Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-02-27
EEaeaa:ion Of Bowling Green.
The Tender Nercies Of Re5eHioa-.1 Pr
tire for hentuckirny {, Contemplate.

The louisville Journa gives a succinct
and unembeilishel narrative of the destruc-
ton OF Bowling Green on its being evacua-
ted by the rebels The evacuation was
IN .de finally on Friday the l4Lh inst, two
days before the surrender OF Fort Doneison.
and Gen. Mitchell entered the iowa from
the North as the reOels left it from the
South. The Journal says:
When it was found that the place was
untenable, and it was resolved to evacuate
it. the Confedera.es commenced their in
cendiarism on Wednesday. the 18th
about dark. upon the residences Of Warner
L. Underwood. Esq. which was entirely
destroyed. AT nine o'clock the Penthouse
of L. Q ligley & Co. was frel, and all but
the smoke-house was burne |. There were
about SIS 900 worth OF hides and tallow
slowed there belonging to Campbell 6
Smith, who hal been killing cattle for the
rebel army. anil these constituted their
entire profits. The ineenIiarics, in their
wanton destruction. seemed to have spared
neither friend or foe. anil the property Of
rebels and Union men was inliscrminate-
ly destroyed. They next went. about two
o'clock at night, to the old Washington
Hotel. al the corner of Main and Nashville
streets. and applied their combu~tibles in
the billiard room. This Luilding was com
pletely destroyed, and the flames were ex-
tended to six contiguous stores, all Of which
were burned. though the occupants in some
instances saved portion OF Their contents
The next morning. the saw mill OF ID. b.
Campbell WAS burned; he has gone oil
with the rebel army The flour mill OF
Judge Payne, Uuion nun. shared the
same fate. as did the pork house of f. f.
Lncas, rebel sympathizer.
The beautiful iron railroad bridge was
destroyed on Thursday about III o'clock.
The mines were exploded in the towers of
the piers. but as the iron work lid not fall
cannon were brought to bear AMI Thirteen
rounds were fired before the demolition
was completed. On Friday morning
about four o'clock the plank, were torn off
the sides Of the turnpike bridge and tai
low strewed over il to facilitate the COM
istion. This was burned only about
three honrs befoie the division of General
Mitchell came ur, which fircl some hundred
shells in and aronn tie town wherever tie
rebels were congregstcd Then common
ccd stampede The infantry seized hors
es of. the cavalry AMI male OFF in wild
haste. There were some rebel troops ir
camp at Double Springs about one and a
hall niIes north Of the town, on the river,
who were shelict before they hal COM
plcted preparations for leaving They
threw away everything AMI rushe.l thro Oh
the town in panic confusion. Reaching a
hill little sonth Of the town, the Texas
Rangers. Norgan's Cavalry, AMI some of
the less frightened of the hy,n, mass hat
ed, aud alter some deliberation, tnrnel
back They went to the fair grounds, and
there burned the beautiful amphtheatre, in
which a large amount of corn was stored.
and wagons. About sixteen of the latter
were saved. The large tobacco factory Of
Hampton. Pritehell & Co., was next de-
stroyed. They. shen proceeded to the rail-
road depot. which contained avast quanti-
ty of shoes. blankets. medicines; one hui :
bred hogsheads OF sugar. AMI all the arti-
Giles most needed by them, all of which
were destroyed except some -four and pick.
lei beef, which was rescued by citizens for
their own use. The destruction of the
property belonging to the rebels was very
great. some estimate its value at a million
dollars. but il is impossible to even APPROX
innate to the amount Of destruction with
any certainty. i;e - s I8eE 4 ~
The machine shop. known as the Round
I Housa was also burned: it contained two