Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-05-03
from the Richmond Wing, sth.l g.. 8
E;chmoa eta!s. of the Evacuation.
TIE CITY or FIRE.

from the Richmond Wing, sth.l ,..e
eta.s. of the Evacuation.
TIE CITY or FIRE.
The evacuation Ct Richmond commenced
in earnest S1,ilday night, and closed at.dag-
light Oh Monday morning with q terTifcecon.
fiadra.icn, which MAS kinded by tie Confed.
crate authorities wantony aud reckiessly ap
PLAYING the torch TO SEockoe ware house anu
ether buildings in which was stored large
quantity of tobacco. The fire spread rapidly
and It was solDe time before the Fire Bricaoe
could be gotten Ia work. 4 fresh breeze
was blowing from tie South, and the IRE
swept over great space in an incredibly
short space Of timc. BY neon the flames had
transformed into desert waste That portion
Of the city bounded bet~een Seventh and
Fifteenth streets, from Main Street to the
river, comprising tie main bnSiHess portion,
we can fo,r. no estimate at Ills :no,neilt OF
,lia number of houses DESTROYED, 5ut pnblic
and private they will certainly runi5er six
ar eight huudr..d. 49, -
A. present Nc cannot % snore t;an emu
merate some of the most prominent buildings
j, ,s.ruye} These include the Bank of Rich
m61.d, T,atlers' Bank, Baisk Of the Comlnun-
wealth, Bank OF Virginia, Farmers Bank, all
the banking houses, the American Hotel, the
Co,umb mbiaa Hotel. the Enquirer building on
Twelfth street. the Dispatch Office and job
rooms, corner Of Th!rtcen;hand Main street !;
all that block of buildings known as Devl'n's
Block, the Examiner, Office, eDgiue and ma
ckinegy ,ooins; the Confederate Posioiicc
Department buildings; ;he'State Courthouse;
fac c!i building situated on-Cap.ol qnare,
NJ lis Franklin stree; ent,once Ike MECHANICS
Institute, vacated by tie Confederate States
Wax Department.. end all tbe buildings on
that sansre upto lIshr s:re.t and hack 10
Main s,r,et: the Confederate Iassenal aud
laboratory. Ssyelta street
AT sunr;s. o. Monday mornirg Richmond
presented spectacle thst ne hope never to
witness again. The last Of the Confederate
officials haA goae; the air was laird with the
smoke and flame OF hundreds % houses vel
terins in a,sea Of fire.
The streets.were- crowded With furniture
:. I'D every description ef wares, c::,shtd dow,l.
to he tranple'iiu The aud or burned up.
where il lay. All The Gor"rnmcnt steFcrn':eas
were thrown open, aud yaf;ss coufa'slia h.,
so!ter IL D. tic Government was ieft oNchc
pso.. y sSc-: wierc ahead oil the llames,
rusi. j Il, ;i.,: secured imWe:sc anio':nis of
i,ac ctGing, buo;s, ,&c.sE
Ky. aih .Tver IN destruction of prop
ef "a. 's55 49, g., : nplr;e @Ti>e -DaIr
y;,ie -. s..a.e I..l:r / & bepots, aai the
nui! r.:s - shedding: :tt..cleJ tbpteto, far
tae 7ise.ueo 'Iaaii a mite stogl the nortu SIDE
of Man stfese ~ ese..r.yer, snd betw',sn
Eighth apl FiAce;,th ss:eeta, embracing snp
ward of taen;y blocks. presents onn waste of
smoking RUNS, blackelieSi walls and smoking
After the surrender Of the city and its oc-
cupatioi,-by Gen; Wetz@l' ;boat teno' click,
vigorous effort gxa~a sss IN foot to stop the
pr,grcs. o. The Haalcs. Tao soldiers reinforc.
ed The Fire B-:r.tie, aR, lSb6red noblY, and
With great SURGE Tha flames east on Main
street we're chsclsea by tee sioging op Of the
Trad.rs' Bank. about noon. - -. =. -
Che flames gradually died ous at various
points ns-mater;ais tailad tor them to feed
upon; but in particular localities ths work OF
destruction wttt on until 'towards three or
four O'Clock, when the mastery of the fumes
was obtained, and Richmond was safe from
utter dcsUlation, - en- ". r..
We regret to learn that a. serious loss .of
life resulted frcm TIC blowing up OF the pow.
der magazine on The suburbs early on Mon
day morning. The shock was tremendous,
jarrisg every house insthc oiry, eSthguishing ng
The yas,. .aul breaS aSingAg;cai qqanti!yefgiass
IN ,lwei.ings. .ft,is.s;.id ,that thirty or forty
persons, residents .ofthesinnnediat neighb ar.
hood OF tue r1a9azine, were either Killed OR
wopudctl, ,bdt at this writing we have been
unable to ot,taih particulars or names. =.
The lise made sad havoc with the saloons,
and none of any aecypnt remained. We emu
.mera'cd Henry Sa;th's. Gary and Virginia
street,. gias. .Hun'..s. 9 Oar fIonse9 Tou
G:ifins. (" G;i,rercss sa&l lFsp,,"S, "'fhe Place
- The Ciackalhnuga. .l',.nd ! score Of othoes
Gle burning OF the saiodns is VERY diS'fess'
ing, as huatred- cfrcepie sen9e7ed l!cne!es;
by he lre, ,w!i-0 nn:,5l. to obtain fccd,
THE LCss.
or course. We eehuot pc. expetietl At III,
SINE 10 erter into an eii3nsie 0f Ntbc Gnsses
l":t ,tcv sre irn,t'ensa- ssRd Will amouut tc
hundreds III u,i.iions of dollars.
y plsyG1liyc TIE 1aqrul..
Wien It vas iru.ia knows 6n Sufdsy mara
ing that The evacu,ior1T 'R;cl,nioad was
foreponc c,ncsysiaa. l.e,Ciey C&ld1bel ela j,
meeting, ard IL scc.et sesaipn Iassed : U. -
der for the destruction Of all tie iqaor in TX
city. Accordingly 'Slmstilra hcuraGf mi!oigl
tie wtrl, commenced .urdcr the dir, elton {.
committees Of citizeus IN all the wards. Hun