, 1863-08-28

rcrorttd that three Of them we're killed be.
fore getting out Of town.
TIRE BANKS
We're robbed, as rel1 as the safes Of the stores
snd Offices. One man gave up all he had, and
was then shot down. It Is supposed they
carried aWay In Ereeubacks some 3l0o,O00
The other property-except hozsss-they
took away, was not much The loss is esti-
mated at between one and tWo millions.
HOW GOV. RoB1SsoS's HOUSE WAS SAVED:
Among the houses saved vas that Of Ex-
Gov. Robinson. which fortunately Is situated
and ordered The family iMr. r not bsiug At
honey to take out what they wanted as they
we're going to burn 1t. They then left for
town. When they returned, they we're greet
ed with yol1ey from small party Of the 18th
kansas on tho opposite side, aud three killed.
Thinking the game would not pay the scamps
Left:
GEN, LANE
had miraculous escapc. He heard the firing
and saw Willis stable burning, and made
tracks through large. corn field near his
houge. Inquiries were made by the gang for
Lanes house, md Mr.. Spicer WAS tletaiIed
by them to show his house Piaciog a pistol
to his head, they compelled him to pilot them
to Lanes hoase. They could not catch the
General, but burnt his house. The General
soon after made his appearance, and is now
after the murde1ers. :s7.
SOLDIERS KILLED. &.
Eighteen eoldiers out Of twenty two, Of the
Kansas 14th, ut their recruiting rendezvous.
near Lawrence, were shot; also 4 number Of
negroes Of the I'd colored regiment were
INCIDENTS
There we're many heroic deeds performed
BY the ladies': In many instances they placed
themselves between their husbands and
fathers and danger when the drnnkcn dends
hear spoken Of and deserves perticnlar men,
tion; ner name Is Miss Lydia Stone, daughter
Of the landlord Of the Whitney House. She
moved round through the cfova, doing all
she could to alleviate the suffering. The
dead body Of one person was on IRE, and she
the scou1drels came back second time, say
Ing they would kill some one, she replied
that ttley might aa we'll kill ME as anybody" !"
aero1c deeds we're performed By other ladies'.
whose names have escaped us.
One Of the most cowardIy acts WIS the
shooting ut men, women and children as they
passed down. under the bauk towards the
river.
There Is 10 doubt but that Quantrcl had
spies at Lawrence. One man at the Eldrldge
Houee acted rs guide, and pointed out prom
inent men and things.
One fellow got Capt. Banks uniform and
made quite display with It.
A riding party Of two Indies and gentle
men were mer just outside the city, and con-.
PEELED to 20 back. Qnantrel invited the Ia
oies to ride beside him into the city, and they
did 90.
Gen. Collamore was suffocatcd to death By
damps in his we'll. When he first discoveret
tic Euc1lllas in town, he went into the we'll
and his hired man, named Keith, covered Il
up; after the trouble was over the mau went
TO thc well and fund tho General nj tho bot
tom. He went down, aud unfortunately me
the eame tate. 4 neighbor, named Lowe
PASSING along. went down to 1esrua both o
THIN, and was also sufoeated.
It Wss peculiarly noticeable that the fury 0
The incarnate fends was particularly dilectet
against the Germans and the few uufortuaat
negroes who were In the doomed city.