The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-18
FIRE AT THE LATE .CoNFEbERATf
STATES SHhLL AND AMMUNITION
ARSENAL

YES ED y af rno IN, aotut4 o'clock. q ter
rife occurrence, which was on small scale.
repetition of The third Of A ril, trauspired
in the block Of. wooden buildings on tie O.
nal above the Tredegar Works, and M idway
between Belle Is 9 ferry and the Pump House.
These were magazines used in Confedeia Q
tmes for the storage of shell and fixed am
munitioa for small arms, percussion caps,
md other material OF war It was es mated
at the time of tbs evacuation of thu city, from
10, 900 10 l5, 900 she'll remained therein. If
all SORTS and sizes, with a great quantity Of
cartridge ammunition for small arms. Siace
the evacuation guard has bsea stationed
there, no one his been permitted to apprcach
the m gaziaes except those privileged, and
not shell had been removed. sAbolit 4
o'clock, Jno Hooper, 1lth Regiment Inf ntry,
Regulars, was on guard at The maiu entrance
and William Holt, negro boy, who was in
side, getung out ammunition, it was sal
wi, or without authority, is not stated TIE
BOY said he heard sonethirg sspep,,' when
about the middle of he shell house. whea
10 was ssru. k in the knee, teari5g a ca,
piece out just sbovethe knee. The report
alarmed he qua and he ran and SO diu
the negro. Instantly ex losion aftef exDlo-
sioa followed each other 10 rapid success slop
The smoke burst II m he building in cal
uk1Ch NOiuut63. IL Was In nam a.. g Ia IN il,
was but tt Q prelude
A sh II exploded, thea Atty, ttlen an hia-
d ed al d time, aud with q t9underous rtport
aud AMID canopy OF smoke i4cie sing Il
blackntss and volume, hu lea the BUILDING ia.
to mass OF ruins. h RUM, falln. u4o5
ta- pyramids and boxes of packed sheii.
bl zed up anes, AID the explos on ioere as.,3
III frt gum an fuzzy, e4co success We xplo
sion Seeding Up q grsat loud OF smoso Uiue
hrsf, a ID bbckouipg attefwarI7. aud re $
OF person, thro, ged Gambl e Hill an ca
J ytd from its IL t az excellent view of ne
war of the shtl S. Il CHI report see ped a res
ply to the rSpott pre- edlng; then resindn
safvos uld repeat, like tn scaargs ef
posing bat er es on the ba I'll. fl Id l'be
whizz and wbirr OF be fragments could he
distnc ly heard, and some imes seaa, r .ins
the air in her descent About tg- ococS
Oregon Hill lie anne da zero ls end b. 81
means desirable piac, Of re i4sroe h
exploding sht OPP ned a tot bonn bardsnf.li.
upon il. Great agmeats as tig as a ma $
fs went cIashi g hre ugh tn roofs frag.
ment we Ching IN ee Or four ponds bars
through tie front door OF h use, ab1, win
out touching an mae, weut si5 gil 2 out b.
tue tack entrance ana Gashed 4ts,lf dow
,eainst brick wa l. Tbs knowlgdge It ttls
oregon Hill nas evacuated 10 u greater nr
=, and IN more PR pi a q nsate, .ba1 Rich
n1ond at the great evacuation. No lers ran
WI their intan ts, .and th9seg tha could rua
M de best otime, Some Of the most
valuable of ths household good wers .e
moved in exp citation hal q cnfagrasion
would cr ak out All this time the shei 8 bsgI
ma lite kept up Their j seessant posti.l u
the sound indcsting The lalibre or number
Of Them.
On the canal banks cavalrym 90 rod up a d
Town the banks, ordering the pecplsisto their
houses and the oors to be closed Missi es
asd fragments OF shell continuedl to fali
every direction some half a mile distant from
the point of explosion. Most Of. the flag,
nents seemed to direct their cou 50 W Il e
river, towards Belle Isle, and across 10 aolly
woud, inc which some iell sey,r4l dis!ult
spectators were stru k by descending frag-
meats or spent pieces, but not eesersiy hurt
To return to the immediate vicinity of TIE
dangerous scene, as yet " approached save b. 4
a few brave and yentur. ONE men, with view
Of saving any human life thar night be in
Jeopardy. 8
Tho mas Smith workman at the Ire legaf
Works, and Jamss Keaih, citizen, ran for
ne works upon be sound o. h4 xplcsions
Tor they well kneS The terrible parptr, of il.
They found lying, MT m any fe ( from tie
average OF the flames, soldier, who cried
out, ''For Gods sake. take me Ut of thisl"
Fire and explosion all around, and filing the
Air with the messengers of death they rushed
o al d lifting the so d or, bors him rapidly
away. He said don't hurt me am wuunde1.
It was then discovered that was irigLtfally
nangled A piece of shell, weighing several
POUNDS hai struck him in the left thigh, max
ng hole in which the two hands could be
sd, and sew rig tina iemoral artery, N There
we're other frightfol wounds upoa his body
md he was evidently dying. They bore him