The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-08-26
BURNING OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS.


Some days since the Missouri robci guerrilla
and dcspcrado Qusntril, invaded Kansas, sackiug
and burning the city of Lawrence, ard numbering
many of the inhabitants. The following account
given 10y citizens who made their escape:
Tho killed aud wounded number one hundred
and eighty, n mljority of whom were killed in
staptly. The names cannot all be given now, how
ever. The huuScs that remain standing bled
with the killed and wounded of all classes. Prom
the ruins ot burned houses the charred remains of
other victims are constantly being found But one
hotel il standing, Quantrill having spared il in
| consequence of hS having made his hom, there
some years siucc without expense, but its pro r.,
4 tor was shot.
Among the most prominout citizens the follow
/ ing are known as having been killed General G.
W. Cullumorc, Mayor of the city, ANA his son J.
| G. Lowe, Josiah Lusk :. 7, Sharp. DIR. Griswold
James Elridgt, James Pcrrinc, Colonel Stone, two
brothers Gill, A. w GriSwold, Frederick kmnbill,
Thomas Murphy, John spear. three brothers Dix,
Addison Waugh, Duncan Allison, George Burt,
Judge Carpenter, Rev. Mr.. Snyder, August Ellis,
Lcmuel Fillmore Dwight Coleman, Lewis Swan,
Il. Loomis, John Crane, q. w. Bell MessrS.
Keith, Brown, Daloc, Switch, Palmer, Sergeant
DlnSki, AlbecX, Powols aud Brant. These were
killed instantly, most of them in their own houses
with their wives and children clinging to them,
while the murlsrcrS placed pistols against their
bodies an shot them,
The following were morally wounded Joseph
]
kcr, Mr.. Williamson, George Holt, ]. +. Hanson
and ", ), Lrkins.
In one case the gucrrillaS drove twolye mon into
one house, shot them aud burned the building
The inhabitants tied into ravues and bushes, aud
the ilends stood on the banks and fired into them
killing aud wouudng scores. Twenty five ncgrO
recruits wep shot. They took all the money thai
could be found in the pockets of citizens or in the
houses stole all the ladies' lewery, even to rings
on their fingers,
Jim Lane escaped on horseback, aud raliied
about two hundred men with arms, and followed
and overlook QuNntril twelve miles south of Law
rcnCc, when tight occurred, but the result is I'M
known.
; Quautull is now rctrlatiug toward Missouri
burning everything on hiSro II is not cNpectc,
that he will he intercepted by our forces aud vii
Z probably get away without loss.
No resistance Whatever, was made at Lawrence
: hy the etR,us, They were shot down as they raj
through hc streets IN their night clothes aud thet
$ bodies thruNn into wells aud clstc,nS.
, The clu1eua oI Lawrence have bccu CNNcctinI
such Il rdld for some time from thrritS Quintril
|had made, aud they had organized military com
pou,cS for their defense. part of whom have bee
- Uuicr arUS constantly. From assurances tha
Qu1u,glli would not 'a,d12 hIusaS, their orglG.2'
louS were abuhurl aul the gUerriNAs bun
. them entirely daiyn,alr.s.
\ l'cgH train ic0 hcro to-day, with supplies
yllthmg, provisions etc, for the sufferers, and th
citizen, ot L1aNtuNprh have 0pluai their doors 1
all TIA, chooSo To cnmv, Many have ayaod tAen
selves oi these hospululeS, AMI WlU b. cared t0i
!, The teeiug among th2 ciL ms here iS very bite
5, against the commander ol this Department an
u District being wholly unprsparcd TO inset sue
~ an emergency,
The Oonmaulug General was absent Crou, head
quarters aud did not know ofthe Invasion, until IN
II, destruction OF Lawrence VAS complete.
Everything was done however, in regard TO IN
noyomont Of troops - intercept aud capture ouau
t7ill, but it was too late.
y Our state authorities are now taking the matte
luto their own hands. Colonel Jeuuisou has bee
rJinSntcd, and is in command Of a Kansas reg
ment and Is about starting down the border With
sufficient ruubeg or troops % overcome any fore