New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-06
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INJURED IN A SHAM BATTLE
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE list RI;GL
MENT HURT AT THE STATE CAMP. (
ONE SOLDIER TRoDDEN UNDER THE FEET On
HIS coMRADEs-MANY FACES BURNED
WITH POWDER DISCHARGED AT CLOSE
RANGE BY AN EXCITED ENEMY
FIRECRACKERs CAUSE TRoU.
BILE IN THE CAMP.

RANGE BY AN EXCITED ENEMY
FIREcRAcKERs CAUSE TRoU.
BILE IN THE CAMP.
PeelSskill, July 5 iSpecial)-The members
of the list Regiment had a sham battle this morn
ing, and the result is that one man received a
conclusion Of the brain, another had his face
badly burned by powder, and eight Others are moro
or less injured. The following are the names Of
the injured
Toney Cifka, private, Company ID, caught his
foot IN root while running in the woods and fell
Those behind him could not stop and fell over
him, the butt of one Of the guns striking his head
and causing conclusion of the BRAIN lie is now
in the hospital tent doing we'll
George Dracker, private, Company c. hand cutl
Charles r. Hatfield, private Company X, oh.
ected to being taken prisoner and had his finger
cut.
John H. HOFFMAN, first sergeant Company G!
had the left side of his face badly burned by
powder During the first rush gunshot was
fired in his face from behind stone wall. He
received the worst powder burns of all those in
the slxirmish
James Murname, private, Company F. Joseph
Baum, private, Company X; L. G. Grain, private,
Company G; George t. Patton, quarternaster-ser-
geant Company L; Joseph l. Simpson, privateI
Company |, and III. G. Zeigler, private, Company
X, were slightly burned in the face by powder.
LieutenantCOlonel Dennison also got a few
grains of powder in his face. which were picked
out after the fray was over.
The affair was entirely unexpected as far as the
men were concerned, and was planned and carried
out by Lieutenant Colonel Dennison. Tho
day was clear for the first time
since last Sunday The bright red
blankets and blue coats were brought our
and spread on the white tents to dry thus un.
consciously turning the whole camp into patri4
otic display of the National colors At 0 80 the
call for battalion drill was sounded.
The provisional battalion, made up OF the
separate companies under command of Licutenant-
Colonel Smith, were ordered to the large parade
ground on the north side of the camp and the
list Regiment took the smaller grounds at the
east of the camp. After the drill passed Off Lieu-
tenant-Colonel DennisOn announced that he would
take companies G and over TO the other parade
ground and put them through some difficult
movements. The other men got to work again
under command of Major W. A. Downs, shortly
after the departure OF the two companies, and
spread out in long skirmsh line facing TO the
east, when they startled by a sharp volley
from behind a stone wall in the edge of the woods
on hill directly their left flank.
Lieutenant Colonel Dennson bad played them
a trick, and by a circuit through the woods had
attacked them Unexpectedly from a strong position
on the hill The men on the parade grounds
scarcely knew what to make of it until squad
of men came down the hill and carried of three
prisoners from the extreme left OF the slSirmish
line. Major Downes in few seconds had the
line swung around facing the hill. Then charge
was ordered. The men went up the hill with AZ
rush. yelling and firing as they ran. When they
reached the down-hill side Of the stone wall tho
attacking party behind it got slightly ratified"
and fired their pieces almost in the faces of the
enemy. The men who made tho rush faltered aftec
receiving this unexpected volley, and the results
of that voley have been told in the list of injured
They fell back on the reserves, and thus re-eal-
forced, they made another attack. They rushed
up the hill, and as they outnumbered the men be-
hind the stone wall three to one, the latter fell
rapidly back TO the woods and escaped. The men
returned to their work again, thinking they had
completely routed the enemy, and were quietly
drinking long drafts of oatmeal water after their
violent exercise, when they were again surprised
by an attack from behind. This time Lieaten-
antColonel Dennison had quickly moved his forces
through the company streets of the camp and the
men under him had fired two or three volleys De1
position to return the lire. 49,
I IL was not long, however, before Major Downs
arranged his forces, and then there was nvey
chase down the company streets. heutenant-
Colonel Dennisons command ran pell meIl III tnein
efforts to escape, but two or three OF the staggef5
were captured, and had not the fight been dechrea
Z" Off at about that time, the doughty neutenant-
colonel would undoubtedly have been gathered ia
also.
The sham battles were the principal topics OF
conversation until o'clock, when the departure
of the grand guard made another one Inc men
in camp will sleep but little tonight because they
confidently expect that the 20 men who nava
gone in the woods TO blVOuac all nsnJ VIII avS
tack the camp some time during the early morning
hours.
There is little trouble between two or three
Of the officers of the list egiment and the otn
Senarate COMPANY of Troy. Fireworks OF all
kinds have been strictly prohibited IN the camp,
but it was well known that the members OF tno
9Th Separate Company had quantity OF them III
their possession. Two giant recrackers were ~ ses
off in the 9th Company's street carry III tha
evening but the culprts could not be 1oun,I.
Between s and SSocx weTe 1s set V oil ii the I
Separate Companys street but aSan tne cu,pflS nv,
cluded the officers Just as the olcers were Low
ing out of the street again ah1.ner % pddA pad dscoy.
cred lighted punk in one tent ana tne D"o
occupants were quickly rushed to the guard mouse,
although they loudly protested that tney wero 1r
innocent and said the crackers came from the
9th Company's street. which was next 70 tne,rs;; t;
The two 9th Company men id IN tbow .e Inew nothina
about the natter Captain Alfred p Delcambre:
of Company ii, insisted upon searching tile private
Iisn ~ ~ ono Of the men The men, whose names
were Mortmer French and Lewis Baker, protesied,
bnt to no avail, and the valise was searchea snc
eyicers finding one big firecracker; ana tne men me,
u na lion to the guard house, but we're soon
after released upon their telling the officer OF ting
day that upon their honor they haq ou,g1 1Os mlg1
tS higSIy ncensed because Captain Delcambre
opened the private yalises of the members OF ths
company and today while e he wss PasSshs frsm ans
v,jnp% ybe captain as he passed by. Refusing
'is to salute an officer is considered an insult sha mo
generally meets. with quick punishment, ,o,1 .hs
nrobablv be made the subject of official investisas