, 1862-10-25
III ECU EkILLA SvARO ON THE MIA.
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The Capture Vt the Gladiator.

From the Memphis Bulletin, 9oth.1
=, About eleven O'Clock on Sunday moraing,
the steamer Gladiaor, the regular packet b.
tween Memphis and Helena, reached DUR
Wharf. and immediately the report of a sariou:
tEg7Eemfnt With the Euerillas was generally
circulated. On repairing to the boat We
'esroed the following particulars:
l1e Gladiator was hailed By four men at
Bleosoe's landing, forty.fve miles below Mem-
ph's ahout O'clock on Sunday morning.
They said they had four bales OF cotton thsv
Wfehed to send to FarTington d Howell, M~u.
PM. The boat was stopped and Landed. The
oodlmen ran up the bill and tied the line TO
sa1pnhR. While thus eugas sed about fifteen
or twenty euerillas rushed on board and com
Menced shooting at every man that ,uld be
found. Among the first who were shot x1s
Inc engineer OF the boat, Mr.. 4. 7. Mckee, a
native Of Le Clair, Iowa He WIS shot jnss
;1a aatet scouting to the captain to put out the
ngs.s, " IT, ana whlie engaged at the engine trying
MI WIN. K. Babcock Of The firm Of Babco:k
broe: d Co., New York, who WIS out On cot-
ton buying expedition, hearing the fuss on
ueek, rushed out Of the cabin and was on the
steps On the way below. when he WAS shot, fu-
hresst, one under the chin and two Ia Tie
thigh. he died immediately. He was shout
guerillas SHOT.
aAose were Lhe only deaths resulting AZ yet
from the shooting.
Mr. ". 4. Davis Of Mt Pleasant, Iowa, sut-
tier to the 4th 1o@a cavalry, was shot ia the
pE1sateE and seriously wounded. Heis nov
doing well.
Mr.. John Smith, boat hand, Was shot through
the giden, the ball csminz ont Of the higd.
IGG United States mad AGENT on tue boat,
NJ Wilcox, hearing the shooting, came down
on deck, to SEE It it Was necessary to thr3y
tae man overheard, when one Of the gueriilas
took bfm prisoner. He demarded uhar he
"oa!d give up all his private arms. but tbs
mail agent had none, and his capto. stood
near ard watched him until the boas dri.ted
from shore, when ne mad to jump ashore in
crG.r to escape, }esviug his qua behind.
ahs gnerlilas, after shooting every bodv
that theS could zee, eet the boat on fire in tour
places.
During the shooting aud after the boa: g.s
se9 On ire, tEe crev launched the small bouts,
and many OF them. with some Of the pas-eu.
gers escaped Some OF the negroes on board
JUMPED into the river. and wer. doubtless
drowned; Others escaped in sm4i boats.
among the number missing are Col. R,
Fowler, Of Chicago; Thomas C3auer, Of Gu
einnat'; Sam. Wolf, Of St. Louis, suitler OF
90 q! Illinois cavalry; James Porter, JAMES ".
Al:=Sut, ar. Hoddy, Of Arkansas: nud B II
Jacobt, watchman, together -:ith eleven wai-e
1AeI ana Twelve negroes engaged ou the boat
From some cause unknown the Gladiator
d1if;sd from HhoEe while on fire, and the gut-
ri'Ias we're compelled to get on shore. After
ehe got ont into the stream, Mr. James NJ
tcn!ey, passenger, volunteered to "ct as en-
g'reer and sle was started up the river, the
gntfn1as still pouring destructive fire upon
htr, tut tortuu:tely doing no dam4rc,
:, IGe gus11l11 bard en- Jagged in this attaca on
TIE Gladiator is supposed to have been Harris
Sner1ltl2 band from Arkansas, aad one report
Golt,hn