The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-05-22
Prom the St. Louis Republican of Sunday
Morning, Nay IA.
Moro Bloodsheel In ST. Louis.


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Aaothsr. Ersitiuss Doy-Aa Second s7rag:
ical Collision - .Sfr Men Killed
and Fire Kounded.. ~ [
Another act in the terrible drama of
blood that opened so fearfaiiy en- Friday,
vas enacted last evening, and six moro
victim au1xsrs sddedFo theAalteaay sad list
Of dead Two scenes Of blood SO close
together, and so frightful in their pesnltsj
have seldom before plunged city iat;o5
mourning. At; aboot half past five o.
clock sinsthe evening aiarge body Of the
GeFmaH Home CHARTS entered the city
through Fsfth Street, from the. Arsenal
whore thsJ had been senlisted during the
day. and furnished with arms. Large
crowds collected to witness their march,
snd-rthey passed upmolested along until
they reached Walnut, when they turned
up that vssreet and proceeded wsst&ards
large crowds were collected on, these
corners. who booted and shissed as the,
campanies passed, and enc man standing
on ahessteps ofthe church fred q arevolyer'
ito the ranks. A soldier fell dead. when
two more shots were fired. fiom ahe wins
dows of q house near sby.snies alssssa q
aAt this time the head of the column.
which reached as far as Seventh, .suddens
II turned and, levelings theirs rifles
6reds down ssthes street, among the
spectators who lined the pavements.
Shooting as they did. directly toward
their own rear ranks, they killed some of
their men, as well as those composing the
crowd. The shower of bullets was for o
moment terrible, and the only wonder is
that more lives we're not lost. The mis-,
SHES Of lead entered the windows and per.
forated the doors Of private residences,
tearing the ceilings and throwing the
splinters in every direction The house
Of Mr.. Matthews was entered by three
bullets. and Mr.. Matthews. daughter was
struck slightly by spent ball. On the
street, the scene presented, asthe, soldiers
moved Of, was sad indeed. Six men lay
dead at different points, and several were
wounded and shrieking with pains upon
the pavements. The dead CARTS which
haSe become familiar since the scenes of
the last two days, were soon engaged in
removing the corpses from the ground
The wounded were csrried to the Health
Office. Fonr Of the men killed were
members Of the regiment and two were
citizens. Last night the former had not
beea recognized. Jerry SwitzeIan, an
engineer on the river, was passing by the
door: of Mr.. 81. Glover's residence, ON
Seventh street, next to Walnut when a
ball struck him in the head, and scattered
his brains over the door aud walls. -
Jeremiah Godfrey, hired man of Mr..
Cozzens, County Surveyor, was. working
inaah6 syafd ofiMr. Cozzens al the time
of the occurrence. While STOPPING over,
In the net of fastening some flowers to q
frame, three soldiers entered the gate,
and approaching within the yard, fred
three shots into his body. Fortunately,
noae OF them were fatal, being all flesh
wounds. The family witnessed the affair,
and says thst the man had not been out
of, the gard, and was unaware of the ap-
prgnch Of his assailants, until stricken
down by their bullets. Charles H.Wood.
ward syclerk in Pomeroy g.. Bentou's
store, was shot in the shoulder, and win
have 70 have his entire arm amputated
he was carried inso the residence of Mr
Matthews and kindly cared for James
F. Welsh was shot through the foot.
Miohael Davy received ball through the
aukie. and anputasion viii be necessary. d
John Nelus was wounded in the cheek
Several ..othefs,were injured slightly. The
hopses en. the right side of Walnut from
Fifth to Seventh were considerably injured
by-b6fiets, and the inmates in several
cases kad narrow escapes. At, q iats
hour in thev night the bodies of j Joht
Gsrrin, whose brother keeps livery sta
BILE on Market street. William Cody, 9
book peddler, from New Orleans, and
Job. n;ck 4 German soldier were re-