Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-04-18

not perhaps allow US to pass unmolested,
We stopped at the house of Mr.. Runsy,
whose wife aud daughter received us
very kindly.
: When we were somewhat rested, and
had in some measure collected our scat
tered senses, we began to fear for our
teachers and companions. What became
Of them, in the confusion Of the moment,
we had not noticed. One of the young
ladies aud myself, therefore, with Mr..
Runey's daughter TO accompany us, set
off 10 eRdeavor to ascertain their fate
We had gone but little way, when we
saw flames bursting from the windows OF
the room which we had occupied as
school room. Involuntary we caught
each others hands, aud gasping for
breath, stood for an instant motionless,
gazing into each others faces in silent
horror. Could such things be? Were
they men, with The hearts Of fathers
and husbands, beating in their bosoms?-
Alas for human nature! Those hearts
were turned to stone by The violence Of
unrsstrained and gralfied passion.
At short distance from the Convent,
we met the Superior surrounded by her
nuns. MI.-was with her trying 10
persuade her 10 take shelter in her
bouse; but she decli ned, and passed on
TO another house. AT MIS- we
found the rest of the young ladies and
Mrs. Mary John, who had fed at the
time we did, and who was still in the
deepe st distress. Finding that all were
safe, we returned to Mr., Runey's where
we passed the rest Of the night, sit
ting at window to watch the progress
of the incendiaries. The bishops cot
the farm, and the barn, one after anoth'
or, fell sacrifice to the flames; anC
whom the sun arose. sad indeed wOs the
scene of desolaton!
Such was my ''experiance" Of tina
awful night. So deeply are its scenes en-
craven on my memory that even the
lapse of eight years has hardly been ablG
TO weaken the impression. but they have
risen up before me, as have written
with almost the vividness ofpresent real
ity.
Ofthe furniture of the Convent at the
time Of its destruction i can give you very
little idea. 1t was very plain and simple
merely such rs was necessary for the
accommodation of its inmates. There
were many musical instruments Of value
Among these three harps, seven or eigh
piaDOfortes, harmonicOn, and severa
guitars. Some Of these belonged TO th'
pupils, the rest TO the community. Tit
chapel, and some other rooms, contained
many pictures: of what value, the LITTLE
knowledge had Of painting could no
enable me TO Judge; though some O
them | always imagined to be of cOnsid
able worth. With the exception Of
small bundle of clothes which one Of th
pupils took with her, nothing was saved
all was abandoned TO the fury or the ra
pacity Of the mob.
If have not been sufficiently explci
upon any of the points on which you re
quested information, shall be very hap
Pyt give you farther particulars so fa
as my memory will avail me.
The story of the murder was fab
rication, proved as such, before the Bos
ton Committee OF Investigation. The
female alleged TO have been murdered
herself conducted the selectmen through
out the establishment, into every room
and closet, from the cellar TO the cupoli
inclusive, at 3 o'clock, P. NJ, on the day
Ofthe riot, which took place at night
Soc the Report Of Mr., Charles G. Lor'
ing.
I The explanation Of this lady's feel
ings upon the occasion is simply this
She was the same person alleged TO have
been murdered in the Convent; and she
would naturally enough in the excite
ment of such a scene, accuse herself tC
the children, as the occasion Of the
trouble. She had, it seems by the re-
port of the committee above alluded TO,
been previously i'll of a nervous disorder
and on the 2sth of July, "unconciouSly
10 herself she left tho house and pro-
ceeded 10 another in the neghborhood
On the morning of her departure, hel
brother Mr.. Thomas Harrison, Of this
city went 10 her surprised at the step
she had taken. In the afternoon she
gladly returned with him TO the Convent,
whore she was welcomed by her anxious
friends, and remained until the night Of
the outrage, receiving from them every
kindness and attention which her situa.
T0quired."-[RepOrt of Mr.. LOring.
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