Evening journal., 1892-07-05
GRAND ARMY GALA DAY.
Three Thousand People Go to
Brandywine Springs.
VETERANS ENJOY A SHAM BATTLE

A Furious But Bulletless Conflict on His
torlc soil-spring Water and Beer Fiow
Freely and Cigars Abound Many seri-
Gus Flights.
Three thousand people rode and 'rove
from this city and neighborhood yester-
day to Brandywine Springs to participate
in or witness the services of the g. A. r.
celebration. A sham battle was down on
the program for 4 o'clock aud from the
Indifference with which the other eXer-
ciscs were treated IL was plainly seen
that the battle ranked as the greatest at
traction of the day.
Shortly before II o'clock the crowd in
the pavilion proved large enough TO
warrant the opening of the services,
which was done by the past commander,
Peter b. Ayars Reybold's o chestra fur
nished the instrumental and Wesley
choir the vocal music. Senator Anthony
Higgins made an address aboundng in
patriotic fentiments but the crowd
failed to respond beyond a few weak
cheers and once or twice. lamentably
faint apr lause. Rev j. b. Quigg
followed the senator and proposed three
cheers for the nation. which were given
heavy with the odor of bad cigars.
Several couples gathered in the pavilion
after dinner and danced for the balance
of the afternoon. A baseball game of
questionable merit enticed a portion of
the crowd to the rolling meadow north of
the hotel. where they loitered until the
drums reveille call. a few minutes be.
fore 4 o'clock, announced the early ap.
proach of the day s event.
a dozen men. under the command OF
Peter b. Ayars, and two cannon formed
the artillery, and forty five members OF
Phil. Sheridan Post. No. 2l3, Thoma.
Smyth Post, No and DUPONT Post, No.
under the command of "Jim' Agnev
and Jack Zebney made the infantr,
attack
Here they come, whispe red the awe
struck crowd as a sharp volley Of musk
etry sounded along the hill up which tn,
infantry were advancing Boom
boom . answered the two mounted pieces
with a concussion that made all near re
coil And so banging and booming th
two regiments decreased inch by incl
the space between them, their heroism a
close quarters being watched Will
intense excitement by the crowd
AZ last the slaughter was too grea
for the attacking force and the order {
fall back was given. but the art iller
was too comfortable for pursuit an
victory and breathed its white-tongue
, wrath in occasional booms This e,
hibition of great tactical genius wa
I again repeated and then, with a rusl
. the infantry hanked the artillery an
, captured the guns at which a terrif
4 cheer swelled along the assembled thron
q and all present made a rush for sprin
water and beer.
A fight Of more serious consequence
took place in the grove while the bait
Il was raging. little 3-year.old girl fe
{ down and sympathizing man ran
Z pick her up. The mother whose attentiC
\ had been directed elsewhere for the momel
4 looks around and beholds her child cr
ing and a man holding her. lncensed b
4 yond prudence she struck the man wit
= her umbrella Righteous wrath overcan
IN the chivraly in the man and he attempts
E. To retaliate when another man stru,
n him. A white man was struck by
a colored man with a beer glass. IN
glass hit him on the left side of the he's
under the ear and broke where il struc
The victim bled profusely and WI
e rendered unconscious. A oolored ms
n was beaten badly. The good citizens
u is city who saw the fight took han
IS TO stop IL and succeeded The fgl
Is lasted about twenty minutes, and aboi
s five white men and one colored ms
HH|.. ono. .aIHn Il