The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-26

!! .s> D1sc1p11H1D MILITIA.
Awarding Prizes at the Dubuque Hnoans,.
ment-An Inspiring and Realistic
Sham Battle. RI
Dubuque Iowa >was the scene last week Of in,
lteresting military work by companies Of o. s
regulars and volunteer organizations from va
rious parts of the country. Saturday was the
closing and great day, and the doines are thus
described:
The first feature of the day was q grand
dress parade, in which twelve companies
participated. They were commanded by Col
Butler, Lieut. Col Meyer and Capt Choatand
oil Of the Third Missouri regiment and the
best drilled officers in Camp Henderson This
was followed by a brigade drill, in which many
companies took part :. Theyranked as follows:
Third nd;l Misse dSo regiment cq Meyer com
OF Muscatine, Iowa; Company D of st. Paul,
Capt Bean commanding. This, although it
did not take first prize, is an excellently
drilled company, and did some very fine drill
ing, much better than when it drilled for the
prize. Two companies Of Washington, Dis
trict of Columbia and the Washington Artillery
of New Orleans, formed as infantry They
presented magnificent appearance and re-
ceived tremendous applause at the finish.
Next on the he we The e d
| leans Was the only contestant 8: The drill was
faultless in every particular, and the battery
was commanded by Capt May. At the order
to dismount piece No. |. Crane was struck on
the knee by 1t and badly hurt but he being a
soldier in the truest sense of the word, he
proved himself to be man of nerve, and in de-
| serving of the highest praise for the manner in
which he assisted in completing the drill The
| time of mounting and dismounting the piece,
and also the time Of removing and replacing
three seconds. They received twenty
nine one-hundredths out of posi-
BILE thirty: :. The judges were Maj. F.
81. Smith, of thu. Fourth United States; Lieut.
Ionia % the Fifth United States; snd Lieut.
|snouncol the drill tie bert they ever lad MI
nesaed, In the aftefnom sthers were several
exhibition drills and concerto which were par
ft1cipAted in by several coiiipatiies, including
The Third Missouri regime ntal drum corps md
s3hssks@ md amid great Shserfne and al I'M
mense crowd, which could not find standing
! room on the ersst smphitheater, and took up
their quarters on the campus ground, Gen;
| the prizes for the infantry would be awarded.
| This caused great excitement and a terrible
jam swayed to and fro amid wild cheering to
learn the winner of the prize. The Mobile
| Rifles, in response to command by their cap
tain, came up and were greeted with tremen-
dous applause. Gen. Bentley then awarded the
first prize to the above company. It is need;
less to say they were compliinented by thiander$
of applause, hats were thrown into the air and
handkerchiefs waved by many Of their lady
| admirers.
!, Next in order was the Treadway Rifles of St
Louis, who were awarded the second prize.
The Brach Guards of St. Louis received the
third prize Their applause was complete
repetition of the former.
| COMPANY D OF ST. PAUL
was next called, and, amid the widest enthusi-
asm, marched up to the front, where they were
was the National Rifles Of Washington, D. c.,
who received the fifth prize; and last came the
| Iowa National Guards, of Muscatne, Iowa. The
Milwaukee Light Horse Squadron was presented
with magnificent prize.
| THE SHAM BATTLE.
The troops, after they had marched about the
campus ground, we're brought up in line The
within the enclosure, while tho opposing arm
was sighted upon the bluffs overlooking the
grounds, behind line of earthworks The
breastworks were three in number, each TWEEN
| ty-four feet long and four feet high, behind
which and upon the bluff was situated Fort Du-
| buque, 100 feet square and 6 feet high, with
surrounding ramparts, three in, number This
was the objective point of attack. The plan Of
the battle was arranged by Gen. Gibbon, COM
mander Of the department Of the Platte,
United States army. It consisted of an
attack from the troops in the valley upon the
Notifications on the HILL a circutous march to
the of the Notifications by the troops in the
valley and final capture and explosion of Fort
Dubuque. The Notifications were commanded
by Maj Powell The earthworks on the ex-
treme right were held by a battery Of four
guns, manned by the Washington Artillery Of
New Orleans, under Maj Hero. The Emmett
of st. Paul and also the Lawler batteries, with
five guns, occupied the center line. The re-
doubt was guarded by the Benton battery with
Dan4Tille, McGregor aid Muscatine batteries,
Rifles, Busch Zouaves, and the
Rockford Grayss were deployed
the vast rock and trees near the milwaukee,
and St. Louis cavalry companies and Batteries
D and T of the Fifth and Fourth United States
artillery companies respectively: The infantry
troops were drawn up on the right and left OF
the artillery, with the cavalry company sta
Washington Artillery battery, under command
of Capt May assisted the troops in the valley,
and fired blank bombsbells from six-pound
howitzer situated on the extreme left The
tie played Orally Round the Flag when the
attack upon the Notifications was commenced
by skirmish line. The regulars climbed the
steep, rocky bluffs, firing as they mounted.
Then the battle openedin earnest
The roar Of the heavy cannon upon the bluffs
and the sharp report of musketry reverberated
through the hills, and WAS followed by the
cheers of the appreciatlve multitude. The guns
of the United States batteries in the valley did
excellent work, the horses moved at a gallop
the bugles sang shrill and loud, and the linn bers
were detached, while the guns were in motion
They were wheeled into line, tho cannoneers
were at their posts, the word was given
and the guns Numbered repeatedly. First
the booming salute flashed to the north,
and then to the south Either side of the field
was shrouded in the dun canopy of war Col
Meier, of the Third Missouri, with brigade,
marched in circuitOhs route, and attacked
Fort Dubuque in the rear. The Milwaukee
| Light Horse Squadron were also detailed for a
| similar purpose. Another force brigade I'm.
der Capt. Bean, of Company D. of St. Paul
were ordered to the left, to reconnoiter ano
force their way up the side of the bluff. Dur.
ing this time the regulars had lively skirmisf
with Maj PowelIs skirmishers and drove then
into the fort, where they were in turn repulsed
Col. Meier's force had marched to the real
and engaged the army on the bluff. The fir.
ing was rapid, and fully depicted the scenes
OF an actual engagement 1t finally culmi
mated with the capture and explosion of For
Dubuque. It was a grand sight to wines;
the several charges made, and the roars Of
twenty-four heavy field pieces, the firing Of
200 musketry, and the roar and shouts of the
soldiers as they gained a point. One of tho
most thrilling scenes was tho grand cavalry
charge made by both companies on the retreat:
ing infantry. The infantry were fast retreatng
when the squadron of cavalry shut them off
and then commenced a grand revolver charge
by the cavalry, to which the infantry returned
platoon fire. TWAS exciting in the extreme, ant
depicted many realistic scenes of war. Two sol
diers were shot during the battle, but not seri
ously.
An Officer Kills Desperate.
Officer Ernest M. PARCEL of Flint, Mich.
shot and killed Lorenzo D. Pickle, a desperate
aged sixty, who resisted arrest at Richfield