The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-29
The Lawrence MassRore-Auothcr
Account OF the Awtul Tragedy
LKAVBNwoRTH. August "a.

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I'VE arrived in Lawrence at seven
O'clock. Flying rumors bad painted a
terrible picture, bat the reality exceeded
the reports.
1--WE found Massachusetts, street one
mass Of smOuldering ruins and crumb:
ling walls, the light from which cast a
sickening glare upon the little knots Of
excited men and distressed women, gsE
ing upon the ruins OF their once happy
homes and prosperous business, Oaly
two business houses were left upon this
street--one known as the Armory, aud
the othor As tho old Miller Block.
A out one hundred and twenty Eve
houses, in ali, were burned and only one
or two escaped being rRnsAcked, and
every thing Of value carried away or
destroyed.
Six or eight soldiers, who camped upon
this side Of the river, and who irod
across at every rebel who appeared upon
the bank, deferred the towards from do
stroying some of the houses near the
ferry, and from cutting down the Gag
pole. The force Of the reb, IS is various
ly estimated from $50 to 400
Reliable parties place II at 500. Their
every act during their stay in the city
was chAracteriE d by the most coward
ly bArbarism. They entered the town
on the gallOp, firing into every house,
and when the occupants appeared al the
door they were shot down like dogs
Five bodies, burned to a crisp, lay near
the ruins Of the Eldridge House. They
could not be recognized. Eighteen out
Of twenty-five unarmed recruits, camp
ed south Of town, were murdered in
their tents Their bOSies lay in the
colOred church when we arrived. Messrs
Trask, DR.. Griswold, Baker, and Thorp
were shot down in the yard of De. q,
before the eyes Of their families. Juugc'
Carpenter was wounded in his yard,
and fell, when his wife and sister threw
themselves upon his body, begging for
mercy, but to no avail The fends dis
mounted, suck their pist is between the
persons Of his protectors, aud fred
Miss Stone daus hter of the proprietor
of the City Hotel, had diamond ring
stolen from her finger. Quantrell obli-
ged the man to restore II. In revenge
for this the rufllans af erwards came
back and shot her father before the
mothers eyes. They also tried to kill
Miss Stone.
General Collamore went into his well
to hide, aud the bad air killed him. His
son and Pat. Keefe lost their lives trying
TO get the father out
The life OF District Attorney Riggs was
saved by the heroism of his wife, who
seized the bride If the rebels horse,
who Attempted TO shoot him as he ran
Several cases Of remarkable bravery of
women were related 20 US.
The wife of Sheriff Brown three sue
cessive times put out the fire kindled to
burn the house. Her husband was hid
den under the floor. The house was
saved by her heroism.
The Office of the Journal, Tribune and
Republican were, of course, leveled 10 the
ground. John Speer, jr, of the Tribune,
started for his home from the Office after
the rebels came In. Mr.. Murdoch, a
printer In he Office, tried 20 induce him
TO accompany him into a we'll near by
for safety, tut he would do nothing bat
go home 10 defend the house, which be
did, and was k He'd.
| Murdoch went into the well and wal
saved. A younger son of John Speer
sr., killed a rebel and Jeff. The guests
at the Eidridge House were ordered out
their rooms pillAged, and some Of tie
people shot. Two men from OHIO were
wounded there, and are nov IN this city
0nly the PRESENCE and peremp'ory or.
ders Of Quantr ell prevented the mass acre
Of all the occupants after they had beer
marched out on the street
The rebels We're told that there was
negro baby still In the house, but they
said, 1--WE Will burn the I'D d---n litilt
brat" and they did We saw its chArreC
remains, burned black as the hoart of III
murderers. The books OF the County
and District Clerks we're burned, bu
those of the Register Of Deeds were Il
the safe, and are supposed 10 have beer
saved, Every safe in the city but tw
we're robbed. In the Eld,idgo Store
Ames Eldridge and James PerIino CAV
tue fe6sis all the money in the safe, an
were instantly shot down. Ali the ho
tells we're destroyed except the City Ho
tel. TIE loss IN cash is estimated 4
$3.50 00O ana in property and all at So,
OOO000 That Ia a low enough estimat
rhe numberof bodies, up 10 the tim
we left, was ll3, Of which about 20 wei
burned 80 badly 40 10 render recogniti
lmpossible There were large numb,
II strA gers mt wB, aud when the ntll
loss 10 a,certainea, We think u viii reac
$50 killed. Many were, doubtless, kille
by the rebel pickets In the brush.
I The people have not etrecoVered foI
/, the terrible blow, sufficiently to ~
, preciate the full force Of their dssoli
!, tl1n, and when they do recover FROM n
! shock, many more will doubtless
q missing.
!, We have seen battle-h Ids al seen,
? of carnage and blOodshed, but ha'
. never witnessed a spectacle 30 horrible
d that seen among the smouldering ruins
g Lawrence. No hgnung resistance
c uu colo blOOded murder was there
. Persons just from Lawrence report th
n the number OF dead will reach 40, pei
r hSps 200, a. bodies are constantly beir
found.
The excitement throughout the State
= Intense a our cItiz-us unanimously O
4 gard the Lawrence massacre a. q
d legitimate rsllt OF the Schohvld Evil
e policy in Missouri aud Kansas.
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