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Ridge. In front of him the ground
rose to the Emmtsburg road. upon
which our pickets were exchanging
shots with the Confcderates in the
wods beyond, some two or three hun
dred yards away. He formed his line,
with the First Brigade, commanded by
Brighten. Joseph B. Carr. in front and
in line with the list N. Y, on it's left
About 200 yards in the rear of this
line was the Second Brigade, command
ed by Col. W. r. Brewster. and 200
yards farther to the rear was the Third
Brigade, commanded by Col Geo. c.
Burltng. On the east side of the En-
mitsburg road. opposite the middle OF
the line, was log house surrounded by
an orchard, and Gen. Humphreys Or
dered the I'D N. Y. to occupy 1t. The
fences were all thrown down to facili-
tate the movement of troops and artIl-
lery. and Seeley's Battery x. 4th U. s.,
was sent to Humphreys. Soon Gen.
Humphreys was ordered to send Bur-
ling's Brigade to strengthen Birney's
line, and at the same time authorized
to draw support from Gen. CaldwelPs
Division of the Second Corps and from
the artillery reserve for such batteries
as he might think he needed At
p. M, by Gen. Sickles's order, Hum
phfeys moved ilis--tiivision forward. so
that the first line ran along the EN-
mitsburg ROAD and -Seeley's Battery was
placed ons the right of the log house
As the divisi9h moted forward it came
under the heavy FIRE of the rDasseds Con-
federate artillery, which enfiladed the
line, but Seeley's Battery quickly
changed its position to the left of the
log house. and silcnced the most an
noying battery. Humphreys brought up
Battery to take the place he
had originally assigned to Seeley. The
storm had now burst on Graham's Bril-
gade, and Humphreys sent Col Scwell
with the 9Th n. j., and Mai Burns.
with the I'D N. Y, to Graham's assist
ance. He called on Gen. Hancock for
regiments to replace these, saying that
he needed n brigade at least il he could
have 1t. Hancock sent him two regi-
ments, but by this time Humphreys was
feeling the full weight of the terrible
masses which Anderson was hurting
against him. The sfattering of Graham's
Brigade at the salient turned his left,
and Gen. Birney, who had succeeded to
the command of the corps upon the
of SicEles, ordered Hum
phreys to throw back his left obliquely,
which he did under a heavy fire of ar
front. Words can give but the most
picture of the awful swirl
Of battle involved in these movements.
The ground was open, and the opposing
fnex were face-to face in close range,
and were fighting with raging fury
on one side and deadly resolution on
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the 141st Pa. which brought Off some
of the gunsfby Hand.
Bfgelow Was ordered by Maj. Nc
Gllvery to sacrifice his battery. in oTae,
to give>thex othefs time to form on g
new line. He fought until the enemy
was within O. few feet of him before he
retired with. a, .losS OF three officers. IS
men and alfzhis Horses. Phillips Bat
terry. near him. suffered almost as bad
~. How we'll oar artillery was served
McLaws bears testimony. and says that
one shell Killed and wounded 80 out OF
a company or 37a
The breaking OF the salient. however.
compelled the retirement. Of 'Birneys
Division. which had now lost 1000 OF
the 5000 man it took into action.
Hamphfeys's Fight.
Gen. Humphreys, with his division,
had reached the battlefield at O'Clock
in the morning. and at fcst formed It
in accordance with the directions from
headquarters at the foot of Cemetery
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Py JcHN McELROY.

and First Corps to fall back from the
town to the nights this sde,-on which
am now posted. 1 feel fully>the
responsibility resting upon me. but will
endeavor to act with caution.
George G. Meade. Major-General."
The Attack Begins.
There had been a constantly increas-
ing volume of musketry and artillery
fire for hours, but at BIAS, according
TO Gen. Alexander's account, he had
completed the placing of his batteries
and ordered the whole 46 guns to
open a rapid fire. Just before this
began, Gen. Meade, suddenly becoming
anxious, had ridden over to Sickles's
position and strongly disapproved of it.
Sickles proposed to fall back, but Meade
said that he would not be permitted
to do so, as he was now. about to be
attacked, and the rapidly rising volume
of artillery fire gave assurance of this.
A terrific storm of she'll burst upon
the Union line. which was promptly
responded to by the Union batteries
which Hunt was bringing to Sickles's
aid. Gen. LOngstreet says that
after he had continued the fire for 30
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he attacked the left. Col. Chamberlain,
goth Me, threw back his Left Wing.
and ordered a charge, which drove the
enemy from the ravine between the
two Round Tops
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minutes Hood was ordered to advance,
and there began at once a struggle be-
tween the Infantry unsurpassed in san
culinary obstinacy, which lasted for
three long, bitter. bloody hours, until
night closed down upon the exhausted
complaints.
With all his combativeness, Hood
was reluctant to assault the strong
position held by Wards and De Tro-
brands Brigades. There being no
Union cavalry on that flank. Hood had
sent out his scouts on foot, who had
examined the country as farDas the
Round Tops. and brought back The in
formation that they were ungrarded.
He had therefore sent a staff officer 10
Longstreet, urging permission to pass
south of Big Round Top and turn the
position. Longstreet replied that Gen.
Lees orders were to attack in front.
Twice again Hood renewed his request,
but each time received the same reply.
Hood sent forward Law to open the at
tack, while the other brigadcs were
TO take up the fight in echelon order
until 1t reached the salient. Law sent
forward a strong skirmish line at
quick pace, followed by his brigade and
then by Robertson's His skirmishers
encountered the I'd Berdan Sharp
shooters, and pressed them back so that
his two right regiments reached the
slope of Big Round Top, when they
wheeled to the left and came down
into Plum Run Valley. Benning's and
Anderson's Brigades came up in the
meanwhile, with a savage attack upon
Wards Brigade. This latter was COM
posed of the Goth Ind, Sd and 4th Me-,
seth and 124th N. Y, 99th Pa. and the
two regiments of Berdan's Sharpshoot-
ers. They were all small regiments,
but every man in them q tried vet
Gran.
Behind the brigade, on an advanta-
geous elevation, was Capt. Smiths N.
Y. Battery, with Capt. Geo. Winslow's
lst N. Y. Battery on the right of the
brigade. At the first sight of the enc
my emerging from the woods in two
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solid lines of battle Smith and Winslow
opened fire, and the awful crash be-
gan. Ward ordered his infantry not 10
fire until the enemy came within easy
range. certainly not over 200 yards.
Hoods men advanced with their Gus
tomary rebel YELL" to which the Union
troops did not respond until they were
within point-blank range, when they
delivered a blazing volley. before which
the onrush shivered and halted. Wards
men took the opportunity to reload.
The Confederate officers restored order
In their ranks and renewed the add
vance, only to meet another blazing
volley. The GemoraliZing effect of this
was SO evident that Ward advanced
his brigade 160 yards to a stone wall.
which the enemy had been endeavoring
to reach. The rear line of the Confed-
crates now rushed forward to take the
place of the advance. and forced Ward
back beyond the wall. For an hour
and a half Wards Brigade, with some
assistance from De Trobriand's on the
right, struggled back and forth with
Hoods four brigades for the possession
of this wall. The fight was fierce and
destructive, and Ward had to send to
Birney for reinforcements. Birney sent
him the veteran 40th NJ Y, under Col.
Egan, who arrived in time to dispute
with the enemy the position of Plum
Run Valley, Of which Hoods men were
trying to get possession.
The Fight In the Devils Den.
The brigade had made a MAGNIFICENT
defense. but at fearful cost Every reg
iment lost field officers killed or wound
ed. The Colonel of the goth Ind. was
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heavy masses directly In front of the
44th N. Y. and s3d Pa. determined to
break the center by sheer desperation
and brute weight. Every time the COL
umn Of attack was shattered by the
deadly fire Of the veteran riflemen of
the brigade. Col. Vincent fell MORALLY
wounded, and Col James C. Rice. faith
". Y, assumed command. and carried
the contest TO the end. Failing to
break the center, the enemy massed on
the right, and threw the 10th Mich.
into temporary confusion, but the line
was at once steadied and restored. Then
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CHAPTER XIV.


EICKLES'S BATTLE ON THE LEFT
Iongsffeet Masses to Crush the Third
COrps-Besperate Resistance of Bir-
ney's Division-Snvnge Fighting for
the DEVILS Den, Peach Orchard md
the Round Tops.
A Thunderbolt of War.
The movement which Lee had or
Gered and which Longstreet was now
preparing to execute was the old de-
vice which had been tried against the
Army of the Potomac so successfully
at Gaines's Mill, the Second Bull Run
and Charlottesville. The Confederates
were exalted with the highest hopes Of
a success exceeding that of any pre-.
yious achievement. As usual the Army
of the Potomac seemed to be inGiffer-
ent as to what was passing beyond its
TANKS, and allowed the enemy to move
and--mass absolutely as they pleased
without interference. The long hours
which had been employed in bringing
I'D Longstrest's men and forming them
had been undisturbed by a single re-
conneissance except the sharp push
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goth Me, threw back his Left Wing.
and ordered a charge, which drove the
enemy from the ravine between the
two Round Tops.
Victory at Last.
When the battle ended so dead Con-
federates lay in front of the goth Me.
alone, with greater proportion before
the center of the brigade. Iii some in
scrutable way Hazlett forced his bat
terry thru the woods and< over the rocks
to the summit of LittlS~Round Top to
lend the powerful assistance of his six
guns in deciding the fate of the left
flank. He was followed by Col. O'Rorke,
with the 140th n. Y. and arrived just
as the enemy was striking the 18th
Mich. Almost Immediately Col. O'Rorke,
brilliant young graduate from West
Point, was killed, and Gen. Weed, COM
manding the brigade to which the 140th
y. Y. belonged and who had ridden
with it to the top of the hill, was shot
dead. Seeing him fall, his friend Haz-
lett ran to his side, and as he leant
over him a bullet from a sharpshooter
stretched him across his friend and
commander To Offset this appalling
loss. Strong vincent's Brigade not only
maintained possession of the Round
Top, but 1t had to its credit two Col
onels, Is other officers and 500 men
prisoners and 100 stand of arms.
Gen. A. P. Hill says in his report that
Hoods right was held as in a wise"
The Fifth Corps was now all on the
field, and the flushed enemy had to
reckon with it. besides heavy. detach-
ments from the Second and Twelfth
Corps, which were throwing their
weight with that of the Fifth. to help
the Third Corps out and arrest the prog
ress of the mighty thunderbolt of war
which Lonsstrcet had launched The
next phase of the battle was a series of
desperate collisions in the Wheat Field
and on the rugged declivities around
DEVILS Den, which lasted till night
closed down upon the ensanguined land
Scape.
Praise for Vincent'~ brigade.
The History of the 44th N. Y. says:
Gen. Longstreet in his book entitled
From Manassas to Appomattox,' says:
We were on Little Round Top graphing
for the browning point. The brigade
commanders there. Vincent and Weed.
were killed, also Battery Commander
Hazlett and others, but their troops
were holding to their work as firmly as
the mighty boulders that helped them.
In his report. speaking of the Fifth
Corps, Gen. Meade says, 'Maj-Gen.
Sykes Immediately sent a force to occu-
Ply Round Top Ridge. where a most
furious contest was maintained, the enc
my making a desperate but unsuccess-
full effort to secure it, Maj.-Gen. Slo-
cum in his report says: About half an
hour before the attack on our left the
Fifth Corps was moved to the support
of that part of our line The attack was
made by the enemy in strong force and
in great spirit and determination. Had
it been successful the result would have
been terribly disastrous to our army and
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shot thru the head. as were the Colonel
and Major of the 124th N. Y. The
Colonel of the 9TH Me. was shot thru
the leg. but refused to leave the field; ;
Lieut.-Col. Benjamin Higgins. COM
handing the seth N. Y, was severely
wounded, as were Maj. Lee, Sd Me-, and
Maj. Whitcombe, 4th Me. Altogether
the brigade lost 46 officers and 712
men.
Capt. James E. Smith. of the 4th N.
Y. Battery, had four of his guns at the
Devils Den, and had to leave two of
his pieces $50 yards in the rear. where
they commanded the gorge of Plum
Run. The four guns on the crest in
fiicted terrible loss on Hoods masses,
but finally had to be abandoned, when
Smith rushed back to the section which
he had placed at the head of Plum Run
gorge. With these he opened rapid
fire of canister on the enemy, who were
trying to pass up the gorge and flank
the Union left. Gen. Benning, whose
brigade was in this movement, speaks
CT the terrible fire of two pieces which
swept the gorge. Hood was at the head
of his men. encouraging them In their
determined effort to drive Wards Bri-
gade back, and was so severely wound
ed that he had to leave the field, when
the command of the division fell to
Gen. Law.
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De TrObrlnnd's Fight.

AS soon as the attack on Ward de-
veloped De TrObriand sent the 18th Me.
to fill the gap between him and Ward,
and the regiment took a strong posi-
ton behind the stone wall. II found
the enemy within 100 yards of the wall,
and poured a volley into them which
drove them back, but they reformed,
and then began a bitter struggle for
the possession of the wall. The 17th
Me. held it's position until it was fianked
out, when 1t retired in good order to
position a short distance in the rear,
which it held until ordered to fall back
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The fight the Bloody Angle in spotsyvania, of the
hours the Union and Confederate forces engaged close
deadly and intensely sangnay struggle which left the ground
incident Of tree being shot Of by musksy fire. showing
volume and deadne Of the fire which the into
another The picture fine portrayal of the fight at its hottest
Tho National Tribune year, s1ss
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BATTLE OF vICKsBUao.
Reproduced In II eolers.
Use. Is by % inchs1I


In color
vIcKSBURG
he assault Fort Hill, VicksLurg was one of the br;;o.
episodes OF that great achievement 1t largely hand oand
hight IN the midst of the of along whole line the
bursting OF shells the fierce whz of steady crash Of
Inc lighting close that hand genades bayonet
gun barrels and swords almost picture
sens the planting OF the coors the works and gives
hint Of the immortal struggle around them - ~ e
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REFUSES MONEY TO
HOUSE AMBASSADOR
Senate Rejects Appropriation of
100000 for New Build
ing in Paris

WASHINGTON, May 2.-The policy
sought to be established by the gov
eminent OF providing and equipping
buildings for its ambassadors In Euro
pean capitals received a setback to-
day in the senate when the diplomatic
bill was under consideration.
Through a point of order by Culber-
son (Texas) an amendment to the
house bill appropriating 100000 for
such building at Paris were stricken
out
Culberson based his objection mainly
on the fact that the subject had not
been properly considered.
Hale said the committee on foreign
affairs had looked into the subject
thoroughly and had recommended the
appropriation.
Asked by Overman why Berlin, Lon
don and other European capitals were
not included in the bill, Hale said the
appropriation for Paris represented a
departure and was the beginning of
a new policy by the government of
providing legation and embassy build
ings for It's diplomatic representatives
Hale said that the 100000 was not
too large a sum when the properties
of other governments in Paris was con-
sidered The idea was to aid men Of
moderate means to accept the position
of ambassador.
Does the senator think a poor man
can live in 100000 house in PARISH
Overman inquired
He can live better" replied Hale
IF he has the house furnished him."
Overman said a less expensive estab-
lishment would prevent Americas rep
resentative putting on so many airs
Teller insisted that an attempt was
being made to establish a precedent
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BANQUET PLANS READY
Six Hundred Invitations Have
Been Accepted and List
Is Made Public

With every seat subscribed, plans for
the huge banquet to be given by Gov
ernor Gillett and his staff In honor
OF Secretary Metcalf, the admirals and
officers of the fleet and consuls OF for
eign governments are at length com
plete. The affair will be one of the
most brilliant ever held in this city
It will occur at the Fairmont the night
Of May 7. the day after the arrival Of
the fleet. and 600 guests have been in
vited and have accepted.
Prior to the banquet, and while the
guests are aSsembling, the Third in
fantry band from the Preside will
play martial airs In the hotel lobby.
In the meantime an informal reception
will be held in the ballroom and
promptly at o'clock, in response to
an assembly call sounded by army
buglers, the guests, with the officers.
consuls and members of the governors
staff in full uniform, will form in
groups corresponding to their respec-
tive tables. and march to their seats
In the normal hall Brigadier General
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Townsmen Welcome Home Victor H. Metca Secretary Navy

General s. B. NJ. Young, u s. A., retired
F. w Henshaw.
James d. Phelan.
DIR. David Starr Jordan, president Stanford
university.
DR.. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president Uniyer-
sity Of California.
General Charles A. Woodruff
Ramon Corral.
Colonel j. A. Lundeen, L. s. A.
Commander E. e. Capehart, U. S. n.
Colonel w. Z. Smedberg.
Paul Cowles
Dr. Rupert Blue.
Colonel Alfred Reynolds. Twenty second in
fantry, Fort Mcdowell
Colonel Joseph w Duncan, chief Of STAFF de-
partment OF California.
Colonel George II. Torney.
Colonel Marion F. Maus, Twentieth infantry
Lieutenant Commander C. Theodore Vogelsang.
Luther Burbank.
Colonel w. A. Simpson, q. g. A.
Lieutenant General Adna R. Chaffee-
Brigadier General Harrison Cray Otis.
Frederick H. Colburn
Lieutenant Colonel John B. Bellinger, q. s. A.
Rev Charles r. Brown Of Oakland.
colonel John Glen, u. S. A.
Rev. Robert J. Burdette
WAR CORRESPONDENTS
ton.
R. s. Dunn. special correspondent.
f. Matthews, representing Latin Press asso-
citation
F. Palmer, special correspondent.
X. H. Patchin, correspondent New York Her
N. Rose, representing United Press associa.
r. F. zogbaum, special correspondent
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METCALF AT FAIRMONT
To Stay at Hotel, but Headquar-
terS Will Remain in Oakland

Secretary Metcalf will change his
headquarters from Oakland to the Ho-
tel Fairmont next Tuesday, where the
San Francisco fleet committee has re-
served rooms for him, and where he
will be in position better to take part
in the festivities attending the fleets
reception. When seen in Oakland last
night, however. the secretary intimated
that it was. not his intention to trans
fer his official headquarters at the same
time.
For three days following the arrival
of the fleet" he said. II will be at the
Fairmont in San Francisco a matter
of convenience. Admiral Glass will re-
ceive all official calls and notifications
at the official headquarters at the Ho-
tel st. Mark in Oakland
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General Funston replied briefly to a
demand for a speech, saying:
II feel though that 1 am halfway a
citizen of Oakland and if 1 ever get
back to my native town on the Kansas
prairies and receive a welcome half as
enthusiastic as the one you have ten
dered to Secretary Metcalf tonight, I
will be prouder of myself than 1 ever
have been in my life
kilograms of congratuIation to Sec
rotary Metcalf were read from Frank
A. Leach, director of the United States
mint, and Congressman Knowland.
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]. B. Lauck will be marshal of the
evening, with Colonel Thomas Wilhelm,
u. S. A., as his aid. The long dining
hall will be beautifully and tastefully
decorated with flowers and flags of
all nations.
Following is list of the invited
guests:
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place at jacksonville five years ago.
This morning Miss Grace Murray, who
was married to Gibson in this city a
few weeks ago. told of the ceremony,
and gave the names OF the witnesses
No testimony was introduced by the
defense and the defendant was held
for trial B. ~ Harrington appeared
for Gibson.
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NAMES PANAMA COMMISSIONERS

WASHINGTON. May 2.-Henry Beech
Needham of this city has been ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt as a
member of the Panama Labor COM
mission. Needham fills the place on the
commission which was offered to Lewis
n. Hammer1ing of Wilkesbarre, Pa.
who declined the appointment
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COURT HOLDS GIBSON
ON CHARGE OF BIGAMY
SPECIAL pIspArcH TO THE CALL

SAN JOSE, May 2.-The preliminary
examination of A. l. Gibson on a charge
of bisamy was completed in Judge
Browns court this morning and Gibson
was held to the superior court for
trial
AT former hearing Mrs. Gibson No
1 had testified TO the particulars of
her marriage with Gibson, which took
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Photographs of the eight admirals
and of all the commanding officers at
tached TO the great deet form an at
tractive feature Of the May number OF
Sunset
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SPEAKS OF SIMPLICITY
EULOGIZE DEAD SENATOR'S

Eulogies on the life. character and
public services of the late Senators
Mallory and Bryan of Florida were
then delivered. Those who paid trib-
ute to Senator Mallory included Per-
kins California;, while Cater (Mon-
tana), Owen (Oklahoma) and Clark
(Wyoming) were among those who
eulogized Senator Bryan. As further
mark of respect the senate adjourned
until Monday.