New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19
BLUE VICTORY EMPTY
REDS CONTINUE ADVANCE
ON BOSTON.
InUaders Prepared to Hurl Them
SelUes on Bay State Defenders
This Morning.

l8y Telegraph 70 The Trbunel
South Halifax. Mass. Aug. 1S.-Under the
very caves. almost, of the farmhouse where
Brigadier General William A Pew, jr, com
mander of the defenders OF Boston, has made
his headquarters, the invaders are bivouacked
tonight, preparing to hurl themselves on the
Army of the Blue at daybreak tomorrow. To-
day they attacked the Blue Army with vehem-
ence. and only the prompt reinforcements that
arrived in the First Corps OF Cadets saved Cen
eral Pew and his right wing from being theo-
reticaly slain. To-day's battle was a taste OF
real warfare. with the cavalry dashing against
the defence, the infantry fighting behind trees
and stone walls and the artillery pouring its
fire against the enemy.
But though the umpires decided that the Blue
has saved the day, that victory had visited it's
camp and that the First Corps had arrived in
time. the Army of the Red is jubiant for they
figure that when they attack General Pews
right wing and turn his flank with the 10Th
Cavalry the temporary victory of to-day will be
turned into defeat to-morrow. Nor is this reck-
oning far from the truth. 1t IS certain that the
main battle OF the week thus far will be fought
near the headquarters of the Bius Army
Action throbbed in every hour OF the day to-
day. The rain fell in the early hours OF the
morning and the bedraggled private felt that
another day of mud and marching was before
him. But. though the rain ceased. the skies
were lowering. just the day when war seems
suitable for a vocation. The soldiers of the Red
band were astr early. Flushed with success
and laden with water soaked baggage. the men
marched through the muddy streets OF Middle
boro and out toward Boston. In the troops were
the crack Essex Troop. Of New Jersey; squadron
a. Of New York, and two troops Of the negro
10th Cavalry.
THE ADVANCE BEGINS.
With the bugles blaring the advance the
troops set forth. The recommending OF the 10th
showed the presence Of the Blues at South
Halifax Roadways were found TO be impass-
able and the volunteers ploughed through the
lowiand on either side Of the highway and got
20 the screening woods. BY this time they had
advanced to the outskirts of South Halifax.
where the entire Second Brigade was encamped.
Protecting them were three batteries A r and
c. and small force Of infantry. With the
negro troops plotting the volunteers through the
underbrush. the invaders reached the point where
one dash across the plain would bring them 10
the enemy's camp.
The shrill note OF a bugle awakened the Sec
ond Brigade 10 it's danger. and IN a moment the
camp in uproar Lines We're hurriedIy
formed. and Major Cutting took command. He
ordered six regiments of infantry to spread
themselves over the road and TO draw the fire
of the hidden troopers in order that their
strength could he estimated. Desutory firing
followed. and then came real battle out from
the woods dashed the vanguard OF the hidden
troops. but they We're moved down like grass
before the fire OF the batteries. II looked bad
for the invaders. and retreat seemed to be cut
of. With rally the others rushed out of the
woods and raced for cover. Behind trees. In the
style of guerilla warfare. they massed and
poured their fire into the six companies Back
OF stone walls they dropped and fired at random.
PURELY AN INFANTRY FIGHT
This was purely an infantry engagement with
the honors about even. The brigade headquar-
ters were in turmoil. and orders were rushed
here and there 20 bring along additional forces
and sweep the invaders back Just when it
seemed as though the Blue would wipe out the
enemy the notes Of the bugle sounded and the
Red cavalry appeared II was a wild dash the
latter troops made The artillery swept the line
with its fire and the infantry worked their guns
like mad The noise and din of the warfare was
heard for miles and had all the semblance of real
action.
Then the negroes got into the thick of the
fight and hurled themselves against the right
wing of the brigade II seemed as though Gen
eral Pews battalions must give way. In fact
the retreat had just started. and the men were
on the verge Of flight the negroes bent the
line Only five minutes remained before the
whistle must blow to stop the conflict. The
Reds were cheering. when down the road toward
Plymouth came the cadets. Two companies
were in the fore. and they raced along the
muddy road with rifles unslung and loading as
they ran. Victory returned to the Blues for the
umpire decided that the cadets had saved the
day.
The New York. New Jersey. Connecticut and
District OF Columbia boys who form the troops
of the invader. have behaved I'm such an adj
mirable manner that even the 10th troopers say
that these volunteers as fine body of fight
ing the nation boasts Of The men have
flung themselves into the fight with a dash that
has literally swept them along the road to Bos-
ton. IL is now the hope of the men who fight
beneath the banner OF General Bliss that before
Saturday night the Red headquarters will be
in Boston.
detachment of the Red army which was
dispatched TO the vicinity OF Boston Harbor ON
board a military transport by General Bliss.
failed early to-day in an attempt to cut the
cable between Fort Banks. Winthrop and
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