The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-17

QuaDtreII's band broke and run into the wool
aud cornfelds and up to midnight last niobt
they had killed twenty of them, and were sf;I
chasing them in Missouri.
Our son and near neighbor are AMONGST
the missing ones, though they may be in fbe
large army that are new in pursuit. Bnt
bark the report of pistol drop the pen
company of horsemen just returning
Where's my boy ? All safe, we hone
but has gone in command of the troops that
are still chasing Quantrell in Missouri. Heav.
en- protect him and bring him safe to his moth.
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/ Up to last night, one hundred and twenty
had been found and buried in Lawrence. and
1t was thought that from $50 to 300 had been
killed, and many burnt up in the great Free
State Hotel, and their remains are buried be.
meath the rubbish There were a great manv
guests and boarders in the house, and as thew
rushed out they shot them down, and threw
their bodies back into the fire. One neicbbor
saw pile of charred bodies yesterday, some
with their whiskerS and hair burnt off, and
their boots partly burned and he heard one
man speak for IS collins, and his opinion was
that 200 at least were murdered in Lawrence.
QuantreI intended 10 butcher every man there,
but some escaped in womans apparel, and
Others concealed themselves.
Gen Lane ran out of the back door as they
entered the front door, and escaped, although
they burnt his house; he is after them now.
and says be will follow them To-, but
what he'll have the last one of them. His
house was beautiful and superb brick house,
just built. Major Coamore, well known in
Boston, secreted himself in we'll and was
smothered to death by the smoke Of burning
buildings. One lady threw her arms around
her husband, and begged Of them to spare his
lie. They rested the pistol on her arm as it
was around his body, and shot him dead, and
the fire from the pistol burnt the sleeve of her
dress. Mrs. Reed put out the fire six times
to save her house, and they would fire it anew,
but she by almost superhuman efforts saved it.
Mrs Fisher, wife of the Rev II. D. Fisher, of
the Kansas Conference, formerly of the Pitts
burg, now chaplain OF the Sixth Kansas Reg
iment, spunky little Dutch Irish woman
from Pennsy lvania, by her own exertion saved
the l. part of her house. whilst the front, a
splendid new brick establishment was burnt.
worth $4,000 probably. All the business
houses, banks, stores, &C., in the city were
robbed and burned save one, and the most of
the business men killed. 1t is estimated that
half million in money has been carried off.
Rev. Mr.. Snyder, Presiding Elder on the
Lawrence District United Brethren) who
had been in Kansas since 1855, and one Of
the best men in the State, living about half a
mile from the city on his farm, was killed,
and his house burnt. Five men were killed
In front OF Bro. Paddocks house, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church Although
seven OF our preachers were in Lawrence, not
one OF them was killed, but five lay members
were murdered. Such day of mourning as
was yesterday never dawned upon Kansas.
Inc air was dense with the smoke of burning
buildings, and the prince of darkness and his
'lIles never devised greater schemes of cruelty,
o throw back halt-murdered victims into the
lanes and roast them Their death in num-
'er OF instances were signally avenged.
A number of children were killed, but the
is so intense it is difficult to find
'ut the particulars. Between Lawrence and
6rookllne they compelled woman, with her
lelghbors' houses burning around her, to swear
secesh, and then get the whole gang break
asst then passing along they soon burnt
hurch, and shot the Dunkard preacher, put
ing seven balls in his neck.
| used to wonder, Mr.. Editor, how Charlotte
jorday, delicate lady of fine sensibility,
ould nerve her arm to plunge her dagger up
o the hilt In the heart of the detestabIe Mu-