Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-07
from the Memphis Appeal of Sunday.

THE RIOT AT GRAND JUNCTION-The riot
at Grand Junction on Friday was a serious
affair, and might have been still more disas-
trous but for the firmness and bravery of the
commander of the brigade, Col. SOulakows-
XII, who, we are informed, shot down some of
the men that refused to submit to his autho-
rity. We learn that when at Holly Springs,
the men, by some means, got access to bar
rel of whisky. They knocked out the head,
and drank immoderately. Fhe worst conse-
uuences followed. The men, who were ira
Yelling in box cars, INDUCED in the worst ex-
travagances-eVen it is stated, going so far
as TO throw their bayOnets at each other
One man was thrown from the platform and
killed by the train passing over him, cutting
off an arm and leg. On leaving the cars at
Grand Junction, open mutiny broke out, and
the men turned against each other with per-
feet ferocity, entirely disregarding the au-
thority of their officers, until the determined
conduct of Gel Soulakowski compelled a re-
turn to military rule. Various reports were
prevalent yesterday in the city as to these
proceedings. Those which we Judge reliable
were in the main, cOnfirmatory of the state
ments contained in the letter which we pub
lish below, written by gentleman who re-
sides in Grand Junction, to friend in this
city, who has Obligingly handed it to u.s.
GRAND JUNCTION,
ABOUT IL o ClOCk. aug y. 1901. J
About II O'Clock yesterday there arrived
here from Camp Pulaski, q regiment of Lou
isiana volunteers, commanded by Col. Soula-
kowski, on their way to Virginia About six
o'clock in the evening, after imbibing pretty
freely of s'bust head row was commenced
between the Frank Guards and some of the
other companies, which resulted in general
fight of about one hours duration, during
which Mai. York and the Colonel, aided by
some of the other officers used every peacea.
BILE means to quell the riot, but all to no avail.
1t seemed to be growing general, when some
of the men took shelter in the Percy hotel,
the doors of which were Immediately assailed
with the butts of muskets, axes, and whatever
else could be found to answer the purpose of
q SCATTERING ram. They soon succeeded in
smashing in all the doors, blinds and sash,
when they rushed in like mob of Infatuated
devils. and commenced an indiserinate de-
strucfion of the hotel furniture and every
thing they could lay their hands on. Draw
ers were torn open, the contents were de-
.troyed. the furniture was broken and pitch
al ont. the dining table was thrown over,
and ali the table furniture broken, the chairs
smashed to pieces, and such general wreck
Won have never witnessed in a civilized COM
munity.
About this time the efforts of the officers
of the day and the guard proving unavaiilng
to ouell the mob, the officers, led by the colo
mel. commenced firing on them, which result
ted in the death of two upon the spot and
the mortally wounding of some five or six
others. and some six more dangerously
wounded. There were fourteen killed and
seriously wounded, besides number of 9TH
ers that left on the trains last night that
were slightly wounded. The majority of the
wounds were from pistol shots, some were
bayonet wounds and broken heads from the
dubbed muskets-the men not having any
ammunition.
The hotel looks this morning like hospi-
tai after a hard fought battle. The dead and
wounded are strewn all over the second floor,
and the groans of the suffering are terrible.
After destroying the furniture and break
ing all that they could about the house, two
unsuccessful attempts were made TO fire 1T.
Great credit is due Col. Soulakowski, Maj
York and the officers and men of the Arm
strong Guards. for quelling the riot and saw
ing the town from destruction.
I have lust been informed by the surgeon,
DR.. Henley, that there are three or four that
will die during the day. A. b. ..