The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-05
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RI0TING AT A BARRACKS
WHITE AND CoLoRED TROOPERS
FAIL TO ASsIMILATE.

Over 300 Men on the Warpath-Two
of the White Troopers Expected to
Die from Their Injuries-Peace Final
ly Restored by Detachments of Cav
airy.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. A revolt occurred Mt
jefferson Barracks yesterday evening be-
tween white and colored United States
soldiers that resulted in injury to many
mon and probably will cost them their lives.
At this time there are many recruits at this
station, and yesterday they drew their first
pay and made an onslaught on the sutler
Numerous brawls resulted, and a crowd
from New York resented the familiarity of
the colored troops and fight followed. The
guard house was filed with disorderlies and
still rows kept up. Late in the afternoon
drunken coored trooper was seen pursuing
a 14-year-old white girl and a party Of
white troopers were soon after him. and in
due time handed him over to the officer OF
the day.
WHITES PUT TO FLIGHT.
This seemed to enrage a number of his
comrades and they forthwith left the bar
racks, starting for Carondolet. On their
way they fell in with a squad OF white
troopers and proceeded to take vengeance.
The white soldiers made their escape with a
few bruises and made their way TO the bar
racks, where they soon made up a party
10 handle the colored men. Armed with
revolvers and carbines they started in good
order for Carondelet, but before they had
gone far they were ordered to return and
! disarm by the officer of the day They re-
fused to return to their quarters, but laid
| down their arms at once and then pro-
! nJ Of fha bn ar
Peres' bridge they met the colored troopers
returning.
A LIVELY FIGHT.
| An encounter Immediately followed, and
| knives, clubs and rocks were used The
| fight was one of desperation and the white
mems superior force was Offset by the dis
cipline of the colored troops, who had en-
| tered their second term of service For half
an hour the battle waged without advantage
to either, and on the bridge and road and
river bed men lay exhausted and beaten.
! Finally the belligerents, blinded and PLAYED
out, withdrew. One of the colored troopers
| reported the affray at Carondelet station,
and he was locked up while a patrol wagon
was sent to the scene TO gather up the in
| iured. In the meantime the white soldiers
had gathered in force, and, marching 70
the station, demanded that the colored
trooper be given to them.
READY FOR AN ASSAULT.
| The officer refused and prepared for an
assault In the meantime word of the battle
| had reached the barracks, and four troops
OF cavalry were ordered out and arrived in
| Carondeet i'll time to save the police fro>@
au attack. The mutineers dispersed and they
were arrested in detachments on a general
order to arrest all troopers. Tie barracks,
Carondelet and the intervening country
assumed a military aspect, and all night the
soldiers tread and demand of halt" rang
out The disturbance was finally quelled.
! To-day there is peace, though bruises, black
eyes and gashes on a half hundred heads
still tell the tale of the struggle. while in
the hospital, at the point of death, lie
Troopers Livingstone, Peterson and Krum-
men, all white. At one time in the after
noon over 800 men were looking for a row.