New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-10


THE CLOSING SKIRMSIL
Long after the battle On the parad '-around Was
over when gallant soldiers receiving con
rratulatlons from fair visitors On their bravery
and their good appearance. the rattle q musk'try
could still he heard from the direction where Coo
vel Butt and COIorI Greene were fighting for The
possession Of q stone wall and some %; the officers
said that there vas 10 knowing how long they
would have continued il ;hc ammunition had held
orIt I,,I, h engagement was not over even after
ttc lit was ma" 10 velG to tho le,h The bat
tcri6s still shooting ut on@ another from
their positions hisn aboyc the parade-grourd. and
the eastern forces siiil nad hopes II keeping The
enemy out or tho civ. But The "a Battery W.
finally silencod despite It's gallant fght aud the
assistance Of The 6''h Regiment. ana the s'ern
roGp found !h@ way ier to m 1 hpo , s
preceded them had no dcvour'd.
Ths movements 10Y Of H.. roons were CLOSELY
who. with Lieut.. nants Stroihers and +. y Mott. Or
his stan was the CUES, Of General FITZGERALD. IN"
cral Merritt At headqJ1rtors. and w"r" compll-
mcnted on their work General Merritt said 'hat
he had seen much TO praise IN the day. "voiutions
and that ne heartily approved of N'ld days on tn"
pan OF M one in yhich he had 'kcn part
the preparations being made FOR me review
with which IN" day was 20 close. that much had
been done which would not be permlssible in
actual warfare and some necessary cvoutons had
been omitted but this WIS hccausc tn" nanruvres
their and the TO practice certain tvoir-
tions than to capture - city or r"pulse m enemy
THE REVIEW
The sham battle certainly interestine hut to
the unschooed spectators the small boy. who WIS
there by the thousand. ard the women. VINO do,e
OF brass buttons and martial music the review
the feature Of the day General Merritt, aocompa-
MED by his STAFF and General Fitzgerald and lis
stan. took the review. the eth Regiment band FUR
nishing the music. Colonel Seward. the victorious
commander Of the Western forces. rode AT the head
Of his regiment. which never looked better and pa
raied ten companies OF sixteen files. The
steady I'm their marching and showed married i'm
prov,ment. After the 9th came the eth Regiment.
With tn" commander OF tn" Eastern Army
Colonel Appleton. in command. The rc.imont had
done considerable marching in the course Of the
day and had been ofcrtually Wrapped. but It's gen
cral appearance told nothing Of All this. for its
distances alignment and step were perfect. and in
great contrast to the lat which followed The Goth
Regiment under Colonel Smith. turned out nine
companies Of sixteen hles and marched so well
siast In the crowd said: Trims the bys that could
licked EN- Il ye hadn't pot 'em away NJ on the
hin. whore there nothing 70 do but clear away
cannon dust"
colonel. Ch.uncey,s comman! Slth eIrnt com.
"a the only regiment divided into three hattaOn-.
with eight companies OF twenty and three compa-
MOS of sixteen nlo. brought up the l"it or the in
The artillery. under Captains Wendell and Wilson,
cam" next and received applause FOR it, Sood ap-
pcarancc. and the popular cavalry. under mayor
Roc. and the Signal Corps, under Captain Hedge
The crowd at tn Park was ~ tho genuine New
York Kind. quick 20 applaud what was thought To
-. good md continually on tho lookout for some
thing f. laugh at With men and women scrdIn-
hing for places from which 10 see 20 the best adj
Nautag. and al intent getting there At any cost
there VIZ not Il dlrorierly person TO be seen, ana
CAPTAIN Collins. with his In men, had Mite 10 40
I.,oud culoslng the spectacle" along with those
whom they came 70 keep I'm order
After the review special artillery cavalry drl
look rlaco commanded by Major Andrews
Najor Andrews BrE1d" Engineer. acted ~ 'nlel-
of-Sfar 10 tho off rcr commanding the w estern
forre and Li.ucua AIT Colonel Ol.n. 4. 4. g. "a
Ch.ef-of- stan 10 the officer commanding the last
erm force Major Van Duz.r. Major Hartman
and c1u,aln smith OF the Brigade Stan. were
aidcs-d~-camp on IN" STAFF OF ne commandlng
ofieer Il tho western force" and Major Montant
Mstor EoOs,elt aud Captain Costcr were aides-d'-
carnp on Colonel Appeton's stan.