The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-11

"CHATTlE.'
The sam GitY Hutchery- IEOrrid
ButcherIcs by the Rebel Soldiers.
We have already published the tele-
graphic account Of the tack of the reb-
els on the steamer sam Golz, at Sibley's
Landing on the Missouri river. The
st. Joseph Herald learns the following
particulars from an eyewitness:
The steamboat had arrived at Sibey's
Landing, where the channel was close to
the shore, and was hailed by some men
on the bank, followed by the cracking Of
some dozen or more guns. The pilot put
her in shore, and George Todd and
about twenty five Of his gang Of guerril-
las came aboard. II was almost morn
ing and there was no moon. The rebels
were dressed in butterBut, having apair
Of Colts navy revolvers each, (and some
| as many as three and four,) and shot
guns and rifles. Todd wore a large
cloth coat, with an ample cape and flow
| ing sleeves, and had also slouched hat,
which he soon exchanged with passen-
ger for light colored beaver. lie gave
the command, and the work of murder
commenced. The passengers were most
ly ladies, and the few gentlemen were
unarmed.
They first killed George Meyer, by
shooting him in the back. Meyer was
| -, sI;a 81 uvbo. nnInnol
| Peabody was here, after the siege oil
Lexington, he was in Maj. Berry's cav
airy command, acting as Quarterm sster
For time he was Sergeant-Major Of tho
9th cavalry, Col. Penick. During the las
winter he was frequently engaged, with
Assistant Secretary Rodman, in the Sen
ate at Jefferson City, in writing up the
journal. He was young man of the
most generous impulses, and will bt
mourned by large number of men wh
t0iH auengs his death.
The cowardly butchers next bloweC
out the brains of William Henry, a mem
Der of Capt Wakerlin's company. lie
too, was Saint Joseph boy, and wa
formerly engaged in a stall in our city
market, and at one time, we think, labor
ed for John 2. Hax, meat dealer. II
leaves wife and four children in on
city wholly unprovided for.
They next led out to slaughter younI
Schuttner, Of this town, whom they frs
robbed of $500, then shot He revivet
the next morning, and will probably re
cover.
The most revolving act in the blood
drama was the ordering ashore of twent
negroes, drawing them up in line, on
man holding lantern up by the side Q
their faces, while the murderers shot then
one by one through the head. This in
human butchery was within three yard
of the boat. One negro alone, of all tina
were shot, is alive
Christ. Habacher, who lives near Ham
ilton's Mill, in this city, was aboard, br
managed 10 hide his money aud get 0
uninjured. Charley, formerly bar. keep
err for Christian Wagner, in Jefferso
City, was robbed of every dollar be ha,
. some $3.50, George Schriver, of this cit
: was led out TO be shot and a watchma
on the boat cried out "hold on there,
is one Of my deck hands," and they lie
him back, taking S72 from him, being a
that be had except $50 which he had 81
I GREETED on the boat.
George Morenstecker, who has for seN
I eral years been a grocer on the corner
Tenth street and Frederick avenue,
= this city, and who was recently a car
: tain in the 33d Missouri, but has resigr
> ed, was robbed of $1,000 and bis gol
watch.
|
The affair ended by the gang goin
Y aboard the boat, and compelling tho pas
8 sengers TO throw overheard fifty WACO
beds, 100 sacks of iisur, and a larl
I amount of other stores, including suga
COTE, etc, Wearing apparel of ladies an
0 gentlemen was indiscriminately piundei
? ed. 1901 ,I ....
/ There were about eighty contraband
r aboard, sent on their way to Kansas b
Q General Curtis. Sixty jumped of, an
Q are now under Col. Penick, whose me
9 are securing the country for these muI
, derers When the guerrillas drew the
revolVers on The negroes ss they stood i
line, the women IN the boat scrsame
=. and cried, and begged them not 70 XII
I them, but the work Of death went on.