The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-03

arc erdered 70 remain quietly At home until fur.
uer dane or s apprehonded.
tsignedl G. GRNSstR Ma. Geo. COMMANDING
II h impcsible At present to suive =, definite In
formation Of the number oct Horever 9co VIII
scarcely cover the number, exclusive Of wounded.
Men we're thrown down and -eriou,iy wounded at
distance Of half a mile from the e1poson. Many
Persons aro known to BE- buried beneath the ruins,
and the eommsadlns General has used all svAilAhle
iheor " rcrcue ihose ,till alive AL ths proinnen,
bviidingS from ST. Louis street up, including
M.tsr, yrommeree and PROC, .'rcet', Me About COM
ing at the wbst' opposite 'be shippers Pres aud
WIZ smother steamer ~eie torn to peccs and y !.
The shock made the clty trembe lbe ssren,
shaking eyery luildius 70 The foundations the cIssh.
ms OF hioken giss va heard In every d ectou, and
the ialitns ~zls msde the earth rcsound like the
rymbltns Of an esuhguhe, There are At les', telr
entire eiusres Of bu ding blown down A. the burning
riins. shortly siet -N -itnc 'ssd scene -hch no
tohgue or pen cas- desoribt OF Imagination conceive
n,lss OF ruins tuo.ihifds Of which vtip on fire
Vino every two three seconds sher exploded, and
frasments and bullets ~hstled throuch thu air hich
pr,veni Cd the bravest men from gnirs near. Added
70 the hsme- Of demolished buildings, Nore burning
,teAneIs along the levee. anu nom StJ0 TO 1870
ooe; oi cotton, which renee ed the eccne siiil moo
srMd Not uarshouse IN that portion Of the city
vas teft standing aud thousands of mon worked hour
alter hour among debris bringing forth after an
other OF whiting and dead victims. number Of bod
Zee recovered are ~ burned and mutt aed tbs, rccc
milton ., imp~eibc. IL Ia estimated that the NUM-
Der Of killed rill r,aoh SUU When tn taken into
Consideration that nearly eIl the vot.,hop. ioun-
drie'' cotton piers+ eic which covered vast area
we're destroy ed. IN which were eiurovei atsc NUM-
Der of men, iron whom far accounts have been
received IL will Re ,een that the estimate Of SUO -l
b, tolo- the proper hgup great amount OF DAM
ae is done 10 the city in pecunary point Of view
ynriously estimated NJ iIOin hNo TO ten mlions Of
doIaTs Eight eluarCe Of lafre and Co tly buildings
were entirely dertioyet. The windows OF the custom
hOuio were completely demoshei, not = Who pane
iomninius The uoFs Oficcs shared the same iAte.
Al the huiltinge Royal street, from Cond street
20 thr ho.ie and OHIO kAh.oad depoi, had Ne
rindost kuochcd out the giSs l,ng ,ttewu
In minute PARTICLES all oven Various partitions
we're biov do~L The IIurNY building Ngs made
. complete v.ccf OF iuside by tie entrunce Of
q sheil, weighing about sixty pOundG through the
roo, which Tel hmong the maleuAl n the office,
suathng things generally. Cabs carriages etc. On
Royal ,uoot we're cApsaed, aud horscs In somo In
ercct the hortes great deal more than human TO-
insr. lho-, that were not knocked down instantly
seemed stunned aud !aiay2rd, and did not recover
tor come minutes. he force OF TIE ,n, CD may hs
imAsiuod ben i "a kHevn tlat man va thied m
No' mark wH, Visible upon h.s BODY, when takcA
up lev minute. after. he lces IN property IL Inn
n, nso. Below 81: Mchael street doois sld " indOvr
sule cd mos, continued wreck meet. the ey,
ootins ny ~, street, growing more confused and
losing ,cmblAneo Of huilaiaes entiIeH n NC
VISION nehs the square nearest Whe.c ht
nagazine stood. On Commerce street ware.
houses and cotton ,hods which lined the upper
poit,on are nov but mass Of ruins. Buidinsr on
corners seemed 70 suffer mott come Of th,m leiuf
| take1 within ior icet OF tbs sfound. \arIoui
othcts snd commission houscr on Iiout street rus
| tanned COmpltaiIvely little damage. TN the rivei
iatiuF, the utpts and rtndowu NcIc all smashed ant
brukeu in but beyond IN. the injury done them wA
rlght. Neaily iii the cotton destroyed telongini
| 10 priyaso eitizeus some uOveTument vas h,s'
butned The steamers Col, Covlcs snd Kate Dali
smnIunion, consisting Of ul ket cartridges, cannoi
powder, and large number Of hlsns musket car,
and soiId sbOi, principally ioT hsd and slege sun,
ths amount OF powder cachlus 80 tons, and VA con
tainoj In the warehouse II Nnr brought from Galues
| yIiIe, ana 10 shout third oi the ammunition
| sunendsTed by the rebel General Taylor.