The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-09-17 00:00:00

HELPING THE WOUNDED UNDER FIRE.

f.ll.)aing i* an extract from a letter tee, ivtd
by Colonel I,yd.linteliety from Captain Bracket:-
bnry

At Union, I found Dr. Frank end Mr. IFewitt at work in
the wattle given n.er 0 them as or. hospital. It Er gland
Coll eve: gala kind thouobts from Fiance and Pen ado iii, by
the troth of aimh mere an lime. Fronk deeming wouttdeo
men ell through the battle in a home where the itelleta
c ane hi hire tall Darner:ol the_ windows, and dashed into the
wales of the room; Ale wit:, going 4'lit through the but fire to
get what woo folded to helo. It matt have limn no ;Otte:
fight here; TN nsvarian enhiers arid 2,00 .oen ktio,l In and
about Dalsn, street fighting In its worst form; and what I.
wsree than street fighting 1 They had gone from Ehnhari to
lb don the night before the battle, on purpose to boreidy tor
the work, and now! find then,.; the work, and no words
that I could use would express the pride that I felt that such
men had come out from us They Prod then 110 wounded,
and l learn that they have Bare.: gut many more. I will tail
you abet maw. I I..nad them dressin• a wounded Damian,
win. had been bit rime left side by a‘Cimaxr hell, which
hart pawed through lie let. Why, arid i•ut rear Ira epine. I
wish the people who have given us mercy an gent wilily Could
Ir tee seen that ene Irish; ;dune. Ton young, it eadfOrlaa
plaCky issvctloo, WWI; SO while his wounds wi.h
dressed with a notation of carbolic add, leauing CO cern-
p'etey on Iranlr, who is a woman in gentleness, end a mon
• strength and firmness, and a you-g slrl of the 'liege
h.lping him arid Dlowitt bravely and quietly. The next ease
I raw him dm, was a rale ii soldier, wou..elel hi the Walt
by nun dle-gun euerus root to be yet Ls
end who gr.nured so that Frank gAve him ehloretor nr w'
Weems die ,sed his wound neer were but two sights or
in +rip. fie to they Ito t ,gither olds uy ad", trouch and
Gertnelli, mimic I 00 lou,,er, all Tart in their c .mml, sta.
luelag. Ito is covered with ilia town fellows. inn-it ev.ry
sort of annul; KOMI dying with hare through the chest,
some with cru i.e I arml or legs from .11 -114 : iii.,, lieaearael,
hid loin for tlrseedoys ito a ditch, and woe brought in to hare
tilt; h ain Atated lie asked lor a cigar the moun.ht the anima.
tatton was over. Another tiavatian, with AL thigh and hip
ern inland Input. lir a rlhal,and alas in such a eche et I
, could not go near hint, illo,La its wouird3 are eireond who
• pore catholic acid. tie wound. are now in their stage of
suppuration, and a cigar woos Leces..ary for men who, like
myself, are not ri to ouch place.; butt mast pay
the hi2ll, at tribute to Dr, /rank for the care with welch his
It itisute are tAnded, the cleanliness sod tatty of h.a heap!.
talr, and the evident love with which be woo tegarded by
• w,netted, lie nooks Froth and Gasman rieotly
Alcwitt le • thorouiinly good French speaker. These ore the
men who do al credit, to whom not only French and erg-
moor, but koglend, should be heartily grateful. be. Frank
has several oilier herpes la the villig; ritelg the meddle lull of
Palenta, le one he had utilised the Amon hooks in the
kill:a...ring gosling •Ir °ken log. Ile lea moo of miliese
Montt:el.