White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-08-27

n seven tn0 oSus0 0seouS' f'yo6 ."
mors had painted q trrrible picture, but
the reality exceeded report. {
We found Massachusetts,, the main
street. one mass Of smonldering ruins and
crumbling walls, the light from which
cast sickening glare upon the little knots
of excited men and distracted women.
gazing upon the ruins Of their once hap
py homes. snd prosperous busiursa.' On
" two business houses were left upon
this street known as the Armory,
and the other the old Miller bloch"
About one hundred and twenty Ave
houses in oil. were burned, and only one
OF two escaped being rsnsacked. and eve
rything Of value carried away OF destroy
ed. Six OF eight soldiers camped upon
this side Of the river, and who fred across
II every rsbsl who appeared upon the
bash, deferred the towards from destroy
ing some Of the houses near the ferry,
and from eueting down the Gag pole.
The force Of the rebels is vsriously es-
tima.ed from $50 to 400 Reliable psr-
tres place it at 800. Their every sct du-
ring their stsy in tho city. was character
ized by the most cowsrdly bssbsrism.
They entered the town on the gallop,
firing into every house. spd when the oc-
cupsnts appeared at tho door, they were
shot down like dogs. The arms Of the
town were in the srInory. Of which the
rebels took possessions although they did
not carry them of. .zai
Samuel Jones. . blacksmith, wss shot
down q hin anvil-ons Of the first vic
tins. His body still lay there ct ten
O'Clock, yesterday morning. sad
Five bodies, burned to crisp, lay nesr
tho ruins Of the Eldridge House. They
conld not be recognised. os
Eighteen out Of swenty-two nnarmcd
recruits csuped south Of town. were mur-
dered in their tents. Their bodies 10y in
the Colored Church when we srrive'3.
Messrs. T,ask, DR.. Griswold. Baker.
and Thorp, wore shot down in che yard
Of Dr.. g., before The eyes oftheM families.
Judge Carpenter was woufsded in his
yard and fell, when bis wife AMI sister
threw themselves upon bis body, b'gging
for mercy, but to no avail. The 6ends
dismouuted. stuck their pistols between
the persons of his protectors and bred.
Miss Stone. daughter of the proprietor
Of the City Hotel, had diamond ring
stolen from her finger. Quantrile obliged
the man to restore it. In revenge for
this, the ruffians afterwards csme back
and shot her father before the mothers
eyes. They also tried to kill Miss Stone.
Gen. Coflsmore went into his we'll to
hide, and the bad sir killed him. His
son and Pat Keefs lest their lives trying
to get the father ous. All three Of the
bodies were in the we'll when we left.
The life of S. A. Riggs, District Attor,
ney. was saved by the heroism of his
wife, who seized the bride Of the rebels
horse, who attempted to shoot him 40 he
ran.
Several cases Of remarksbls bravery Of
women were related to ns. The wife Of
Sheriff Brown three successive times put
ont the FIRE kindled to burn the house.
Her husband was hidden under the floor.
The house was saved by this heroine.
The Offices Of the Journal. Tribune.
and Republican were. Of course, leveled
to the ground. John Speer, Jr.. of the
Tribune. started for his home from the
office after the rebels came in. Mr.. Mur:
dock. . printer in the Office. tried to in.
duce him to accompany him into . we'll
near by, for safety, bot he would do moth
ing but 60 homo to defend the house.
which be did and was killed. Murdock
went into the we'll and was saved. A
younger son Of John Speer, ST., killed .
rebel and left.
Guests at the Eldridge were ordered
out. their rooms piliaged. and some of
the people shot. Two men from Ohio
were wounded there and are now in this
City. Only the presence and persmptory
orders Of Qnantrile prevented the msssa-
ere of oil the occupants after they had
marched ont on the street. The rebels
were told there was . negro baby still in
the house. bot they said. 1--WE will born
the Cd d-d little brat up"-snd they
did. We saw it's charred remains. burn.
cd black ss the hearts of its nurlerers.
The books Of the County and District
Clerks were burned, bot those Of the
Register Of Deeds were in the safe. snd
ere supposed to have been saved. Every
safe in the City Was robbed bat two.
In The Eldridge store. james Eldridge
and james Psrrins gsve the rebsls sll the
money IN ths sac, snd were Immediately
shot down. This store Is in the miller
bloe1. and was not burned.