The Brandon news., 1906-10-18

yankee occupation of Jackson, Miss.
The story appeared in the Brandon,
Miss, Republican in April, 1868:
"In order to ascertain the amount
of damage done by the yankees
during their forty-eight hours oc-
cupation of the city of Jackson, we
went over and took careful survey
of the place yesterday morning, and
give below the result of our obser-
vations. We could not get a COM
plete list of the property burned,
and otherwise destroyed, owing to
great confusion in the city. The
following buildings were burned:
"Green's cotton factory, together
with all the machinery, 900 bales
of cotton, and all the buildings con-
nected with the factory; Phillips
factory, and all the small buildings
connected Herewith; j. A. Stevens
foundry, Bailey's cotton sheds,
containing a large quantity Of tar,
lime, cement, etc.; Catholic church
and parsonage; Mrs. Blackwell's
house and contents; Confederate
house, together with furniture, ETC.;
railroad depot, and all the buildings
Immediately west and south of the
same; state penitentiary, with all
the machinery; Touring mill, near
Phillips factory; all the houses on
State street, from ShaW's store to
Graves corner, including Green's
banking house; Ambrozier's gro.
Gerry, Allen & Legon's store, and
Graves large brick building, with
a number of small intervening
houses; all the houses on the south
side of Pearl street from State street
to the Mississippi Baptist office, in
Guiding the confederate quartemas-
ter's office; a number Of sheds or
ware houses, near the old depot of
the Southern railroad, containing an
immense quantity of cotton, sugar,
molasses, ETC., and a number of old
carss belonging to both railroads; all
all the houses in front of the city
hall, and Market house, except
Mrs. Sanders boarding house and
one or two small shops; Lemley's
hat factory, Robinson's warehouse,
General Freeman's dwelling house;
all the buildings belonging to the
fair grounds, rope factory and salt
petre works; the railroad and city
bridges across Pearl river, and al
the bridges and trestle work on the
Southern railroad for several miles
and shops where government worl
was being carried on. All the
stores in the city were pillaged
their contents either carried off Of
thrown into the street and burned
The Mississippian office was broker
open, the type thrown into the
streets and the presses and furni
ture broken up. The postofict
was rifled of its contents. The
governors mansion was broker
open and pianos and furniture de-
stroyed.
"The Episcopal church was en-
tered and the whole interior effaced
Nearly all the private residence.
were, entered and trunks broker
open, fine dressers torn to pieces
and all jewelry, silverware and pro
visions taken. DR.. Knapp's office
was broken open, his dental instru
ments carried off and his furniture
destroyed. Captain L. Julian
book store and bindery was de
stroyed. J. W. Gray & Co. $ drul
store was partially destroyed. ],
Morgridge was an extensive suf
ferer by. the depfedations Of tn
vandals.
s'E. Virden's loss in sugar, mo
lasses, ETC., is estimated at $500,
900. D. w. Busick lost heavily ii
his tobacco commission store. Allel
& Ligon lost all their books, pa per
money and merchandise. DR.. S
G. Farrar lost his horses and mules