, 1863-10-10
TIE KANSAS SUFFERERS.
Distribution Of the Chicago Belief
Fund.
REPORT OF TIE REV. ROBERT ColUYER.

REPORT OF TIE REV. ROBERT ColIYER.
Below we publish the elaborate aud coupsehen-
sIve report made BY Rev. Robert collyer, who WAS
appointed to distribute among the unfortunate
people Of Lawrence and vicinity, who suffered 60
severely BY the rttel raid few Tceks ago. We
have 10 Doubt but Mr.. collser did the work as
signed him faithfully and satisfactorily, as he IL
1ot the man to shrink responsibility, or hard Is
Dor, when the alteration Of suffering humanity 10
the endto be accomplished We bespeak careful
pe1usal for his interesting report:
Report re,rectlng tks distribution q Tie {unds
as9ssaers at Iauresce, IL Eaasas:
tee: e~' '0' -
nKk71ExzE-Hayipg. BY the blessing ofthe Al.
mighty, finished no far as can the task entrusted
my bone, it II mains now that make such brief
report, "a Is nectfu1, concerning the work done.
started. as TOT know, On the Sunday night from
Tnesday afternoon. Seeking ont, at once on my
arrival, the Committee Of Relief there. reported
who u as, what had come TO do, and how meant
oos 6a1eess. Z, sna
g. orge Ford. 3. ". woodward. and Il. T. Gro
venuf, Board I found entirely ready to aid me in
w wh.syes ,nnd ,ss H. that n had
estimate Of their loses. and their
and bsd kept IN account Of what had already
smea ao9s ss a soaa va sa s as "a 7st s tsiss
ally, from house to house, everY widow, wounded
man copfned to bis room, and other sufferers, In
ny soeS .ad
of tfe ground again, distributing the money with
The gentleman you directed mo to In Leayen-
worth MT. J, r. Brown, Agent Of the Sanitary
an o tssk Viz
me, rendering me id7aiuable AsstBtanca- And
when the WORK was done in the to wn iteelt started
purpose Of visiting every place between Lawrence
and swo1d-a country he is thoroughly familiar
This tack OF fire extends ont from Lawrence
twelve miles, and would doubtless have extended
mueh farther had not the pursuit become 90 hot,
ior tie line We visited every honse on this road,
in which IVES any so7oW; mskinG snch donations
for you as secmtd best; and finally finding stln a
over my list again. made further donations wher.
ever there seemed to be special sorrow and hard
chip, after which completed tho disbursement By
enlagtpg somewhat TIE range Of yous, y, chsTties
| mentioned By tbs committee, that did not come
within the original Intention, as for instance poos
men With large Am1lles none t1e Wofeo !of Inc
raid, except that they were burnt ont and lost all
ME report will be more clearly understood when
ray that tried also 10 classify the cases. shall
report you In somc such order IS this as to the
amount each was to receives.
1pt Widows with uahny children,
Cd. Widows with children Of superior station AMI
culture: but low destitute.
sd Widows with two or three children.
IT, e: Mea nes abo a to do much; old people
a1,S 7r{f3, p~tn re IA
Of other Kinds. Among al these distributed
i. Mis-. Eatly, husband killed, hss four chu:
%1s a6so K e !1er p'r e1a Susban ted al thsS
| had burnt; has three children. -.......-. 50 o
8. M1s+ Morthy, husband killed, has no chill ~ !,
4. I1s' Biant. husband Killed, Id they had "
burnt. demanded all his money then shot =, ,
t. r T ". Thornton. shot in four places. has Wv
been burnt ont now three times. ......:. G0.C
g. Mts. s. " Bell, husband shot. six little
Z. Mrs Griswold, husband Killed, has two
S. %I. Livingston. shot through the beast, ~
Mls WI VIE, eai iusband shot, iii 61int up. 4 WV
Ice, @ was il Ns il fathers arms when hs
10 H.. H. iase Fites shot, iis thiee WV
H. ~ Ms Eis i t. fSud Husband shot. hss two child
H. e.. Ensisf husband Killed, III lie; bad W.
Is. Mrs. zipme1man, husband k;ilisd, has no wv
IL. Srs' MY Coates husband kiiled, has two ~
Is %fa' % aa, husband iiied no child. t o..
16. 6ukle Maton. tcolotedp widow, four chill
IT, %s sehas e vi faa hasssad saa' asd i've child
1s g. ao wounded. ii be lad burnt np: 81
, 19 Mrs, McFadden, husband killed, has str
o. ~. % jenkins, widow, ali Sic lad burnt. :i9S. @
q. Mrs. Sargent, husband Killed. all they
e. oTten See a basat ns5sea oa Is In poor health
g. Alice oNel1. husband Killed, has stx lit.
a. @fs. REsn, widow. burned out. s.ved
Is In. Fillmore, husband Killed: saved ier ~
house three times. has tTo children :1oo.t
: 26. Mrs. Swan, husband Killed with eight
81. NJ finley shot IL the lip is.iialiy. but @
hid In well forty feet deep: :-;;:.: -. 40s
has two children ....... ~ .............-.. - 100
brother both Filled, seventy dse dollars -
50. M1s. n Langley, husband Killed, shot lin '''
= i've times and then eat melons over his
M2s Msqes snsde1 sas anem hnehaed r:d va. ~
) preacher, and milking the COW when the
Tufaans rode past and thot him. 100.
81. Mis-, Smith, husband Killed year ago,
s. Mls us ef.s Ievl Gates, husband iils, 1as ~
a. Mrs. nsteh. widow. Observation-Disclosures. IS
, Is. ME Reks, colored, baiit out and
81. III: Reihfoc6, wound:d in tic head. iii o.
m %1ss i frsTity, husband Killed, iii burnt. g.
:, 50. Mrs Anen. son killed-he. only stay-has
IT, GET cfans husband Killed i've Children i
y II. Wendell tlaus Bhot-the stsy Of his agLd
part nts-gare ne tm---.....--.-.....--.~ 50-
q NJ. E!dtiose. shot hot:::..-.........'...'. e =
I ~. Tylden Payne, burnt out. Is.
45. Mr. Lowe, burnt out out-....-.........-..... Is.
46 Mrs Richardson, burnt ont. .............. 81.
+ Al. Mir. and Mrs. Mitchell old couple, burnt
ont, g,eat fos feeding Uaion soldiers 100
:, 4s. Mrs Sawyer, husband Killed. 60.
e 40. Mr. Holmes, ~ old dman....-............ 90.
81. S. Mls. s crsei, hasbsnd & Killed, riding IN the
r.. MsniP Peps % e1s sasbaaa 81 a aed iii sis hsd
:, g., Matthew @ spittie, iii ha had burnt, old w.
man, hard misfortune. e........--.-..--..10o
Mr. Asams bqEnt INT 81 ct; l. III :;:s e
;. %, John Edwards, wounded. g
q 5s william sou,e, burnt out.--. ..--..... 25
- co. Mrs. T. French, husband killed. d.......... 90
- 81. Fanny Johns on, husband Killed. 25'
;" Now 5ouId through the committee and by pt
1e eonal ncuirv that most OF the sufferers that
O. lost ali bad already received fiom the commit
- and from other eources. suns ranging from ps
!! hapt twenty I've to one hundred and seventy d.
III lars in money besides such clothing and pro
.. efons as had been cent In. The COMMITTEES its
IA had distributed two thousand dollars In mon
and little over two thousand IN goods, SO that
e nore he]p1ess sufferers in this calamity, whel
L. had distributed yorr gift. had each in money fri
1fty TO nearly three hundred dollata. With lit
~ start Of clothing and provisions. The boxes
's ! varied to Lawrence in time tot distribution VI
i'd tho monty that carried with me. was velY g1'
ba therefore, to find that Mr.: ]. Z. Blown, to VIII
=. the goods were cent from here, who went with
II through my task, and understood its aim a
be spirit was ready to take charge this dist1ibutt
or clothing, with the full approval Of the CO
mittee, ard with the notes and accounts Alres
It. made, will give I'll diligence until the work
Pc done.
With Nh. Brown I left twenty-five dollars to
fray expenses, and with the committee, fifty
81, lars that still remained In my hands, Ny perso