The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-09-02
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The Leavenworth Conservative publishes
the following concerning the massacre at
Lawrence from report of one of its editors:
9 eve arrived in Lawrenceat seven o'clock.
Flying rumors had painted a terrible picture,
but the reality exceeded the reports.
= I" We found Massachusetts street one mass /
of srhouldering ruins and crumbling walls, the |
from which cast sckening glare upon /
the little knots Of excited men and distracted
women, gazing upon the ruins of their once |
happy homes and prosperous business Only |
two business houses We're left upon this street
lone known as thesArmory, and the other
as the old Miller Block.
about one hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
houses, in all, were burned and only one or
two escaped, being ransacked, and everything
of value carried away or destroyed
Six or eight soldiers, who camped upon
this side of the river, and who fired across at
every rebel who appeared upon the bank, de-
tered the towards from destroying some of
the houses near the ferry, and from cutting
down the flag pole. The force of the rebels
is vaFiously estimated at $50 to 400 ~ ''s'g
Reliable parties place it 800. Their ev-
cry act during their stay in the city was char
acterized by the most cowardly barbarsm ~
They entered the town on the gallon. firing
| into every house, and when the occupants
would appear at the door they were shot down
like dogs. h Five bodies burned to crisp, lave
near the ruins of the Eldridge House They
could not be recognized. Eighteen out of
| twenty-five unarmed recruits, camped south
of town, were murdered in their tents. Their
| bodies lay in the colored church when we ar
rived. Messrs. Trask, DR.. Griswold, Baker
and Thorp. were shot down in the yard ef DIR.
g., before the eyes of tEeir families Judge
Carpenter was wounded in his yard, and fell,
| when his wife and sister threw themselves
upon his body, begging for mercy, but to no
laval. The fends dismounted, stuck their.
| pistols behind the persons of his protectors,
and fred.
+" Miss Stone, daughter of the proprietor of
/ the City Hotel, had. diamond ring stolen
from her fnge-. Quantrell obliged the man
to restore 1t. In revenge for this the ruffians
afterward caE!e back and shot her father be-
fore the mothers eyes. They also tried to
kill Miss Stoue lIl''5.
ai" Gen. gCollamore weHt into his we'll to hide
and the bad air killed him. His son and Pat
tKeefe lost their lives trying to get the father
out on.s ~ go e
{" The life of District Attorney Riggs was
saved by the heroism of his wife, who seized
the bride of the rehel's horse, who attempt
ed to shoot him as he ran.
L - Several cases of remarkable bravery of
women were related to u.s. 81, a7aaif- 'l
{" The wife of Sheriff Brown three success
1 sive times put out the fire kindled to burn the
house. Her husband was hidden under the
floor. The house was saved by her heroisnl.
/" The offices of the Journal, Tribune and
Republican We're, of course, leveled to the
ground. John Speer, JE, of the Tribune,
started off for his house from the office after
4 the rebels came in. Mr.. Murdoch, printer
in the office, tried to induce him to accompa-
NY him into a well near by for safety, but he
a would do nothing but go home 10 defend his
house, which he did, and was killed. m III
ri /" Murdoch went into the well and was
saved. A younger son of ] ohm Speer, Jr,
killed rebel ard left The guests at the El-
dridge House Were ordered out, their rooms
pillaged, and some of the people shot, Two
men from Ohio were wounded there, and are
now in this city. Only the presence and per-
emptory orders of Quantrell prevented the
massacreof all the Occupants after they had
!! been marched out on the street. sd - 4 -
4 II 1.-THE rebels were told that there was ne.
gro baby still in the house, but they said, I'VE
will burn the Cd d-n little brat and they
did We saw its charred remains, burned
black as the hearts of its murderers. The
books of the County and District Clerks were
burned, and those of the Register of Deeds
We're in the safe, and are supposed to have
been saved. Every safe in the city but two
Were robbed in the Eldridge store Jane.
El5r,dge and James Perrine gave the rebel
all the money in the safe, and were INSTANTLY
ssot down. All the hotels were DESTROYED
Except the City HOTEL. The loss inieash i
: estimat at S250,OO0, and in property anc
= all at $2,0o0.C00. That is a low enough es
timate I9ii " iS-'if
: = The number of bodies, up to the time w
left. was l13, ,sof which about 2owere burned
, !, so badly as to render recognition impossible
There were large number of strangers il
!. town, and when the entire loss is ascertainet
we, think it will reach $50 Killed. Man,
were, doubtless, killed by the rebel pickets ii
1.-the BRUSH 4.,o,,,. All 40 lf,5af ssz ~
s'We have seen battle-felds, and scenes q
! ! carnage and bloodshed, but have never wit
!, Bessed a spectacle SO horrible as that see
! !. among the smouldering ruins at laurence
: No fghting-no resistance !; but cold-bloode
: murder was there. % ,4s liz sf .rt =
persons just from Lawrence report tha
! the number of dead will reach ITO, perhap
: !, 200 as bodies are constantly being found" Q
. From the Leavenworth, (Kansas) Time
: arc gathered the following additional detail
of the late atrocious and fendsh work c
murder and torture at Lawrence. Ones bloc
!. runs cold to read of the horrible work Of tn
rebel butchers: si5vet gro lsd H.s'sF 1sF3+
9 MURDER OF TRAsK, THoRP, AND aRIswoLD.
e "Shortly after their arrival in the city,
detachment crossed the ravine to the. ives
I side, ard, surrounding the houses, called til
citizens out and shot them. A party went t
J. tile residence of DIR. Griswold, and with de
- moniac yells, said the id SIS of b.
n must come-out of there bshds5xa aaa :
Mr.. Trask, and we believe, Mr.. Thor
r. We're, boarding with DR.. Griswold, and al
y three of the gentlemen went out of the hons
: by the front door, when they were iInmedi
: ately taken prisoners. Their names wer
: asked, and as the answers were given each j
: turn were deliberately shot down. Mr. Tras
). was recently married, and his young wifi
= stood by, witness of her husbands assassin
: alton. DIR. Griswold leaves a most amiabl
g lady and two children to lament his loss ~
y MURDER OF MR.. STONE. slT-rt5
}, I" Mr.. Stone was killed by one of part
: which remained in town, af.er the main bod
o had gone They renamed with the avowe
1t purpose of killing Miss Lydia Stone, he
y father and brother and for that purpose OF
e dered all in the house to form line outside
e Hearing this Mr.. Stevens went up stairs ar
,e informed Miss Stone that she as we'll as him
10 self was marked for a victim, and asked if sh
% would not try to escape. The brave girl re
j. piled that it would beliuse1ess;i that the
10 would probably kill some of them and ths