The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-05

hour, ana IN Iact nearly all night previous
, conveyanees were running, and by eigh
o'clock this morning all the roads leadin
into town were lined with carriages, was
ons, persons on horse back and partie4
walking. The University Cadets ant
Kramer's Band with many visitors arriveC
from Morgantown at about half-past eigh
O'Clock. In short time Main street pre-
sented lively appearance, being fillet
with an animated company, while all III,
alleys and back streets were filed to over
flowing with horses and wagons. Many
were unable to find 50 much as hitchins
or standing room for horses or vehicles
and were compelled to go out OF town to
find such accommodations. On the
grounds OF Messrs. Elmus Hamilton and
J. H. Barns there must have been three
or four hundred horses and conyeyances,
their grounds lying between the town and
the Fair Grounds ~
Al, 0, o'clock the Davis Light Guards
formed in line, and headed by the Fair,
mont cornet band proceeded to the depot
to reeeiretheiE soldier visitors. The 1924
train was late, and did not get in until
about 10 o'clock. This brought the Dele
plaine Guards, of Warrington, and many
from various points along the route. In a
few minutes the, excursion train arrived
with the Wheeling companies, the Wilson
Blues, OF Burton, and another crowd OF
spectators The platform was filed, and
Bridge street was literally packed for more
than square from the depot. After a
time the arrangements were complete, the
line OF procession formed, and the gallant
soldier boys marched up Bridge street,
then.out Main 10 the Court House, after
which they proceeded to the Normal
School building, one story Of which had
been kindly placed at the disposal Of the
troops for an armory. Arms were soon
stacked away and they marched, by COM
panies, to a hall where bountiful dinner
had been prepared by the ladies and
friends OF the Presbyterian Church, at the
suggestion and expense Of the Fairmont
boys. n u.s. s. ..r
The following is the order OF the compa'
nies in the first line of march:
PALArISE BAND.
DELAPLAIS GUARDS,
OF Mannington. First Lieut.. A. W. Pritch-
ard commanding; Second Lieut. A. n.
Dorsak. thi FtI.f.na man
@f7s MATTHEW'S LIGHT GUARDS,
CS5t fJB. IuKens commanding; First
Lieut.. Newt. Iinch numbering, with the
Gatling Gun force, forty-one men.
rI. GoRF GUARDS,
Capt VIM. Otto commanding; First Lieut..
A. P. Mayer; numbering twenty-six men.
.' WILSON BLUES,
Of Burton, Capt. A. V. Mcdonnell COM
manding; Second Lieut.. John A. Hoge;
numbering twenty men. ..r-.. .-.
LIXDsLEY CADETS,
Capt. John List commanding; First Lieut..
Albert Franzheim; Second Lieut. Walter
Frissell numbering twenty-three men.
HAIRNoST BAND,
Capt. Thos. A. Fleming leader; twelve in
struments. le=-- - '.'.'
DAVIS LIGHT GUARDS.
First Lieut.. S. \. Jackson commanding,
Capt. Moore having been appointed q
tield officerl; Second Lieut.. ]. Ed. Watson
forty men.
James winger, leader; ten instruments
.a UNIVERSITY CADETS,
with four pieces of artillery. Officers :
Major Thos. f. Snyder, Capt B. L. Keenan,,
First Lieut.. c. E. Grafton, First Lieut.
A. L. Cox, Second Lieut.. W. II. Seamon,
Second Lieut.. Thos. E. Hedges.
fNItYII GArLISa Gun, l6,.-
in command OF Lieut.. ]. N. Todd, Jr.
.4One o,clocltP P. NJ, sharp, wasthe word
OF command that rang out from Col. Mil
Ter as the men were dismissed for dinner
| Il was shortly after that hour when allthe
companies gathered at the Normal Build
ing, and some further time was spent IN
arranging for the order Of procession tC
the Fair Grounds. This being completed
the Battalion formed, and under command
Eof'Uol. w. w. Miller, again marched
down street, being witnessed BY an i'm
mense concourse Of people, although ai
this time many had gone TO the grounds
This time Kramer's band headed the pro
cession tthey had not been in line during
the morning owing to some misunder
| standing), and there were some changes
in the previous order Of arrangement, bui
wa have not time to note those changes
THE Shinston Band, N. C. Jarrett, leader
IA instruments, had also been added to the
number. and we must not forget TO name
The drum corps OF the Davis Light Guards
some are in il who flied and drummed II
several of the fierce conflicts OF the late
war, and in this bloodless struggle, Aaror
IThorn's fife was heard above the din o
FaftIing musketry and laundering artillery
The march to the grounds was quite
dusty one, there having been no ram her'
for some time, and then the continuonl
running OF vehicles made It much more SO
Arriving at the scene Of action the line
battle was soon formed as follows:
Il Col. Miller, Commander Of the day.
FIRST BATTALION,
under Captain ]. B. Lukens:
Right Field-Two pieces artillery, Il AM
n6nnders. manned by University Ca
dets: next, Davis Guards, Mathews Guard
and the Calling gun on the left.
SECOND BATTALION,
Can't f. W. S. Moore, commanding:
Right Field-Same as in the First Batsaj
ion, two pieces, l2 and 9 poundersi IN
. yersity Cadets, Gof Guards, Wilso
Blues and Delaplain Guards.
, The Lindsley Cadets were detailed
guards and supporters 1910.
The struggle commenced 3y tLuhetl hsl
J throwing forward htss skirnish nne, whic
I was spon driven in by the continuous o.
Q vance OF Moore column. when MSote
men were within few yards OF Luken
: reserve, the latter's entire force (L9kens
e made gallant charge and drove their y =
!. ,srilants hack TO their frst position undt
a the artillery. During all this time the for
nisces nj artillery were laundering ava
!. I'll Ata lrl,ia tras the first mart,