New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-10
QUANTRELL NOT DEAD.
Confederate Guerilla Leader Found
Living at QuatsinO, Vancouver.

Victoria, B. c., Aug 9-"Bfll' QuantreIl' leduei
of QuantrelTs Guerillas in the Civil War, who ac-
cording to history, died of wounds at a KENTUCKY
hospital. after his raiders cut up, Is hVlhs
at Quatsino. the northwest coast OF van
couver Island. under the name of John sharp ac
cording TO a number of persons who have talked
with him. J. E. Duffy. prominent timber man
at Quatsino recognized s,arp. who is over sew
enty years Old. wiry and gray, as Quahtreh'
Duffy having been member of the Mlchledh
troop of cavalry which cut up QuantrelFs force.
Sharp admitted to Duffy that he was correct
in his recognition. He said he had been leil ds
dead, but instead of dying from his wounds AT
Louisville. history recorded had taken horse
ridden many miles and disappeared. ne lildIe no
way 20 South America living number OF years IN
Chilli whence he went to Texas. where he en-
gagged in the cattle business. making considerable
money, which he exhausted Then he went 10
Oregon, where he punched cows and drove cattle
the mountains From oregon he came 10
British Columbia nearly twenty years ago. ana
engaged in logging at different camps or the
northwest coast of Vancouver Island until ten
years ago, when he became a trapper OF the
northern coast
Six or seven years ago he went TO Quatsino
where he employed as carer Iof cars az
West Vancouver mines.
When ] E. Duffy landed at Quatsino from the
steamer Tees he met John Sharp on the beach al
Coal Harbor. Duffy looked the old man over ana
. said: rs that you. Quantrell you OLD rascaiE
Come into the house." said Sharp and for some
hours the two men talked Sharp stating he was
in reality Quantreu. ana he talked at Length OF
the raids in Kansas and esew here. ana easeFly
listened Duffy's tales from the point OF view OF
the CaVairymen in the Union army ne WIS mus
keeny Interested in the story of the cutting up OF
his band and when the narrator told Of how forty
had been killed tears are said 10 have rolled
down the old mans checks r. r Montgomery
who is engaged in business at Quatsno. and who
knew Sharp. Cantrell. at Fort Worth. Tex.
and H. S. Berg. postmaster at Quats!no. are two
others to whom Sharp has admitted his identity as
The story the old man told was that when his
band had been cut up ne had been bayonetcd III
the chest and had a bullet wound through tho
shoulder. The surgeon who looked him over said
that he could not live more than couple of hours.
and he had been left so that others with more
chance OF recovery could be attended by the over
worked surgeons. While they attended the others
he got up, in spite Of his wounds and disappeared
That night he says he rode seventy miles. He then
took flight TO South America
Kansas City. Kan Aug 9.-Acoording to local
history. Bit Quantrell the guerilla leader who
played go important part in the Missouri-Kansas
border warfare Of the early days. died in the SIS
ters Hospital AT Louisville. Ky. The Rev. Thomas
Cobb. formerly pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church of this city, but living in Oklahoma.
knew Quantrell in Kentucky during the Civil War.
Cobb was a cavalry recruiting officer. and at the
time camped with Qnantrel for two days and had
many talks with him Mr.. Cobb said:
"Quantren then in Central Kentucky lie
his way to Virginia and Maryland TO Join
Mosby. He had a skirmish with the federal troops,
the 18th Kentucky Cavalry, and was seriously
wounded. He not known Quantrell on that
expedition. but went under the name of Captain
Clark.
II was paroled in Louisville about that time by
Colonel Folsom. One day Colonel Folsom asked
If knew Quantre and l told him did Then
he asked If | would identify him. and said L
would If he were dead. Then you will not identify
him if he is alive? asked Colonel Folsom No
replied. l taken To view body. but IL was
that of Quantreu. But a day two later
eral of Quantrelrs men the dead body Of their
leader in the Sisters Hospital and attended his
funeral in the Catholic cemetery. This believe,
is the true story Of Quantrells death"
Topeka, Kan. Aug 9.-Mention of the discovery
of w. c. Quantren beiEg alive in British Column
bia calls to mind the fact that in the State HIS
torical Rooms here are two shinbones and lock
of hair supposed be those of the famous raider.
They have been there since May. 1888. when the
mother of Quantrell and w w. Scott. of Canal
Dover. Ohio. opened the grave said to hold GUAM
trell, at Louisville, Ky.
The exploit which brought OuantreI into con-
spicuous notice in the Civh War was his attack on
Lawrence, Kan. and his unprovoked massacre of
between one hundred and fifty and two hundred
Of its inhabitants just at dawn on the morning or
August q. 1868. At the head Of band of about
three hundred guerilas secretly gathered from the
western part of Missouri. he swept across tho
praries and surprised the town. burning 1855 build
ings and shooting down the citizens. whether
armed unarmed- The roads leading to the place
had been thoroughly picketed, so that 1t was i'm
possible for any one to escape and to give the
alarm. Nevertheless. upon QuantrelTs departure.
General and United States Senator James II. Lane
organized a pursuing party, which pressed 50
closely after the Confederate leader and attacked
him spiritedIy that nearly one hundred of the
guerI1as either killed captured.
On October 4 of the same year Quantrel made a
sudden attack upon General Blunt as he was pass
ing through the Cherokee Reservation to Fort
Smith, putting some of the generals escort to
flight and killing almost all the rest, taking no
prisoners. but putting the wounded to death. Cen
eral Blunt, however, managed TO rally about
dozen of his guard, and with them cut his way
through and escaped.
Captain (afterward MAJOR James B.. Pond
then in command at Baxter Springs. near by
few days later Quantrell and his guertas dressed
in new federal uniforms that they had captured
and riding under the Stars and Stripes. approached
Captain Ponds camp without arousing suspicion
and then dashed through 1t, killing 101 of the fed
eral force of is. With the seventeen survivors
Captain Pond repulsed the second attack of the
guerillas and held the post for three days. when,
on the arrival of reinforcements, Quantrell wGs
beaten off with a loss of thirty of his men,