The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-26

longer human. Vice had dui.ed their NOR
al instincts and despair transformed them
for the moment. into demons. There was.
too. the rohting Of the dead In that place.
one GA man died and his uockets were
tihsd ana bis outside clothing taken. a
little child died and q woman snatched
most parts o. its dress.
Tncic was at Galveston no exact repe-
titon o. MS scene and there vas none
that showed deeper depravity OF the ac-
tols.
Instant Robbery In the streets.
While tho hrc vas progressing north
ward from Monroe street numbers Of own
ers 81 stores threw their goods into the
street To hopes Of saving some. but few
were so saved Then. initiating the o. ~
srs' example thieves twho found moth
ing 20 hinder them rushed into one store
after another and lung ont goods 10 their
feiows. who bore them away without op-
position. Common merchandise aud oil
paintings mirrors. books, musical instru-
meuts. toys and ornamental articles OK eN-
ery description were thus seized aud ear
ricd on Even when tho owners Of goods
succeeded 90 hiring oNpressmen 20 con-
vey them 10 place OF safety there was
no certainty thar they would be hauled
Ear. though as high a. so a load was
pald FOR the service The wagons we're
followed hy bowling crowds. who snaiched
the goods and made away With them Ia
q number OF instances the thieves got
possession OF the wagons and drove on
with -ich loads Of dry goods, jewelry or
other merchandise 20 out-of-tne way
places This WAS but q beginning and was
In the early par, OF Sunday night. Before
"a en-
minated in scenes of daring robbery. A
few hours earlier the thieves had seemed
10 try 20 eyade observation TO some eN-
tent but now. as the tcrrors aggrcgated
into an intensity Of misery. the thieves OF
an grades dropped all Preteuse az con-
c.alment and piled their calling hoid-
IN. They would storm INTO stores. smash
away al the safes. ana g. as happily
was most always the case. they failed 10
effect au opening they would turn theH
attention 20 securing an 81 value from the
stock that thcy could possibly carry away
when other thieves would SLOUGH in AFTER
nirtber booty. The promise Of q share In
the spoils gave them the assistance OF
some express drivers who stood With wng-
ons at the doors Of stores and waited as
eotnpoaedIv for "a load OF stolen properly
10 ho piled In as n they were honestly re-
-oiving goods from the rear OF stores
where they might be employed daily. The
wagons. once heaped up with the loads
were driven pell-mell through the CITY
and out into the country. RemonstranceS
on the par OF the owners availed nom
3ng They were Obliged 10 stand quietly
aside and see their Establishments cleaned
ont bv the thieves and then laid in ashes
hv the flames The instances OF robbery
were not confined 20 the sacking Of stores.
burglars would raid into private dwellings
tbst NV fin the track OF the coming de-
efruction and snatch from cupboard. hu-
reou trunk or mantei nythlng Of value.
Interference was useless. The ecoundrels
hunted in squads. were inhsmed WIN
drink and nourished deadly weapons. IN
some Instances women and children ana
even mon were stopped as they were bear
ing from their homes objects Of especial
worth and the articles torn from tneF
grasp by unresisted gangs.
FirebuRs Rt work.
Tho wlekedest actions Of the wicked
took place Just after the cxtinguishment
OF the great fire. They would have arr
rewai OF il and cases 90 iucendiarism were
fregucnt Men. women. and even chill
dren. Carried thc incendiary torch not
one was shot but many were arrested
Several Of these were women. \ ooN
was detected hy a fireman in the setting
a-e 10 building in Thlrty-second street,
and immediately snot dead. 4 negro
Waterman shot ara killed man VINO
YVES firing q house On State below Twenty
second street woman was taken iu the
act ana threatened with instant hanging.
but she was Jet GO. Two men we're caught
vauc attempting TO fire "A Jesuit Church
on The West side and both were shot on
the spot Haf a dozen more incendiaries
were killed in that section OF tho city.
on Fourth avenue. near 10 Fourteenth
street. q man was discovered ga the base
mcut % "a house with torch in nie hand
ard. alarm being given, ne escaped into
tho street aud ran for his life. crowd
followed him. and. coming near. stoned
him TO death The spirit Of outhwry con-
tinued for several daye. and was only ar
rested hy the coming 10 the city OF IN
Increase 90 the military. Gen. =. II.
sheridan had hut small force az his
Headquarters. but that he caused 20 be
used 10 good advantage. He lent a squad
10 the postmaster Of the day. who re-
quired &c 20 defend the improvised post
office in Eighteenth street. But more
troops were needed aud so the Firth In
flntry A. Leavenwor;h. commanded by
col Nelson a. Miles. wac ordered hither
by the commander 81 the department
Upon their arrival there was great JOY
among al tho good people OF the city.
% should be eciied that during an this
time 81 trouble and panic fear Mayor Ma
son nud an who were IN authority as citv