Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-09-02
THE WAR IN KANSAS.
Burning Of the City of Lawrence.


The reader, after reading tho following
account Of late rebel raid into the city
of Lawrence, Kansas, can form some idea
OF the real character of the present war
along the frontiers. 1t is not minated
that this monstrous outrage has been the
pretext ofre,olintion. Nor does itnatter.
Its but two weeks ago that we published.
the account of the wholesale murder of a
family in the neighhorhood of Memphis
including the innocent children-by
a band Of negro soldiers. These scenes,
Of greater or less magnitude as compared
with the following, are Of almost weekly
occurrence. They are enough 10 make
humenily shpdder They ought TO make
us blush for our boasled christian cigilza-
ton, and yet, 10 express opposition to
such q war is TO be branded with aisoyal-
" and sympathy with treason
LEAvENwoTH, Augasl O.
From citizens of Lawrence who have ar-
I rived here for supplies have gathered Jho
toIlo@iug particulars regarding the burn
Ing Of that city by the guerrillas under
4 Quantrell; The list OF killed and wound
WA lhllAItl7 oOAtb ilhtlutt'l anu tl4li., lliG
majority of whom were killed Instantly.
The names caunot be all given Al. the p.os-
cnt time. however, The houses that re-
main standing were filed with killed and
wounded, OF all classes. From the ruius
Of the burned houses theremains of other
victims were being found Bat one hojl
is left standing. Quanlrell having spared II
in consequence Of his having made his
. HNnta fftayn tVif
pense, but the proprietor WUs shot
Among the most prominent citizens
the following are known 10 be killed.
G, W Cullimore. Mayor Of the clty, aud
his soL j, G Low, Isaiah TIasl, s. L.
Thorpe, Dr., Griswold, James Eidri5re,
james pervine, Colonel STONE. Two broth
. ors Gill, A. W Griswold Frederick Kun
( ball, Thomas Murphy, John Spear three
Lrothers DIX, Addison Waugh, Duncan AL
, lison, George Burt, Judge Carpenter, Rev.
Mr.. Snyder, Augustus Ellis, Lemuel Fill
f man, Dwight Coleman, Lewis Swan, Il.
Loomis, John Crane, Livi Yates, two bro,h-
. ers Runge, John Evans, q, w, Bell, Messrs.
+, Keith, Brown Dale Tvuoh. Palmer,
Sergeant, Dehuski AlbaeS, Powers and
Brant. These were hiiled instantly
: most Of them 10 their houses with thsir
wives and children cinging around them,
! while the murderers placed pistols to lheit
bodies and shot them .
The following are mortolly wounded:
= John Eldridge NJ. Baker, firm of Rlden-
!, hart d Baker Mr.. Williamson Gen. Holt;
. J. f. Hanson; w, S, R. Lykens
In one case these guerrillaS drove
. twelve mon into a house, shot Them. md
burned the building; and the iend, stood
on the banks of the river and dteI into
them, killing and wounding several
, Twenty-Five negro recruits we're shot by
t the gueriIas, VINO took all the money
that could be found in the pockets Of the
g citizens or in houses aud stole al! the la
g dies iewelry, even to the rings on their
6ngers.
= jim Lane escaped on horseback, rallied
n about two hundred men with arms, fox
s lowed and overlook Quantreli twelve miles
# south Of lawrence, when a fight occurred,
8 the result Of which is unknown
l. QuantreI is now retreatiDg toward Mis-
s souri,, burning everything on his route. -
8 IL is not expected that he will be inter-
cepted by our forces, and will probably
{ get away without loss,
# NoresisfanCe was madeat Lawrence the
G people being shot down as they ran through
- the streets in thernight clothes, and their
G bodies thrown down the wells and cis-
y terms.
i The citizens had been expecting sucha
0 raid from threats Quaulrell had made,
}, and had organized military companies tor
= defence part of whom had been under
y arms constantly, but from assurances that
i Quantrell would not invade Kansas, their
/ organizations we're Abandoned and The
e guerrilIas found The town entnely defence
2 less.
d A large train left here to-day with sup
/ plies Of clothing provision, &c, for tho
q sufferers, and the citizens Of LeaVenworth
j, have opened their doors TO all Yho
D come Many have avaied themselves Of
f. these bospitalitiosr and viii be well cared
for
3 The feeling amoag the citizens, here IS
l. very bitter against the commander of this
d department for being SO wholly unpfepared
/. 20 meet such aD emergency.
r. The Com mranding General was absen.
e from headquarters, and did NOT know Of
e The invasion until the destruction Of Law
~ renee was complete Everything was done,
IS however, in regard to the movement Of
a. troops TO intercept and capture Quantreii,
b hut u was too late.
f Our State authorities are now taking
ii ieon has been reinstaiea in command Of
l. the. new Eanas regiment; and is about
o. starting down the border with slihcient
h t.oops 10 overcome any force The cnemy
,r cau bring against him, and ifnotinlcrtnp-
le ted by commanding officers, raids INTO
Kansas viii end with the presenl one.
The men comprising Qu1nreli's forces
- are principally those haud5 OF glerrilIas
b, have been robbng and murderlng alorg
IL the border forthe past six monthswith but
a. little oposition. aud have pmple time to
n. prepare yerytbing that would ensuIe sue
- cess. They ore. probably, nov safe in
n Missouri with their plumber, and quietly
l' their homes az good Union citizens
r The loss at Lawernco is not less han SO I.
I, 900 900 and pill full heavly on Now York
:, and Leavenworth merchants. Two bank,
- we're robbed Of everv dollar and the tlird
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