The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-31

point excepting his flank reserves, and
all Of his guns were captured.
Col. Miller planted his flag on the cap.
tured battery, but At the same moment
Col, Baron's reserve, under Msjor Moore,
opened a vigorous FIRE on mis-
LEFT flank, and Col. Baron having
reformed his line under cover
Of a high fence, and making 9 furious
cbarge,droye back Col. Millsr's command
10 within a hundred yards Of It's original
position, and succeeded In recapturipg
hiI guns and also captured one Calling
gun, Col. Miller reformed his line, send.
Ing out one company with his remaining
Calling gun under command OF Major
Bridges, who, attacking Major Moore's
reserves in the flank, drove all before
him. Col. Miller then advanced his whole
line under the tremendous fire oil Col.
Baron's artillery, and again captured bis
guns, dragging them of the field, but left
Two them about midway between the two
lines and nearly in front Of the grand
stand, supported by two companies.
col. Baron, having reformed his line,
made another splendid charge and sue.
ceeding in retaking his two guns, retired
to his position. This ended the battle.
The programme was admirably carried
out and we have the word Of the gallant
men who had participated in the late war
that Il brought back with greatyiyidness
the scenes in which the fighting was not
a sham, and where the result wa not
mere noise and smoke.
OTHER SPORTS AND PAsrrMs.
There were other amusements on the
grounds for the entertainment OF theim.
mense crowd besides the military exer.
cises. Floral Hall was crowded with
deyotees OF the art terpsichore all the
afternoon, and here friend Tommy
Cockayne reigned supreme. No monarch
on his throne could be happier than wa
Tommy yesterday, with his excellent or.
chestral organization, monarch OF all he
surveyed.
Owing to the muddy condition Of the
track the horse race did not come of, but
there was a "potato race" the contestants
being Jim Travis, Orderly OF the NJ. L.
G's, Jacob Heller and Robert Miller, Of
the Golf Guards. Sixty potatoes were
placed in q line, each a yard 8 part, with
a basket at the opposite end from which
the start was made. The winner Of the
race was the first TO pick up all his pota-
toes and put them in the basket. Heller
won, and wasgiven q gents gold pin as a
prize.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
ut was a success. Verdict ofhs people.
The blue and the gray fought nohly.
The golden epaulettes Of Col. ]. ID.
Lockwood, of the old 7th W. Va, were
conspicuous on the Post Commandants
stand. !,
Col. Bob McEldowney distinguished
himself early in the engagement by sue
cessiully transferring q number Of ladies
in his charge across q pontoon bridge Of
his own construction.
Several OF the boys who failed TO report
for duty yesterday morning were brought
10 the front In charge OF q Corporate
Guard. One Of the stern necessities Of
war, as It were.
That fellow in the top Of 4 tree with a
parachute over his head ought to have
been picked Of by a sharpshooter.
One OF the Zoo Zoos, while or the re.
treat, backed into a mud puddle and took
an involuntary bath, amid the laughter Of
his comrades.
There were three brass bands on the field
Of battle, viz: Kramer's, OF Wheeling,
the Fairmont Band, and Heatherington's
Band, from Bellaire.
The Camden Guards and the Waynes-
burg Blues returned home last--night.
The University Cadets and the Davis
Guards will go this morning. The Sec.
ond Ohio returned 10 Bellaire on the
Phaeton.
Corporal Seamon, OF the University
Cadets, is complimented highly by old
soldiers who witnessed his stubborn de.
fense Of the gun in his charge.
The hill tops over the river were crowd.
ed with people who didn't pay TO see the
show.
The crowd was perhaps the largest ever
before within the Fair Grounds at any
one time. And the most orderly.
A good many Of the SOLDIER boys re-
manned in the city TO attend the balls
given by the GoffGuards in Washington
and Turner Halls. Kramer played At the
former hall, and Mayer at the latter.
Only three OF the boys were hurt, go
far as reported. Young McCourtney's
injury ia noted elsewhere. Robert Miller.
Of the Goff Guards, had his face slightly
burned, and one Of the Waynesburg
Blues was slightly burned about the neck.
The receipts at the gate we're 81 $40 40.
Total receipts in the neighborhood Of
$1,000.
Messrs. p B. Dobbins, Geo. Irvine and
Will. Mabis sold tickets, and proved
"lightning ticket sellers"
Mr.. J. Ratcliff, assisted by Messrs. VIM.
Richardson and Hughey Harrison, took
in the p~asteboards at the entrance.
Captain Morehead, OF the Schmuleys,
was an excellent Provost Marshal.
Surgeon Hervey and Hospital Steward
Young were promptly on hand when
their services were required.
The reporters, who were on a stand
with Kramer's Band, with one accord
jumped behind Louy Gaus when the big
gun went of.
Manager Morgan, Of the w. U. Line,
had his telegraph apparatus at work at
the south end Of the grand stand.
The small boy wants to know which
side got licked, anyhow.
s'pose we try it again next year.