The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-11
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TWAS probably one az The most rcmarka-
able battles ever fought says the Chicago
Tribune.
The advance had been well planned by The
attacking force. the idea being 90 surprise
The enemy 40 the dead OF night. Every de-
Z TAN had been carefully considered. The al
vance would be hidden by wood. and the
first tlc enemy would know OF 10 would
be when the troops swept out Of the wood
and carried the camp by storm. There
were. apparently. no pickets in he wood. and
/ there seemed 20 be no possibility Of fal-
I ure.
The colonel in command was gloaung
over his expected victory when one Of his
. officers called his attention TO a bright light
some distance TO the left Of the advancing
column.
What is it," asked the colonel anxiously
Il don't know replied the Ofiicer. 1t
| flashed up there only minute ago"
Well, if any one suspected We were
/ here he wouldn't go along swinging lantern
to make tarket of himself asserted the
colonel.
The column had barely begun tomove again
when Light appeared on the right and little
| to the rear OF the one that had just disappear
ed. Another halt was made and the colonel
was tempted 20 order a volley in he direction
OF the light, but Of course that would betray
the exact Whereabouts Of the column, and
would be almost suicidal
we are being surrounded" exclaimed one
OF the officers eXcltedly.
Thcn light appeared IN the shrubbery i'm
medlately ahead Of the retreating column.
The first man yelled "Eife pit ." and cleared
the whole thing at one bound The second
man was not so fortunate He stumbled and
fell, and as he fell he instinctively made a
reach for the light He was the only man
killed, but his death completed the panic.
Ranks were broken and the retreat became a
wild race to get out of The wood.
And the lights seemed TO dance here and
there, appearing at the most unexpected
points, and adding to the confusion.
When the excitement was at its height a
man climbed QUITO a pit some distance in the
rear of the retreating force. He stretched
himself and peered after the fleeing soldiers.
Hanged if 1 wasn't cramped in that hole,
| he said Il suppose l might as well turn a
cannon or two loose Just to wake the boys up
and scare those foot racers little more"
He lay down on the ground at the edge of
the pit. reached his hand down to some keys
on sort of switch board, and in an instant
cannon doomed out. Then he raised himself
to sitting posture, lit pipe, and chuckled
to himself.
Two or three men rushed up and breath
| lessly inquired what the trouble was
20. had a little brush with the enemy,
replied the man with the pipe, calmly.
| They tried to surprise the camp"
And you beat them?'
why, they're running yet"
Quite n crowd from the camp had gathered
| by this time, and one of them cried: Three
cheers for the electrician" but the man with
the pipe raised his hand to stop them.
The credit is not all mine, he said. Re
lLCllutE NY dblt lOItb Ol lluCiutu WIZ an
wires through this wood and made it possible
for me to win this victory"
Just then some of the men who had gone In
TO the wood after the retreating enemy re-
turned with the news that one man had been
| killed.
What" cried the electrician, jumping up.
He hurried to the place where the body lay.
Too bad Too bad!" he said, regretfully,
but then, accidents will happen, even in a
battle He had no business to catch hold of a
live wire"
oh, well, there's no use feeling bad about
it," put in one of the officers. "A victory has
been won and only one life has been lost"
But why have one lostY" asked the electri-
clan. "Of course, it was tiresome work in
that pit, and when got them on the retreat
was glad of it, but l never supposed any one
was going to grab hold Of the light It's too
badi"
not be consC-ed.