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(Prom iM Herald if Jan. ?SL)
GREAT CONFLA6RATION.
.il'J 1 *( 'it /■ * .1
A MAGAZINE DESTROYED.
! 0
Twrtfte Eiplastai of Shells
juri Cartridges.
gBTERAL SLOCKS BURNED,
IXXBS dl'iilFß.
tout evening at a little before eleven
•kilbck, commenced the greatest conflar
gtation tbai biis occurred /in tuis city
since‘lß2o. 1?o. the n&ual horrors of an
extensive fire were added the dangers ol‘
s terijfic I>ombardmcnf* attended by more
MncaEtHlutyy and »a occasioning a & much
excitement ois an attack by artillery. -
ouiuitf OF THE FIK3.
The fire was evidently an incendiary
One, and was set in a stable in the r ar
of.tbe building known as the Granite
Hall, formerly used by the enemy as a
naval magazine* at the corner of West
Broadband Ziibly streets.
xkb’ FiKsr Armairra to extinguish the
• hlllTU;. E.-AMKO
alarm .was. sounded, ?n i
Hie fire comjtanit* i mmediately
' to tlwspot.• .'Several wiio arrived
in fortunate time, either oflidally (r hc
citientaily, at once .comprehending the
tlte' bystanders into a
• • rorie f'p|* the reniovalof shells and other
ammunition £roiu tlie buikling, be!ora
aliiKdd it. A strong wind
tlw flames spread v,ry
rapidly, . >yere c ill v d out, an t>
b tare remnyui
Li tjie conflicts t>i ' the buildirig, and to
the ; engines, LU-iii. CM;
* Kb raliul, and Cajrt. C. O
QaipC Fireman, worked»fdgeti.cr
; the former assigning
troops iu working the engines, and
the latter superintending the working
A large number of shells were rt ;fiov
. *djs*nd every effort was made to May
tibprogress of t;w flames, but in vain. *
Before ii|>duigiit the ammunition was
JfeaoUe(band ti»en commenced aeries
.«# e^iflasions.
• > . THE 83EX13 AT KIGHT.
•Tfef&r'amt crashing of the expl and
iiig*ahdisayfofce many a sleeper from
his quint- repose. People rushed lro:n
their-houks half dressed, and ran to and
fro in piiireiisied excitement.
In tfhd Fulaski House tiiere was a rich
scene of excitement Some, rail down
atairß breathless, fully convinced
that the rebels were upon us, and that a
fierce siege w:is going on. Indeed, tue
explosion oHhe she is would deceive a
War tried veteran, f rt r they rushed forth
iu continued succession, as it fired from
- a well sustained battery.
W excitement was considerably al-
the real nature of.tfle firing
waJaacerULued.
Bd’t a Jl - vv fear now occurred, the
spairks of fire rising Imm the burning
h, !4M^* b P«!e by a strong nerthendy
wirnl, threatens g to s< t the whole town
On fiite besides the pieces of siieiis were
flying around, rendering it unsate to "o
out*.. * q
Betw •( ntw Ive and one t e scene
was sadly, sivug-ly grand. Tne flames
fronfi the burning piles of bnikling Imd
ad in one lurid sheet over the TTy
■witiia black cloud of smoke like a fune
ral pile hiWiring over them Every mo
rn pt hissing, diri king shells would
mount in the air, daahing their hurtling
frag men ts ,ar«a wuu.
so add to the panoramic beauty of
this sublime scene, a shell struck tin-side
of tne reservoir, and a jet d/-eu, sprang
*° rlU * rivaling in beauty any fountain,
and looking in the fiery giare like a
shower of molten silver.
About this time we ventured toward the
scene of ruin and conflagration, and the
scene it presented was heart-rending . in
the extreme Women and children were
rushing around in panic stricken confu
sion, some striving to save a little of their
effects; others wildly escaping the flying
missiles. With death staring them in
die face, the fire companies were on the
spot actively striving to subdue the de
vouring elements. What made the mor
al courage they displayed the greater, a
report got currency that several barrels
of powder were in a building contiguous,
towards which the fire was rapidly ad
vancing.
We saw a few dead and some wounded
men lying on the street or being carried
away. Women and children were hud
dled in groups under shelter of walls and
nfiuseS, favmblingUoth with cold and
fear.
in the confusion tamilies were separa
ted, and it was painful to see mothers
rushing back through the flumes and fly
ing rai Ml?*, seeking their children, and
when found, frantically embracing them
md bearing, them tr .in the living flumes.
We have seen towns sacked, we have
witnessed many a bfrtle-ff hi, but so
tearfully grand and appalling a.sight we
have scarcely ever wide-s?e J.‘
About two o'clock, most of the shells
■a ad exploded, and ditizto find soMicii
wei'e collecting to render all the assist
■iidce they could, /-Ii night they were
busily engage..! trying to stay the devour 1
ing tlumc-.t ~uad Aihig thv»w ‘ irk the
burning houses. ,
SCenks ). i'Tk r: ’rdu 'ou.u
This inonujig ihe ;:pp.tiling extent o«
thk: ruin and jevusluth n couhl he fully
j'eiiiiz and. Til? buildings oh both side's o'
df t>L Ik'oj.d, i>u to Ann s-re ! .t and Ht.
Jaul, with the buifdhigs aheng Ceugo ks
-tfeet, Pino street, I>rougut,)i* afreet and
Znb’.y .street, were cl! in,a lieap'o! nfins,
with. m>t: iug but tall spectre looking
cijunmes anti smokisg piles i. mailing
An ai'ea of some tvveuty acres of land
md over one hundred houses must have
'•been burned down. ine tree s }' along
Broad street, were shattered and torn by
the fragments of-shells, and even some of
ihe house’s, which had escaped the fire,
uffeivd considerably;
8o violent had been the explosion, and
so desperate in its t fcets, that the streets
were covered with fr igmcnts. Stone of
1 1 te m eve n struck close to T.he Given
, Aljunument and Pulaski House, others
reached the The streets and
walks \verc &»vcred with fragments o.
biokcn so ell s, and the surprise is that a
larger number, of lives have not been
lost.
In the stable, in rear of Mrs 51 weU’s
i)Ous<*, where tne flic is scud to have origi
nate i, were the burned skeltfiousot two
cows and seVend Im-gs. Just at the cor
m-r of Bioughtoii and .Broad streets, tile
charred rem v tius of a human body was
found iyiptg. -It presented a most ghast
ly spectacle; ai: he rh-sh and flair and
some of the limbs were burned into
cinders, while the head and trunk re
mained, presenting Hie appearance of *
much decayed mummy. It had been
Rigged out of a house near, and wheth
er an inmate or one of the firemen, we
have not ascertained.
It was a sad sight to s-e houseless
wouit n and children weeping over flu■
rams of their late homes. They were
now outcasts as poor and shelterless as
Lazarus. Many, wiio contented them
.seiycs that they bad their comfortable
homes spared them fiv(j)f» of
war, whe.ru they could nestle aval toil
through the world anew, now felt the.
cold hand of utter hopelessness pret?9
upon them.
AMONG THE SHIPPING
Ab the fire increased in volume, and
spread with rapidity, the ’ excitement
among the vessels laying in the river in
creased. It looked as though the entire
city was doomed to destruction, and
preparations were made to get away
from the docks and drop down the liver
out of reach ot the flames. All the
steamboats were under way and well
down the river before two o'clock. Pre
parations were made also to. tow the
sailing vessels out of danger. Fortu
nately the necessity of moving did not
arise, although the vessels were some
what exposed to the flying fragments of
shells. The Daniel Webster was flit by
a piece of sheli, but sustained no dam
•go. ./
Trie revenue cutter Nemaha, Captain
McGowan, cropped down to the cctton
warehouses to cover and protect them.
THK LOSSES Or I.IFK AND MiOi't.K I'Y.
It is impossible to ascertain tus yet the
kiss of life and property.,
We have heard of some six' or eight
being killed and a large number wound- 1
<u. In properly tim loss must Lave
been very large. The blocks of houses,
with gevend detached residences,. that
have been destroyed, roust la, themselves
be worth an immense sum, independent
»y of the furniture, goods and property
they contained.
THE OWNJHlSilil* OF THE EUiliplNtfS.
Granite Hall was owned by Mr. Wir .
Warner.
Mr. VVm. Warner owned the Mocks
on each corner -of - Broughton, and West
Broad, from Zubly to Orange ; stiva,
buck to Ann sheet.
.Mrs. Morrell owned the' stable where
the fill ‘originated, and V<h end of the
simdi building s. .
The building next to Warners on
thy Sooth bf Broughton street was
owned by the heirs of John O, Fn’Jigant
Mi; F. Bluir tmd Mr. Deriilt owned
the next two residences.
On the north side oi Broutchfon street
next to Warner’s building, tfle* residence
of Mt. Stevens was destroyed ; and the
residence and store of Mr. John, and-,
two | large brick buildings owned by
Mrs., Jbwshall, aniboccurfied us a board
big house, were burned.'
On V\ r (*st Broad street was the Gib
bons House, owned by Wm. Gibbons,
and two buildings owned by John 11.
Wiidei, one occupied by A. Fawcett
and the other by himself. These were
entirely destroyed.
V/e have been unable to get the names
of owners and occupants of a few of the
buildings.
Among the sufferers was Mr. George
C v Ulmer, a compositor on the Savannah
Daily Herald, who resided at the corner
of Broughton & Montgomery
He lost all bis furniture and household
effects. .
Since the morying of the fire some
three or four shells have exploded, but
the danger is now entirely passed, and
such precautions have been taken as will
prevent a re curie nee of the disaster
Dvf:imsix7 l,
. We n .-j;OEt uHy c«]] the attention’of bue!
ness meu to the value of the
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.is nn Advertising oViednmi. Our c* iinectioss
■m B’icii that we are sure of lar::** editions each
day. \\ o have ayents. at all important points, and
•dI cuinplf‘tG<J lor an
<en</iiii circulation.
Ibe bruited spaceye. accord to advertisorn* nts
. encicrs its use especially valuable, and we bo
ne-, e onr terms to be very reasonabhv, rompared
with the hiAi prices which rule m other lines ot
Ini'UiCAS. To ;
AnVIRTISK MKKXAI.LV,
I* the true policy, of business uit u, and wo be
lie, e ih.it they cjuiimt find a bettor mCfiiam for
U.s wty and many or the Department:oft the
fcGutii, than die SAVANNAH DAILY HKHAI-D
Heai»qVß Mil. Dry. ok thk Mresisßim.
In the Field, Savannah, G*., Jan. 14 1 1**
SrzaiAi. Fiitlo Obders,)
No. I*2, f
IT being represented that the Confederal*
nrijy and armed bands of robbers, acting
professedly under the authority of the Confede
rate Government, are harraseiug the pet oleos
Georgia and endeavoring to intimidate ih\-m in
the edoits they are making to secure to them
selves provisions, clothing, security to life and
property, and the restoration of law and good
government in the State, it is hereby ordered and
made public: “
Ist. That the fanners Georgia may brine
into Savannah. Fen andina or Jackw nvill?
Florida, marketing, such as beef, pork rr.utto»
vegetables of any kind, fish, Ac., as veil as
ton m small quantities, and sell the same in open
market, except the cotton, which must, be sold bv
or through the Treasury Agents, and may invest
the proceeds in family stores, such as bacon
and 1-our, in any reasonable quantities groce
ries, shoes and clothing, and articles net contra
band of war, and carry the same back to their
families. No trade store will be attempted in
the interior, or stocks of goods sold for them
but families may club together lor mutual
ante and protection in chming and going.
2d. The people an* encouraged to meet to
"other iu peaceful sa-emblages to discuss meas
ures looking to tht Ir safety and good government
and the restoration of State and National au
thority, and will be protected by the National
army when so doing ; and all peaceable inhabi
tants who satisfy the commanding < ft,cers that
they are earnestly laboring to that end, must not
cply bo left undisturbed m property and person
but nu ; .-t pint, ( ted as far ns possible, consist!
cut with the military opt rations. If any farmer
or powccable inhabitant is molested bv the ene
my, viz: the Cdbfede: ate army hr guerrillas, be
cause of his fiimdslvi* tn the National U. v n
i-ient, ti e perpetrator, ii caught, will lcsumma
iy punished, or his family nn.de to. aiifier tbr the
putrage; but if the aln c- cannot be tiacu! to the
actual party.' then retaliutigu will be made on
the adhcaenD to ti e cau.-e of the Keßelfidn—
-her.ld a Unk.n man be murdered, then a Ifei(;l
-cljc cit'd by.iot will be stot—or ii a I inch family
bw ijersec-i'-tcd Op account ot ti e cause*, a Rebel
iaK’ily. will bo banblu and to a foreign land. In
aggii.\..tot* »s iou,. atroti will extend as high
as live for otic*. All c<. mmaiid ine« ft:c<*rs will act
promptly in such cases, and l cpoit their action
a'tcr thenct«iifetkrti is none.
By order of
. c'-’aj. r General W. T. brUEMAN.
L. lU. Dayton, A. A. G
• Ii aj QtAkTias l. S. Fonofcs.
b'Ev-nuaakt Ga., Jan. h 2, IBh3
GtNEUEAi. Obi i:k\
* No. .. \
r IST Lib OT. JOAN 11. CBABI 01 TE. F. Q.
M., lT tb ls. \ . Volt., is hereby am < tmeed
y Relief Gen ini:p?« t|ef ot the l iry oi HiAr#ip
mth, and will re- oit in person to the Bv’t Maj.
Gen. Commanding lor iindrncti is.
31. Capt. M. Benedict, If.Cth N. Y, Vols., A.
r '.'M. fd Division, is anm ttr.ccd as Ft overt
bn ge Os The City of f-avaliifil:, tho’ out as o
\ liu-h oiiice be v. ,11 assume in ac!<; itlc.n to this
of his’prepa r efhcc.
Til. Capt. Albeit Stearns is detached frem
his EegiUitUt aiwl is anneunefd as Stiect Ccm
rrrisajoper oj ba\anti.h aid will report in per
s' n ter ttistrueucns to the L*v?t Maj Gen. Coxn
mnucing.
JV. Capt. S. S. fcrarr, A. Q. M. id Biv.,. 16th
A. C„ ifi detailed as Post Quartermaster, and
will, ter the pretest, i eiienn il c dirties, ot that
e fiice lit addition to bit present duties.
By command of
Dv'Ulaj. Gen. GROVE!?,
liavAED G. Bikt-, A. A. A. G julii*—Tt
WAR PEPAIiTIVI F.JsT,
Atuutant Ofttof.
W'asbiugton, February 18, 1804.
GfeKEEAi, Oabuis,l
; N6. 04. (
rxrcorrs and kkjtt, nrsKirmts.
Whenever refugees lr*tn within the Rebe
lilies, or deserter k tr« m the Rebel si tries, pre
sent il.t'niH'lvt B at U. 8. ti nips or Military
rbsts, they will be immediately examined by tlie
Marshal with a view to determine their
character, and the'r motive in giving l tlu nwlVfes
np. If it appe; r that they are honest in their in
tention of forever deserting the Rebel cause, carp
will be taken to explain to them that they will
not. be forced to serve in the U 8. Army against
the Rebels, nor be kept in confinement. The
President's Prc clamatiou of 1 ecember 8, lSt3,
will l e lead to tin. in, and if they so desire* the
oath therein prescribed will be sidmuiistert and to
them. They will then be questi* ned a** to
whether they den ire] employment r. m the Uni
ted Stat es; and if so, ntcfr .arrangements as may
be expedient will be made by the several At my
(Xtniin.uiders lor employing them on Govern
ment works within their commands. Those who
Come to the At my of the I’cteniac w ill be for
warded to the'Military Governor of the 1 list riot
ot, Columbia, at Washington, with reports in
tucir cases, that employment may beg ven them
i! desired; or, if not, that they may bo sent as far
Nurth as Philadelphia.
By order ol the Secretary of War : 1 ’
E. I>. TOWNSEND.
v Assistant Adjutant General.
Oi-TTOTAT.
W. L. M. Bmrof.tt. Assistant Adjutant Genera
IT. S. Foiiot*.)
Savannah, Ga., Jan. i8,18u5. f
Gknkra*. Ohuku, >
No. 7. j
A Lt per* ns having Ammunition m their pos*
-CV. scSf ioii or on th< promises < c< tipied by them
win Ik; held responsible that thev report the
same immediately to the 1 rovosl JVlMtshaJ. who
will seize th( s; me and turn it o\er to the Depot
Ordnance Officer.
To insure security of property, any ms. n
knowing of any Ordnance secreted, &icf invited
to report it to thp Provost Marshal * ■>
Bycommaud of
v lift Midor Gen. C. GROVER.
X G. BiJU’, A A. A. G. janSO
