The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-04
lhE FARMER AND MECHANIC

twa1 VIA FORK of Louisiana with -
and Cultured men, Home Cnars.
Bridge. iflsh' defended the
tboir Two o'clock the roidore
mo appearance and brisk sLru
night ptup on the Rowan side I'll,
cannon 'nree O'Clock some of the
| brouuh+ aptnred at Salisbury were
| federata dho"h and opened on the CON
hatu,aas batteries. Heavy c-annonadin.
nee"een the two, continued tIl aoins
toa the raiders thinking H. nnrn
81 vel fortified to risk an $500.
traae 70 Salisbury, ~destrovfng 49,
A 49, the railroad as thev 49,
ON ~tonfederates We're wonndad
if enp NO Killed. The Federal loss
st r11ct % At night the de-
= buildings in Salisbury cow pup-
oouiu plainly see the 49,
Instance Of fifteen mfles aad
d;oeteIdl hours the incessant ooa
aa@no, explosion Of shells and fi~ad
s;nn i~IunlcatIon conveyed the im1,res-
o - ina a fierce battle with musk.trn
LIZ artillery was raging
large building three stories bi.b
bilslliaily built for a cotton factorv
49, loeentiy occupied by Fedora mrs
yian an OF whom a few weeks pre-
0SSh otIl 70 R1chYnnnd
ana Wilmington for exchange ulaa
ilreo with all the barracks ona 80
loihs buildings used by the Con
1N0eiote The arsenal
ah extensive building with q laree
amount of valuable machinery vas
All the railroad buildings
~ - central and Western roads
omao Duineo. 1hey comprised a large
ollce building, an expensive passen-
ger shed, a a shed, two freight
oepots' ana a large machine shon
An extensive private tannerv caught
IRE from the burning BUILDINGS and
destroyed. The large steam dis
ullery OF the Confederate Government
was destroyed.
IL is estimated that the loss in buiId-
lngs Alone, which were mostly Of
prlck, would reach half a million in
specle. IN addition, seven stationary
team englnes We're destroyed with
several locomotive Engines r. &c
thought the loss in public stores wonId
10 seven millions of dollars.
Had the war continued the capture
SALISBURY would have been a stun
nlng blow to General Johnston and
would nave seriously embarrassed his
movements 1t does seem a double
pity that such vast amounts of tho
valuable property. both public
IVA should have been DESTROY
"a just at a time. when it was not nee
to the overthrow of a cause al
'eady dead-but a cause randi and
slorlously defeated.
All the results General Stoneman
accom- plished with scarcely anv loss
with such skill. CELEBRITY and daring
IS to entitle him to a high rank as a
raider"
On the 18th the destruction was
.ompleted by a terrific explosion of
magazine, and tn column moved
n the direction of S~tatesville.
After leaving Statesville a detach-
nent was sent to Newton and thence
0 L~incolnton.
At Newton the Jail was burned.
had also burned the jail at
because Gas was supposed)
Federal prisoners had been CON
in them some time during the I
yar. :
They burned the government stores !
the railroad depot at StatesviIle. r
The office of the Iredell Express {
as destroyed ecaus of It's strong z
dvocacy of the Confederate cause. &
n. 7. s. Deans residence adjoining t
printing office was burned and the {
oWn narrOWly-escapad a general con- r
.agratlon, as the wind happened to s
low in a favorable direction. a
(To Be Continued