New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-03

day the outcasts came back spell bound to the las.
fame expire that had consumed their once happy homes
II was then they began feel the desoateness OF their
condition and many gave way TO paro1ysms Of melting
grief
Cows and pigs were consumed in their stables. bun
dies Of clothing caught fire in the arms OF their
as they went through the street As approaohea '''
town the fields and roadsides werc lined Win
that had been moved from houses that were no' .o'
sumed. In the afternoon. Rebel MAYOR WV A,u
stayed behind for more plumber. and was ea"s"' -
act was captured and killed by the infnriatcd peolie
They scarce knew what they did. they had passea
,brough snob an ordeal An old negro man. who was
s;l IN bea wos burned so badly before no could set
ont of his house, that he died the same day. l"o
colored women who fed to the attic on the approach Vi
tho Pcbe,s yero cut off from escape and burned Inc
sick and ipfrm got away with difficulty and suffered
mnch. Many an eptoph will soon be briefly writ'eh'
A victim 10 Chamborsburg's, destruction. MANY
mind will oter its throne, and reason VIII ian lot
ever gentleman told me he begged hard iof niue
time 30 get an aged and blind father and inhrm mo'her
away. but the house in flames before they eou'u
leave IL.
In the name Of God and humanity call upon al who
bave escoped tho ravages of 20 come forward ant
helm these poor people, who are thrown upon the chart
agents to receive subscriptions in your districts Let
the wealthy merchant the manufacturer. and the con
tractors who are growing rich OIL Of the desoaons OF
war give beautifully. The people OF Chambersburg
will appoint Committee 10 receive your donations, and
will divide them In an equitable manner. Their TEN
porary wants are materials for clothing fonr, vegcta
bles soap rice groceries, candles Sc Some carloads
Of supplies went up the valley yesterday from Harris
burg Carlisle Shippensburg and other places. In my
walks in the suburbs found a poor woman with a
mother and four children. who had husband and two
brothers In the army They stripped Of what eat
ebcs they had, all but quarter loaf Of bread They
had supported themselves by labor, bu that was now
oil cut of Through the kindness Of Mrs. Col Boyd.
who already had house overlooking with people was
enabled TO carry her provisions and | shall not
forget the willingness with which she shared with her
neghbors who in equally destitute circumstances
One of these was colored woman, who supported her
self and daughter who sick with consumption by
washing but whose occupation was now gone.
OF the military neglect Gf any which permitted this
destruction, will not speak The ipeope Of the
town. however, greatly exaspernted at tie eondac
Of the General in compend who they think could have
saved this disaster there not over from 800 TO
800 Rebels in the city at time opinions differing as
to TIE number Gen Avorii, who fell back from lIa-
gerstown did the best that could be done. fully be-
leye, with his weary and broken.down command. who
passed through Chambershurg ON Saturday p m.'
two hours after the Rebels ef ard in full pursuit
by last adyices which we're the effect that the Rebels
had left tho State. ". ". ].