Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-05-01
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MORNING EDITION.
JACKSON, MISS.
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relations On the New Ofleans, jackson an,
Great Northern railroad, we concluded to tax
trip down the road and see for ourselves whs
amount Of damage was dsne, and ascertain e
near as possible the correct particulars Of th
affair as it occurred.
Early on Monday morning Mr.. LEMUEI
SMITH arrived at Hazslhurst with the intelli
genoa that large Yankee force had camped OF
the previous night at Westville, and their in
tsntion was to move on Hszslhurst The citi
Eans Of the town Immediately set to work to in
form the military and railroad authorities of i'm.
pending danger, by dispasching messengers up
and down the read (Which was made necessary
owing to the absence of the telegraph OPERATOR
and also to removing such cars as were lying al
the depot containing valuable material belong
ing to the government, to distance down the
road which they considered safe.
About nire o'clock two men, in Confederate
uniform, rode into town and proceeded immedi-
a.ely to the telegraph ofiee, and desired to send
3 message to the military authorities at Jackson.
stating that the enemy 1000 strong, had passed
the previous night st Westvills, and early in the
morning had left, taking northsssterly direc
/ .ion, going in the direction Of Brandon. Some
few citizsns being present, and their suspicious
being aroused from the reports which had
already reached them, attempted to arrest the
msp, but they drew their pistols and gaining
their horscs succeeded in making their escape
About twenty minutes past eleven o'clock
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Col. PRRTz, rode into town, and proceeded i'm
medistely to the railroad depot, TO which point
the tram was then approaching. The Color e.
Immediately gave orders to bis mon to secure
the train, iustructing them to use caution, and,
in the event the engineer did not stop when sig
naled 10 shoot him, but to be careful not TO
shoot any one else The engineer having been
warned, and seeing some suspicious movements,
commenced backing bis train, when five shots
were fred ct him, none Of which took effect,
and the train escaped. The Colonel expressed
deep regret at the failure, but consoled himself
with the reflection that no would have better
l1ck next time.
After the escape of the train, orders were
given for the destruction Of the rolling stock
thirteen cars-1hich were lying at the station,
and the cars were pushed from the front of the
depot, portion above and others below, dis
tanee Of about one hundred yards; they were
then fred and destroyed. From ali the infor-
nation we could gather, the loss to the railroad
company viii not amount to much, as the cars
were ell in dilspidsted condition, and with the
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longing to the government, and another loaded
with shot and she'll for a thirty-twa pound
Brooks gun, their contsnts were Of but little
Importance or value. Two cars, loaded with
lumber, belonging to the Mississippi and Ter
nessee railroad, being too heavy to move, wero
left uniniured. One car, loaded with fss days
rations for regiment, was run down the track
and saved One car, loaded with ammunition,
net being carried far enough, was discovered
and fred, bat only portion Of its contents was
destroyed. They next fred about fifty thousand
feet Of lumber belonging TO Taylor & Piekens,
which was lying near the railroad track
The work Of destruction being completed for
awhile the privases betoOk themselves to plum
dering. All the stores were broken into and
such articles as could be easily carried off were
appropriated, bat the losses il this way were
not Of much Importance.
Nearly every house in the town was visited,
and all the meat, chickens and other edible5
stolen all the guns that were found were
broken, and all ammunition tskon charge Of.
Abou. G o'clock in the evening, some of the
men entered the stors of LOWE & SmBIE,
and afteT pouring turpentine on the
floor, set it on FIRE In g short time the house
was in flames, and the entire block occupied By
Messrs. Lowe & Sibbie, drugstore and ware
house a DunniDg, dTy-goods store Fa5er &
dry goods store and warehouse;
Trewick & Freeman, store house containing
about one hundred and fifty bales cotton res
tsurant, formerly occupied by A. Fucich; Gar
ner & Oils, drug stores and residence unoc-
cupied, belonging to Mr.. Fayler, in the rear of
Fayler s, McClernand's store, was destroyed |
It is due TO Colonel PRINTz to say be made
every exertion to save adjoining property, ard
threatened TO shoot the perpetrators of the out
rage, If they could be pointed out, snd had it |
not been for his efforts, much mere serious dam.
ag would have been done.
After ell daDger of the FIRE spreading had |
been overcome, sni the artillery, for which they
had been waiting about four hours had come up, /
the entire body Of the enemy, about one thousand
OF twelve hundred strong, moved through the
town and proceeded ont on the road leading to
Union church for about four milos, when they |
came to halt and cAmped for the night At
daylight next morning the main body proceeded |
on the road toward Uaion church, and detach- |
one hundred and twenty-five |
toward Bahala, ct which |
place they arrived about three o'clock in the
afternoon, and at oncs proceeded to burn the
water tank and wood yard. They then tore up
three rails about one and hslf miles south Of |
the town, two rails at the town, and one rail |
about a quarter Of mils north of the town,
and. after waiting a short time, in hopes of
the up-trsin, left, about five o'clock,
going toward Union church.
At HazlehuIt, and in the vicinity, they stole
about forty horses and several mules, and took |
with them about twenty negroes, sixteen Of
whom, belonging to Messrs. TAYLOR and PICK
EMS, succeeded in making their escape AMI re-
turning home.
About twenty miles from Hazlehurst they |
came up with the thirty-two pound Brooks gun,
on is way 10 Grand Gulf, and after destroying
the carriage on which it was being conveyed.
LETT the gun in the rOsd.
About twenty-five miles from Hszslhurst, on
the Caseyville road, they came up with man
named HARVEY THOMPSON, who, in attempt
ing to escape, was shot at snd seriously wound
ed.
With the exception of the destruction Of pri
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