Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-17
SECOND Fight at st. Louis.

second Fight at 81. Louis.
The U. 8. troops were second time A.
sailed by the rebels in the streets Of st.
Louis, on Saturday evening, and the troops
were again ordered :tolfre, killing seventeen.
The Democrat says the disturbance was
wholly owing to the recklessness and folly |
of some six or eight young men, who mount
ed the porch of the Presbyterian church as
the troops came along, and began to the ut.
most Of which they were capable in the way
Of insulting, goading, narrowing and heap
ing disgraceful reproaches upon the troops.
We copy from the Democrats:
Others rapidly joined these young men,
and aided them in yelling, frighttully ours
ing, hooting, screeching, groaning, shaking
fists, and uttering the most infamous and
obscene language of contempt, in insult to
the troops. Company after company OF the
latter passed quietly along, almost immedi.
ately beneath the derisive throng, some OF
whom tried hard to spit into the faces OF the
soldiers, and others of whom threw small
missiles at them, while the most continued
with increasing zeal, the most deaten'ng
wells of blasphemous execration and toulest
contumely The column marched in tours.
and proved regiment from the Ninth and
Tenth wards, who were returning from the
Arsenal. where they had just been sworn
INTO the service of the American government
and had been provided with muskets as
United States Reserve Guards. They bore
. the obloouy and insult piled upon them with
calmness and forbearance.
; When the rear of the troops approached to
receive their worse portion Of abuse, it was
e evident that the malignants on the porch
o could venture upon still harsher outrages
Scarce had the rear passed out Of Fifth
street, when a portion of the mob rushed
n down the steps and hurled rocks into the re
lie tirnc column, while two shots were discharg
r ed into the troops, one from the porch, ant
10 one from Fifth street. The rear file OF tn
. troops at once turned and fred into their as
sailants, who fled and scattered, some Of then
ID still firing back Soon there was pause II
p the firing of the troops, and spectators gain
ID ed courage to look up the street. But 9th
10 ers fired again upon the soldiers from whor
volley was then returned. The firing cor
70 tnued at quick intervals; persons newly al
- rived drew and fred at the troops, who's
es volleys answered sharply, creating immens
"a excitement, and grand rush Of citizens
so the vicinity.
~ Subsequently,, we learned that the tirin
was resumed near the head of the line o
on Eighth street, and continued at varior
"a. points in the vicinity, the troops unfort'
20 nately falling into disorder and firing fro
:, the alleys.
o. Seven men, four of them belonging to Il
lot company thus atrociously insulted and mu
,ur dercusly fired upon, were killed. 1t avail
100 little to say that they were slain in the co
fusion by the Mimic balls of their own col
-. rades.
lth A revolver was discharged upon the troo
he from an upper window on the south side
Walnut, between Fifth and Sixth streets.
horse was also killed by . rife ball. T
1er walls of the church. and of houses in t
I'VE vicinity, were frequently struck by bulle
- showing that the volleys were, to at least
in considerable extent, directed upwards.
.A' Were it not that this was the fact, the list
me the slain must have been much larger.
20 The bodies of the dead were picked
ex and removed. and the inquest was yesterd
- held a. the shop of Mr. j. A. Smithers, U
"' dertaker, on Chestnut near Fifth street, W
on generously profered room for the purpo
re. The names of the men thus sacrificed 9
ore as follows:
hr VIM. Huhlinpost, Conrad Lappe, 10
~ Dicks, VIM Cody, Bernard Miller, Jacob
teo Niederpantee, and member of the Guar
y whose name was unknown.
his Gen. Harvey entirely approves of
course of Capt. Lyon in Capturing Ca,
jackson. He has issued proclamati
ath commanding the people to be peaceable, a
~ threatening to enforce martial law at once
'O the municipal authorities fail to preserve
ne, peace He has stationed six hundred Ur
III. ed States regulars at different points of
out city to aid the police, and will call out mi
ore troops if necessary. His loyalty was at Fl
doubted, but now the Union men feel cor
oui dent he will use his utmost endeavors to
an them in crushing out rebellion and punish
90, traitors.
,,s The odious military bill has passed
. Legislature, and it is limited that an ord
u"' ance of secession has passed secretly.
d. this be true, Cor. Jackson and all his al
six tors soiu be arrested for treason! g.
,sts jackson and the secession members of
Legislature, it is reported, are afraid Fra
Blair will march an army to Jefferson Cit