The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-06-28
Massacre in st. .Louis.-The Record
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From the st. Louis Journal Monday Evening.
And yet another slaughter of our citi
zens. No pen can describe the intens,
excitement that now pervades our com
munity. Hundreds are running in every
direction inquiring who's dead2 At the
present writing it is impossible to give
the facts in detail. Sufficient may be
gained from the following report to salts.
iy all concerning the facts of this last ter.
rible massacre. AT a quarter past ten
o'clock, this morning detachment OF
U. 5. volunteers, or Home Guards, a
part of McNeils regiment, under COM
mand, as is alleged, of one Bssell or Bis
sick, proceeded from their quarters at
Turner's Hall, down Seventh. When
Immediately opposite the Recorders
court room, in the building occupied by
the Hook and Ladder Company, on Sew
enth street, between Pine and Olive
street. several bystanders, who had left
the Recorders Court rather hastily to
see the soldiers, rushed out on the side
walk. Just at this Juncture soldiers
gun, in the extreme rear of the ranks,
apparently while the holder was adjust
ing cap, exploded accidentally.
Immediately upon this, and it is said
without any order being given, the troops
commenced n murderous and promiscu-
Gus fire upon the crowd of unprotected
citizens who stood before them. The
number of those killed, or their names
cannot be correctly ascertained to-day
The slaughtered fell in every direction.
The wall of the dying rang in the ears
OF startled people for blocks around
Shrek after shrek went up to heaven,
the rush for places of safety stif1ed doz-
ems, and still the soldiers fired. The
scene cannot be described, nay, hardly
imagined. Upon the balcony, in front
of the Recorders Courtroom, Henry
Frangel fell. Close by his side, officer
N. M. Pratt, who has for several years
been connected with the police force,
fell, pierced through the heart. The Re-
corder, sitting quietly at his desk, entirely
unconcious of the possibility of trouble
in the street, was suddenly surrounded
by storm of bullets. The window i'm
mediately behind him was completely
shattered by bullets. His desk was shat
tered and rent by the flying lead, still, pro-
videntially his life was spared. A prisoner
up for some petty oiiense fell dead in the
dock. The other prisoner, taking advan-
tage of the confusion, fled from the build
ing and escaped. When there was no long
er anybody in sight to shoot, the rattle Of
musketry ceased, and there lay dead,
the dying and the wounded, TO be gazed
at by the thousands of horror-strcllcn
citizens that soon congregated around
the spot where the massacre occurred.
In few moments Dody of police ar
rived on the ground, and short time
afterwards company of regulars, under
command of Capt. Sweeney. The street,
for some distance around the engine
house, was cleared, and the bodies Of
the killed and wounded removed. AS
near as we could ascertain several were
killed instantly, and large number of
others badly wounded. several Of whom,
we are informed, by physicians in at
tendance, will probably die during the
day. We saw two bodies still in death,
which were literally torn to pieces by Min
ME balls. An Italian named Bougero,
the proprietor of saloon on the corner
of Seventh and st. Charles streets, re-
ceived two balls in the head, one OF
which tore off his lower jaw. We are
unable to state positively any more Of
the names of the killed and wounded
Many were taken to their homes by
| friends, and their names will probably
not transplre for several days, or at least
until an inquest is hold by the Coroner
When we left the scene of the massacre
the fremen were engaged with their hose
in washing away the pools of blood thai
made the sidewalk look like the floor o
a slaughter house. AS we have before
intimated the widest excitement pre-
walls. The people in the immediate
neighborhood of the butchery are speech
less with terror. Many of them are pre-
pairing to leave the city, as it is evident
from every circumstance the lives OF none
are safe in the city.
Several of the wounded are now lying
at the City Hospital, and five of thu
dead bodies can be seen at the llealtl
Office. We shall be prepared to give
more of the details concerning this las
terrible massacre of our fellow-citizens t.
morrow. In the meantime, we trus
those who witnessed the affair will han'
their names in to the Coroner. We hav
to add that in this instance not one mai
can be found who has attempted, or viii
attempt, to palliate or excuse, in tn
slightest particular, the butchery OF GU
citizens this morning.
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