Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-06-27

STEAMER HENRIETTA.-This steamboat which
has created no little excitement for few weeks
past, among the citizens of the towns on the Up
per Mississippi, arrived at our landing yesterday
morning, with goodly number Of passengers,
and large freight. The clerk gives us a very
different version of the difficulty at McGregor's
landing, than that published, and as we are al
ways willing to hear both sides Of question, We
subjoin the following account by passenger, en-
dorsed by some sixty others, which we find in the
st. Louis papers:
SERIOUS AFFRAY ON THE UPPER MISSIsSIPPI.-A
fight took place at McGregOr's Landing, Clayton
County, Iowa, on Monday last, between the crew
of the steamer Henrietta and some of the citizens
of that village. The Sheriff of the county APP
peared on the ground and attempted to serve a
writ on the boat, and tie her up, but was resisted
bv the deck hands, and during the melee was Sc
verely, if not dangerously, injured; the boat
proceeded ON her way, but was stopped at Musca-
tine by the authorities, on the strength of dis
patch sent to them to arrest the boat and detain
her till the result of the Sheriff IS wounds were
known. She was, however, released after twenty
hours detention, news being received that the
Sheriff had not died, and probably would not
The following account of the affair has been
handed us by the passengers on the Henrietta:
was an eyewitness of the affray, and deem it
my duty to give the officers of the Henrietta the
benefit of my evidence, as exaggerated reports
have gone abroad concerning the transaction-re-
ports which are unfOunded, and likely to injure
the boat, if they go uncorrected.
We had passengers and freight for McGregor's
Landing, and wcro putting them ashore, when the
officer came on board and attached the boat, for
an assault, and also had writ for the captain for
the same offence. After he had attached the boat,
he into the cabin, asked for the captain, and
was informed by the clerk that he was in his room,
sick, and was asked to go and see him, but did
not go he then returned down on deck, and
commenced to throw off the cable to tie up the
boat, and in so doing was stopped by the deck
hands and firemen.
The crowd on shore were enraged at the failure
of their scheme for the detention of the boat and
Immediately began to hurl stones at the boat and
crew. Up to this time no violence had been shown
the officer, but on the contrary he was treated
with much respect by the officers of the boat. AS
soon rs the mob on shore began to stone the boat,
she was showed Off and during the affray on deck,
one of the deck hands or Gremcn struck the officer
on the head with a stck, and knocked him down.
On hearing that he was hurt, the clerk had him
led up stairs and laid On a bed and every assist
ance rendered him that lay in the power of those
in whose care he was. The captain offered to
round the oat to and land him if he desired, but
he requested to be landed at Clayton City, that
'tiuS HCdItol HIS Ic>tutHCc, WHICH WAS uOHc.
These are the facts Of tn, case as seen by my
self and others of the passengers that were on
board at the time, and whose names arc attached
to this with nina. Stopping at the various land
ings along the river, and hearing the exaggerated
reports about the affair, we cheerfully come for
ward and say that we were eyc-witnesses to the
whole affray, from the commencem and saw
nothing in the conduct of the officers of the boat
that was wrong or out of place. Knowing from
observation that the officers of this boat are in
every respect gentlemen, we chccrfully recommend
the Henrietta to the travelling public, Il safe,
commodOus and wcll-rcgulatel boat.
o. p. CHAFrEg, Passenger.
We were passengers on the H., and concur in
the above statement:
\. b. Graves, J. Curbia, O. s. Clayton, NJ.
Brown, Mr.. Pcndegrist, Mr.. Myers, H. Hall, VIM.
Hall, W. i. Bunnell, j. Wicks. r. Chase, T. ii.
Smith, r. Can, j. Low, II. IIaincs, NJ. Babcock,
ID. Heron, Jr., X. Porter, Wooster, L. I. Teason,
and others.