New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-08

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States inspection Of the burr ed district this morn
fnc shows that did not Over-cswate the extent OF
Me area burned the number of bOuses destroyed
The fire. commencing at the Shockoe Warehouse ia
hated front and rear and on Two wings burning Hom
TO- but not destroying. NJ L. Jacobsons store ~" 90
Nainst. south side half way between four'oehth hnu
Eitconta-sts and back 20 tie river through ar! an
bl the intermediate streets. westward. on NAM, !ho
Ere was STAYED at Ninlhst., sweeping Dack 10 the
nyer On the south side Of Main the flames were sN.e
ut Mitchell 1yer's jewelry store between iHifeen'h
From this port the flames ragged the north side OF
Main up 10 Eghth.st.. and back TO bank'st Inc
FAMILIAR aspect and face OF Maihst Is ehahsoH 80
pletely that those best acquainted with The oUdnts
rannot point thcm out with certainty Inc psy st'ot
of few days ago is the ghost Of lis former SCI an
emphiheater Of crumbhng walls and ioteEhs e'i"'
The Custom House. late Confederate Treasury passed
through the ordeal of fire unseathed from ine Iaea no,
She ediice is of granite and mel proof ING DUN " &
Commonwea1b DresoI Is granite front but il mere
shol as also is the Bank OF Nrrnil Az one ie uui
INC Monday morning the Spotswo"d Hotei was III s.n'
dsnocr the flames Ieapng toward IFS location Win
srest randitv; but uercful Providence caused iuH
IN the breeze, aud blew the flames out OF their laeA'
THE DRUG STORES
dozen drug stores at least shared in the common
min They are. far as we cen reeoIect INC s.oie'
of Purcell Iadd Co., corner Of Thrteenthand Main,
sts William Gray Msn'st between iwea To, sIu
Thirteenth Petersons. corner 81 Maln hnu 4NoIIn'
yts Meade Baker, corner OF litih ana
j. r Duval southeast corner Of the same streets o1
boundaries ard landmarks ore so entirey oOhicrhleu
shat IL s with me greatest difficulty that the sites OF
psrtcular stores be pointed out the deOl 81 DITCH
md granite and iron destroying any IGce % TIC '"oS
streets: they can be distinguished only by tue openings
IN tbe ruins.
SOME oy TIE SUI FERERs.
The vastness Of the st Of sufferers, and the ack OF
any correct guide in the way of directory would rem
der the publication Of their names Impossible We can
only mention such occur to our memory conlDeiclg
on Main.st.: West S Johnston, booksellers ATehs
Co. auction house; John Dooey Co, natter; 1enhet'
Seweler; Secession Club House and B.DiaId Rooms
Kent Paine & Co.. auction-house; White, G6nteD9 \
Co; Catlett, Tosson Co., auction house; Maury q
Go bankers Goddn, Harrison AppeTsOn bankers
Williams & Co.. bankers; Lancaster Co, bankers
A. Anioni's confectionery stOre Williamson Il Co..
Anctioneersi J. w. Davies & Sons, music publishers
On Cary Snyders large foundeiy. at the of
feminist. A. \. Farley Co., commission merchants
Tardy. Williams Co, aud the whole range Of ware
bQpses both sides of the street from Nineteenth TO
,.~n;Ls.. On GOvernor,a and Twelihsts.: Belvlns
tna"t Thomas =" Keesee auctioneer; Burton Wal
Mace onctoneers John =. Beviu undertaken; Darby.
Read g. Co, boot and shoe dea-S Vn rs si =;
sXihsm T. Price, grocer; CIaisey NO.; aason meT
kides and leather; D. W. AeH0N' ~-A-''V" "
chant. ...,.,.,s, ,s,-r,,y,
ADDITIONAL PUBLISHING EsTABIisHs1SIs suhNkp.
Py A second survey OF the burned olstlei We per
ee,ye that several additional publishing
are 10 he included among those destroyed iAese are
She lob printing establishment OF Edward AYES pup
Hsber OF The illustrated Nrs tie oid once qi ne a..
Ace Of The Frening Courier in The Dspotoh building
tbe offices Of The CeAtra! Prstwods SoatNrn SrSr e.
snoR and Religious HCrdid MY. A!tes se'su -. M
tyre and stock having moved them several days pre-
INCIDENTS or THE EVACUATION
Sunday morning. April %, bfoke upon tNcnr, ,a
Su@ors Of evacuation but very fes sor9s. the event
was upon us and at hand. The church bells ran, az
usua witt notS ing vi alarm in their tone and worship
pers were as prompt aud deYon as their But
by the hour Of noon nervous people began 10 snut
danger in the cir, and ones ears were filled With the
most terrible rumors. Then there came an unusual
increase in the number of wage on The strecs boxes
and trunks we're being lyoaded a. the departments
snd driven TO the DaLyie depot. Those who had de
~fsymyned Is eyacuae with the fugitive Government
looked on with anazemenI then convinced OF the fact
rushed to follow the Governments example Vehicles
with two horses one horse or even DO morse AZ @ sur
denly rose TO premium value that was astounding ana
Ten fifteen and even hundred dollars in gold or red
srai currency was offered FOR conveyance cut,
Suddenly as if by magic the streets became nlie1
with men walking As though for wager, ana behind
chem excited regroes tctng trunks bundles and lug
neo of every description. All the city 1t was the
samo-wagons, trunks band'bS1es ana TIER owners "a
mass Of hurrying fugitives filling the streets The
banks were all OPEN and depOsitors were as busy as
bees removing their specie deposits and the directors
were equally active i'll getting of their bullion HUI
reds Of thousands of dollars Of paper money were de-
stroyed both State and Confederate. Night came and
with II came confusion worse eoniounded. mere was
no sleep for human eyes in Richmond Sunday night:
rapid tramp of men upon the streets the rattle and
roar Of wagons the shouts Of soldiers rereang through
the city the SOuthside went On the whole long, long
weary night
One of the pilaging soldiers engaged in robbng the
Maln-st., Monday morning, was tuot
inside By the proprietor. while he was knocking in tie
show glass charge Of buckshot entered ms stomach
and il was believed ne died in q short time, but we
could not learn what became OF the ooo!. -, C.,r
AT the Government clothing store, corner OF Gary
and Pearl.sts a man. while plagng clothing fell
Through the hatchway and broke his neck
THE COSMIssARY sIoREHoUsR.
At dsybreak on Monday morning the scene at TIE
eommissary depot at the head Of the dock begeaTed
jescrption. Hundreds OF Government wagon, were
headed with bacon -four and whisky end driven of IN
hot haste 10 join the Tetreatirg army Negroes with
their peculiar heave oh " sweated and worked Ike
beavers but the immense piles Of stores did not seem
10 diminish in the least, Thropged abont the depot
were hundreds Of men. women and children, black and
white provided with oapacious bags, baskets tubs;
buckets tin pans aud aprons cursing pushing and
erowfng, awaiting the throwing cI1n OF me dooTs ond
eut wagons had gotten of all the stores possible, 1T
was found that several hundred barrels OF whisky re-
manned in the upper story
WHISKY CATARACT.
One after another. in hasiy procession, the barrels
were rolled 10 the haichway, the heads knocked out
and miniature whisky Niagara poured continuously
down pouring into the dock in current almost strong
enough u have swept man of his feet. Between 900
and 800 barrels were thus poured ont-a big drink 10 the
fnny inhabitants Of the river.
About sunrise the doors were opened To the popnhce
and rush. that almost seemed 10 carry tie building
of its foundations made, and hundreds Of thou
sands Of pounds OF splendid bacon. hour, &c. went
into the capacous nav Of the public
And here we may remark that while the Confederate
Government wa making such poor mouth over the
reported failure OF supples-wmle the people were
being starved that the army might N led this immense
storehouse bursting with fullIeSs aud plenty 10
come finally to utter wreck atd waste.
SUDDEN WEALTH.
Wbile bnndreds OF families have been rendered home
less and houselss By the coniagfaton great many
persons who live In sections spared by the anos have
accumulated small fortunes by rescung large quaint
ties Of goods from the burning buildings. clothing.
shoes dry GOOD, OF every description were saved IN
large quantities and stored away III tie bonses
Of those who saved them Part restitution wound De