Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-14
Official Account Of the Terrible Riot at st..
Louis-Condition Of the CITY. "

ST. LOUIS, May l3.-An official statement pub
lished this morning says the first firing at Cam
Jackson, on Friday evening, was some hal
dozen shots near the head column of the Ia
Regiment, occasioned by volley Of stones an,
pistol shots from the crowd. No one was hur
at this point. The second firing occurred from
the rear of the column guarding the prisoners
The crowd here was large, very abusive, ant
one man discharged three barrels of revolver
at Lieutenant Saxon, Of the regular service
many OF the mob cheering him on, drawing re-
volvers and firing at the troops.
The man who commenced the attack ther
laid pistol across his arm, taking deliber
aim at Lieutenant Saxon, when he was thrust
through with bayonet. He was fired upon at
the same, time and instantly killed. The COL
umn then moved on, having received orders to
march, and the rear company being assaulted
by the crowd, and several of them shot, halted
and fired, causing the deaths already reported.
The order was then given by Capt. Lyon to
cease firing, which was promptly obeyed
The principal arms taken from Camp jackson
were four large sized boWitzers, two tensinch
mortars, and large number of ten inch shel Ia
ready charged, and some fve thousand u. s.
muskets, supposed to be portion of those taken
from the Baton Rouge arsenal.
Thousands Of people left the city yesterday
dination among the German troops, and their
threats to burn and sack the city; but the ap.
pearance of Harney's proclamation in great
measure restored confidence, and many Of those
who left will probably return to-day. The
city is now quiet, and the highest hopes are
entertained that no further disturbance will oc-
cur.
Twenty-Five persons are known to be killed
at Camp Jackson, among whom are the follow
ing, eighteen Of whom have been identified:
John Sweerkhardt, Casper H.. Glencoe, John
Waters, Thos. A. Hern, VIM. Jeenhewer, ], J.
Jones, p. Doane, Erie Wright, Henry Jungle,
James Mcdonald, Walter Mcdowell, Nicholas
knablaok. Francis Wheeler, Job Carter, Jas. |
Bodsen, Emma Somers and Mrs. McAuliff. |
Three Of these were soldiers belonging to the |
Southwest expedition, and were going as pris-
oners captured at Camp Jackson.
The city has been quiet and orderly to-day,
and citizens generally have been engaged in
their usual avocatons.
Capt. TOtten's battalion Of regulars are still
quartered In the city, and will be kept here, as
the police commissioners consider their presence
necessary for the preservation of peace.
The troops at Camp Bssel, near Caseyyille,
On the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, are the
18th Regiment of Illinois volunteers, under
command of Col. Macarthur, of Chicago
. Inc Telegraph ofhce was opened to-day, put
ling. the camp in direct connection with st.
Louis and all eastern points.
The EUening Journal publishes statement,
signed by Gen Frost and his staff, explaining
Why CampJackson was surrendered. They say
here were only five rounds Of ammunition in
camp, and neither arms nor provisions enough to
upply the forces, eight hundred men, under their
command. To have attempted resistance, sur.
ounded as they were by six to eight thousand
roops, well armed and with every appliance
II war, would have been mere suicide, and re-. I
reat was impossible, they being without means to
or provisions, and no credit of
rocure either. T
They censure the State authorities for not i
aging just military debts, SO that proper sup {
lies could be procured, and pronounce Capt. 2
,yon's demand illegal, unconstitutional and
'anton, trampling under foot the laws of our
ommon country. Ib
IL is estimated that ten thousand persons left q
he city yesterday. A perfect panic is raging in (
ome quarters, almost entire streets being de-
erted.