Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-30
AT MILWAUKEE,.
Grand Naval Battle on the
Lake.
A QUARTER MILLION SPECTATORS
Red Hot Time Over Resolutions En-
dorsing Pension Commits
siOner Tanner.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. !

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
MILWAUKEE, August 29.-This has been
a great day for the encampment as re-
CARDS crowds. The day trains brought in
about $4,000 visitors, mostly from Wis
consin and Illinois, the great attraction
being the night naval battle. Fully a
quarter of a million people occupied the
beach, and the vast amphitheater on the
hillside of Lake Shore park was packed
with Grand Army men and their wives,
these seats being reserved for them. The
battle was a splendid spectacle, being
participated in by about sixty vessels,
besides stationary mortars, and by about
3 900 infantry and artillerymen. There
were fred 10000 rounds of musketry,
8 900 shells, 4.500 rockets, and 10000
pounds Of fireworks were exploded. The
plan of the battle was an attack by hos
tile fleet and the landing of marine
force and repulse by shore battery sup
ported by infantry. The line of-battle
fleet was led by the United States man
of war Michigan ard the revenue cutters
Johnson and Fessenden.
The signal was given at o'clock and
as if by magic the whole bay was illu-
minated, and the spectators could see
the animated movements of the infan-
trymen, artillerymen and seamen as they
got ready for the conflict. Then darkness
succeeded as the line of the battle feet
gracefully msneuvered, engaging the
shore batteries as they passed, and the
latter returning the fire. 1t is
A SPLENDID SPECTACLE
Which the spectators now see. AS the
vessels pour in their port fire, the land
batteries respond; guns, mortars and
and I, cket gu rs discharge their missiles as
the fleet makes a circuit the vessels con-
tinue pouring in their raking broadsides,
and the land batteries aim their guns
at the passing feet till burning wreckage
is seen floating here and there.
Burning kerosene barrels were utilized
to bring about this delusion.
After brisk action lasting about half
an hour, the brilliant spectacle of kissing
shot and shell, f1aring rockets shooting
in every direction, water witches skip
ping hither and thither in myriad confu-
sion, ceased and only the occasional
boom of a gun was heard. Mistakenly
supposiDg they had silenced the shore
batteries, the attacking forces now pre-
pare to leave in small boats and complete
the victory, but the beleagured city is
not ready to capitulate. The infantry
force that has until now remained in re-
serve, presses forward on the beach in
front of the batteries, ready to meet the
landing force. They pour their steady
fire round after round into the midst of
the approaching boats, The roar of
musketry has superseded the boom Of
cannonading. The invading party is re-
pulsed and retreats in confusion. Two
vessls are 60 badly disab abled that they are
blown up with powder.
A magnificent pyrotechnic display fol-
lowed the battle.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS COMPLETED.
At this mornings session of the Ma
tional Encampment the election of Of
ficers was completed. DIR. Horace P.
Porter, of Kansas. was chosen Surgeon
General; w. III. Childers, of Kentucky,
Chaplain; I. j. Lovett, of New Jersey.
Junior Vice-Commander.
The encampment refused to recognize
the Sons of Veterans as auxiliary to the
os hs Ibsy OCC6ubO VI q ulbtuI Dluk ldCtlOu
in the former. Instead of giving the two
dies of the G. A. r. and the Woman's
which would be contrary to the rules, il
was recommended that the encampment
bid them Godspeed in their work.
Ways and means for forwarding the
Logan monument scheme were talked OF
at length.
RED-HoT TIME.
The chief event of the day WAS red
hot time over resolutions endorsing
Pension Commissioner Tanner. Com
rade Perkins, of Kansas, introduced a
resolution heartily thanking the admins
tration of President Harrison for the
honor it has conferred on the Grand
Army in appointing Corporal Tanner as
Pension Com missioner, heartily endors-
ing the latter's conduct of the bureau,
and denouncing the bitter and malignant
criticisms OF the press upon his official
conduct.
General Barnum, of New York, offered
a substitute to the effect that notwith-
standing the assault of an unfriendly
press, the encampment declared it's be-
lief in the integrity Of Tanner and it's ap-
proval of his efforts to do all for the
soldiers and sailors that the laws will
allow.
Comrade Campbell, of Kansas, agreed
with Barnum, and said: For fifteen
years We have been declaring and others
have been uttering the sentiment that
the country can never pay the debt due
to the old soldiers, but Corporal Tanner
is the first officer that has made that
sentiment practical reality. l believe
it the duty OF this encampment to eus-
tain him in working out that sentiment.
We should make our endorsement strong
enough. If Tanner is dishonest or has
done any criminal act we will find ii out
when the investigating committee now at
work makes its report"
THEY STAND UP TO THE RACK.
A delegate from Minnesota urged the
to "stand up to the rack"
and say that the g. A. r. will stand by
Tanner till something wrong is clearly
proved against him. Another delegate
said: "This resolution of confidence
should provoke no opposition, but when
it is made matter of judgment it be-
comes club in the hands of Tanners
enemies. 1t is not his enemies, but his
friends that are investigating him. We
should not try to force the administra-
ton to suspend this investigation. This |
knows nothing of the de- |
tails of Tanners work, and cannot pass |
Judgment upon it. II we pass the oriei. |
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