The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-05
BEBELLIOUS RASCALS.
Mutinous Soldiers Break
Loose in st. Louis.
THE SHIP RAILWAY SCHEME,
MexicO's Wise POlicy-IrOn and Steel
The Gar and the Pope-Mis-
ceIlaneous Notes,
MutinOus Soldiers.

ST. LOUIS, January A revolt oc7
Cured this afternoon, between white
and coIored United States soldiers, that
resulted in injury to many men. and
probably will cost three of 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 crowd from New York
resented the familiarity of the colored
troops and a fight followed. The
guard-house was filled with the dis
orderlies and still the rows kept up.
Late in the afternoon drunken
colored trooper was seen pur-
suing 14-year-old white girl
and party of white troop
ers were after him, and in due
time handed him over to the officer
of the day. This seemed to encourage
q number of his comrades, and they
forthwith left the barracks, starting for
OerondeIet. On their way they fell in
with squad of white troopers, and
proceeded TO take vengeance. The
white soldiers made their escape with
few bruises, and made their way to the
barracks, where they soon made up Il
party to handle the revolters. 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 refused
to return to their quarters, but
laid down arms at once and then pro-
ceeded after the enemy. At Rivere des
Perces they met the colored troopers re-
turning. An enc .unter Immediately
followed, and knives, clubs and rocks
were used against each other. The
fight was one Of desperation, and the
white men, in superior force. were met
by the discipline of the colored troops,
who had entered on the second term of
,service. For half an hour the battle
Naged without advantage on either
lside. and on the bridge and road and
Ariver bed men lay exhausted and beaten
down. Finally the belligerents, blinded
and played out, withdrew. A colored
trooper reported the affray at Caronde-
let station and he was locked up,
while agpatrol wagon was sent to tie
scene to gather up the Injured. In the
meantime the white soldiers had gath
sred in force, and marching to the sta
ton, demanded that the colored trooper
be given to them. The officers 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 Oaroudelet in time to save the police
from ats cF. The mutineers dispersed
aud we're arrested in detach ments, on
general order to arrest all troopers.
The barracks, Carondelet, and the in
terveniug country, assumed military
aspect, and all night long the soldiers
tread and demand "Halt!' rang out.
The disturbance was qaelled and peace
reigns to-day, though bruises, black
eyes and gashes on half hundred
heads tell the tale of the struggle, while
in the hospital at the point of death lie
troopers Livingston, Peterson and
Krummenknocker, all white. At one
time in the afternoon over 300 men
were looking for row.