Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-09
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The riot q Grand Junction on Friday was q serious
Affair." and might have been still more disastrous but for
the frmnsss and bravery Of the commander Of the b.
gsds, Col seuakouski, Who informed, shot down
some OF the men that refused to submit to his authority
We learn that when at Holly Springs the men, by
means got access to barrel Of Whisky. They knocked
out the head aud drank immoderately The Won. con.
sequences followed. The men, who wore travelling 10
box cars INDUCED 10 the worst eItra7agances-even IL
Is stated going SO far to throw their bayones at each
other One man was thrown from thc platform and kill
ed BY the train passing him. cutting of arm and
leg On leaving the at Grand JUNCTION, open nv.
tiny broke out aud the turned against each other
with perfect ferocty, entirely dsregardng the AUTHORITY
Of their officers. until the determined conduct Of Colonel
Soulakowsh compelled return to military rule. VAR.
Gus reports prevalent yesterday in the city, s 10
these proceedings Those which We judge reliable, wers
10 the MAN, con6rmatory Of the statemsu contained In
The letter. which we publieh below, written by gentle.
man who resides In Grand Junction. to friend In this
city, Who has oblgingly handed 1t to Us.
GRAND JUNCTION,
About IL O'Clock, Aug. 5, 1891.
About IL o'clock yesterday there arrived here from
Camp Pulaski regiment Of Louisiana volunteers
mandsd BY @. soulakowsk on their way To Virginia.
About six o'clock in the evening" after mbbing pretty
freely Of 'bust head" row was commenced between
the Frank Guards aud some Of the other companies,
which resulted 10 general eht Of about one bours do.
ration, during which Major York and the colonel lid.d
BY some OF the other oicers, used every peaceablo
means 10 que the riot but all 10 no avail Il seemed
10 b growing general when Of the men took shell
Ter 10 the Percey Hotel the doors Of which were nine
diatsly ssssled with the butts Of muskets axes, AID
whatever else could be found 10 answer the purpose Of
battsrirg They succeeded In smashing in all
the doors blinds and sash, when they rushed IN like
mob OF Infatuated devils, and commenced ndiscrmi.
nate destruction Of the hotel furniture and every thing
they could lay their hands Drawers torn ops0
the contents we're destroyed the furniture was broken
and pitched out the dining table thrown over and
all the table furniture broken the chairs smashed TO
pieces aud such general wreck you have never Wit.
nessed In q cviliz d community.
About this time the efforts of the officers Of the day
and the guard proving unavaling 10 quel the mob the
officers, led by the colonel commenced RiDg them,
which resulted in the death of two upon the spot aud
some six more dangerously wounded There four.
teen killed and seriously wounded besides number Of
others that left the trains last night that slight
ly wounded. The majority OF the wounds were hom
pistol shots, some were biyonet wounds and broken
heads from the dubbed mu.kes-the mes not having
any ammunition.
The hotel lo?ks this morning like q hospital after
hard fought battle Tho deed and wounded stresn
al over the second aoor and the groans Of the suffering
are terrible.
After destroying the furniture and breaking all ths.
they could about the house, two unsuccessl attempts
we're made to Gre it,
Great credit is due Gel Soulakowsk Major York AID
the officers aud men Of the Armstrong Gua,d, for quel
ling the riot and saving the town from destruction.
have just been Informed by the surgeon, Dr. Henly
that there three four thst will die sring toe
day. L.. &