The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-12-15


||arrivsl of the ground. Truly, ..in
|sbe midst Of lie, we are in death,n
he wounded men were promptly
Eox our citisens vieing withone
bel sn offers Of hospitality. Mr.
I fet YES carried togtbe house OF his
|bi llsfsin.laM, Mr. John G. Dial, ]
and was attended to by Drs. Treze-
want, Gibbes and Lynch. Although
'seYerely and painfully injured. he
lis doing very well. Mr.. Ryan was
carried TO the residence of Mr.. H. MI
MCGOWAN, aud DR.. w. P. Geiger at|
once rendered his services and made|
the broken-iimbed man comfortable.
His right leg is badly crushed and
he received other injuries of seri ]
'ous nature. After few hours, bel
was carefully removed to his home.
Mr.. Beckham's right leg was badly|
fractured below the knee; his back
injured, and he received several terri !
bile cuts and bruises. He is attended,
by Drs. B. w. Taylor, A. N. Talley|
ard John Darby, at the residence of
his uncle, VIM. Glaze, Esq.
% A. M.-The work of the Fire
|F1end is complete and a portion of
The bare walls is all that is left of al
once handsome building. The fire.
men with the exception of the)
Squads on duty) have gone to their
respective homes, to snatch few!
hours of necessary repose, after their|
arduous labors.
During the progress of the oonha-i
grafton, and while there was immi.
nent danger of the flames extending,
Mayor Mckenzie appealed to Col.
Bumford for assistance, aud that
gentlemanly officer at once ordered a|
heavy detachment of his soldiers tol
work Mt the engines; and faithfully
they worked, too.
The firemcn request us to return|
their sincere thanks to Mrs. Reed.
Mrs. Mccormick, Mrs. Berry, MissI
Rawls and other ladies, and tol
Messrs. Agnew aud Solomon, fori
coffee and refreshments so profnsely::
furnished.
This is the first accident of II scri-!
GUS nature which has ever occurred;
at fire in Columbia, andit behooves'
those in authority to inquire minute
~ into the matter, and cause a gene-s
ral inspection Of walls-as is the casej
in other cities-so that firemen may!
be warned of danger, and not bel
compelled to run the risk of losingE
their lives i'll their gratuitous endea-;
vors to save the property of their;
fellow citizens.
There is great complaint relative|
to the alarm bell, and we sincerely!
trust the City Council will proceed!
Immediately to remedy the evil. Lett
o tower be built at once. Every citi y
zen is interested. If we mistake not,
the new market was built with q!
view to the erection of bell tower!
at one end of it; therefore, let the!
Job be completed at once.
1t is hoped and believed that
there will be general suspension of
business this morning. as suggested
by the city authorities, so that one and/
all can attend the funeral of these!
young men, who lost their lives inI
the public service. The city andj
church bells will be tolled durings
thep passage of the procession to they
place Of interment. The following,
are the official proceedings of theI
Council, with reference to the mourn-|
|ful affair:
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
COLUMBIA, December Il.
Present-His Honor the Mayor
Aldermen Agnew, Hope, Hussung,
Johnson, Shields, Walter and Waring.
The object of the meeting beingI
stated by His Honor the Mayor, All
|derman Hope offered the followingI
|preamble and resoIptiono which oo{