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The Daily Dispatch: July 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
e edge of the woods. Everything was destroyed systematically and in order. While the destruction was going on Gen. Casey had his troops, together with the Hamlin cavalry, formed in line of battle to receive the rebels if they should come to offer battle. It was a grand and imposing sight to witness the conflagration, the bombs bursting scattering the fire in all directions. Mr. John Farrell, army agent, had his place fired before he knew anything about it himself, and Capt. Keil and Mr. Ames, of Baltimore, tried to save his store, which was the very finest at White House, but their efforts did not avail. Mr. Farrell a few days before sent $500 worth of goods to our sick and wounded. His loss alone is over $10,000. Destruction of the White House. At 4 P. M., a dense volume of smoke was seen to arise from the southwest corner of the roof of the White House. At a first glance it appeared as if proceeding from a pile of commissary stores, burning about two hundred feet