The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
NEW YORK SAVED
FROM INVADERS
Mimic War Ends in Battle Royal
Up and Down the Housa-
tonic Valley.
BLUES WIN AT ONE POINT;
LOSE AT ANOTHER
Thousands of Spectators Watch the
Thrilling Charges-Eeut. Fou-
lois Has Mishap.


Newton. Conn, Aug. 17.-New York
Is safe from the Red foem-n. who have
been endeavoring to sweep down upon
il from these Connecticut hills
The city's brave Blue defenders fought
the theoretical enemy to a standstill this
morning in a battle which thundered up
and down the Housatonic valley from
o'clock till noon Neither side can be
said to have won The invaders In
desperate attack by column crumpied
up the right wing of the Blues, and In
a thrilling charge upon Coles Hill. west
of here swept everything before them,
and strewed the field with hypothetical
dead men
The defenders. on the other hand.
smashed and turned aside the right wing
of the Reds. which was attempting to
seize Danbury, the base of the Blue sup
plies. The theoretical carnage in this
half Of the fight was as great as in the
other.
Battle q Draw.
The battle was a draw. New York
was saved, temporarily, because the for
eign foe could not get westward and cut
OF its water supply, and. though the Blue
defenders were considerably weakened in
numbers, they might be considered strong
enough to hold on the Reds until Blue
re-enforcements could arrive, which would
happen In actual warfare
This mornings battle ended the maneu-
vers, and tomorrow camps will be broken
and the troops Will entrain for home-the
dead all alive again and the only wounds
blistered feet and sunburned arms.
At daybreak the two armies, each TO-.
600 strong and composed of both regulars
and militia, were drawn out in lines
three or four miles apart, extending ap-
proximately northeast and southeast,
wifi hair far L
is region of high hills and deep ra-
vines. of rocky fields and stony fences,
a most picturesque setting for the spec
tacular end of the game and an ideal
country for troops to dodge about.
AS the sun got up there were as many
II was a cool. clear morning and to the
Inhabitants of the towns and villages
hereabout were added thousands of
spectators who came out in autos from
Bridgeport, New Haven, and the other
larger places. Brig. Gen Tasker H.
Bliss, the chief umpire, looked on from
Bonalds Castle, a mansion on the top
of Coles Hill. Gov. Foss, of Massachu-
setts, Gems. Barry and Summer, of the
regular army, and Police Commissioner
Waldo, of New York, were among the
interested spectators of the struggle for
possession of the hill.
The New York cavalry and infantry,
packed by artlllery, helo out nercely IN
the face of the steady rifle fire of the
frrepressible Reds. but with one battery
silenced by the field guns Of the enemy
and another held out for lack of sup
port they had to give way before the
Red regiments swarming over the top
Of the; hill.
Z. Make Final stand.
BY the reservoir. on a promontory of
the plateau, the Blues took their final
stand and delivered a furious artillery
voIley at the Red infantry. running and
firing across the plateau. At 12:15 o'clock
the Seventh Regiment of New York
emerged from a wood and led the charge
upon the Blue supporting infantry. Nine
regiments of Blue infantry should have
been in position on the summit where
the Red attack started. but only one
was on hand.
Lieut. Foulois while scouting in an
aeroplane was compelled to descend at
1870 in the very midst of the field be-
tween the two lines and within thirty
yards of an advancing Blue rush. His
descent was safe, but it put him tech
nieally out of the combat for the day.