The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-29
AFTER A HOT FIGHT.
The Stars and Stripes Hoisted
Over Fort Ku-Klux.
VISITORS DAY AT THE CAMP
The Sham Battle, Delightful Affair,
Witnessed BY Five Thousand Excur-
sionists-Fieid Notes.

battle began. The day has been bright and
warm, perhaps little too warm for the
vigorous exercise the boys were called upon
to take before the guns in Fort Ku-kiux
were silenced and the stars and stripes
fostsd to the breezes from the flagstaff.
The sham battle was the only feature OF
the day. Dress parade ana battalion drill
were dispensed with in order to give the
men as much rest as possible.
A prettier place could not have been
chosen for the fight both as the strategic
maneuvres, and for the benefit of the
spectators.
The fort was built in the center of an
open prairie, and on the north end was sur
rounded by heavy timber, with an open
space of fully quarter of mile interven-
ing. The timber gave the attacking party
an excellent opportunity for obtaining adj
vantageous positions unknown to the de-
tenders of the fort
The fort was defended by three compa-
MES of infantry and piece of artillery and
commanded by Colonel Pike OF the Second
regiment. Companies b and E. Captains
Kellogg and Thornell, and one company
from the Second composed the garrison.
The attacking party was commanded by
Colonel j. C. Haines, and comprised six
companies OF infantry and Troop A cav
airy.
Promptly at 2 O'Clock Colonel Haines
marched his men from camp in norther-
ly direction, and they were soon lost to
view in the timber. The band in the front
in the meanwhile played lively airs, and
shout after shout went up from the boys
during the intermission.
The first intjmation they had of the
enemy was a shot from one of the pickets,
soon FOLLOWED by others. Then the artil-
lery opened fire and began Smelling the
timber. In short time Haines' skirm-
ishers were in the opening and chased
Pixies men into the foot. The
skirmishers were closely followed
all along the line, advancing rapidly
toward the fort Pixies men opened a
CALLING fire on the attacking force from all
sides and soon had Haines' forces on a
dead run for the friendly cover of the TIM
Der. This was greeted by loud cheering
from the garrison. and the band
played Dixie" Pretty soon the
strains of Yankee Doodle" were
heard issuing from the woods on the north.
Pixies men became became brave from the
success of the first charge. and. not heed
ing that old maxim "that discretion is the
better part of valor," Thornell. with E
Company, sailed forth to beard the lion in
his den. They had covered half
the distance when they were caught
fast asleep by the cavalry, which had been
concealed in the woods en- the north, and
they were cut off from the fort. They had
to surrender and were marched off the
field to the tune of 1.-THE Girl Left Behind
Me-"
Haines' men came back to the attack
with renewed vigor ard poured from the
woods as thick as flies. A solid fire was
kept up until the guns In the fort one by
one grew silent (from the lack of ammu-
nition). 1t was too much for them.
Company H, Vancouver, Captain Wes-
dorf, occupying the extreme left wing of
the battalion, was the first to reach the
fort and capture the colors. They were
lowered to Down Went McGinty," and
the Stars and Stripes were hosted to
the breeze to 1.-The Red. White and Blue"
The fight was a decided success, and was
enjoyed as much by the men as by the
spectators. The military critics present
pronounced the movements wonderfully
we'll carried out and the strategic points
well taken and covered. No one was hurt.
The detail for tomorrow is:
Officer of the day, Captain Thornell, com.
company, First regiment; post-adjutant lieu
teuaut T. NJ. Reed; officer of the guard, L:euten.
ant Lindsay: junior officer of the guard, Lieu
tenant Shaeffer.
The following order from headquarters
was posted this afternoon:
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, n. G. W.,
CAMP FERRY, June Is, 1890.
Special order No. so
By order OF the commander in chief general
inspection will take place Sunday morning,
June %. at 10 o'clock.
Colonel Z. NJ. Carr is instructed to make g
thorough inspection OF troops. arms property
and quarters.
Inspecting officer will indicate to command
ing officer full details.
By command,
BRIGADIER-GENERAL A. p CURRY.
john /. BoGE.
Iieutenant-Colonel, A. A. G..
The bunch-grassers who were anticipat-
ing a ride down the Sound at the expense
of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. will
be disappointed by the following commu-
nication, which was received from Presi.
dent Anderson this afternoon:
TACOMA. June -, 1890
General A. P. Curry, Commanding n w. G..
Camp Ferry-Dear Sir: When 1t was frat pro-
posed to tender to the National Guards on be-
half of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce an
excursion on the Sound. we supposed there
would be no difficulty in securing transports-
ton, but after making every effort we
fud that neither of the two steamers
suitable for the purpose can be secured from
their regular runs. The transportation COM
panies say that ii is absolutely impossible. re-
greet exceedingly thar we will therefore be com.
PEELED TO abandon our plan. / assure You il ia
more of disappointment 20 Us than IL can be
10 you or the members OF the guard. The DELAY
in advising you in the matter is due 10 the fact
that we did not get final answer regarding the
steamers until late last evening. Yours respect
fully, ISAAC W. ANDERSON, President
Divine service viii be held tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock by Chaplain D. II.
Weller, of the First Regiment.
Governor and Mrs. Ferry witnessed the
fight from the grateful shade of a spread
ing oak. The governor expressed himself
as much pleased with the gallant militia.
Commissory Colonel Hatfield was the
busiest man on the field. and in the
thickest of the fight Powder has no ter.
rors for him.
Mrs. Joe Wilkinson, Mrs. Norton and
Miss Buck, of Seattle, are visiting Mrs.
Colonel Carr.
Bad Boys of Thurston County.
OLYMPIA, June ga quarrel be-