Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-27

| StrOylng some OF lle houses near lu5 4SI-
~, aud from cutting down the fag-pOle.
The force of the rebels is yariOusly ssti-
mated at $50 to 400.
Reliable parties place it at 300. Their
every act during their stay in the city
was characterized by the most oOwsrdly
barbarism. They entered the town on the
/ gallop, firing into every house, and when
the occupants would appear at the door
they were shot down like dogs. Five DO
dies burned to q crisp lay near the ruins
of the Eldridge House They could not
be recognized Eighteen out of twenty
two unarmed recruits, camped south of
Town, were murdered in their tents. Their
bodies lay in the colored church when we
arrived. Messrs. Trssk, DR.. GriswOld,
Baker and Thorp, were shot down in the
yard of DR.. g., before the eyes Of their
families. Judge Carpenter was wounded
in his yard, and fell, when his wife and
sister threw themselves upon his body,
begging for mercy, but TO no avail. The
fends dismounted, stuck their pistols be-
tween the persons of his protectors, and
fired.
"AIiss Stone, daughter of the proprietor
of the City Hotel, had diamond ring sto =
len from her finger. QusntreI obliged the
man to restore It. In revenge for this the
ruffians afterWard came back and shot her
father before the mothers eyes. They al
so tried to kill Miss Stone.
q GeneoaI COllamore went into his well
to hide and the bad air killed him. His
Fon and Pet. Keefe lost their lives trying
to get the father out. ar
The life Of District Attorney Riggs was
saved by the heroism of his wife, who
seized the bride Of the rebels horse, who
attempted to shoot him as he ran.
Several cases Of remarkable bravery
Of women were related TO u.s.
The wife of Sheriff Brown three sue
eessive times put out the fire kindled to
burn the house. Her husband was hidden
under the f1oor The house was saved by
her heroism. als5r -
The Offices of the Journal, Tribune and
Republican were, Of course, leYeled to the
ground. John Speer, Jr., Of the Trib-
une, started off for his home from
| the office after the rebels Dame in. Mr..
4 Murdoch, a printer in the office, tried to
induce him to accompany him into well
near by for safety, but he cOuld do nothing
but 90 home to defend the house, which he
did, and was killed,
Murdoch went into the veil and was
saved. A younger son Of John Speer, Sr.,
| killed a rebel and left. The guests at the
Eldridge House were ordered out their
rooms pillsged, and some of the people
shot. Two men from Ohio we're wounded
there, and are now in this city. Only the
presence and peremptory orders Of Guam
| trell prevented the massacre OF all the
occupants after they had been marched out
on the street.
HThe rebels were told that there was a
negro baby still in the house, but they
said, eve will burn the Cd d--n little
brat and they did. We saw its charred
romans, burned black as the heart of its
murderers. The books of the County and
District Clerks were burned, and those of
the Register Of Deeds were in t5e safe,
and are supposed to have been saved
Every safe in the city but two were robbed
in the Eldridge Store. James Eldridge
and James Perrine gave the rebels all the
money in the safe, and vas instantly shot
down. All the hotels were destroyed ex-
cept the City Hotel The loss in cash is
estimated at S250,O0O and in property and
all at S2,OOO,000. That is low enough
estimate.
"The number of bodies, Up to the time
we left, was l13, of which about 20 Wert
: burned so badly as to render recognition
impossible. There were a large number
Of strangers in town, and when the entire
, loss is ascertained, we think it viii reach
| $50 killed. Many were, doubtless, killed
| by the rebel pickets in the brush.
HTbe people havenot yetrecovered from
the terrible blow, sufficiently to appreciate
: the full force Of their desOlation, and
when they do recover from the shock
many more will doubtless be missing.
. awe have seen battle-felds and scene
a of carnage and bloodshed, but have neyei
= witnessed a spectacle so horrible as tina
r seen among the smouldering ruins at Law
4 renee. No ighting-no resistance; bu
cold bloOded murder was there.
3Persons just from Lawrence repor
d that the number of dead viii reach 17C
n perhsps 200, as bodies are constantly be
i ing found.
Y HThe excitement throughout the State
intense and our citizens unanimously re
gard the Lawrence massacre as the legiti
mate rule of the Schoheld-Ewing policy i
10 Missouri and Kansas.
b When last heard from, General Ian
?. was at Hickman's Mills, Missouri, wit
le half-clothed, half-armed men in pursui
y He attacked Quantrel about ten mile
d south of Lawrence, and kept up a runnin
id fight with him 10 Missouri killing up
,r this tine nineteen Of the rebels.
Major Plumb was at Blue, not fN
n miles east of Lawrence, when Quantre
er left the town; he failed TO aid Lane. b
ID ports say Plumb's men denounced him f
is declining to attack Quantrell, who offerC
be him battle at one point near 0ttoWa. LaI
i" headed of Quantrell. The rebels turnC
be and charged on Plumb and drove him f
as about mile.
HEwing had telegraph from his Adj
b. tant, at Kansas City. the night before d
d. attack on Lawrence, but did not leave he
tie until two o'clock P. N. the next day.
IN then went to Desoto Ferry, about tWent
1l five miles south Ofthis place, and ten mil
ed east of Lawrence. at noon on Saturd
he he was only ten miles south Of Deseto.
sp- He ought to have taken the steamer Emel
red which was at our levee, and then leaEi
ed at the late hour he did, he could have ovl
"a taken Qusntrell, and with all fresh m
un and horses, he could have captured hin
el-
ige The Cleveland Plain Dealer has res
ess run up the name Of VaIlandigham, in We
small type, without a word Of CONNIE
:, A man with half an eye can see that it
ID ashamed Of the act and it ought to be
at Detroit AdUsrtiser.
Of Yes while the COpperhead Plain Dea
YER has not honor enough to prevent it fl
the doing a mean act it still has sensibil
enouah To he ashamed of Il. sr-a -F
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