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Capt. Pro Mar., 16th l)ist., Pa.' F,r°1 --------I andallto tCnAMBERsnuRO, Aug 11.—Tho Sena-1 thutors and Representatives, accoiupanied by | thal the President of the Cumberland Valley 1 of 1 Kuilroad, and several other persona, arrived ! Uui here ut half past ten in a special train, to SI**' vie* the ruins. I in 1Upon arriving here the visitors were taken in charge by a committee of citizeus and escorted through the burned districts, con; The scene can never be properly described. i Four squares in either direction, private Ten houses and stores, having been thrown into Vte one black ruin. The order ot tho invaders I v°ti had been to spare ehurches, and none of these were destroyed, except those in close proximity to residences. Tho fact that a Catholic church joined tho depot was the means of saving the Utter structure.The losses of the Cumberland Valley Railroad since the beginning of the wurhave been one hundred and twenty five j andthousand dollars. The total loss to Cham- j Per bersburg will reach three millions dollars,; cou by actual count. j ourThe records of the courts were nearly all , upt preserved, and are now being arranged in a new structure.The people of Chambersburg are now re-havpreimisandpan1theaimwittheturning and commencing to rebuild their i 8dwellings. All are well supplied with the necessaries of life. inti theC
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Gettysburg Adams Sentinel
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Aug 16, 1864
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