Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-24
DAILY SENTINEL.
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Particulars OF the lawrence Affair.
LEAvEvwuR1H August % Prom citizens who
have arrived here from Liwrence I have gath
cred the fcllowing particulars in regard to the
burning of that place by Qutntrll:
The list OF killed and wounded numbers some
seven hundred ami eghrv. the majority Of whom
were instantly killed The names cannot sll be
given now however. The houses that remain
Standing are hnbed with killed and wounded A
great many chaTred rem ins have been taken
from the ruins of the burned houses, and more
are constantly being found. There j. bat one
hotel standing Quantrill having spared il in con
sequence of having made his home there some
years since without eXlense. bot it, proprietor
was shot. Among the most prominent citizens
the following are known to he killed:
Gen Geo. Cdllamore, Major City and his
son. J G. Lowe Josiah Trask. S p. Thorp. Dr.
Griswold. james Eldrdge. James Perrine. Col
one and two of his brother; \. w Grs~od
Frederick Kmbrll Thomas Murphy. John Spear
and three brother; ID 4. Addison, Waugh Duncan
A son, ,ieOrge Bart Judge e trpenter Rev
Mr.. Suydar. August Ellis, Lemuel Fillmore
Dwight Coleman Leafs Swan X LOOMS John
Crane Lewis Gites aud Two brothers John Evans
G. W Bell, Mes>rs Keith. Brown. D'lee. Firth
Plmer Sergeant DeWiski. Albock. Powers and
Brant.
These we're Instantly killel most of them in
their own houses WIKI their wives and chidreI
ci'nging to tafm While The mur,lerers placed
pistols 10 their bodie. ai,d shot llem.
Ike foti"Wing are Tnprtrliy woursicd:
! .s"ph Eidrdse Mr Il ker. Of The firm Of
Reieuour X 3 ker. Mr. Wilkinson. Geo. Holt.
j. +. Harst-cn, and l. Y Krns
In one ease The gue rIlS drove twelve men
into one house. shot them and burned the build
ing. The inhthitant~ fei the ravines and
bushes and the fends stood upOn the banks and
murdered them by scores. Twenty FIVE negro
recruits were shot. Tbey took all the money
they could find in the citizens pockets, stole
horses and ladies' jewe!ry-even the rings of
their husers.
Jun Ltne escaped on horseb ok aud rallied
about Two hundred men "Ith arms and followed
aud overlook Quntri twelve miles south of
/ 'wreace. where .ht easuei. bu, the result IL
unknown Qunntri j. now retrettiug towards
Missouri. burning ever, thing Oh Ms ronte 1t is
not e1l ected he will he entr pped bN forces,
and he will probably get awhv without loss.
No resistance was mace in lawrence the peo
pie being sh u down rs lhey we're passing through
the streets in their night clothes and their bodies
thrown IN wells and ci-tcrIls
The citizens have been expecting such a raid
from the thre ,ts Qu,ntrill h.d made had organ
IL d military cumpln'es for defense, atoi whom
we're constantly under arms hut from assurances
that Quantriil would not invade insas their or
ganizations abandoned ard the guerrilli
found them entirely defenseless
large train departed from here 10 day with
supplies provisions. clo'hing &c.. for the suffer
ers and the citizens OF Leaveuworth have opened
their doors To all who may choose 10 come Many
have availed themselves Of this hospitality. and
they will be vel cared for Tie feeling among
the citizens here i very bitter against the com
manders OF this department and district for being
SO wholly unprep rel to meet such an emer2eucy.
The General c0mmanding wac absen: from head
quarters. aid did rot know of the invasion until
the destruction Of Lawrence was complete
Everything done, however in regard to the
movement OF troops 10 intercept and capture
Quan,Iill but i was too late Our State au-
thOrites taking matters IN their own
hands
Col Jeuni>on has been reinStated 20 the com
mand "f iew Knsis regiments end is about to
start ,ioNn the border with j., sufficient force To
overcome any force the RI ,eiS can muster in that
region. ,ni II he : interierrei with bv the
comm 'td.u- officers. the raids into Kansas will
end with the present. one
The men comprising QuautTill's force are prin-
cpa!iy tlip-e bands of euerrilas wh0 have been
robbing .,ir numbering along the border tor the
past SIX months with hut lite opposition, and
have hsi ample time To prepare everytaing that
Won d ensure success They ne now probably
sale IN Missouri with their puuder lud quietly
at their homes as good onion citizens
The loss At Lawrence ctn rot be less than two
millions OF property. aud i will fall heavy upon
New Ioik AMI Leivenwor'h.
Several merchants and two b1uks were robbed
ot every dollar. and II third escaped only because
the heat was - great th,t the rebels could not
get the v-ult ooeu.