The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-06-14
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KaimuM was yesterday morning the
scene of n lively sham battle, In which
United States regulars and Hawaiian
militia were united in each of the two
opposing forces. If, for reasons that
will be apparent from this report, he
combat was not decisive Of honors be-
yond dispute, it was at least highly In
structive to the rival commands and
their respective officers.
The event was a maneuver planned
out beforehand by Captain Nichols.
commanding officer OF the United
States Coast Artillery at Camp Nc
| Kinley, and Col. j. w. Jones, COM
manding the National Guard of Ha-
wall. These, accompanied by other
officers, rode up to the place where the
forces came first into contact and
thence to the ridge of Telegraph Hill,
from whence a perfect view Of the
whole field was obtainable, to observe
the movements, and when the naneu-
vers were completed the recall assem-
! bly, was sounded and the reviewing Off
| GERS returned to the encampment in
Kapiolani park.
SCHEME OF BATTLE.
It had been arranged the previous
day that 1t. Col. G. w. Zeigler, n. G.
H., should lead one column of troops
by the road on the outside of Diamond
Head and take up certain position,
while Major Thomas E. Wall, N. G. H.,
should lead another column by route
inside of Diamond Head and attempt
to capture the position. The orders
posted at headquarters gave this d.
rection after detailing the different
commands:
Upon contact the columns will take
up battle formation and attack"
1t. Col. Zeigler's column was COM
posed of the 92nd Co., U. S. Coast Ar
tillery, and Cos D, e, f and I, Ma
tional Guard of Hawaii. 1t was de-
signated the "Blues."
Major Wallis column consisted of the
Goth Co., U. S. Coast Artillery, and
Cos. A, B, C, G and II. Its designa-
tion was the "Grays."
There was a stipulation in the arti-
cles of war that the Blues" should
start from camp forty-five minutes be-
fore the "Grays." According to the
map as scaled by Col. j. II. Soper the
route outside of Diamond Head is three
miles less $50 feet in distance, while
the route inside is a trihe less than
mile. Hence the handicap allowed
Zeigler's column.
SIGNAL CORPS APPEARS.
About sis the Advertisers war cor
respondent emerged upon Diamond
Head road from the lane that passes
the front of Leahi Hospital for Incur
al A ctn hn 1pft of tho
lane going out proved later to be the
very position Zeigler's column aimed
to occupy, but at the time mentioned
there was not n sight or sound of
troops. In q few moments, however,
four men We're observed rounding a
bend 800 yards down the inside route.
They advanced rapidly up the hill and
We're soon recognized as Capt. j. ii.
Thompson, Lieut.. Gus Rose and two
others. The captain carried a furled
flag and paused n moment as he gave
the newspaperman the information
that his party was Major Walls signal
corps. Then the party debouched into
the thicket and within ten minutes
We're seen scaling the precipitous slope
on the rear end of Diamond Head cra-
ter. Capt Sam. Johnson heading the
advance guard of Co. f came over
the ridge from the outside route. This
company had done most of the way in
double quick time and the captain gave
2S minutes as the time made from
Campbells gate.
SKIRMISH OF SCOUTS.
1t Col. zeigler, arriving soon after /
with the main body, confirmed Co. f .
in the position it had taken behind the
stone wall and close to the right of
the main road. few men occupying
the left roadside in a ditch screened ,
with bushes. The 92nd Artillery COM
pany, commanded by Lieut.. CARRIER,
was placed on the extreme right. Co.
of Wailuku, under Capt. Bal, was
given position between the regulars
and Co. It, the entire right from the
road having the stone wall for a
breastwork. co. u of Hilo under Capt.
Fetter guarded the left in the scrub
thicket OF the foothills. its right be-
Ing against a barbed wire fence.
While this disposition OF the "Blues"
was being made, sharp firing began on
the summit Of the crater ridge between
two scouting parties, 1t, Col Zeigler
had sent detail of 10 men under 1T,
lilackman of Co, y 10 occupy the ridge
from ono side, while Major Wall had
sent mp 10 men under H. llull Thorn
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