The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-06-27

Tuesday last, the 23d inst, and brought
to this place and buried with military hon
ors.
The services were conducted in the
Unitarian Church. The choir furnished
some beautiful music. The Rev. Mr..
Loyejoy delivered an Grafton, and the
Lawrence Brass Band closed with one of
their mournfui and solemn airs.
His remains were followed to the grave
by the Dread Guards and by large con-
course of citizens, accompanied by music
from the Band.
He lies buried between the lamented
BARBER and the brave SHoaBRE. in the
Lawrence burying ground. So long as
men love liberty and hate slavery, so long
as they venerate the brave and true, so
long as they love principle more than life,
so long will they visit the graves of these
martys to liberty, to strengthen their man
hood, increase their courage, and kindle
the fame of patriotism by the memories
of the glorious dead.
DAVID STARR HoYT was born in Deer
field, Mass, in the year 1891. He was
therefore 35 years old, at the time of his
death. He leaves behind an orphan
child, daughter, aged six years. He
served in Scott's army in Mexico, and
was in every battle from Vera Cruz to the
City of Mexico. He was considered a
brave and valuable soldier. He was a
good scholar and man of varied attain
ments. In 1852, he was with Stephens's
surveying party, inrunning out the North
ern Pacific Railroad route, from Oregon to
Wisconsin. His services were highly ap-
preciated, and well rewarded by the Gov
eminent.
| In March, 1856, he came TO Kansas
with a quantity of Sharp's rifles, which
were taken from him at Lexington, on
the Missouri river From that time for
ward he served the cause of freedom
faithfully and without interruption. till
the time of his death.
| In the summer of 1856, the Georgia
guerrilla companies concentrated under
Col. Treadwell, and commenced building
Notifications and furnishing themselves
with military stores, ON Washington Greek,
ten miles southwest of Lawrence, ON the
claim of Mr. Saunders.
Word went out from this post. and 9TH
ers of similar character, that all the Free
State men must leave the Territory or be
killed; but that any Free Mason might
come in, and he should be safe. Tho
settlers became alarmed at these frequent
threats, and applied to Major Sedgwick,
commander of the T. S. Dragons at Lee
compton, to drive them away, or allow
them to do do it. Major S. sent over an
officer with company of soldiers, to ex-
anime into it, and gather information
The officer reported that they were a
company of Southern men building a
town, and the logs they were hauling
were for cabins.
New developments continued to alarm
the inhabitants, and they applied to the
people of Lawrence for assistance. In
order to dermine what course should be
pursued, it became necessary to send a
messenger to Col. Treadwell. to ascertain
what his objects and intentions were.
Major Hoyt volunteered to 90. Trust
ing to the honor of Col. Treadwell as a
brother Mason, he expressed perfect con-
fidence in the safety of the enterprise
He left Lawrence in the afternoon of Au
gust IL, 1856, entirely unarmed, and staiC
all night with a friend near Bloomington
and In the morning went over t.
Washington Greek, to Saunders Fort. He
staid there till after dinner, and left. Ht
was followed out on the prairie by three
men, and shot. Early next morning
word came in that man was shot nea
Fort Saunders, by the Georgians wht
were under Col Treadwell. Two boy
who were near the scene of action, wit
messed TIE deed. As Major Hoyt did no
return as was expected, his friends became
painfully anxious for his fate. a larg'
company of Free State men gathered, ant
established camp at DIR. +. G. Macy's
on Rock Creek. They sent over com
pany of thirty men. under the command
of Capt. Shombre, to search for the body
They called upon Col Treadwell for in
formation as to where it was buried, bu
could get none. After searching nearl
all day without success, they fortunatel
met u company of surveyors who ha
, seen the grave, and directed them to il
He was doubled up and thrown into
hole, his knees projecting from tn
ground. They took him ur, placed hi
the camp. On being examined by tn
physicians, it was discovered that he ha
G been shot from behind, the fatal bali ell
# tering the back of the head and paSsin
4 out at the forehead. His face was thick
d covered with corrosive sublimate, so as
}. destroy his identity as soon as possible
it and probably in twelve hours more,
It would have been destroyed. \ stror
i box was provided by Henry Hyatt,
Bloomington, in which his remains wei
deposited, and he was temporarily burie
in a beautiful grove on the banks of Roc
a Creek. lie has lain there in peace a lit
Z over ten months, when our citizens ha'
y y performed the last sad rite of burial,
u ) consigning him to his 6nalresting place.
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