Evening journal., 1889-09-13
BALTIMORE'SSlIAM BATTLE.
DELAWARE TROOPS MASQUERADE
AS eRlTlsHERs AND ARE WHIPPED.

The Gallant First Regiment Deported
Itself Wen Under Flre-Bow General
Ross Died without Muddying His Uni
form.
| stan correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
BALTIMORE, Sept. l2.-The National
Guard of Delaware came into prominence
this afternoon, by representing the
Forty fourth British Regiment in the
sham battle. Adintant General Richard
4. kenney and staff left TIC st. James
Hotel at 8. 30 o'clock in the morning by
cabs for the fair grounds. They were
the guests of the MARYLAND
Association and were entertained
at the club house close to the race track
Brigadier- General Theodore 4. Armstrong
and Lieutenant George Leroy Brown ar.
rived from Newark, Del. on the 0 30
train. Governor Benjamin r. Biggs ar.
rived from Wilmington at IL Is and was
escorted TO the fair grounds BY General
kenney and Colonel Newell. Vice Pres.
idant Levi =. Morton. Governor Jackson
and Mayor Latrobe were among the other
prominent visitors to the club house. and
and Governor Biggs had pleasant chats
with each Of them.
The view Of the sham battle from the
club house was good one. The bnttle
began at o'clock and continued with
great fury for two hours. The American
forces were strongly entrenched to the
left OF the field, while the British reru.
lars We're hiding behind stables and floats
70 the right Of the race course The First
Regiment. n. g. d occupied the left
wing of the British forces and was
always in the thiekest part Of the fight.
When ia signal TO play was given the
Americans sent out line of skirmishers
to worry the British. AS this was going
on four true and tried men were bring
ing the stretcher up, on which General
Ross when shot was carried of the field.
The skirmishers had so much success
that General Ross went to the front to
spur up his men. Then came the fatal
shot and he was mortally wounded. The
ground was too damp to fall upon from
horseback, so the wounded general fell
into trusty streteher, bearers arms
Then the gallant Ross was carried
of the field, smiling in death. The
battle continued with undated fierce
ness, and for while It looked like an
easy victory for the Americans. But the
enemy rallied and bringing the artillery
into position checked the advance. Then
the Britishers were reinforced and they
moved forward TO a chosen attack The
opposing troops fell back to the entrench-
ments The Delaware boys kept UP a
steady pop pop" picking off the enemy
rs they followed Ii it had not been
for history and the program, Della
ware and the other British troops
might have been victorious, but II was
not to be and it did not be. The Ameri.
cans grew bold and moved ont Of their
entertainments to the attack. Then Della.
ware and the British became demoralized
and retreated to the sheds TO the right.
America was victorious
General Ross was dead
Delaware and Britain had been de.
feated.
The fair building is beneath the grand
stand. William Lea and Sons Compan,
Of Wilmington have an exhibit OF hour
and other staple products The Other
Wilmington exhibitors are the Serpen.
tine Company and ] F. Wood and Com
pany,
1t is startling to figure ont the man,
tickets needed for complete tour OF thu
| grounds. AT the gate you must purchas,
a ticket. Then you pass up the platform
and enter the main building. After a
short trip through ii, you start for the
| grand stand. A man refers you to the
ticket Office and you buy ticket. When
You present it he sends You back for q
badge. You must display this badge OF
| someone viii tackle you every ten PAGES.
Then advance up on the grand stand.
The man there does not know whether tc
let you so through OF not, then he passes
you. Possibly you desire 10 talk to one
OF the numerous generals or colonels ia
the club house, but you cannot get
within fifty PAGES Of it, for it is guarded
by an officer at each entrance. This il
about ali, yet it is enough.
John f. Salisbury, secretary OF the
state Of Della ware, is in Baltimore.
Tonight Governor Biggs and staff
went to the dedication Of the postoffice,
and later to the ball at the Concordia
Opera House. They are highly pleased
at their treatment here at the hands OF
the military committee. The infantry OF
Delaware is well provided for at the Bal.
timore Light Infantry Armory on Carol
ton avenue.
Tomorrow the staff and troops will
witness the bombardment Of Fort
McHenry, and at its conclusion will leave
by the P, w. & b. railroad for vii.
mington.