The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05
RIOT AT ST. LOUIS.
white and coiored Troops Celebrate Their
ray Dayby induiging In General
breaking of Head.

sr. LOUIS, January A riot occurred
at Jefferson Barracks yesterday evening
| between white and colored United States
soldiers that resulted in the injury of
many men and probably will cost three
| 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 col
ored troops and fight followed. The
guard house was filled with disorderlies
and still the rows kept up.
CAUSE or THE RIOT.
Late in the afternoon a drunken col
ored trooper was seen pursuing "A
fourteen-year-old white girl, aud a party
of white troopers were soon after him,
and In due time handed him over 10 the
officer of the day. This seemed To
enrage number of his comrades and
they forthwith left the barracks, start
ing for Carondelet
BEGINNING OF THE RIOT.
On their way they fell in with white
squad of troopers and proceeded to take
vengence. The white soldiers made
their escape with few bruises and
made their way To the barracks, where
they soon made up party to 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 dis
arm by the officer of the day. They re-
fused 10 return To their quarters but laid
down their arms at once and then pro-
ceeded after the enemy. At the river,
Des Peres bridge they met the colored
troopers returning.
VERY LIVELY TIME.
An encounter Immediately followed
and knives, clubs aud rocks were used.
The fight was one of desperation, and
the white mems superior force was Off
set by the discipline of the colored
troops, who had entered their second
term of service. For half AN hour the
battle waged without advantage 10
either side and on the bridge and road
and river bed men lay exhausted and
beaten. Finally the belligerents. blinded
and played out, Withdrew.
AT cARoNpELET STATION.
The colored troopers reported the af-
fray at the Carondelet station and they
were locked up, while patrolmen were
sent to the scene To gather up the
injured. In the meantime the white
soldiers had gathered IN force. and
marching TO the station demanded that
the colored troopers be given to them.
The officers refused and prepared for the
assault. In the meantime word OF the
battle had reached the barracks and four
troops OF calvary were ordered out and
arrived in Carondelet in time to save the
police from attack. The mutineers dis
persed and they were arrested i'm detach-
ments on a general order to arrest all
troopers. The barracks, Carondelet and
intervening country assumed a military
aspect, and all night the tramp OF sol
diers and demand Of "Halt" rang out.
The disturbance was quelled.
AFTER THE FRAY.
To-day there is peace, though braises,
black eyes and gashes on half a hun
dred heads still tell the tale of the strug-
gle, while in the hospital at the point Of
death lie troopers Livingstone, Peterson
and Krummeknacker-all white Al
ons time in the afternoon over 800 men
wero looking for row.