| From the American Citizen (Canton,
Miss.) |
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| November 14, 1862 |
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| Fire |
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Before our city {Jackson, Miss.}
recovered from the dreadful shock caused by the explosion of the
magazine, a fire broke out in the building on Main street, occupied by
Mr. Goodman as a jewelry and dry goods establishment. This occurred
about 10 1/2 P. M. The wind blew in a northwestern direction, and
owing to the extremely dry weather and the difficulty of getting
water, it was seriously feared that the whole city would be swept in a
general conflagration. The fire raged northward from the building
occupied by Mr. Goodman, (where the fire commenced) and destroyed the
house occupied by Mrs. Evans, as a millinery establishment, and
continued its ravages to Mr. Weir's next to John Martk, next to Mr.
John W. Robinson, where the progress of the flames were arrested. The
depot of the Southern
{of Mississippi} railroad was also destroyed with several
surrounding buildings. Several bales of cotton and a considerable
quantity of goods were destroyed -- the exact extent of which we are
not yet advised.
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Mississippian, Nov. 6
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