The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07

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and blue are bivouackcdt on the field ana
camp fires burning brightly.
Lieutenant Nanderbllt,5 Of the Twelfth
New York, Is i'll Ia hlsI tent with fever.
1t Is reported that the Is not seriously
Ill. .ls ;SPst a. r.
IN FIERCE G COMBAT.
Blue and BrownArmies Fighting
Royalty When Halt Was Called.
tl3y Associated Press.)
CORrs I1EADQ JAR rE RS |. GAINES
WILLIE, yA.-sctt Abcrss6.s- The 1sluc1I,nd
the Brown armies, were In fierce combat
when halted by TIC Chief Umpire a. Q
o'clock this afternoons. Previous to this,
the commanders or the two forces had y
spent tho time r1laiioeuverlng for posi-
ton. ~ 5t Fl II NJ
Tho not result OF the day IS that Gen
scrai Grant, who is charged with forcing
back General Bells Brown army through,
lThoroughfare$ Gap, has not been able TO
break the i1,c Of defense established by
General Bell during the early hours OF 4
tho morning. This line extends north
ana south, bisectinH tho man oenv rer zone
aud Is composed Of infantry and artillery.
General Grant opposed this force in$tlio
extreme north early In the day, hut Will
no success. After five companies OF the
Blue army had been ruled on the fed 1
for attacking III the open a strong con-
.cealed defense. hostilities ceased for three
hours. During tl1is time, Genefal Grant
swung tho bulk of his infantry and ar
tillcry to the south In m EFFORT to flank
General Bclls limo OF infantry on the
right. General Bell, however, learned OF
the ,novernento Of his adversary and rus
cd Up his reserves to the fhroat tened
point
The Collision.
,rhe two forces came to combat t short
IN after 3 o'clock, artillery was brou GIT
into play BY tho brown army and the
rapid fire OF guns spoke on both sides
while volley after volleys OF musk'ett fire
added to tho Dound ofathe battle. which
could lie heard through, the Virginia
Hills for miles. THE battle had proceeded
a, short time whef nil order from the
'umpires was given to cease firing. ~
this tine the forces were II pru cttcaliy5
equal and the situation was such that
n decision from the umpires seemed 20
be demanded. instead fifteen minutes ea5
was granted each side to rectify its
Ines rhen at signal from the chief
umpire, the action was resumed. The
First Vermont, portion Of the Twelfth
New y ork, tho Eighth Massachusetts
.andsthe, Second Maine made charge on;
the blue position. moving over open
ground ana under a very heavy IRE
from the SEVENTEEN Virginia, the First
Maine and the First Texas. The brown
charging force was ordered back fter3
sustaining heavy loss. Tho success of
the blue army at this time was but tenn
porary as an enfilading fire Of Infantry
~ an
the right and left made 1t impossible fors
the blucsarnly to hold, its position and an
ordcrfto fall back was given. General
He'll l,sl ordered up achievements, CON-
sisting OF the greater part OF Barry's
brigade, which had been Folding The line
still farthJ TO the south. The immediate
line or the browns defense then con-
sisted OF the Second Maine, FRS YER
mont, Eighth Alassachusett it's, Fourth
New Jersey,l Ninth Massachusetts,
Twelfth, New York, Ninth regulars, Third
North Carolina and Second D Georgia.
amounting In Sail to sixty companies Of
Infantry besides n battery OF artillery.
opposed 10 this force was the iS6vcntieths
Virginia, First Maine ana First Ala
sbamn. The situation was critical for
either side. The fighting forces were
approaching closer and closer and the
firing was brewing hotter. A decision
from the umpire would have been inn
peratlve had q halt not been called.
Record Of the Day.
The record OF the blue army for the
day is summed up by Colonel Wagner,
chief umpire. MS follows:
4 General Wint's brigade & which took up
ia position early III the day on the cS-
IRENE right OF the attacking line has
not been heavily engaged and his troops
arc ins bivouac Tonight KS
Prlce's brigade las been seriously ems
gagged, ana has suffered great loss
Frost, on the left, Nhas not been heavily
engaged. while tho brlgadc Of Bliss, still
further on tho loft, has not been In ac-
ton. III 81 sst s3{ si III. 4 s
Tho fighting for the Bite army was
done almost exclusively by z rce's .briS
On tho part Of the Brown q rt11y, the
brlgades OF Smith, Lee, Regan and Barry
have all been In tho fighting. q
Four troops oftthe Seventh Cayalry,,a
part of the Brown army, made trouble
for!the Blue advance before daylight this
morning. The force reac hed ndleytt rond
before daylight: III fired on General.
Whit at daylight, and 3there were rut11ors
THAT he had been put Gout OF action, but
these were not confirmed by the ofi-i
clal reports OF the umpires. a colonel
or inc blueF " CftphH y W d',5t CapSui 'so
were tho colors Of the Fifth N1assnch u-
sets Regiment. These colors were re-
turned to corps headquarters tonight by
General Nell, with a letter stating that
lie should have returned them to tho
regiment but did not want to take any
action that might be regarded as spying
an his adversary. The colors were re-
turned through corps theadquarters
Governor Haywood. of South Carolina,
and Representative Price, OF q Illinois, Y g
|3mcmber Of tile House M litarya Commits
toe were arrivals at camp to-day, and
each responded 10 toasts at dinner. 9t;s; 81.
First Lieutenant Cornelius KY nnder-
bit. OF the Twelfth New x DIRK, ! wa 8 conf
relied TO submit to medical treatment to-
| day OH account OF Tho heat. Ills condl-
tIon is not regarded as serious. 8 XII
THE LONDON VIEW.
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