The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-30

nUnDfa or TnAsE, rropr, AND onIswoLT


MURDER or TRAsK, TnoRP, AND aRrswoLr.
Shortly after their arrival in the city,
a detachment crossed the ravine - the
west side, and, surrounding the houses,
called the citizens and shot them. A
party went 10 the residence OF DR.. Girls.
void, and with demohiac yells said 1.-THE
Did a--s Of BIS must come out Of
there"
Mr.. Trask, and, We believe, Mr.. Thorp
were boar ding with DR.. Griswold, and
all three of the gentlemen went out of
the house by the front door, when they
were Immediately taken p isoners. Their
names were asked, and as tho answers
were given each in turn was deliberately
shot down. Mr.. Track was recently
marriS d, and his young wife stood by, q
witness Of ts- husbands assassination.
Mr.. Griswold leaves a moat amiable lady
and two children 20 lament his lose.
MURDER OF Mr.. STONE.
Mr.. Stone was killed by one of party
which remained in town after the main
body had gone. They remained with the
ayowed purpose of killing Miss Lydia
Stone, her father and brother; and for
that purpose ordered all in the house To
form a line outside. Hearing this Mr..
Stevens went up stairs and informed Miss
Store that she as well as himself was
marked for q victim, and asked if she
would not try to escape. The brave girl
replied that il would be useless; that
they would probably kill some of them,
and that she would share the danger, 4" il
might as well be her as any Of the
others"
During the confusion which ensued in
front Of the house, Mr.. Stevens and MIR.
Stone, Jr., escaped by back door and
secreted themselves on the bank Of the
river. Finally the house was cleared, and
the citizens formed in a line outside,
when the villains commenced questioning
them, asking their names, where they
were born, etc. A gentleman answered,
Central Ohio" when one of the party
remarked, that is worse than Kansas"
and shot him, the wound, however, not
being fatal. A lady in the house was
then fired at, when Mr.. Stone commenced
TO remonstrate with them, was immedi-
diately shot, the ball entering the left
side Of the head, killing him almost in
stan!y.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
We are indebted TO Mr.. VIM. X.
Kempf's account for the following scenes
and incidents:
Citizens without arms, who came 10
the door in obedience TO their call, would
be shot at sight. Several were shot
down on the sidewalks, and when their
buildings burned, their bodies would
roast Others could be seen in the
burning buildings.
In one instance the wife and daugh.
ter of a man threw themselves over his
body, begging for bis lite. But one Of
the marauders deliberately thrust bis
revolver down between the two women
and killed the man
One of the first persons out was Colo
mel Deitzler. Tie sight that met us
when coming out cannot describe.
have read of Ouirages committed in the
so-called dark ages, and horrible as they
appeared TO me, they sink into insignif-
canoe in comparison with what | was
then compelled 10 witness. Well. known
citizens were lying in front Of the spot
where their stores or residences had
been, completely roasted. 4he JOdie,
iOeye cy1sped and nearly Jlaok. We though,
at first that they lOere all negroes, hU zoe re-
cognised some of them. In handling tlt
dead bodies pieces Of roasted flesh Mould re-.
main IN our hands
Soon our strength failed us in this hor-
rible and sickening work. Many could
not help crying like children. Women
and little children were all over town
hunting for their husbands and fathers
and sad indeed was the scene when they
did finally find them among the cOrpses
laid out for recognition. cannot des
oribe the horrors language fails n .
and the recollection of scenes witness
ed maks me sick when am compelled
TO repeate them.
Captain Banks surrendered the Ell
bridge House by waving a white DAG
from the window, and was promised that
the ladies should be treated with respect
and that the men should be regarded az
prisoners. The party were then sent 70
tuC w AAANAitI AAOAuD 0ECOAIf DtAuE
followed all the way by three or four Of
the gang, crazed with drink, and totally
regardless of the decencies of modesty
in their remarks to the prisoners. 0nC
man was shot while the prisoners were
passing toward the Whitney House, but
upon the interpretation of Quantrils Au-
thority they were no further injured.
The Eldridge House was ransacked
from cellar TO garrett, and plundered oil
everything which could tempt the cupid
ity of the guerrillas. Trunks were cut
open, clothing taken, ladies' wardrobes
seized or ruined, and the house fred in
the drug stores below, from whence the
flames rapidly spread, and in q short
time the noble structure was only hear
Of ruins, the second destruction upon the
site
Plumber was carried off on pack horses
and each private Of the rebel gang must
have been greatly elAted by his share Of
the prize money, as all the safes Ia the
city were cut open or blown up by filling
the key holes with powder. In some in
stances the keys were demanded, and
a refusal in every case was a death war
rant, and compliance scarcely better
The amount carried sway by the gang
will probably exceed $75 900.
After they had been marched about on
the streets, the rebels we're told there was
a negro baby still in the house. They
said, ave will burn the Cd id little
brat up" And they did. We saw its
charred remains, burned rs black IS the
heart Of its murderers.
Antl-SiRvsry organ In VicksbuTE.
Mr.. f. Montgomery, formerly editor
Of Tho NinEnhnrlr NNhnn h..a Enr. 49,.