Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-08-27
THE LAWRENCE TRAGEDY.

Frightful Atrocities of the Rebels
Murders in Cold Blo0d-Names OF
Victims Features and Incidents o.
the Massacre-PoItr0onery OF a
Federal 0fficer-The Pursuit Of
Qnantrel and his Butchers.
LEAvENwoRTn. Kansas, Aug. "a. 1868.
The Conservative publishes the follow
ing account of the Lawrence massacre
from one of its editors just returned from
the ruins:
We arrived in Lawrence Z O'clock
Flying rumors had painted a terrible pic
ture, but the reality exceeded the report
| We found Massachusetts street one mass
of smonldering ruins and crumbling walls,
the light from which cast sickening glar.
tracted woman gazing upon the ruins Of
their once happy homes and prosperous
| business
Only two business houses were left upon
this street, one known as the Armory, and
the othor the old Miller block. About TWEEN
ty-five houses in all were burned, anu on
ly one or two escaped being ransacked and
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troyed.
Six or eight soldiers camped upon this
side of the river, and who irel across at
every rebel who appeared upon the bank,
deferred the towards from destroying some
Of the houses near the ferry, and from cut
ting down the flag pole.
The force of the rebels is variously esti
mated at from 25D to 100. Reliable par
ties place il at 800. Their every act dur.
lug their stay in the city was characteri-
zed by the most cowardly barbarity.--
They entered the town on the gallop, firing
into every house, and when the occupants
appeared at the door, they were shot dowr
like dogs. Five bodies were burned to a
crisp. and lay near the rims OF the Ell
bridge House. They could not be recog
nized.
Eighteen ont Of twenty-five IN
AIMED colored recruits. camped sonfh Of
town, were murdered in their tents Theil
bodies lay in the coloied church when VIC
arrived
Messr.. Trask and DIR. Griswold, Ba
ker. and Thorp, were shot down IN the
yard of DIR. g., before the eyes of their
families. Carpenter was wounded in his
yard and fell. when his wife and sister
threw themselves upon his body. begging
for mercy. bnt to no avail. The fends dis
mounted, stuck their pistols between the
persons Of his protectors and fired.
a Miss Stone. daughter of tine proprietor
of the City Hotel. had a diamond ring sto
len from her finger. Quantrel obliged the
man tn restore it. In revenge for this,
the ruffians afterwards came back and
shot her father before the mot hers eyes
They also tried to kill Miss Stone.
Gen. Collamore went into his we'll TO
hide, and bad air killed him. His son
and Patrick Knafe lost their lives trying
to get the father cut. The life of District
Attorney Tiggs was saved by the herosm
of his wife, who sliced the bride o. the
re bells horse who attempted to shoot him
as he ran.
Several cases of remarkable bravery Of
woman were related to us.
The wife of Sheriff Brown, three succes.
sive times, put out the fire kindled to burn
the house. Her Husband was hidden un-
der the floor. The house was savedby her
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herosm.
The offices of the Journal. Tribune and
! Repubfican were Of course. leveled to the
ground John Speer of the Tribune,
started for his home from the Office after
the rebels came in. Mr. Murdock. prin.
ter in the office, tried to induce him to &C.
company him into well near by, for SAFE
lty; but he would do nothing but go home
to defend the house, which he did, and
was killed. Murdoch went into the well,
and was saved.
A Young SON Of John Spesr, ST., killed
rebel and left.
The guests at the Eldrilge House were
ordered ont. their rooms pillaged, and
some Of the people shot, Two men from
Ohio wers wounded there. and are now in
this city. Only the presence and perempt'
DRY orders Of Quantrcl prevented the mas
sacre of all the occupants aass
After they had been marched about on
the streets, the rebels were told there was
negro baby still in the house. They
said 1--WE will burn the Cd did little
brat up,' and they did. We sac the
charred remains, burned as black as the
hearts of It's murderers. isa =
The books of the County and District
Clerks were burned. but those of the Reg
lister of Deeds were in the safe, and are
supposed to have been saved. Every safe
IN the city but two was robbed. In the
Eldridgs store, James Eldriige and
james Perrins gave the rebels ali the mon,
ley in the safe and were Immediately she'
down. tls - eas I'D asfhlkoas
|, AL the hotela we're destroyed. except
the City Hotel. The loss in cash is
lestimsted at $3.50 900. aud on property and
all. at two million doliars.p This Is low
enoughHestimete. 10
The number Of bodies. up to the time
we left: .wa~.n l13; - which about twenty
were burned so badly a. to render recosnl.
.ltion impossible. There were large number
4 Of strangers in town.. and when the entire
loss is aseertsined. We think it will reach
a. Il ..M++ - Yes.