Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-20
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"a Ljghlyrespeelsble LADY," sha laii Charles
ton on The Iilh Jsnuary, has furnished the
Pnilsdslphis Iaqui-sT Hiih a description of ID
interior view Cf Aha cradle Of secession" The
TaqRiTsT says:
Accsrdina 70 her statement the banbETdment
BY the Uaien forces has had a most tsliisg
eject. ha7iag dssolated She most opageHt and
thjckly settled portion Of the eAy. From ths
battery (which before the rebellion broke eur,
was he most fashionable promenade and resort
for the ChETlestohisns) up to Wentworth street.
about The middle portion ol he eiiy, tAe sheiis
uropeIled fTcm Gen GilmoEs's powerful guns
have bHrst ia every direction, penetrating nearly
ali the houses, cemolishine come Of them en-
tirely and compelling the inhabitants 70 Ase 70
moIe distsns quarters FOR protection Many OF
the elegant residences along the bsttsFy nave
been isId 10 Tuins, others have then roois ana
walls shattered and split IN AL conceivable man
nara. and the earth around shout them has
bscn ripped Hp, together WITH the payeaentg
and sidewalks. The majority OF Lhs stores ana
zud houses on Esst bay, King street, hse1sng
street Church street, Coming sireets and al ths
parslIel eyeruss, have bsea more or less N
ipre3 bv the teuible Upi0u shells and the
naughty Greek ffe which Gen Gilmore, win
such remarkable disregard OF P0iiseuesa Ane
respect og tbs faeiiBgs or the ehivGlloaS sons OF
the South, persias in throwing Inlo the cradle OF
secession Scarcely . ga5le beildiag giLhlD he
EIsa described a0Ove % without some msIk,
scratch Or rent.
All he hassis. except fhe Pavilion, hs7e bean
SO much injured OF so much exposed 10 tbs de-
struetiye f.e Of cur boys, Ehas-theF have been
entirely shat Dp, zad ne board IS 70 be had for
love or money IN the whole city Of CasTlessen,
/ EXCEPT a. two boarding h5Bsss AID 81 Tue srgis
hotel mentioned above. Ths charge at the
boarding houses is st the rsss Of SIX dollars PER
day fcr their bed and beard, which, at sEs SANE
time is OF she most primitive description, 50 vii
be raost readily conceived. The Allls House,
| The Charleston Hotel sHd ths Calder HoGzs, IN
/ Church street, tiormerly the Plgnters' H8tsl.)
have sll been very bEdly damaged b. les she'll
/ Iar.
| Tire Normal school heuse, inS:. P4iip street
/ had rs goof shattered dEriDg one Of the recent
| shslirgs, snd tbe walls ora zeut sna tora II
/ several places Tie sca0ol hiss, IA consequence
/ bssn remoVad 20 q pTiVs.s- residence ~ taa cor
! nsr Of Pitt sad Calhoun stres5a, wHich wss some
/ years ago the boundary Of the ciiy llmits.
/ A REBEL. OBSERVATORY.
! Oar info rnsnt stated hat the f,s Of the Uaiol
/ guns seemed 30 b, directed mostly 70 the central
ro.nt Of the cisy, and psr culsr sin appeared 70
| be taken at he steeple Of st. hiehsefs Episco-
! nal Church, which is also locssed on one Ct The
/ co.ners formed By tie jlHction Of Meeting snd
Broad streets. This church IS 8 fne CID E7ghsh
architectural structure, and It's splfe Egss several
/ feet higher thzn any other oblect within ne
city limits, commanding hue view Of Cesries-
ton harbor and the country for miles Ground
Il il supplied with the best magnifying glassea
sld is used a. lockout or observatory b the
rebels Tae Union Troops seem to De well swsrJ
Of tho fast, ks their Ere was levsled Ct the ssee
pie as grsnd target. Shells were constantly
dropping 70 ths right, Lett, font and rear, 81
! srauad il; but up 70 the Ilth instant, It heC
passed through the shower Of deadly Eissiiel
without being ever touched OF grszsd Qbjecti
on every side Of It had been struck, and II wa
a subject Of wcnder anoUg tho inhaoiIsnss hoT
the church bad escaped 80 long. Very few peo
pie veHtured into ibe vicinity of the church, eI
espt during the intervals between TIE firing ,an'
then vcsy seldom indeed.
DEFEEsEs or gHE CITY.
She saw forty batteries around the city, sni
slaves wzrs coHa.a4liy employed ia eEeetinl
/ new 0ues. Rsiuf0rCsueUts were arriving dali
in largo numbers, aud th6 rebels, SIS aayl
seemed saBsuius Of ultimately driving eff ou
fCrces-
AVERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Gen. Gilmore opened terrific bombsrdmsn
on Charleston on the 24.h Of December, n
d0ubs with view 70 sG5Eding the Charleston II
ans sn opportunity for enjoying 3 merry Chris
mas. According to eur iBformant it was ID
I most dreadful shelliBg taat the city has Jet on
dured Il commenced shout midnight, an
las ed until noon on Christmas dag. The shell
/ shoIered down upon the city ia every direction
and burst with such intense noise and force th'
the houses were shaken to their very f0undi
tons T1s windows were shattered into stonsi
and the doors and shutters unhingsd. Gree
FIRE was 81 the same tine hurled into the street.
and, striking several houses, almost Instant
set them IN blez5 The large ons-story bulk
ing IN Church street, ns1r Broad street., oceI
| pied as cotton press, was set on TIRE and cen
| pletsly burned together with large store
= cotton contained within 10. A number OF hr
nsn were injured during this c5uaagfeton b
: ths falling Of one Of the walls Of the buildin
d, HORRIBLE EFFECT OF TEE BoIBARDSEs
: During tbs bombaTdaent en- Christmas 9
2 : CID gentleman and lady, brother aud sister, We
: seatsd BY the ErePlsce, IN their house on msl B
! s,rest, when one Of the shells burst through q
(. ! wall and struck them both il their eh=Is, irs
r .urDg TIE OLD man's leg and srTn, and iui 1IiI
q tie lady SO severely that she died next Borain
The peopls Of Charleston were thrown inlo
s ! peIfect panic By the terrific b0mbsrdment, Al
/, there was 8 second stsnpede fer she interior
: the State TO get cut Of the reach Of the shell
G The women, who generally throuEEoutthe siei
i displayed an uncommon amount OF pluck. u
through The srseis shriekiug in terrified tone
sid seeking protection IN esllsrs ard other sin
isr places. Il vas great relief % them wis
Christmas noon arrived, snd with il brought
cessation Of ihs much dreaded fling.
e Since lhe commence ment OF the b0uibaTdme
: fremel have pAtr0led tbe sirest3 dsy sed nlgs
4 IN readiness &c pulout fres occasi ned BY {
N Uni0n sheilirg The Ope. .auoDs Of she Uni
D. troops are conducted witt. gress regularity z
T. precision. The sheliing takes place thres tim
's every dsy--st ten O'clock Rslhe morning, 70
O'Clock il the af.eTBoan, and at midnig ght--ia
't ing each time about two hours.
~ H0w THEY TAKE TIE BoMBARDMEET
i Although the inhabiiaris Of Cbsrl- ston hs
been obliged to abandon the largest portion
the city almost entirely, ewing TO the dread
hrIrg Of cur guns, still, IS . general rule, "a
appesr ts take the matter with COED deal
philosophy ard sesg frOd Familiarity "
ar dangeF bss doubtless dgtracted coBsidsrat
H. from Isa terrorss but yet there are times, cur
n formsnt states, when the peopie are shaken
" somewhat by the thuuderi0g diseh srgss srd I
~ ulosious from tho Ulio0 batteries When
nd bombzrdmsRt 6Tst began the terror OF al ella
III 80. without exception, Was terrific. II Y
~ shout noon, on = day ia Ngven5st. The G
be was in its usual quiet condition, and ne inii
re itants were rot Ia the least sppTehensiYe
Of whist wss about 20 happen.
Re Suddenly tha shelltug commenced and sol
AZ Of the prcjeciiies burst IN the say right over
Is city One Of them smashed through tho roof
re q house in King street., tore up ths doors, sh
-er tered the gails and finished up its testrgcu
,ss cayeer by sinking poor negro woman sitti
he in one Of the Toons, killing her Instantly. 1
Dr. inhabitsnts-men, Wonlen and ehisGren--Fusi
N ont of their houses in the utmost dismsy,
re an iEdescTibsble scene OF confusion ana ala
les snsued. The famous Bull run ''sbsdAddis" I
ad pears to have been nothing in comparison 70
g. ght ef the ehIvalTy from Charleston to The
IS. terror snd neighhorIng towns and villages.
I'd, houses were emptied OF their vslus6es, ANN
,ur snd insnimsts, and conveyed away ss expe
is, tiOusly IS horse Aeah could accompiish- 81
rip that first grant sesrs the ChsgleatoniaBs a
he learned wisdom and toe art Of do6gipg. spe'
ms OF gymnastics IN which shey have beeone q
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