New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-28
THE LAWRENCE MASSACRE.
one Hundred and Fifty Persons Killed
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Houses
Burncd-Sc~ncs and EncidcBss-Brutai.
ity of the h mAitti-ueroism Of Women.
From The Lesr.nworth Conservative


We arrived in Lawrence ut o'clock Flying
rumors had painted terrible picture. but the reality
exceeded the reports.
We found Massachusctts street one mas Of smolder
!ng ruins and crUmhlng walls. the Hight ron which
cast sckcnng glare upon the little knots OF excited
men aud distracted women gazing upon the RUNE VI
their once happy homes ard prosperous business Only
two business houses LEI. upon this streci-one
known the AImory and the other as the old Miller
Block.
About lcs houses in ali were burned and only one or
two escaped being ransaokcd. and everything 81 value
carried away destroyed.
Six or eight soldiers who camped upon this side II
tie river and ho fired across nj ever! Rebel Who n
pearcd upon the bank deferred the towards Dun de-
sroyirg some II Tie houses near tie iIri ana ron
cutting down tie neg INC fcIee Of ne keots !.
place az 30 Their every act during Their stay In The
city was characterized b, the most cowardly barbarsm
They entered the town on the eslp trng into every
house sud when the occupants appeared nj tine door
they shot down like dogs Dive bodies burned t.
a crisp lay the ruins oi Tie E4dridge House Ihey
could not be recognized. Eighteen out Of twenty two
unaImed recruits clp cd south oftovn were murdered
IN then tents. ILeT bodies lay IN the ooloied chnicA
when We arrived. Eessrs Trask Or Griswod. Baker
aud Thorp were shot In the yard of Or g. before
the ewes % their families Judge Carpenter was wound
cd in his yard and fell when Lis wife and sister threw
themselves upon his body begging for mercy but to
avail The lends disEOuniod ,tuck their pistols be
tween tie persons u his protectors and hred.
Miss Stone. daughter If tie proprietor Of the City
Hotel lad diamond rlns .io.en nom her tnter Qn
tre obliged the 10 restore IT, In revenge Tor this
the rurisns a;erWsId back and shot her father
before the mothers eyes. They also tried to kn Miss
Gen. Collamors vent INTO lis vel TO hide. and the
bad air Killed lin lis son and Pat. kceie lost teir
lives tryiLg 70 get the father out.
n: LIZ y per ,.s G Of 'I .Ss u.
horse who attempted To shoot him a. 10 an.
related 10 U.s.
Tie wife u Sheriff Brown three successive tirnos
put out tie fIe kindled "a burn TIE house. Her has
band WIS hidden under Tie Aoor Inc house Wa s'e 20
he Of The Jol-si Tribune and R,rtIlioas
Of course eyelod 20 tie groard- John specr j.. VI
The Tri5pnt started for hs homo from the once iier
the Rebels caDo in. Mr.. Murdoch. printer IN The
office siied 70 induce hiIs 10 accompany him INTO vel
near by for safety but 10 would do nothing bui 30 bois
70 defend lie house which he d.d AID was liled.
Murdoch went iuto the vel and as say al. youns
or son Of John Spcer ar hlcd a rebel and sfi- Tie
guests 81 The Eldfidge House were ordered ose usir
roorus pilsed and some Of tie people shot f~e ne
from Ohio wounded here, and are now In As u'y
Only the presence and yeTeMltoiy orders O! Qnalrc
prevented the massacre 81 al the occupants s'sr they
had been MARCHED out on the street
The Rebels were tod that there Was r"grs baby
,t in lie house but they said " We Will burn the Cd
d-n little brat" snd they did saw lite cb.Tr.e 70
books Il the County and District Clerks were burned
tt those 81 the Register Of DEEDS were IN ne Sale ara
are .ulyo.ed 10 Lave bccr sAved lsely sAic u Tie
cit, but two were robbed In The Edrdre stofe JAnrs
EAridg. and james PorTins gave the Rebels al he
money In the safe. and were instantly shot down Al
the hotels we're destroyed elceft TIE City n"fL ihs
Gas ID cash u ertlnh'cn ~ S~'''' s-u H' P|l'-|
AID al at A. OoovoO TIA; low enough estimate
The number Of bodies up to ihe tine We Iei wa -
%, pleh about - wore burned 20 badly ~ t. render
recognition Impossible There we're .Hge number ~
,raJ gers IN Town ard when tie entire ss IL a<cer-
famed We thins it win reach 10 kLod May were
doubtless Killed By tie Eebei pickeis ~ Tie bIaAh
The ~ pie isve not YET recovered 'foin TIE terrible
hov Sufficiently 70 appreciate the fu force Of their
ejaculation aid 1leu they do reco,er from tie shock.
many more VII doubtes. be m!ssiAs-
We hive seen battle Leds and 80. Irs Of carnage sno
hL Led n
be "a that soen among The tiaodering ruins at Law
renee. No Gshting-Do rss!staIcs: but cold b.oOGed
murder there -
We give below list Of sevontys'r kiled. and se'e
raj wounded. Tie feIds inisLed their mudeious
work In nearly every The list IA al Willie msn
few negroes we're kIed. bet We dic Lot get Leir