Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-21

we're sapguine patriots who were as certain
OF success as were the women. Belonging
to this class was 3 distinguished orator
from Tennessee, who delivered an ADDRESS
on The Present Crisis" at the African
church on Broad street. Everybody wanted
70 hear about the present crisis, so every
available vehicle vas pressed into service,
| But soon q more formidable enemy then
the bes;esiug army asserted the mastery
over the city. Who gave the order for
! FIRING TIE TOBACCO WAREHOUSES
will never be known. Probably it was
done without authority, aud due TO the
reck!essness Of some Individual. The
houses occupied o position in the heart OF
the city. and from them the fire ap-esd
RAPIDLY; and, a. 8 fearful addition 10 the
borrow Of the hungry flames, mob OF
hungry men, women aud children went
from place to place, breaking open ware
houses and sppropriatiDg whs,ever fell to
their hands With desire to prevent the
mob and the incoming army from getting
hold OF the spirit, which was stored By the
government, orders were given by the city
officials to pour it into the streets. The
cutters ran With 1t; sud men. like swine,
stopped and drank from the mIre; and
soon the flame, recognizing kinship with
the fiery stream, leaped 10 meet il, and
roaring, cracking, and flashing in blue
red and yellow wares, the tso demons
whirled down the street carrying destruc.
ton with them, and driving the frightened
crowd before. At daybresk our shaken
nerves were shattered By repeated and ter
rible explosions following in rspid success,
sion. II was the blowing up Of The IRON
clsds, whose sdyent hsd been welcomed
With such hope Unable 10 rest 10 the
house. friend and myself started out, jast
after dsyhresk, to see what the condition
OF things was Soldiers crossed each other,
hurryipg after their comrades. or, with sui
len faces recurring home; hundreds Of men
and women came pouring up the streets
with the spoils OF tie night upon them; ;
here was g woman rolling barrel OF -four
before Der, followed By a child grooming
under basket 100 heavy for his strength
there Vas man with q box Of bacon and
another with box Of shoes; and for @
| background 10 the scene, the lurid smoke
rose toward heaven, and through its angry
blaCkness the rising sun sent It's beams
Ser1e recklessly wicked person had cut the
hose, ard so an attempt 10 pu, out the tire
was hopeless 1t had progressed from the
business portion Of the ,own to the homes
Of the people. Fugtivcs filed the streets
who had only escaped with their lives from
their burning buildings Thsu
\ SUCCESSION OF RtFlD ANo rEaRlfrc ~
PLosIuSs
frightened ., anew W. thought the
enemp had entered aui ware G. their dread
work Q. vengeance We soJn foUrd that
il was the ar.tral I'D the Treiegar works,
which were not 10 be cheated OF their work
of distraction aud were pouring their mur
derous shot aud shell into the helpless,
dying cts, % II 10 Ho0t their inpotent rage
One more horror ~ y. nsss. A5ou. 10
0 cloci: Just before he entrance OF the
Federal army, cry Of dtsmay rang all
along the s'rse;r which we're ou' 81 toe track
of he FIRE and spw crONd Of lcapng,
shouting demons in part co'o'ei clothes
and wl'h heads hal! shaveu. Ii was the
couvicrs from the penlreUtiary, who had
oyrreom" n" gu <rJ s." h'' 20 Inc PRISON
ana were h"~ al "''fN. M"' y ncHt'
when h"d KEEP us co"fa, % ms pom
qua'led ~ tie sight E'r,Hh"siy, tneY
were too In'en. up" 't'1'' ,,s,, 'htt I rec
aom - 20 m"ch 1,m.r' NJ mi'o 'u' , eu,
era! "rn? came pfo'c''H VIA, we hAu
l3oAca Toward 10 Is "'' ""r'' oNl, VIZ u
pleasing, NJ nIlnH'.I tr"'"h % our uis''r c
ed people. bY ortnN'/'I rAerhGh 'n' nte
was controlled, ana 10y n'sh' SANK Gown 10
a smo!dcrirg, angry mass reHo7 10 break
out 81 :a0mehi notice
TIE hf" had hch'i AP "e', hnI con,
sumeo!e aron.i 'ht1e a..'a o. lie C"P'o5
square. Nnt me oid '"p''"i hH!'oihg S'o9d
alone, IT'S" rfte& h9h'uI' III !" ,uo mus
OF the FNne7 OF h'E'ns I'H ~" green
grass oil ihn tqoafr wee r2"-c'el nthuF'dS
OF men, women an; cL'Idien. VINO nHd hreh
burned on In G''r ie.t'lunon 'hey
lay there, 81 d looked mp al IN" ''"r' anu