Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-09-05
THE NAVAL BATTLE
The Great Event of the Milwaukee r.
eampment.
More than 100000 People Wine.
the Spectacle.
A Grand Success in Every Partieul..

This was the great dav OF tha au
mert "a regards crowds. The day --P
brought in 10000 additional cans ans
mostly from Wisconsin and Illinois ~
great attraction b-ing the nigbt me ~;
battle in Milwaukee Bay. Fullg a o1s,,'l
of a million people occupied tna -
and the vast mphitheater on the bpl-t,'
M she Lake Shore Park was packed -
Grand Army men and their wives -
seats being reserved for them M
battle was a splendid speotgcl. hi.
participated III By about sky vessels ~
sides a stationary mortar fleet and y
about 5000 lnfantrymen and artillersmsr
ineiu ling seven com panies of the Fon,,s
battalion OF WISCONSIN,, the Coie..,-
Z luaves, Battery d OF Chicago, NiIwss
zee First Light Battery, and several Sor.
Of Veterans. There we're fred 70ooo
rounds of muske'ry, 1900 shells. zoo
rockets, and 10000 pounds of frewo,s.
We're exploded. The plan of the bs,ts
was An alta k by a hostile aeet and p,
plise 10y the shore batteries, supported bs
the infantry. The line of battle 6-et ~.
led by the United States map-yf-vs,
Michigan, aud revenue ectters Anav
Johnson and Fessenden. The signal va.
given at O'Clock aad as ifby magic In
whole bay was illuminated, and the speo-
tefors could see the animated movements
of infantrymen, artillery men and seamsp
As they got ready for the conflict. Then
darkness succeeded as the line Of bst,-
heet gracefully Unanswered, engaging
the shore batteries as they passed and the
latter returning the dre. II was
SPLENDID SPECTACLE
which the spectators saw. As the vessels
poured in their port fire the lend barter.
les responded. Guns, mortars and rocks,
guns discharged their missiles, and as the
feet made the circuit the vessels coutin-
uea pouring in their raking broadsdes
and the land batteries aimsd their guns
at the passing fleet, and burning wreck
age was seen fl Jating about here and
there. Burning kerosene barrels were
utilized TO bring about this dslusion.
After brisk action lasting about halt an
hour, the brilliant spectacle OF kissing
shot and shell, flaming rockets shooting
In every direction, water witches skipping
hiJher and thither IN myriad confusion,
ceased, only the occasional boom of
guD being heard. Mistakenly suppos!ug
that they had silenced the shore batteries,
the attacking forces prepared to leave in
small boats and complete the victory.
Bot the heleaguered city WAS not ready to
capitulate. The infantry force that had
until then remained in reserve, pressed
forward on the beach in trout of she bat
,eries ready to meet the landing force.
As they poured their steady fire. round
after round, into the midst of the az
preaching boats, the roar of musketry
superseded the boom of the oannoned-
ing. The invading party was repulsed
ana retreated in confusion. Two vessels
were 30 badly disabled that they were
blown up with powder. A magnificent
pyrotecnlc display folio we'd the battle.
During the battle a cannon on the
United States revenue cutter Fess -nden
was discharged prematursly, and two
sailors, John Shulz OF Detroit aud Charles
Mottshead of Montreal, Canada, were
seriously injured about the hands. Motifs.
heads injury will neces7ltale the ami uta
ton of one OF his hands. A mortar ex.
plUded on one of the boats aud two
sailors, Frank Sayles of Milwaukee and
5. 5. Rock OF Thiensville, were painfully
but not seriously injured. William Bate,
eighteen years of age, was alao injured
by the premature dische-gs of mortar
on the steamer Reurg 81, Of Racine, and
received severe burns about the right hip
and ankle. Several veterans were over
come by the heat and smoke, but were
taken to the tents OF the Red Cross,
where they we're taken care OF.