Woman's enterprise., 1921-11-18

OranOpre the elQor was Cn0 Governor
of West Florida at the time but was
at Pensacola while Colonel Pedro
Favrot was in command of Mobile.
All this occurred during the month of
September 1910 and was the last local
conflict until the State authorities
ordered the capture of the garrison
and arsenal held by United States
forces during the fall of 1860.
The town of Baton Rouge was in
corporated in 1917 and the first news
paper appeared almost simultaneous
ly, The Gazette, of which two pages
were printed in English and two in
French.
The first steamboat to appear here
as regular packet was the Andrew
Jackson during the year 1917.
During the year 184S an extensive
confagration occurred by which the
principal business section of this city
was destroyed. The fire originated in
the block bounded by Front, Main, La
fayette, and North streets, burning
through to Third streets, the crossing
to Main, consumed everything in its
path and thence to Laurel. In the
burnt section were located the princi-
pal mercantile establishments, the
proportion of which suffered heavy
loss.
General Zachary Taylor was sta
toned here three or four years prev
ious to the war with Mexico and af-
ter that was ended returned and
again assumed command Of the troops
at the garrison where he remained un-
til elected President Of the United
States.
Another distinguished character
who was at one time a citizen Of this
parish was Judah P. Benjamin, who
served as Attorney General in the cab
met Of President Jefferson Davis dur
| ing the Civil War. Mr.. Benjamin sub.
sequently went to London where in
time he became a member Of the
Queens Bench, the only foreigner who
ever reached that position. He was
at one time owner of the Mount Pleas.
ant plantation in the Fourth Ward.
The battle of Baton Rouge of the
Civil War fought on the 5th of
August 1862 was noted for its Sc
verify. For the forces engaged the
percentage Of losses on both sides
were as great as in any conflict fought
during that war.
A Confederate force of about 1000
came in from Tangipahoa to attack
the Federals occupying this city.
They were commanded by General J.
&c. Breckenridge and met the enemy
drawn up in battle away along Du-
frocq street, their line extending from
North as far South as Government
street. The conflict ragged for some
time in and around the Magnolia GEM
etery where the Federal lines were
broken and they sought shelter along
the river bank and where they were
saved by the fire opened upon the
Confederates by war vessels opposite
the city. On the left, that is between
North Boulevard and Government
street, the Confederates were not 80
successful as the force in that neigh
borhood with the exception of one
regiment was composed Of poorly Or
ganized troops not being long in SER
vice. It was here Governor H. W. Al
len, then brigadier general, received
wounds from the effect of which he
subsequently died in Mexico.
The Spanish Governor must have
established civil as we'll as military
government, as we find one George
Mather a parish Judge from 1903 to
1911. The revolutionist who expelled
the Spanish troops and established the
republic Of West Florida did so late
in 1910 so Mather must have been an
appointee of the Spanish government.
In the beginning Of 1911 Andrew
Steele was appointed Judge by the
governing powers Of the new repub-
|lic.
In 1914 Charles Tessier was ap-
pointed parish judge by Gov. Claiborn,
! the first American Governor Of Louis