The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26

had to be outlined merely and taken for
granted because of the extremely cir
cumscribed field OF action.
The point of the American advance
guard came into sight from between tho
hills at exactly :06 =. NJ, creeping
slowly down the parade ground search
ing for enemy patrols. The popping OF
rifles a minute or two later Indicated
that tho American scouts had got
the range Of the enemy scouts and in
stantly the brisk action commenced.
Gen. Organ hurried infantry supports
to his far advanced scouts. A wide,
thin line of khaki clad infantry eneaked
southwark until a trench line was es-
tablshed-not literally. because the
trenches had to be taken for granted
and opened heavy fire upon the adj
vancing cavalry of the enemy.
G~overnor's High Hat Jared.
Then, all OF a sudden, the American
batteries posted at the base Of Deer
| Range, just west of the golf course.
woke UP and began to talk. Ii you
have never had the experience OF a
three inch field gun banging "a few hun
dred yards from our best left ear
| you have something to look forward to.
1t seemed az II the Governors high hat
literally lifted three inches when four
OF the ncI0 RullS, WHICH are very Hhe
the famous French "Seventy-fves," let
20 all together.
Rapidly Gen. organ sent his in
fantry and cavalry into action. Two
squadrons shot of at a tangent to exc
| cute n thanking movement behind and
around Deer Range. Brown clad in
fantrymen literally poured out OF the
north and flung themselves on the grass
to loose their fire upon the enemy. The
field guns shook the hills with inces-
SAINT conclusions, firing so rapidly that
a. great curtain Of blue black smoke
arose and hid the advancing troops at
the north.
Major Wrlght's enemy force fought
stiffly, relying mostly upon machine
by . 80 p. NJ. Col. De Bevoisc's cavalry
fanklng movement had succeeded and
the enemy machine gun detachments
were enveloped. captured or driven IN
rout. With a fine cheer the infantrymen
under Col. Dan Appleton lifted them
selves from the imaginary trenches and
charged down the field. The
was suddenly and satisfactorily at an
end.
OF course the main body OF troops
had not come into the tight. since the
was entirely an advance
guard action. For the remainder OF the
afternoon Gen. O'Ryan marched his
troops past the two Governors, The
Mayor. Gen. Wood and the thousands
that lined the grounds. They marched
In close formation, column of battalions,
and the sight was pleasing to the spec
tators. If one Judged their pleasure from
! the loud, incessant cheering.
When the last detachment swung
down the field there was a rush for
subway and t~rolleys such as New York
has seen mighty seldom. Here police
patience and skill came in handilN,
otherwise women and children would
surely have been trampled under foot
A. II was there was no accident to mar
the finish of the day.
The themselves produced
six accidents. J. +. Curtis of the Twenty
third Regiment, living at 363 Franklin
avenue. Brooklyn, was knocked down b."
a horse. At Fordham Hospital II was
found that his spine was injured, how
seriously was TO be determined later
by X-ray examination. James Friel ot
the Seventy-flrst Regiment was one OF
several soldiers overcome by the heat
and treated in field hospital. Patrick
Carey of the First Cavalry was kiCko |
by a horse and painfully though not
seriously hurt. c. Mccarthy was in
jured, as has been recorded. in bayonct
combat. j. Rochester of the First Cav
airy suffered a dislocated shoulder when
his horse stumbled and threw him. and
G. N~athanson of the Twelfth Infantry
went to the hospital with a right hand
bruised by the breechblock of a gun.