Journal and confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-17

daugh,ars saysd 4; few extra articles Of sloshIas
aud others only what they had on. He ssss. = !.
only the clothes be wore. He and the ladisssI
>at first tool, refuge at the Lunstic Asytoas.t'lE Bad
were mos. kindly received BY Dr.. Parker nd
bis family. somsstHo'thoassntd4 oshess took;
refuge there, and'1eie casc&for in HE man.
ncr. Of the. Gha5sssuus :ss.s1
useless. to inquire who mas burhed out. The
only question: asked is, who ,aa.s
out: Tho very few who escaped a,m'es
were robbed mo,truthlessly mot only Of bedding.
clothing, watches, jewelry, plate &c., but or;
provisions, even to the last pound ofnassal -four
or bacon. No article was too sacred fer the,
grasp Of the robbers; too beautiful to: DO de-.
stroyed, nor yet too insignificant to escape their
tbevish hands. Even tho negro senches were'
robbed Of the miserable brass and' gilt trinket.,
in which they sedeIight. Such prorisions' as
could not be carried of were usually destroyedS
and such articles Of women. clothing as were'
not carried OF were tom intostrings :. !.
The principal fire began near Jaurey's botel,
and swept sop.hward os. .botlf sides of Main
Street beyond tbs capital; .tna norsliward on
both .iaei lid Is the ou.er tslgs 81 ~ Town :
From tit capital; nor.hvsttE Eotef- s:afao en.
Main Street, every bui'd d:ag ,vi&6 b bmasdt except
two poor wooden lsailasa Ii, so4hs 10th:
In tii. mighty csonh.s5atioa eyef,yas a,tore il
Columbia; and nearly ley.,i too,a q.
included; Westward from n.iD street dong
It's .n.ipe, tsaag,h Is. Ere extended d. block,
f,.L;ss ilaio,t eset bone sul eastward tFOiD
Main sslsc, along 10 whole lengib the FIRE.
extended from one to four bloCks very rarsly
leaving a boase.> gfpublie buildings destroy
ed there w,-sae Sit capital, tie court House,
,h. jaily the a1srket and. the gnartthotns. -
Among other buildings Id.t we're ths fwolarge
hotds, the nsadety, ETs.sel's Hall, toesniFrd by
Ev. s & gygsw eIt and ftlaynote bureaM} Evan.
is Cogswsffi printing! House, the "a, works. als
the buildings Of thr t;reen'iIle railroad, those Of
tile Charlotte and South Carolida Tailroads>
tile Arsenal Academy, the powder works, ~:
the foundne,. all tie gri,t nlills-two excepted
with factories and workshops, Of every de.
,cription; all til. Columbia bssis and all the
pauks: :lersfffon Charleston, and 50 on almost
endlessly..: + i
The snisasSof tho rI7sh Of February MAS
certainly one Of horror to tbs ptoPl. Of Colum.
bis. Cro]y's description Of TIE burning ios
Rome wa, almost realized. This ,v.. indeed
city Of flames. Height and depth wese.eo~
cred sith red surges thas rolled btfora; tho
blast like an endless tide. The air Was9'fHesd
with THO steady roar of tho advancing ffime,
the crash Disabling honses and the hideous out
cry Of the rayriads flying through the streets.
or surrounded and peri,hing in slie confsgra-
ton. lfNero fddled while Roins.wss burning.
hs was almost equalled by Cen. Sherman, who
caused the various brigade bands 10 discourss
tbsir sweetest music-witbin the heSIing Of
the wretcbtd whom he had caused to Be plum
dersd and sent into the striets and weods-
Those who remained in the streets were plum.
dered again and again snf those whe took
refuge in tie woods were Visited by of6csrs
who, in terms of mock poEteness, "wondercd ss
the taste Of the ladies setting tbere in the cold,
when they could come into the city and warm
themselves" /; = '&%
For myself havsndals burned large fine
house l owned in the country, which with its
out.houses destroyed, would cost over $4,000