The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-07-11


merchant said he was a, 'on man.
This created great iaug' and one
OF tbe men said, "Then you can ST.
fo,d to contribute something to your
friends." At that the men began
helping themselves and pitching what
they did not want cut into the stree.
to those who were not able to get in.
A general destruction began for the
mes; part, apparently, as matter Of
fun, but there seemed c sort of
Vlciousness against the bolts of cot
ton cloth. Men would take hold Of
the end of bolt and, running along
the street, unwind it. Others would
srample upon it, saying: "The rebels
may sing about their mothers wearing
dresses made olt Of cotton cloth, but
they will pever wear one made out of
this oloth." The crowd continued to
increase and when this store had been
demolished they began to break into
others. / asked q man near me ;f
they had orders to pillage the town.
he said: "No, we need no orders.
Old Shady just turns US loose" Just
what he meant I do not know, and
did not deem 1t prudent to make too
many inquiries. The street was soon
Uttered with goods from the stores
and furniture from the houses. An
officer came riding down the street
and ordered the men TO return to their
commands. He was answered By d.
risive yells. A smoke started up
just across the square from where T
was standing. In Q few minutes d
pumber of fires started at diffe. .ent
parts Of the town. at sight of .i.is
the men grow wilder in their excite
ment. A battery osms and swung
into position looking down a street
towards the new capitol. A man ran
up to the captain and said "They
have got the figures OF ,MoDuffie on
! one side OF the door and that of john
.. Calhoun on tue other" The csa.
tain said: Il have orders to drive
these men back to their commands,
but will take shot. or two at that
id old rebel Calhoun first:" 1t
that he fred FIVE shots when a mai,
said that the statue Of George
Washington stood in the hallway.
The officer said: "Then that saves the
building" end ordered the friog to
cease. By this time the men seemed
to become frantic with excitement.
ssejag that no notice was being taken
of,ms thought it an oppossune mo.
ment to 60. I passed the capitol as !
went for my horse and noticed chat
neither OF the figures in bas relief
BY the door had been ipjured and that
the shots had only made spots on the
heavy stone walls. Behind ), the
buiidiDg was . metallic palmetto tree
crested in honor Of the Palmetto reei,
i ueass;G SC :hhe Mexican var The names
OF all those who lost their lives were
on the base Of the: monument. The
letters had been riyeted ON and some Il,
j uea we're bresk:=ss ..kkes:::: ees anaas nn...
ting them on the front os ths;r HATS
90 initial letters Of their nam...
Some ladies and children fleeing from
she burning district we're passing. a. 4:
yonng lady came upt me, handed me,
avery hhe ladies' gold Hasoin ana ili saia Sal;
that her name wasS Mias Sallie, Sad.
dler and that she had q brother il il $. !
Florida regiment or cavalry 8 and il / /
could find him TO give him lha, watch
{ahd il not to keep .i,l and Is tai1i ii MIN
she had put other things is where, Il,
they would NOT DO found. ID q 4 S .sv,s::s: i:
aaw us: salkiDg, and !, coming forward.
wanted to know what. We were e talking
about. I told him Ssha, vas & ;abnsina ,iiI Z
me for not being with ny i oommua.n,d. m 4 !.
Wnen he PASSED IA mounted nv 4,
relic of former days and ii I, started Z f ( un l
through the crowd. s. IL was q she h fu,p. ,,
NEST experience Of my life tes e haar . , 4 tha Il
comments made Of Che :sppsarasr, ,oe 8 ,,f II
myself and horse. Ii Onie, fellow 81 said j
that it5 was b M ,orae IL i with bis
neck clothed "a thu,ndd e.. =, Another t Isa
declared that was tha Il r,ayp,alsstor 81 4
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