White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-08-27

From the Conseryative.)

incidents OF the Massacre.
From the conservatve.) ca
Rev. D. b. Fisher. Chaplain Of tb,
Fifth Kansss. had most marvellous o.
cape from guerillss. He was sick in hi,
house when Quantrile's 6ends came afte,
him. He escaped into hole in the celia
and Was passed BY when the sssasin.
went down there to End him. Ate,
they went up stairs and set Ere to ths
house. his wife got permission to take
the carpet ont. Mr.. Fisher was inform.
ed of it, and while bis wife and another
lady were dragging the carpet ont, be
got through trap door in the 6oor and
went ont under the carpet. the rebels in
the meantime continuing their search
The carpet was so thrown down In The
ward q to conceal him, and he remsined
under it while the house burned down.
There are many similar instances in
which the women of Lawreuce exhibited
a cou.ags and devotion o. crest as histo'
~ has ever recorded. Stout men relate
these deeds with tears Of JOY and pride
filling their eyes.
Mrs. Riggs. wife Of the District Attor-
ney, Miss Lydia Stone and Mrs. John
speer. who put out the FIRE on her dwell
ling after it had been twice lighted. are
among the heroines Of Lawrence. Mrs
Judge Carpenter acted as bravely as Po-
cahontas, bnt the rebels were more brutal
than the Indian Powhattan. for they xii.
led her husband after she had thrown her
self upon his body. er.
Dr.. Logan says nothing that he has
ever seen or read Of. can equal the fiend-
ish brutality Of the deeds done in Law
renee. He hopes that Jennison will 60
to Jackson County. Missouri. and moi
leave house or hen coop standing.
Capt. A. r. Banks. Provost Marshal
for Southern Kansas. left here for Law
renee yesterday to raise company for an
independent expedition. Every paper in
his office, including all the enrolment
lists, was destroyed. This work will all
have to be done over again. before there
can be any draft in Southern Kansas.
Capt. Banks can raise men. however.
without rcsorting to . DRAFT. All his
money and effects wera either burned or
stolen. Those who fered with him
will gladly fight with him.
"FoRcED IN."-A rebel straggler OF
Quautriie was captured after the massa-
ere, who said that he had been forced
into the SERVICE" and had not been into
Lawrence. Upon searching him three Of
his pockets were found foil Of greenbscks.
He said his sympsthies were with the
North and always had been. He was
killed.
Walt. Willis. of Lawrence. is raising
. company for Jennison's regiment. he
lost seven thousand dollars worth of
property in the Lawrence Massacre. He
goes in to kill. and wants men who can
live on half rations and expect to be kill
ed before payday.
GEN. J. H. LASE.-When the BUSH
whnckers came into Lawrence. Gen. Lane
insisted on rem aiming in his house and
fighting alone. and only ran when urgent
" importuned to do 50 by his wife. If
he had had ten men in his house, the
murdcrers would have suffered.
The LITTLE BLgE ON FIRE.-Capt.
Martin Anderson. Of the Eleventh Kan
sas. has bern visiting the Little Blue. in
Jackson County. Mo.
Wherever the women reported that
their husbands were in the Southern Ar.
my. he had their traps removed from the
house and the thing burned up. On
Sunday night the Little Blue seemed to
be on fire.
Quantities. spies were in Lawrence
and told him when to strike. They are
IN this town. We have several rebels
here now. who would like TO see Guam
tribe cut the throats Of orr citizens. Such
men should be cleaned ont and hung.
Jos. F. Hampson. Clerk for Captain
Banks. was shot twice after his money
had been taken and he had been promised
protection by the bushwbackers. One
bullet went entirely through his body.
Nor KnAKD.-Gen. Collsmore's son
was not killed. He was riding out Of
town and was the first person shot. He
was wounded in the leg. but not seriously.
Richmond would have been ours a
year anil half ago. il Gen. Mcclellan
had shown as mnch strategy in the face
of Gen. Lee as the women Of Lawrence
did in front Of Qnantriie.
Weston. Mo-. yesterday raised two
hundred dollars for the relief Of Lawrence.
There are good men over there, and they
are doing their duty handsomely.
Rev. D. H. Fisher. lost nearly every
thing he had. in the Lawrence Massacre.
The NJ. E. Sunday School on Sunday
gave him $40.
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