The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-12
NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER IL, 1866.


APPEARANCE OF THE HOSPITAL Or sEBAsrOPoL.
OF all the pictures of the horrors OF war which have
ever been presented to the world the hospital Of sebas
topol presents the most horrible heartrending and
voting 1t cannot be described, and the Imagination
OF Fuseh could not conceive anything at all like unto
H. How the poor human body can be mutilated and
yet hold it's soul Within when every limb is shattered
one might study here at every STEP and at the
time wonder how little viii kill The building used as
wall and is situate in the centre Of the row at right
angles to the line Of the Redan. The whole row was
peculiarly exposed to the action Of shot and shell bound
ing over the Redau, and TO the missiles directed at the
Rarrack Battery and 1t bears Sides roof windows and
doors frequent and distinctive proofs Of the severity of
the cannonade Entering Of these doors beheld such
sight as tow men, thank God, have Witnessed
In long low room, supported by square pillars arched
glazed window frames lay the wounded Russians, who
had been abandoned to mercies by their general
The wounded, did say No, but the dead, the rotten
and fostering corpses of the soldiers who left to
die in their extreme agony INTENDED uncared for pack
ed as close they could be slowed, some on the
let's OF straw, sopped and saturated with blood, which
oczed and rickled through upon the floor, mingled with
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through the roof and sides Of the in which they
lay with the cracking and kissing Of fire around them
thesa poor fellows who had served their loving friend
and master the Gar but too wen, consigned to
their terrible fate. Many might have been saved by
binary Many lay, yet alive, with maggots crawl
ing about in their wounds Many, nearly mad by the
around them seeking to escape from it in their
ont oa s Spectator oh hi With SUCH
books Many with legs and broken and twisted the
jagged spnters sticking through the heh impored
aid water food pity deprived OF speech by the APP
proach Of DEATH by dreadful injuries in the head
trunk, pointed to the letha spot. Many seemed bent
tudes Of hdeously fantastic to appa and
root to the ground by sort OF dreadful fascination
Could that bloody Of clothing and white bones ever
have been human being or that burnt black mass Of
flesh have ever had human sou 1t was fearful to think
what the answer must be. The bodies OF numbers OF
were swollen aud boated to incredible degree.
and the features distended to gigantic size, with eyes
protrudng from the sockets, and the blackened tongue
ong out OF the mouth compressed tightly by the teeth,
which had set upon it in the death rattle, made one
shudder and reel round In the midst Of of these
chambers Of horrors"for there were many of them
found some dead and some living English soldiers
and among them poor Captain Vaughn, of the goth,
who has since succombed to his wounds confess it was
impossible for to stand the sight which Mortified our
most experienced surgeons the deadly, cammy STENCIL
the smell OF gngerened wounds corrupted blood rottng
flesh, ntoerabe and odious beyond endurance But
what must have the wounded felt who were Obliged to
endure all this and who passed away without hanl to
give them cup OF water, or voice TO say one kindly
word so themY Most of these wounded on Sa-
tuIday-many perhaps on the Friday beiore-indeed 1t
Is impossible to say how long they might have been
there In the hurry of their retreat ae Muscovtes seem
to have carried in dead to get them out OF the way
and to have put them upon pallets in horrid mockery
So that their retreat was secured the enemy cared
little for their wounded. On Monday only did they
cevc hcfe whom sent out to them during hret ar
misce for the purpose which was believe sought by
ourselves overcrowded hospitals could not
tain and our surgeon could not attend to any
TEE HARVEST IN FRANCE-RELIANCE ON THE UNITED
STATES FOR FOOD.
The Paris Aoite of September 22d publishes the fol-
lowing important report to the Emperor:
SRETbe produce Of the last harvest and The large cd
diiiogs uhh the Ued States end oher Jpord count
tries easily supply H. assure to people The requisite
amount of sustenGncc for The consumption Of ue year.
Commerce. thanks to the security, encouragement and
facilities eivon to it by government will know how
to supply food for the markets. and therv will be no want
snerings which touch your heart To alleviate
them you desire to multiply labor and relief throughout
the land Ply your orders submit for the signature of
your Majesty decree opening special credit Of ten mil
lions for this object The assistance of the departments
Of The communes OF private individuals, will double and
triple necessary, this fund of provident benevolence,
and the working classes win more bless the nces
SAINT and paerna foresight of the Emperor for their su
ferngs and their wants. ] am with the most profound
respect Sire your very humble and very obedient
want and faithful subject, BlLLAULr
Minister Secretary Of State for tho Interior.
The Mote adds the decree OF the Emperor sanction
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