Evening journal., 1904-09-05
200 GUNS LOST
BY RUSSIANS
DELAWARE BOYS
At MANASSAS
First Battalion of National
Guard Finds Their Camp
Delightfully."- Located
MAY Be CALLED OUT ANY TIME

stan Correspondents The Evening Journal.
In the Field az Manassas, Va, Sept.
Sunday was a day Of arrivals, re-
connoisance. consultations and general
scheming IN the military camp. In
nmerable squads of officers who are
expected to dosiesperate work ON Tues
day have been galloping over the dusty
roads all day, familiarizing themselves
with the topography OF the country
and planning the possibilities OF sur
prises and counter-surprises.
There is not a hill or stream on the
old battle-ground that have not been
seriously debated upon In high council
by the doughty generals who are to
fight the battle OF Bull Run over
again.
OF course there will be no attempt to
duplicate the old battle positions, for
the advanced science of modern war
fare has made this impossible. even II
II should be attempted. But the start
ing points OF the contending armies are
the same as I'm the battle of Bull Run
land consequently the same Topographic
cal advantages viii be seized upon and
the same general tactics followed un-
der modern conditions. That Genera
Bell and General Grant are I'm deadly
g earnest In their desire to win the favol
of the umpires is evidenced by the ar
dor they are showing i'm the work.
One Man Hurt.
There is only one man incapacltate'
r in the entire Delaware battalion. lie q
Jacob Steele, of New Castle, who's
great toe was so badly mashed at tn
armory on the day OF departure tina
the nail has come or.
Several visitors from Delaware. In
., cluding Governor HUM, Adjutant-Gen
q eral l. Pusey Wickersham. Major Simo
:. p. Doherty and others are expecte
l' during the week. Ernest A. Gmesp
ne and j. X Easley. of Wilmington, al
n now visitors at the camp and are 81
ne terested spectators In all that is goiI
ry on.
na Review on Saturday.
ai The review OF all the troops here W
IL be held on Saturday and il is possih
~ that the troops will arrive home
Sunday night or Monday. II is the Il
H.. tention to get the troops away as IA
e as possible after the review on Satu
day, which will end the maneuvers.
T." The spot on which the Delawai
70 troops is one of the best I'm the sectio
III A gradual slope from the officers sire
l- TO the end OF the camp makes It excel
er tionally good from "a sanitary stan,
point Almost surrounded by the Bll
p Ridge Mountains the view is a beautif
one. The high wood-covered peaks
the distance make background for a
white and yellow tents. which exter
n in. every direction as far as the e.
can reach, with troops from seventies
States and the regular army.
Artillery Fire.
? AT II o'clock tomorrow night the a
tillery viii open fire and at any tin
r. after that the soldiers may be pulll
from their tents to take up their pos
=, bedsPing Di BE o.. quay shrdlu
, ton in the line for the first OF the ba
ties. When the men go TO sleep &
morrow night they will have everythii
in readiness for the hike" so that
the order comes at the dead Of nigh
'' they can be under way in a short tin
m without confusion.
is To Prevent Accidents.
a Special precaution has and is bell
lie taken TO prevent accidents by the of
is GERS. When the Delaware troops a
III rived Saturday afternoon the first thil
ho ] dltef lueN were taken OH the cars W
-, to have the chambers of every rife e
49, amined by a regular army officer, al
- the cartridge belts. This is done to
troops as soon as they arrive.
There are no dress parades here
is all work and no pomp or show.
the evening instead of the regimen
parade the troops are lined in tn
company streets while retreat is sour
ed and the flag taken down at suns
= on these occasions the rifles are agi
inspected as are also the outfits
the men to see IL any stray bullets
s among the effects Of the men.
r II. b. Jacob.