The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-13
4 LIVELY DAY At
CHICKAMAUGA CAMP.
A Soldier shot by Bartender ana u
Gambling tDen Demolished by
the soldiers.

CHTcxAMAuGA NATIONAL MILL
TARY PARK. Ca. june E--A WacH
.aaeda1 rain feil today. cooslFig the at
rgsexr.lrere ard laying the dust. The men
were relieved rhfS Morning from any
duties ara hundreds we're given leave
70 VISIT tina city, Lookout Mountain ana
the ridge. An Incident occurred this fnoTn-
Ing a. the camp which VIII probably
terminate The existence cf Illicit whisky
shops and gambling dens. which nave up
70 this time haen permitted 10 ply their
business ~ the Georgia authorities wIth-
out hindrance.
\ private os the Twentyarst regiment.
who had been drinking az the whisky dive
o. one Joe Baker became involved in a
difficulty with the baTkeeper- Bows foi-
lowed and Baker drew revolver, hring
point blank a: the soldier, the bullet. i
was Claimed by the soldier. striking him
rear the left eye. iniicting severe
wound, which may cause the loss OF an
eye.
The fight attracted the attention OF the
thronxs on the streets OF the mushroom
town and Soon a crowd OF soldiers rushed
in, Baker. fearing further trouble. had
gotten out OF the way. A large body OF
soldiers formed with the purpose Of ayeng-
ing the injury 10 their comrade and for
while IL looked as Il there would be seri-
Gus trouble. An ar1i%G guard. however.
was quickly detailed. by order OF Gen.
Brooke, who took charge Of Baker and MS
place and order WAS soon restored. The
soldier was taken 10 his division hospital,
where the surgeon Investigated his lnJur-
les He found a wound as indicated, but
thought the injury had been caused by
q bit OF broken glass and not by bullet.
After the shooting 3 number Of soldiers
decided that gambler was running a
brace game and that the difficulty between
the soldiers and Baker resulted from the
he Fte4F saip an fhsE
former with loaded dice. il took the SOL
diers only a fcw minutes TO deEnolsh the
place. They broke zap the furniture, scat
tered the gambling paraphsrnalia in the
streets and we're deferred from pulling the
house down by the arrival or officers.
Ii is stated this evening that "a number
az good citizens IN the vicinity Will, be-
cause OF the failure OF the Georgia Off
GERS To enforce the law, petition that the
PARTON Of Walker county in the vicinity
Uf the park be put under martial law, so
that Gen. Brooke can administer the law
on the lawless element now doing ihrlv-
ing business there.
Every train from the park this morn
ing was crowded with soldiers who had
been given permission To visit the city ard
mountain Ore of the trains from the
park WAS crowded to suffocatcn, and a
number of soldiers mounted 10 the top of
the coaches. Al "a point about three miles
from Chattanooga a number OF telegraph
wires cross the track OF the railroad over
which the soldier excursion train was
passing. When the train reached this
point, g. II Aemas. Thomas Barrett,
Fourteenth New York. and Judd Sharp
Sixteenth Pennsylvania, We're standing on
top OF the car. Sharp was caught under
the chin and around the neck by one
Of the wires and dragged of the cars.
pulling with him Aemss and Barrett, who
attempted to catch him. The men were
picked UP. taken 10 Lyle and placed IN
the Letter hospital. They were badly
bruised and scratched. bat no bones were
broken aTG no internal injuries were in
tliclei. AL Will doubtless recover.