The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-10

this morning, and must have met your band. >
smileot fearful mallgnlty passed over the coun-
tonance OF the rufhan, as be signihed his knOwl
edge of the circumstance, add turned away.
After plundering the house, Quantrell set il
on fire, end when Mrs Colamore attempted to
quench the hames, threa tened her life. When
the rufflaus had left, and while the house was
burning, Mrs. COllamore went to the well and
called to her husband who answered - yes to
the nqui if he was safe. But when the dan
ger WAS entirely passed, on going to the well he
was found TO De dead. He Is supposed to have
been sutfOcated by the smoke.
The anguish of the wife, beretl OF a tender
and afectionate husband, and left houseless and
homeless, was get to be intensified by anxiety tor
the safety Of her children. She found tempe
rary shelter to which her Oldest son was con-
Yeyed for medical treatment. Two days SUITS =
qucnt to the massacre an alarm was started at
midnight that Qdanttel was returning to com
pet9 the work OF destruction. The panlc-gtgck-
en- inhabitants fled to the woods, DESERVING the
city and all OF their property, many Of them bav
ing nothing but their night garments. Mrs.
C0llamore sent her children and their nurse to
place Of safety, bat would not leave her wound-
ed son. With the help OF young minister she
procured buggy, and putting him into it with
great difficulty, dragged INN with superhuman
strength to the river bank.
1t was dark and rainy, but the sheterless ex-
exiIes, mostly woman and children, scarcely
cared to speak above whisper, lest the murder
Gus rufhans should be upon them. The ierrorS
OF that night Of fear and fore6oding Will never
be ettaced from the memory OF the people OF Law
renee. 1t turned out that there was no truth ia
the reports Of the return Of Quantreu.
The work OF the ruihan band was carried on
in the most cratic manner. Many buildings
were studiously protected. Jim Lanes house
was burned down, but 80 was the house OF Mrs
jenkins, whose husband It will be recOilected
was murdered by Lane. Many who were known
70 be opposed to jayhawbing were murdered
10Y. Robinson house was spared. 1t hae been
aId that 1t was projected by Il squad OF soldiers
cross the river. But other houses were burned
which were nearer To these soldiers, and the Tui
iana bI0a kiasted In u house which vas between /
X Governor RoblnsOn'5 and the river. Ex-t5Uy- /
nor Shannon s property was spared and at the /
equest OF Mrs. Shannon guard was furnished
or his Office.
me few OF the band showed mercifu} spirit, |
ut most of them seemed actU4ted by tbe most !
endlab malice, and thlrsted fOr blood, with !
Which they were certainly stated They we're !
lot content With wounding unarmed men, bul !
hot at them until life was extinct. No maesa- I
re in the history Of our country has been more
earul, or attended with incidents more cruel.
The people of L9ayenworth opened their
earts ana their houses to the saftrers, who
peak in the highest terms Of their generosity.
FRS. Coiamore, particularly, found there many
tho remembered and appreciated her noble hus- /
and, and warmly expresses her gratitude to
hem for their kindness to herself and children \
here is much dtstitution and suffering among I
ne people at Lawrence, which only the liberal
enevOlence OF the rest can relieve, and we nope
nat the appeals which have been made in their /
ehalf will meet with prompt response /