The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-04-13

mud or burned up where it lay. Al the
Governmeut storehousss were throws
spln, and Whist could nss Be gotten % q
tks Government wss lefs to INC people,
who, everywhere ahead Of the h'mes,
rushed in spd secured immssse amounts
of bacon, clothing, boots, etc
nNext to tho river tho deptruotion OF
pronertv has been fearfully complete,
including the Danville} and Petersburg
Railroad depot, and the Butler building
aud shedding attached thereto. for sne
distanca of half mile from the north
side sc Main street to the river, and be-
tween Eighth and Fifteenth streets, en-
brscinc waste Of smoulderipg ruins, black.
ened valls and broken chimneys. Ill.
.After tho surrender Of the city, and
II, occupation by General Weitzel, about
10 q clock, vigorous efforts were set on {,
foot 70 stop the progress Of the flames.
Tha soldiers reinforced the ERE brigade,
| and laborcd uobly and with great success.
The flames east on Main street we're
shocked by the blowing up fthe Traders,
Bank. About noon the flames gradually
died out at various points, as material terra
failed for them TO feed upon, but in par
ticulsr localities, the work Of destruction
went on until towards three Or four
o'clock, when the mastery OF the fames
was obtained, and Richmond was saved
from utter destruction. a. ..n ...3 .
ave regret to learn that serious loss
Of life resulted from the blowing up. Of
tho powder magazine in the suburbs,
early Oh Monday morning. The shock
was tremendous, jsrring every house in
tho city, extinguishing the gas, and
breaking great amount Of glass in dwell
ipgs. It is said that thirty or forty per
sons. residents Of the immediate vicinity
Of the magazine, were either killed o.
wounded; but, At this writing, We have
been unable to obtain particulars or names
"The FIRE made sad havoc with the So
looms, and none of any account remain
The burning Of the saloons is very dis
tressing, as hundreds Of people renders
homeless by the Ere will be unable to Oh
tain food. - ....... 49, .,...
"Of course We cannot be expected q
, this time to enter into an estimate of
losses; but they are immense, and vi
amount to hundreds Of millions of dollars
, "Wben it was made known on Sunda
5 morning that the evacuation of Rich
! nond was a foregone conclusion, the OH
council held . meeting, and, in secret Sc
q sion, passed an order for the destructio
of all the liquor in the city. Accordin
d y, about the hour Of midnight, the VOL
comm cnccd under the direction Of con
/. mittees Of citizens in all the wards.
It Hundreds Of barrels Of liquor were roll
r into the street aud the head Knocked
il Cases Of liquor were tossed in the strs
= 1,am third storY windows, and knock
ID soldiers, retFesting through the Il,
.. managed to get hold of . quantity
liquor. From this momen ut law and ord
. ceased 70 exist. Chaos came, and
!: psodemonium reigned Drunk with Vi
u iiquor, the soldiers, said to belong to G,
e rs cavalry, roamed from store to sto
:. On Main srteet, followed by a reckle
Q crowd, drunk as they, with the butts
d their muskets dashed 10 the plate ol.s.
9 tho store doors, and, entering, made
. wreck of every thing with the celeritv ,
!. msJ'c. The pillagers be it remembered
. we're not Federal soldiers, bu. Confede
ate stragglers.
. "The order Of the city is exceller
since the occupation. We have DO. hear
any complaint on the part of citizen
. against the soldiers. We are glad tn.
: the soldiers have found no reason to con
PLAIN OF the conduct of the citizens
= we trust these gratifying state of affair
9 will continue. .'A'