Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-29

| en- each IN turn was deliberately shot
down. Mr.. Trask was recently married,
and his young wife stood by, witness Of
her husbands assassination. DR.. Girls
void leaves a most amiable lady and two
children to lament his loss.
MURDER OF Mr.. STONE.
Mr.. Stone was killed by one of a party
which remained in tcWn after the main
body had gone. They remained with the
avowed purpose Of killing Miss Lydia
Stone, her father and brother; and for
that purpose ordered all in the house to
form q line outside. Hearing this Mr..
Stevens went up stairs and informed Miss
Stone that she as well as himself vas
marked for q victim, and asked if she
would not try to escape The brave girl
replied that it would be useless; that they
would probably kill some of them, and that
she would share the danger, 'it might as
we'll be her as any of the others"
During the confusion which ensued in
front Of the house, Mr.. Stevens and Mr..
Stone, Jr., escaped by q back door and Sc
creted themselves on the bank of the river.
Finally the house was cleared, and the
citizens formed in line outside, when
the villains commenced questioning them,
asking their names, where they were born,
etc. A gentleman answered, Central
Ohio" when one Of the party remarked,
ft that is worse than Kansas, and shot
him, the wound, however, not being fatal.
A lady in the house was then fred at,
when Mr.. Stone commenced 10 remon-
strate with them, was Immediately shot,
the ball entering the left side Of the head,
killing him almost instantly.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS. =
We are indebted to Mr.. VIM. Kempfs
account for the following scenes and Incl
dents
Citizens without arms, who came 60 the
door in obedience to their call, would be
shot at sight. Several were shot down on
the sidewalk, and when the buildings
burned, their bodies would roast. Others
could be seen in the burning buildings.
In one instance the wife and daughter
of man threw themselves over his body,
begging for his life But one of the ma
rauders deliberately thrust his revolver
down between the two women and killed
the man.
One Of the first persons out was Colonel
Dietzler. The sight that met us when
coming out cannot describe. have read
of Outrages committed in the so-called
dark ages, and horrible as they appeared
to me, they sink into insignifcsnce in
comparison with what was then compell-
ed to witness. Well-known citizens were
lying in fFORt of the spot where their
stores or residences had been, completely
roasted. The bodies were erisped and near
ly black. We thought at first that they
we're all negroes, till we recognized some
Of them. In handling the dead bodies
pieces of roasted flesh would remain in our
hands.
Soon our strength failed us in this hor-
rible and sickening work. Men could
not help crying like children. Women and
little children we're all over town hunting
for their husbands and fathers, and sad
indeed was the scene when they did finally
find them among the corpses laid out for
recognition. cannot describe the horrors,
Language fails me, and the recollection Of
scenes I witnessed makes me sick when
am compelled TO repeat them.
Captain Banks'surrendered the Eldridge
House by waving q white flag from the
window, and was promised that the ladies
should be treated with respect, and that the
meu should be regarded as prisoners
The party were then sent 10 the Whitney
House under escort being followed all the
way by three or four of the gang, crazed
with drink, and totally regardless Of the
deceneies Of modesty in their remarks to
the prisoners. One man was shot while
the prisoners were passing towards the
Whitney House, but upon the interposition
Of Quantril's authority they were not fur
ther injured.
The Eldridge House was ransacked from
cellar to garnet, and plundered of every
thing which could tempt the cupidity Of
the guerrillas Trunks were cut open,
clothing taken, ladies' Ysrdrobes seized or
ruined, and the house fired in the drug
stores below, from whence The flames rap
idly spread, and in q short time the noblo
structure was only heapof ruins, the sec
ond destruction upon the site.
Plunder was carried off on pack horses,
and each private of the rebel gang must
have been greatly elsted by his share of
the pure money, as all the safes in the
city were cut open or blown up by filling
the key holes with powder. In some in
stances the keys were demanded, and re-
fus i in every case was a death-warrant,
and compliance scarcely better. The
amount carried away by the gang will
probably exceed S75,O0
Eighteen soldiers, out Of twenty-five,
belonging to the l4th regiment, were kill
ed, with number Of the I'd eOlored regi-
ment.
The ladies exhibited, in many instances,
the greatest degree Of cslmness aud couT-
age. Among the noble women Of the sec
ond saeking Of Lawrence, Miss Lydia
Stone will always be remembered as q
q ministering angel" moving with quiet
grace among the throng Of sufferers, at
tending to their wants and spesking words
Of comfort and cheer. There are many
others whom we should be glad to mention
but the names have escaped us, and we are
compelled to delay tribute we would vii.
lingly pay to the ladies of Lawrence.
The search was particularly directed fol
Governor Carney and General Lane, the
rebels having heard that both were in the
city. Lanes lucky star and a neighborinl
eOrnfeld saved him, and the Governor wal
in LesvenWorth.
The following are additional names o.
killed; Messrs. Newhall, Kinball, Range
Brothers. Sergeant Loomis, Lowe, hired
man Of General COllamore, son Of JohI
Speer, and Albaek.
The Conservative, learning that Qusn
tril intends TO attack LeaVenWorth, pay
General Ewing the following compiimen
by saying:
awe have a single favor to ask Of him
II he will wait till Ewing is removed "
can take care ofOurselves-and of him too.
Surgeon. for the Rncnmnmsnrs.