Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-05-17
BRILLIANT EXPLOIT IN st. LOUIS.
Camp Jackson Taken.

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here on the e. @. Soon, from below, were ia
ken into the camp of the Missouri troops yes
terday. The order to Gen. Lyon from Wash
ington was to take the arms and the whole
camp, the Government dccming it improper
that so large force should be in camp over
the city. Gen. Lyon accordingly made de-
mand Of Gen. Frost for an unconditional sur
render of men, arms and camp equippage,
and gave him half an hour to consider. No
answer having been returned, Gen. Lyon or
dered his forces to march upon Gen. Frost's
camp. The forces consisted Of about 500
regulars, Col. Blair's, Col. Bernstcin's, Gen.
Sigel's and Tchuttncr's regiments, amounting
forces, or Home Guard, two regiments under
Coils. Mcneil and Brown, were held in reserve.
The troops marched through the city amid
the greatest excitement Of the people. Thou
sands accompanied them to the grounds
They arrived at the camp about three o'clock
and in most brilliant manGuvrc at once
surrounded the entire grounds, unliinbercd
the artillery and took position. Capt. Lyon,
now Brigadier General Of the volunteer forces,
sent in second peremptory demand. Gen.
Frost surrendered but tried to make condi-
TONS Gen. Lyon was unrelenting, insisting
upon complete surrender of the entire camp,
with arms and equippage. These terms were
finally complied with, the Governors troops
stacking their arms and falling into line. Gen.
Sigcl was ordered to take charge of the camp
which he did at once with his regiment. The
officers of the staff were then demanded to
surrender on parole of honor not again to
take up arms against the Government, which
they refused. Gen. Lyon then declared them
prisoners of war; Some of them broke their
swords in their modification. The details of
The surrender were then completed, and the
whole camp of prisoners, consisting OF about
400 men, were marched out between the
lines of the Government troops. Col. Blairs
regiment leading off, and guarding General
Frost and staff.
During halt in the march on Olive street,
Just beyond Garrison avenue, a body of Ger
man troops were greatly abused by the mob,
and according to various accounts were fired
into. They returned the fire twice, and kill
cd between twenty and thirty men, women
and children who were in range. After quiet
was restored the march was resumed, and the
whole force was escorted as prisoners of war
through the outer streets of the city, down to
the arsenal. -H.
The excitement throughout the city is in
tense. Crowds collected on all the principle
corners, and finally an infatuated mob collect
ed at the Planters House where they were
addressed by Mr.. Barrett, Mayor Wright and
others in an inhamatory manner. ITO the
Democrat Office" was the cry. A small de-
tachment of police, with muskets, took posi-
ton before the Democrat office. The mob
came yelling down Locust street, and COM
menced throwing stones. The police charg-
ed on them and drove them back to Second
street, where they held them in check until
finally dispersed.
The city is fearfully excited over the
slaughter of the men, women and children
and the threats against the Germans are ter
rible. 1t is impossible at this time to say
how far the German troops were justified in
firing: but from all accounts which have
reached us, they were frarfully abused.
Gen. Lyon, it is understood, has ordered
the arrest of the company, and will make a
rigid examination of the affair. The militia
ry movement under Gen. Lyon was q bril-
liant affair, and done him infinite credit
While in discharge of his duties and pending
negotiations with Gen. Frost, he received a
severe kick in the abdomen from the horse
of one of his aids; but it did not disable him.
In another dispatch we find the following
statement:
Just before the troops started for the city,
and while the State forces were drawn up be-
tween two lines Of volunteers, several rocks
were thrown at the volunteers, and few
pistol shots were fired by excited parties in
the surroundings, which was composed of a
large number of citizens, including many
women. One shot took effect in the leg Of
Captain Blanktowsky, and as he fell he gave
word to fire, which was obeyed by some two
or three companies, resulting in the death Of
upwards of twenty persons, including two
women and several children, and badly
wounding several others. ...s