The New York herald., 1865-02-03

q :: v xh.s was Going TWAS. sad asa one long
me locality q the Ore was considered = Of NE
have been Q large number Of sufferers whoever may
be the nstgators Of this nre III wsrs not accidental
these suffering we%en fnd chi Children are ss tns
character their suferngs would mot hsvs been Of 70
gevous character But Savannah has not seen such
the weather has been extremely cold and damp
THE PuLAsu BousE
nah was always tie % principal Souse II d., city and
the largest On the night Of the fire there several
hundred guess stopping At the Pulaski The majority Of
these were civilians the remainder ocers Of the army
Of all grades. When the explosions commenced Of
many persons In the hotel were unnerved, and
Of the most appalling character there are always 70
be found incidents Of langhable nature Our worthy
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the baToom and main hallway Of the house were
crowded with the guests; some only half dressed
tanning the most valuable property IN their possession
CONSERVATION was depicted upon every feature Ihe
sns' were heard whsns pest the main sn'anS: 70 the
than s4e Others, stood outside the door;. bus
trees general stampede was the result Reports Of the
most extraordinary character circulated Some SAID
s the thirty Of
This fearful explosion was expected momentarly, and
some people shook from head to foot with the very nten
and fast the roof Of the hotel and there seemed little
hope Of saving the house from total destruction On the
ne but WS. N I 70
leave the hotel and walk into the open streets was
fraught with much more danger than remain
and have respect for person property Our North
ern friends proposed TO board the shipping in the
the circumstances Several started out with this nten
tion your correspondent among the number and sue
cceded In reaching the desired destination, not, how
ever, without running the gauntlet OF severe b0m-
NIGHT AMONG rnH SHIPPING.
The steamers America Daniel Webster Rebecca Clyde,
suo- NADIA, Greyhound and over hundred other
crafts were lying in the river under the buE Although
considerable distance removed from the scene Of con-
6agraton, yet they not altogether deprived OF
little Smelling Several fragments struck the decks
Of some while number lodged in the river the oppo
ready, 50 as to cut loose and sail out into the
stream should occasion require IT, tug and revenue
cutter got up steam as to aid any vessels which might
require assistance Every precauton was taken 80 that
In Of fire board might easily be extngnished
number Of women with children In their arms made
application TO be allowed on board the ships but the
orders Of the military guard 70 pass none This
hard tho poor creatures suffering with cold
and fatigue Captain James Bose Of the % Daniel n ~r MeD %
get number Of these poor women on board his vessel
but all to purpose. The orders were peremptory.
fully grand than from any other point went alof in
the rigging Of the Daniel Webster SO as 70 have full
day from the intensity the smss The dark Clouds
Of smoke higher and higher while immense sheets
Of fame shot the horizon At each successive ex
ploson the sparks whred In every direction, some
aighting ON the deck Of the Daniel Webster The
water from the reservoir already alluded to, was also
clearly observable Hundreds Of frightened citizens
might be seen Fastening 70 and fro while the falling in
Of roofs and walls might easily be heard above the gene
raj din.
On the night that the main c0ndagration took place.
and some three hours previous houses were
speedily extnguished The most dangerous broke out
in four story brick tenement house on tho north side OF
% n N e.
secreted quantity OF cotton. So rapid did tho nre
e ssn sna The smoke
woman jumped from the third story window, with :
story. number Of soldiers were on hand and caught
them In blankets they descended Fortunately they
damage being sustained
The Exchange and other buildings were reported on
hre; but serious results are announced.
These facts would point 70 the conclusion that an in
cendiary attempt had been made TO burn the city,
but this will probably be determined In few days,
the military bard at work fcrretng out information
scESEs AyIER The PRE-
two o'clock In the morning the explosions had al
rapidly and by six they had entirely disappeared II
WAS just half ep hour after daylight when hurried up
picture Of smoking ruin and desolaton 1t would bc dim
cult to nnd Whole blocks had been swept down; the
eye sickened with the miserable appearance Of
everything on which Il rested. large crowd had
assembled to look at the pitiful scene. Hundreds
Of citizens were there, anxious to know the true
condition Of their friends The sufferers by the rc were
hand busy ENGAGED In picking up any article Of pro-
perty belonging TO them which might have escaped the
fangs of the devourng element Firemen poured water
upon tho ruins Fragments Of shell were thickly scat
tered on the ground in the vicinity Some few explo
sions took place during the day making anything but
safe hover around the locality. Hundreds of these
shells remained piled up amid the ruins Of the arsenal
but these had not received their ammunition. Some,
and hurriedly decamped catching the first glimpse.
About eight o'clock in the morning two women were
slightly injured from an explosion This accident had
the effect Of keeping numbers away from the locality
A HoRRID sIEtTAcIE
The remains OF two persons were found opposite the
arsenal lay the sidewalk, and the other inside
brought together from morbid curiosity The spectacle
truly n sckening one. The body was burned TO
crisp, nothing remaining but the trunk and head The
upper part of the skull knocked completely on lead
ing TO the suppositon that the unfortunate individual
had been stricken to the earth by fragment OF shell,
and thus rendered powerless TO make his escape The
poor fellow met with terrible death.
DIRECTION or THE fIRE-THg BUILDINGS CONSUMED
As before stated the rc commenced the north side
Of Tubby street. between Ann and st. Gall streets In the
stable Of Mrs Morrel II then extended TO Ann street.
OF Tubby street. and from thence TO the arsenal
The following additional property IL known TO have ben
destroyed Walnut street, four houses; Orange street.
ten houses st Gall street fourteen houses West Broad
Broughton, Tubby and st. Gall streets hundred
buildings must have been destroyed This but rough
estimate II will be several days before the ent dam
ngc be ascertaned. The citizens OF Savannah ean
congratulate themselves that further injury has not been
sustained
Hobolxen City News.
ALLEGED ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE ON FEMALR-AL-
LEGGED CONSPIRACY FOR ExT0RTIoS.
A German named Isaac Stamnls a resident OF Norris