Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-15

DesrRUCriON OF LAwRa en-.



We fousd Nsssaelus5i.s, t5a main saTsst, one
mass Of sm0G.deIi1E ruins aud c-Emb.i1E H ais,
the light from which east 7.eT-zIul, glare us11
/ the l.sls Knots Of excited men and distracted
/ women g5z.ug upon Che rims ot iHsir once
/ happy hemes. ard prosperous business Oa.y
! two business houses were -e.t u7Cn rhI5 7rrest-
/ one known 77 the "Amorg, sni las 5faef i1a
/ sOd Miller Cez. .-
/ About ore hundred auE twenty 7s houses in
I s1I were burned. and only -w1 lr -s.ee escaped
I azirr rarFse5e7. and everything ql value gar-
riss sv7av 1f destroyed. SIX or. esEh. Ea.dJars,
/ -gn5r7 vgol th.s side OIL Sic river, au1 VINO
I fred scross every rebel who aqpeayse upon
| che bank. date-rzd t1s towards RON destroying
some Of t,e houses nsar life ferry, and TOu cut.
/ ting down the Gag pole.
The fsrcs of tn1 rebels rs gaTI1us'T c-tlmA'sd
/ at from go 30 400. Re able parties place i- aE
800 Tdli- every sc- during their stay IN tae
CITY was characterized by tee most cowaEcly
I baT5arism. e-
They autsred the town On the Fsl0p, firing
. into evarv house, aud. when ite occupants ou-
j pgare5 Of Tie 6eor. tbsy were snot down like
I dogs. The arms 0f the town War9 iu Che AZ
I rn5r-. -F which ths rebels trrk eaEssaai9E,
I slthruvb t',rv Gz4 -rue carry them OF.
samuel Jones, @ blacksmith. wss shot down
. at ais sAvi.--us oi She t-ss victims lis dy
I sull lay there at Ten O'Clock, yesterday morn
iur
Five bs5ipz. burned 20 crisp, lay aesr Che
ruins of the 'E.drdEe 10uss They cau.3 not be
raeogHizsl
E y1tson aut of The .~srly-t-o uasrrod re-
cEus, campel south q. rnr were murdered
. iH theif tents. Tleir bodies isv IN the c-iored
church VIXEN we arrived.
Msssrs TnsE, Dr.. GHswoI5, Baker and Sir.
7 Thr0Cp Hels sE8l snwu n the yard OF Dr. G.,
before tie eyes OF asoir families
. JglFe CGTIau.af Uss wounded iu his 7ari
/ and fell when hls vito En8 siser threw hem
/ selves upon bic BODY, begging for mercy boz 20
I no svsil The EutH lsmr- -..i sluez t1ar
pistols between Che persons oi his protectors,
and fred.
/ Gen. CeIsm17a went into his vel t- hi1 sud
I the bad sir killed h.n. Es son and PAT Kaefs
I lest their lITss trying 60 get tire father cua All
I three of the bottles were truud n the we'll
The life OF j r. Riggs, District Attorney
wEs saved hT lLs Heruiam o.. bis Wltr. who
seized the BRIDE OF the rebels horse. who at
I tempted to sloot him ss he ran.
Seversl cases Cf 1sUHs ilaHIa bravery of women
yyers related 30 40. The ..iIe o.. SaerE Brown
three successive tmas Put out the fire k.udled
/ ts burn the house. Her hu band was hidden
under TIE or The house was saved by this
[ heroine.
The cficss Of tire Journal. Tribua. and Re-
: Publican vera, ut c-ura. svalad t0 che GROUND
( John Syser, IT, of the Tribune, started r lis
4 home from = 1tiss st-sr ihs rebels came iu
I Mr. Murdoch, plintzTin the office tried 10 in-
/ 5ucs him 70 4ee0upaHg hln ato IS well uesr bV,
for safety, bEt be- would DO nothing hu. 90
home 10 leiud the House. which be did, aud
was killed. A-r1GrE went into rha wei aud
was saved. 4 younger son of John Spser, Ir.
lle3 rebel 7udae.t
Gussts aE Che l' -- wore r7efeI au5. tlair
rooms Bsered and s. us IF Che people shot.
I've men from Oga8 were wounded lhsrs and
are Row in tHls city Only tte D-sseaua and
uTsmptlrY grlars Of Qlaaral prevented .Hu
massacre Of a.- -h7 Occupants a6sr -hGv had
been marched Gu- on Hs street, The rebels
were tod -"e-l YRS b aagT1 1a1v st.II ben -ae
boBHa. bHr hey zH# Eve w burn the Cd
Id lslie brat mp. .-zul they did. We saw i-s
chsrTPd rsmsilg burned black as lla leal-s OF
ate rurl=r55s.
The bcsEs 6f tfs c0uu-y ard district clerk
we're burned tsgt mgHt of jhe register Jf deeds
were ~ the sac, aud ara supposed 20 hsvs
I been saved. Every safe ia the city but two
I wsg rob 3ed.
/ In the ElirdEe store, James E.51iIro snd
James Prms cave tie rebels 81 .as money iu
/ tho safe and were imm75issey shot down
/ The store is u the Lifg- blocks, and was not
/ burBed
/ All the hotslewrrs destroyed except the ty
T hotel The first one set ON fire was tls Mansion
/ house, where the rebels expected TO 6nd a large
number Of RHd Legs, nls there was only one.
and be escaped
The loss 10 cash IS estimated 81 S25OOC0. snA
IN property and al al S20J00gU. That is a
low enough estimate.
The number OF bodies un 70 the time We left
wss Gre tuudzGl and thirteen, of whom about
twenty wers bcrael 60 badly as 20 render recog-
BiUon impossible. There was a large number
O. strangers 10 tg"u. and when tna entire loss
il ssc,y.ained. we think +. win ras4h one ham
%
killed by the y-De. uicssts l the brush
The people have ugt yat recovered tr1a Che
terrible blow Sufficiently ta appreciate tts foil
E5res Of lhsir lssaiaugl. and when they DO re-
cover from he shock, maHy more viii, duu1t-
less, be missing.
We have seen ba.te-felds, and seoues Of
I carnage and bll0dslCT,. but have never wIi-
I nss5a1 a spectacle co HaTrbIsss that seen aiming
the smoUideHug ruins Of Lawrence. No fight,
/ ilg, no reaistauce. 5Us co t5i9oLs4 murder was
there.
From tha Lsaveuvarth Times. Aug. %
A large uUmbaG Of gentlemen came over from
| Lewrsncs, early lHs morning from whom we
collect the following details Of the horrible mas
J sscre Bt Lawrence
TheiuhsbItsnis of The principal street, bias
suC Snsetts. were aroused absut half-psst four
ocIer>. IN tns morning, 1Y h1Fs-nou FIliar fu-
nously tsg0ggh The town. QlsutreH entered
! The piece adNl. gHsr.sr before 5 o'clock. 10
I person. and im .ss8ate. .v posted his pickles ont
around Tie tovu 70 every direction At sunrise
| be work of puursr ard murder commsucei
Bands rovgd ground srolgh the streets and
suburbs, e. will r0h5.rF sod shooting down
/ sverv man they met with the ~emcniac abao-
. don o. cauniba.s. We 'olt whether -Ters Is
para Ia case OF unmIzso ssT0rifv IN tho '---e1rv
. OF civilization, during Che last century Men
. feausG inspired with tae pTGt11ndesE sai-It of
he'll, ia the very 3-m0Hianl with which they
I murdered f1T tsa speCs o. about SIX hours, iu-
noesnt, u8oH9lcing, and unarmcd men aud
! bows.
Ia the confused manner fn which statements
/ come iu, 90 is impossible as yes- 20 give q coD-
/ uoeted aerount ol the whole aFair. We have
I 30 gather i1ioHnsHll h-rs and .hars, and -hr1-
/ facjs and incidents together ss we hear from ro-
| liable s1Hlcas-
when the buehahscrsrs rode into the town,
I they did SO yelling SO ihe Top of their voices,
and saying that they intended 10 kill all, with
out exception.
Msvor Collsmors. to avoid being killed, went
/ down INTO bis WE'LL ald vas sufJcEtsd by foul
air.
Gen Lane escaped into c0rnfald near his
house. sad thus saved himself us was one Of
tue FIRST men back into he town after Q1antreA
ka5 lsft, sad immsdlsss. y organ z'd Uand and
started 30 pursuit. Al iGur o'clock last eve
ping messenger bad arrived IN Lawrence rom
Lane stating that he had over.aEsn QusnTeE
a. 9okl5u City, srd ,lst g e zht WgUd 'mme-
disfeIy take TIaes. j ir-oresalsHt8 were going
to him from the town end country 80 every ji-
recii0E. His house was burned. Mrs Laue
.yiod bard i0Hage il b8t i5 Hss ed three diE
ieTeBt amas- ara finally was elliciy destroyed
with cvsFT hing iH %
Maj5l um1 arrived u sight Of Tau-eres
iustas @ laalfs.l Tas leaving hi Immediately
.r,rte7 bl5 f1rcas about. with a -5s,g ID, i..+..