New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-04
The Dcsfruc:ion OF the Hon. Thaddcus
Ste,cms's Iron WOrkS-perhdy Of a
Rebel General.
Other naval captures are also reported.

Prom Our Special Come pendent.
LANCASTER. Pa Saturday. Aug %, 1903.
il has already been published that the Rebels,
on bI recent visit TO Pennsylvania destroyed the ox
icrsi,e iron works IN Adams County, owned by the
Hon. Tha1dcus Stevens Tic manager Of these works
ns made report to Mr. Stevens Of the dongs Of tie
Ech6ls and the mnnncl N which they destroyed bis
property.
II npycar, some personal enemy ard Rebel sympa
bizor tok spccial care 20 inform Gen jenkins that
Mr. stoyons he'd tree very fine Saddle horses. Soon
o0or tho ,nnnv had oncampcd on rhc premises the
Rebel General demanded Of the manager the delivery
II the horse which he described aud which The man
ap.r had hidden nway.t Aucr some parfying' G'i'
Earrs riu II the hoysrs were not brought forward ne
would barn tie entire works to tie ground. 10
understand then said the manager mat inc horses
describcd by Won are delivered 80 further damage vill
%. done 10 she .SgbliFl ment = Gen. jenkins rephc'
IN 4. e afbrmst.ye. 1h, hofsas we've produced and
iakeu away by tie General Tbs occurrcdon Tuesday
the e7d ~ June On 1hnrsday the enemy again re-
turned ,ier Farley took possession Of the wo Ks
nGd told lhe manager that thoy were 10 De totally uc
sffpscd. Tie manager Ecfn'i stThfed ana chl"d !"
mind tic stipulation made on Tuesday with Gen. Jci-
kins.
ten. Farley replied that StcYons lad bc'n active
against the touiGciaoy and iaI don" TIE CMrc lboi,
am fNnn ny ofh.r man in Compress. and thev would
therefore mafc an Example II N. lie rcele'"d that
Ia. h.d nj oaltared The proprietor WIN i,e hnlhr
No 'uub' you would gisr lin rfIlh Do ilpnt tA;e
The manager. ' 80. ut fDlu ti"hH''THi "''l"
hang t'n' 'he pot and divide his bones ANA sehd
fholn Ia the seteral States as curlosities.
Tie order Wa given - remove a. ihc wag'nf' nnh
tools and whg;',or would b. grcfl to No aru y Inc
work - d'rfncton va' then coinmcn' ed Ihc bitt
smc.iing fnrnrce Two orrcs, padding NH the i"li
inF u.A .aW UIl h1cksmi'nfhop- f'oi"luus's' wagon
hou-cs and shed. wcrc reduced to ashcs.
In providing for n large and profitable blast ny.
Stevens had at great expense lud ~ large h'th "i
nuiLgsciic and en- .co, and pro'sons and stores i"f
ile coming .cason al " UAA' wcrr carried ava, ot
dcfroy~d Several h",,shcad- ~ bacon. sugar. hAa
mulass-s Hnd several thousand bushels ~ whcit
Tie fences and II The dwelling houses w"rr torn
down ard h~ar- arairs, the re@ oi coal ana thIs
dncsi io ashes. Wood p.i'd or each 81 the pat
iulm Aol.1s and fred. and Lis even iu me 1uiAtSs
degree nothing VS. len monc 60 MAKE tAc d' sttltilo
II Nr Srcvrnsr uropriy utterly complete. The lo's
stiinstrd by the innnnfc an"Dia l" ninety th"Hs
II h nJc.,.yo - Rcbci spite again; thc rro,rciog
lint ~ The three Cxtenriyc ionwoTk- within the s""r
of -cven ui.es radius onl, these belonging TO MI
stevens wsr, ar-so,s,, thc other woiAs suffered 10
damage beyond 'ic los 81 lorfrs.
IN" sever" los II propf'y hs N no wa, nh1i,d inc
saa a. sa.cics ,hc paf.,f g. tAs ardent lovci o
hlsfil aud co dr lrHdiT oi hlIan rights Nr stevens
ls snflesf nnd rf'eri g. fN'l Ne rtmnfkfd 10 gen
irr N wtuo -uth 80 .ee int " II is OF small con
scnuriro ard 10 n .ic ls'f u wa W. must al sn
toar.e,s,r'.f .uatsl al cradle the causs 81
copieutl'n FROM ttc Un.or am willing that the pa-
l ancr of NJ ~ property shah ll.o be- sacrificed
" hen jenkins arrived ~ thamh"gshugg hr boasi,, ,
90 ,isn that try Lad Stevens ine horser, and sid
DO sorry tA.y did no, carinro Mr.. stevens The
ctizrn rcpcd thai II he had arrived few hours sooh"f
A" might have been grhiod. - M Stci chs bad Isl
rnr. sast on lie lnst fran MY God" said jenkins
% lad luoWn iL.i 1 would have ridden al nghi "a
have got her" in time would rather capture him thar
aar iu.n .u tEc Sasr" Nj. Stevens . enjoying gs~d
bsnlih ara no doubt vii duilng fnv neat s'hslon oi
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