Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-11-24
lese houses have been struck in more than

4 ing porticos, so prevalent South, seem to
have come in for special share of the venom
of war for I noticed bat two Or three that
were not badly shattered, either from solid
shot or shell. House after house on Marietta
street tells too plainly of the effectiveness of
| orr artillery, for a large number are so tho
roughly destroyed that they are tninhabitable
Doors torn to pieces, partitions, cross beams,
window-sills, stairs floors. in fact, every por-
tion Of house that IS mcntionable, was struck
dored by their e@ners and occupants, tho
blackened ruins of quite a number of once
comfortable dwellings add darker shade of
gloom. Yesterday as rode leisurely along.
contemplating the fearful penalties which
treason has brought upon tho Southern people,
4 was startled by the loud brayihg ofa broken
down arihy mule. --.- s:- -
The dumb creature was standing amid The
ruins Of fine house, endcavoring to craze
upon the scattered grass plots that were half
covered with bricks AID mortar, while near
the garden fence lay the pa,r;d carcass of
dead horse. Scattered on the ground were
fragments Of shells, ana several rusty solid
shot, which had been fired from our batteries,
while foot distant lay whitening the limb of
largo oak tree which had been cut off by a
solid shot, and by its fall the great weight had
broken the neat white fence which now sur.
rounded the heap ofruins. Already the grass
begins to sprout up bctwesn the debris, and
as glanced around at the chinlnies and soli-
tafy wails and then upon the garden in full
bloom, could not help thinking of the fulfil
ment of those terrible predictions that in vain
we're uttered by the loyal people of the North,
and to realize how dearly the enemies " hu-
man liberty and laws were paying for their
foul experiment Vicksburg never presented
30 shattered and saddcncd spectacle as this
battered city does to-day. What volumes of
misery each ruined dwelling could tell had
its broken and silent walls the power Of speech?
And the inmates of these crumblihg habita-
tions. where are they? What tales Of wco are
bound up within the sorrowing hearts of those
who have been driven like frightened sheep
from their rnce prosperous and peaceful homes
by the treason of lordly, defiant South Caro-
lima? Is not the God of justice wreaking his
vengeance in terrible earnestness upon the
heads of the insolcnt traitors who would be-
tray our liberties and satjugate frceiheh
Let me relate dhc bf tic mahy horrible scenes
that occurred in this city during the lombard
nient by tho National forces
THE WARNER FAMILY" CALAMITY.
On the night of the ID of August desul-
tory fire was kept UP upon the city of Atlanta
for the purpcse Of disturbing as much HI pos
e;blc the rcptst Of The eiemy, and to embar-
rass him iii obtaining his supplies from the
railroad for prisoners reported that the ord
nance and commissafy stures we're brought
into the city at night. At II o'clock that
night d twenty -poundcr shell from one of our
batteries struck the dwelling of t1t. Joseph
n. Warler, loyal citizen of Atlanta, and a
native of Philadelphia, tearing through the
kitchen, passing thence through llie dining
room and making its fearful exit through the
ao5r Of Mr. Marner,s -h.d.chambcr, instantly
killing Ills little daughter Lizzie" sweet
and interesting child Of seven years, and scy-
ering both legs from Mr.. Warmers body. AT
the time the house was struck, Michael Camp
bell. one of Mr.. Warmers workmcn and Em-
cline Campbell, his wife, housckeepcr for Mr.
Warner, were sleeping in an adjoining apart
mcnt, hot fhofe than fifteen feet fr5m the spot
where the shell entered '. ...et
| f. TIE ROOM OF DEATH.
Tie delicate little spread whose Aeccy folds
had but a few moments before cnvelopcd the
idol Of doting, loyal fathers heart, was torn
itto shteds and dripping with human gore
Michael, The oscr-faitlifi!l servant, of whom
1 shall have more to say anon, approached
the cot, slowly and with heavy heart, gently
turned down the ragged bed-spread, and while
removing the splinters of wood and mortar
great God what a sickcning sight greeted
his eyes The delicate little creature was
completely disenbowelcd, and as he stopped
to pick up the debris on tic fdorj he found
her cntrails mingled with the rubbish. !, +,
Hearing few groans, Michael got up and
iii the datk gropod his way to Mr., Warmers
room. Gperiug the door dersc Volume d
dust neatly stifilcd him; while from ou. Of
the dark rodm arose Nlr. Warfler'a Soice, who
cried. T" Michael get q light quick, for am
killed By a shcll.'' A candle was. quickly
trodghti but SO suffocatng was the dds,
caTscd By the destruction Of the walls, that i,
was impossible to discover the Outlines of the
| gIostly picture for several minutes Opening
the widows the dust faded gradually away,
revealing one of the most appalling spectacles
that the htman .aihd could ever conceive.
! Upon u little cot ih ono corner of the room
rlay the saecratcd remains Of Little Lizzie ~
as she was familiarly; ealitd her innocent fea-
1 lures illumined even in the somber shadows
of death into childish heavenly smile, while
her soft blue eyes were raised to heaven as Il
pleading to her Savior for fnetcy. aa0ver her
shoulders RESTED her long aaxen hair, aclotted
witlsher young life'ssbtood, while one Of tkt
daihty hands bcsineafed with blood, l'w. s