White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-08-27
From the Leavenworth Conservative, 22i.)
KANSAS INVADED (!
LAWRENCE IN ASHES
PERSONS KILLED l
HOUSE AGAIN BURNED
OFFICES DESTROYED !
A CITY OF SORROW /!

of bushwhsckers. variously estimated at
from two to Eve hundred in number
They entered Kansas Thursday evening.
Eve miles below Aubrey and about thirty
below Kansas City; passed through
Squiresville and Gsrdner. robbing every.
thing as they went. and reporting that
they were bound for Lawrence.
They approached Lawrence from the
South BY the Franklin road. and made
their FIRST stack ON camp Of recruits
white men and negroes-and killed many
of them before they were awake or conld
get arms. C
Their first dash after entering the city
was for the livery stables. whore they
took all the stock. and then set all the
hay on Ere. The stable Of Willis Bros,
was the 6rst building 6red-four build
ings went with it, including the Republi-
can Office, on Massachusetts, street.
Stores were broken open and robbed o.
all portable property, safes knocked open
and plundered. Men were shot iu the
streets 40 Q city marshal would shoot
mad dogs. i5o' - re -
A few soldiers on this side Of the river
succeeded in preventing the Ferry over
the Kaw river from falling into tbsil
hands. a 4fH a'-.'
Quantrile formerly lived in Lawrence.
The went BY the name OF Charley Hart.
and be had no difficulty in telling wboss
house should be burned and whose spared
He had with him. Also, several men who
have recently been loa60g sbout Lswrescs
and acting as his spies. o. aea =.
The Eldridge House was for . time
spared, but the bistorie Hotel and the
finest building in Kansas could net ss.
cape. 1t was fired in several places ssd
ali the euests-some of whom were on
beds of sickuess-were forced ont. The
City Hotel formerly the Whitney
House) was saved through the valor and
adroitness OF Miss Lydia Stone. . dsugh'
ter of the landlord. Mr.. Stone was
afterwards badly wounded and bis dsugh'
ter shot at. Gen. Lanes residence, Q
new and 6ns house. was burned to ashes;
we do not hear that be was caught,
thought nothing would have given the
bushwhackers greater delight.
The early hour at which the town
was attacked and the entire unexpected
ness of the event made useless all at.
tempts at resistance. Men and women
were alike at the mercy Of the rebel as
sassins. Those thought themselves for
tunate who were only asked "Hand over
those greenbacks." for many were killed
first and robbed afterwards. Rings and
watches. jewels and money were taken
from Ladies. and 6ends rode yelling
through the streets with gold chains and
crosses dangling from their necks.
1t is estim ated that at least fifty per-
sons were killed and many more wound.
ed.
Among the killed are Josiah g Trask,
of the Lawrence State Journal. S. NJ.
Thorp. a State Senator, Fred. Kimball.
of the Lawrence Machine Works. Mr..
Williamson, Deputy Marshal, and Mr..
Brandt. saloon keeper. They all have
families.
1t is reported that Mr.. Trssk was or
dsred to carry bucket of water to Qnau-
trile, and was murdered while doing so.
Mr.. Trask and Mr.. Thorp were very
widely and honorably known. and their
death will be kesnly felt in all parts Of
the State. -.
The Court House was burned, and
with it all the records. After the guerril-
las left. about nine o'clock in the morn
ing. one looking down Massachusetts,
street could see only now and then wall
standing ont of blaze and ruins. That
street was Q very handsome one. being
filed with tine blocks of brick and stone.
The buildings end their contents. on
that street alone, must have been worth
two millions of dollars.
So universally were the citizens robbed.
tbat Mr.. Montague, who came here for
surgeons and medicines for the wounded.
found it difficult to get . few dollars to
defray his expenses. The day before
Lawrence was rich, and every man had
more money in his pocket than the rich
est could now command.
When Mr.. Montague left. the town
seemed to be one sheet of Ere. TIE heat
was intense. and persons could hardly
pass through the streets to relieve the
wounded or collect the dead. The wsiling
Of the women and orphaned children filed
the air, and brought again to the memory
the days whom the Free State families
were butchered on their own hearthstones.
We wish these cries could have reach
ed the ears of Gen. Scho6eld and Presi-
dent Lincoln.
They shall reach kRem.
The rebels only shot when very near
their victims: hence most Of the shots
were fatal. and the number killed msy
be much larger than We have stated.
A report reached here BY telegraph last
night that Qusntrile had reached Gard
ner. in johnson County. on his return.
and had burned it.
Captain Colsmsn left the border in
pursuit of Quantrile on Thursday night.
u Msjor Plumb LEFT Kansas City ct . very
early hour yesterday morning. General
Ewing left bere about half past two
yesterday with two Cavalry Companies.
Eor De Soto.
The probability is that Qusntrils is
n Jsckson county. Missouri. before now.
'ssding Ewine's Olsths spsseh. and "as
rood Union man q you srs" OF You
n.
GES. HALLEcK AHD Tn DRAyr.-A|
Washington correspondent Of the New
York Times writes:
On the subject Of the drsfs learn