Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08

on the right side and the force of the col
hs1on was so great that the gun exploded
and the paper shell with which it was
loaded penetrated the troopers right lung
A surgeon was hastily called and an opera-
ton was performed on the field Williams
was unconscious when he was carried to
the rear and it was thought that he was
fatally hurt. He soon recovered however
and this morning was reported to be rest
ing comfortably and to be out of danger
The trooper had a presentiment that some
accident would befall him before he left
camp in the morning, it is said for he re-
marked to one of his comrades that he ex-
pected to be shot during the day. Williams
admitted that the accident was partly his
own fault and that it was purely an acct
dent at that An investigation is being
made, of course, but it is believed that the
board appointed for the purpose will find
that the affair was accidental
Mr.; Eugene F. Ware. commissioner Of
pensions, was a visitor at the Thoroughfare
camp today and a spectator of the ma
neuvers. Mr. Ware was much plea sed with
what he saw, but said it was vastly differ
ent from the kind of warfare in which he
was engaged during the rebellion.
The Next Problem.
The problem the armies will work out to-
day and tomorrow, as will be seen. is inst
the reverse of the first proposition. This
time General Grant takes the defensive and
General Bell Will attempt to get by him.
General Situation.
"a blue army is assembled at Washington
and is preparing to move against a brown
army which is operating from the Shenan-
doah valley against the capital. The adj
Vdiceo corps or the piue army consists or
two division, one of which GeaD has been
pushed forward in observation to Manassas.
the other Imaginary is at Anandale. where
1t is receiving rations and ammunit1on
preparatory to moving forward to Center
Vile to support the first division
THE leading corps OF the brown armv ha c
one division in the vicinity of Thoroughfare
the remaining division being at Salem. The
Front Royal, has orders to concentrates at
Gainesville. The brown commander learns
by reconnaissance that a blue division is at
Manassas and he has received information
that the other division Is a few miles west
of Alexandria. t
Special Situation-Blue.
''The commander of the blue division at
Manassas ascertains by reconnaissance me
presence of the brown division at Thorough
fare, the strength of this division being an
proximately equal to his own. He also
learns through spies that the remaining
division Imaginary is west of the Bull Run
mountains and on the evening of Septem-
Der was believed to be at Salem. rhe
commander of the blue army is not1tied ac-
cordingly, and he gives orders for the com.
mander of the blue division to take up a
defensive position in the vicinity of Manas-
sas and to hold the enemy In check while
waiting reinforcements. The commander OF
the blue division is assured that the division
at Anandale will reach him by the even
Ing of the following day. and that further
reinforcements are Following from Wash
accordingly takes up defensive position
with a view to repeIling an attack bv the
brown division assisted probably by heavy
reinforcements which he knows to be in its
rear.
Special situation-Brown.