsrk-
n8s; laundering against churches and
dwellings, and creating generally great
tuinult; but how few Of our citizens have
besn harmed in their personsl Yet what
bairbreadth escapes have been made.
II saw but few days since the interior
of A gentleman's residence which q she'll
had entered, cutting the tester and passing
through the pavilion of bis bed; it penetr-
ased the opposite wall and lodged in the
adjoining room Both himself and his
wafe we're in the house at the tima, and he
remains there still In another instance q
similar missile entered q ch amber, and,
passing betwe D theslabs ami bedclothes Of
sicrib in which an infant was lying, left
the little creature unhurt, but lost In the
cbnvolutions of Its bedding.
Some months ago, while our intrepid
fremen were making every CxertiOns to
sdbdue thefast spreading flames in one of
the lower wards, the Yankees opened as
usual, upon the locality: shell upon It's
parabolic decent entered an engine which
8 number of fTemen were working and
which was surrounded by a large con-
course Of others. The mute friend Of our
homes wss blown to atoms, the men were
dashed to the ground, and with the excep-
ton of q negro who had just taken the
place Of q whiteman, and who lost an arm
resulting afterwards in his death, and q
very slight wound inflicted on one or two
others none were injured. Meeting our
worthy Mayor some time subsequently,,
and in conversation with him in reference
TO this circumstance and the general deliv-
erance Of our citizens from ghasly wounds
and horrid deaths be threw up his hands
and exclaimed. at is the work Of Cod
The history of Charleston for months past
has most wonderfully illustrated Divine
Providence. There never was anything
like it." And this, at that time, was a
very general sentiment. 1t is hoped that
it may yet be said to be the case.
+ Passing through the lower wards of the
city you would be particularly struck with
two things; first, the sad desolstion. The
elegant mansions and familiar thorough
fares once rejoicing in wealth and refine
ment and the theatre of busy life-the well
known and fondly cherished churches
some Of them ancient lsndmsrks-where
large sssemblages were wont TO bow at
holy altsrs, and spacious halls that once
blszsd with light and rung with festal
songs, are all deserted sombre and cheer
less; and this is enhanced by the forebid-
ding aspect of tnst vast district Of the city
which was laid in ashes three years ago,
and which remains in unmolested ruins rs
the monument of Chsrleston's long and
dreary pause in the grand march of i'm
provement. Here you perceive her hunil-
iation. But move on, and with her lonely
whArves and once beautiful White PoinJ
Garden you will see her head lifted in
proud defiance, IS she every day challenges
hsr Wanting foes to AtteI0pt the desecrs-
tion of her sacred soil with their polluting
tread. This is her glory. 1l-a.