The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-08-10

\ aigign and circImstapoeg from which con.
6hgfalion might extend 10 the whole bust.
!. meas portion Of Richmond. ID vain Mayer
Mayo and rommitleeof cilIpons had remoh.
siratec against the FerkIeus military order
4 The WAREHOUSES; we're fred; the Games seis-
ed on the ncighboring buildings, and soon
involved a wide and widening area the COZ.
4 IlaRsation passed r&pidly heyond contsoI ;and
I Tnthis mad flse, tIis wild, unnecessary de-
4 Istrucii0uof their properly, the citixens ol
Richmond bad ftlihg souvenfr Of tho i'm
prudsnceaRd FtckIsssneag Of the departing
i administration. pgs N1 1
Morning broke on scene never 70 be for
\ gotten. Itwass strange picinre-@Impessi-
! BILE etoaeRcrlbe--fhe 10 smoke and glare VI fre
/ mingled with tho golden beams Of the rising
sun The great warehouses; on the Basin wete
lwrappedin flames; the 6rg was Fesehing to
whole bIocks ~ hailaingss and as the smoke
rose majesficslly above the horizon, Il ban
nished ahe fringe OF smoke with lnrid aud
golden glory Cnrioas crowds watched the
! Gre. Its rosr sounded In the care; II leapcd
from street 10 otree,; pillageFs were busy AZ
their aEoratlon, and il ne hot breath Of sle
Gre wers figures as Of dsmons Conlending
for prey.
horizoa, when suddenly there ran npiihO'
whole length Of Main street the cry Of sYan.
keegp nYankeesln The nppef part ofsthie
street was choked with crowdsof pillaaefa--
men provided yithsdrays, others rolling bar
relS up the street, or bending under heavy
bnsdena, and sniefmixed wish them woman
and children With smaller lots of plunder IN
hbags, baskets, tabs, buckets and tin phns.
AstheerytHY HYankeea' was raised thigmptley
cry,crowd tore up street, vprsing screaming,
trampling upon each other, alarmed By an
enemy not YET Ia sight, and niadgy seeking 70
exsdcate themselyes tsom imaens ~ dan
gers Presently, beysud this crowd follow
INK up ghe tangled Hass ofplunderers, but
not pressing or interfering With them, was
seen sniaE body pf Federal cavalty, sldiAg'
steadily dong. Forty Massachusetts, troopers,
desp9tched BY Gen. dWtitzel, 70 inyestRale
tie condition Of affairs, bad riddcn WITH
out hindrance into Richmond. Al the cor-
nes Of Eleventh street they broke into trot
i0F tie public sqtihfe, and ii few moments
,heif guldoDs were planted on the capitol,
and hgitered a strange spectacle In The ear
y mofuihg light, Z
a gew bodrs theteafter, aud Wehnels tSuops
were pouring through the street az ths city,
A lady, who Witnessed the grand Federal es-
Tree, and has given very graphic account cf
Il, TINS described i portion Of the scenec
sStresching from the Exchange Hotel 70 the
slope Of Church Hill down the bill, through
tho valley, up the ascent ID the hotel, was the
array with is unbroken line Of blue, frineed
with bright bayonsssy. Strains Of mareial
Hmas'r, ,auphed dcoantenangei, waving ofsW0rdb
betokeped the yirtoriou1 aprg. Az tho line
turned 40 tbs Exchange Hotel ia 10 the Upper
street, the movements was the signal for
Wild bufs. 6f cheers from each regiment.
SHOOTS srohi few negroes wers the only res
ponsss. Through tbfongg of eullen sreeia-
tors; along The line Of Gre; In the midat ofthe
horrors 81 coniiaRfati0n, Increased ~ The
explosion Of shells left By the fstreating nr.
.H,yt through the vast arial aRdltofnn con-
yllsed With The eommosiop Of hiRhtiul
sounds, moved the gBrigh procession Of the
grand army, With brave music, and bright
banners aud wild cheers regiment Of
asyrj esgslsS swept BY the hotel, 40
they turned The street corner they drew their
sabres with savage shouts, and The blood
mounted even ID my womans heart with
quick lhrobs ofdehanct9' l3t Ate Elt
Meanwhile, the IRE ragged with unchecked
fury. The entire business part of the city |
was on frei stores, warehouses, manuIa .
tories, nils, depot, and bridges--all, COW
eTine aeFes; the continuous thunder Of ezplc-
ding shsils sounded in asea of 6rei and IN Tho
midst Of itwaa The long, threateping, hostile |
army entering 70 seize iiu prey. All during
tie forenoon, dame, ahd smoke, aud burning
brands, and showers Of biAslng aparks allied
the cir. Spreading still further the destrue.
lion, until Il bad swept before Il every bank,
every auction store, every ineurance Office,
nearly every commission house, and most Of
The fashionable stores. The atmotphere was
choking; men, women, rnd children crowded
into the squpre Of the Capitol for q breath OF
pure air; but Il was not 70 Be obtained even
there, ahd one lFayersed the green slopes
blinded BY .he eindcFg and struggling for
bFenth. Already, piles ofiumiture bad been
collected here, dragged from tho ruins Of
burning h0nsest and IN untoulh Hrrange-
ments, made with broken tables and bnfeanx
were huddled women and children, with no
other resting place N Heavens great hollow
neae. fIa5t tftftsl aitfH ..fi NJ. Il
Some tardy attempts were made 70 arrest
The eonhsRrntion; in the afternoon thu mill.
tary Authorities ofgAniEed the crowd u ne.
gfoeaAB fire corps bat the hve steam en-.
elnes that played ppon tho flames weFs not
sufficient 10 check their progress. n was |
late IN the evening when the hfo had burned
iilslfl0ull u Rad dieohsunied themOst IhipoF.
isaf part Of Richmond. C0mmnncloa a. The |
Shoek6e Warsh6nse, iho Ore fadittei font
and rear, and on Two WINGS burning down
Main OtFeel, hallway bciwesn fOuriefnth
and Flneenih slrsetas and back 70 iho rirer,
through Cary, and nll iaisrmsdlais swaglD.
Westward on Main, the fro was stayed ~
Ninth streets sweeping back 10 che river. Qn
the north side Of Main, the flames we're stay.
"a between rhlrtsenlh and Fourteenth suesis.
ffpm this polat ihe flames fagsd On the
Dof aide of Nnin Up ~ Eighih street, and
back 70 Bank street. 'The pencn Of ihe our-
reyor could not have marked out mora dis.
iinetly the bnsInsss portion of ths city.
The evening" bgeeses hadtufued Ihr course
Of The Ore and ksthaoe still continasd, heavy
mlst Of clouds hang apon the hoflson, o.
pifssmed upwards IN The varying cnnpnt ol
lhe Winds. AZ night came On. therp vas :
painful reaction sllsrthe dny's terrible excite
mrnt; strange qniei isll nDoa thB blaekensd
city andits scenes Of drsiIucilon. Il vaa the
quiet n a great deaolaiion. 0roups Of wo.
nta and children crGvled under shslilTs Of
broken fnrniinloln ihe cspiiol square hun'
dreda of hpmgIsla persons laid doFn to lltep
N he shadows of tberuinn ol niohmond iand
goip ont By orellaueal f9htnalsd % bg he
4 snnllnr.anf A a. a e1rnst haifla mar wafahod l1f