The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-11
THE GATE CITY.
KEOKUK:
SATURDAY. APRH IL.


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The SAN Gasy nAs4Asry.
We give the following additional par
ticularsof the terrible -butchery of I'M
armed men on the steamer Sam Gaty, a
furnished by an eyewitness to the St
Joseph Herald :
The steamboat had arrived at Sibley1
Landing, where the channel was close te
the shore, and was hailed by some men
on the bank, followed by the cracxing Of
: dozen or more guns. The pilot put hel
in shore. and George Tod and about
twenty-five Of his gusrriilas came aboard.
It was almost morning, and there was
no moon. The rebels we're dressed in
butternut, having ) pair Of Colts Navy
revolvers each, (and some as many =
three and four, and shot guns and rifles.
Tod wore large cloth coat, with an am
PIE cape and flowing sleeves, and had also
slpuched hat, which he soon exchanged
with passenger for new light colored
beaver He gave the comnsnd and the
work Of murder commenced. The pas
sengers were mostly ladies. and the few
gentlemen were naAfmed.
They first killed George Meyer, by
shooting him III the back. Meyer was
formerly in this city, and when Col. Psss
body was here after the siege Of Lexing.
ton, he was in Mdior Berfy's cavalry
command. acting = Qnsrtermaster. For
time he was Sergeant Major Of the 9Th
cavalry. Col. Pennick. During the last
winter he Was frequently engaged, with
Assistant Secretary Rodman, in the Sep-
ate At Jefferson City, in writing up the
journal. He VISA young man ofthe most
generous Impulses, and win b mourned
by large number Of msn who win avenge
his death.
The cowardly butchers next bowed out
the brains Of William Henry, member
Of Captain Waksrlin's company. He too
WASH st. Jweph boy, and was formerly
epgagod in . stall in our city markst, and
At one time, We think. hbsrsd for J Ohm
P. Hax, meat dealer. He leaves : wife
and four children in our city unproyided
for. .a5.sa t i"
They next led out to slaughter young
6cbuttner, Of this town, whom they first
rubbed Of 500, then shot. He revived
the next nsssisg and viii probably RI
esvef. bNu-ae y ss y Z
- The most revolving act in the bloody
drama was the ordering ashore Of twenty
negroes, drawing them up in line, one
man holding lantern BY the side of their
faces. while the murderers shot them,
one BY one, through the head. This in
human .butchmy Was in three yards OF
the boat, One negro alone, of all that
were shot, is alive.
Christ. Habaeher, who lives near Ham
ilton's Mill, in this city, was aboard. but
managed 70 hide his money and got of
uninjured. Charley, formerly bar-keeper
for Christian Wagner, in Jefferson City,
was rsbbed Of every dollar he had, some
$3.50. Geo. Schriver. of this city, was
led out to be shot, and watchmaa on
the boat cried out 'shold on there, he is
one of my deck hands," and they led
him back, taking $79 from him, being all
he had except SEQ which he had seoretcd
on the boat.
feprge Morenstecker, who has for sew
srsl ears been grocer on the corner Of
EsaA street and Frederick Avenue, Ia
this city, and who was recentiya Captain
In the Thirty.third. Missouri. but has re-
ngned. was robbed Of y, 900 and his
gold watch.
The affair ended by the gang going on
board the boat and compelling the pss..
sengers to throw overheard fifty wagon
beds. loo sacks Of -four, and. . large
amount Of other stores, including sugar
coffee, 30. Wearing apparel Of ladie.
aud gentlemen were indiscrimina,eiy
plandered.
There were about eighty coAtrabands
aboard, sent on their way to Kansas BY
General Curtis. Sixty Jumped of and
ran away, and are now under Col. Pin
nick, whose. men are securing Che country
Tor these murderer. When the Rusrril|ss
drew their revolvers on the negroes -
they stood in line, the women on the boat
screamed and cried, and begged them
NOT 70 kill them, but the work Of death