The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-27
The eeOSp,:aJ NJ s;sss2sscycs.

INV correspondent ni me I-0n'.on I'Dre
gives the following revolving picture of the
spectacle presented TO his rve.. when he
: visited the hospital of S-h,~,opol Immediately
!, after it was occupied bv the Allies:
n "Of all the pictures of the horrors IF war
: which have ever been presented TO the world,
I tn" hospital of SchaS'nf,ri lr;s..'. the most
r horrible. heart rending and rcvo!iin-: II
r cannot be ,leS-rihcd. and the imagination nr
russell ronltl not ron'pivc ANYTHING at all
: like INTO II. How :hr poor human body ran
r he mnfia'sd and vrf hold rs soul within.
when every limb !. Shattered and every v.iu
/. and artery Is pouring our the l.t->trea.n one
might study her. 1t every step. and If tho
, same tim. wonder how Iitil- will kill : Tn.
: building n>c'l As a hospital is one of the mo-
hle pile inside. the backward wall and is si:u-
: ate in the centre Of the row at rish. angles
TO the line of The Rcdan The whole row
was peculiarly exposed 10 The action OF shot
/. and >h.l bounding over the Rrdan an the
missiles directed AT the Ba-rark Battery, and
II bears in sides. root. windows and doors,
frcqnrn: and distinctive proofs OF il,. severity
of the rannonadr
: Entering one Of these ,l,nr<. t-hel,! <u-h
Sigh. as few men. tank Gh have ever
Witnessed. In inn". low room. supported
hv square pillars ar'-lel AT the top. and dir,-
iv lighted through shattered and unslazt,l
window frames. Law the wounded Russians,
: who had been abandoned tn onr mc-ics h-
their General. The wounded. did saw p
, No. hnt the dead. tho rotten ami fostering
, rorpSrs of the soldiers. who were, left TO die
IN their cx'rem" a"onv. un'cndcd. uncared
for. Iarke'! As close As ,li.v could he slowed.
som" on tn" floor. Others on wrstrhrd treSsels
and hedSfea Is. or ial,.:S of straw. SnpI,ci and
saturated with blood. whirh ooz,-l and trick
I led through nl,on the floor. min ,led with ti,
droppnc> of corruption. " nth the roar III
rxp'o'lin. .orfreSS..> in their ears. with she'll
: and shot pourin. through the roof ard sides
6 Of the rootn in which tliev Law. with the
/. cracking of fire around them these poor fell
!, lows. who had served their loving friend and
:. master the Gar huf too well. wer, consigned
= to their terrible fa.o.
!, MANY might have been saved bv or,}irar~
: care. Many lAv. VT alive. with magco's
n crawling about IN their wounds MANY,
=. nearly mad tx the s-..np around thcm cy
:. seeking 10 c>rar. from it in fher extreme Il
|, agony. had rolled AWAY nn,.r the beds, anl
/. clarrl on, on the hcart-Stri,k-n snerta,ur. oh
=, with snrh looks, MANY with legs and arm.
l broken ard twisted. the Jagged spl;nt-rs
!. sticking through the raw flesh. imn'ored aid
o water. food. o. Iitv. or. l.r-ived of sre.rl,
:. hv the approach oi death. or r,v fearful min
i. ri"s IN 'hr hra or trunk. POINTED to the lr.
thai spot MANY seemed bent alone on max
IN. their peace with Heaven. The attitudes
of some were 50 hiteou>y fan-as,ir As to ar
: pal and root one 20 the ground hv sort Of
q dreadful fascination. Conid iha. bloody
, mass of clothing and whit. bones ever have
been human b,inc. or thar hurn. hl,rk
'naSs of flesh have ever contained a human
soul? IL was fcarfn! 10 think what the an
swer must re-
Inc bodies of numbers of mon were ewo,.
zen and b'oa'cd To an inrr..,!itI.. J.,r.e an,
tnr features ",>'"ndri to gigantic -,zc
With eyes protru'!inc from the sorkets. and
the barkrned tongue lollinc ont of the
mouth. compressed tightly bv the teeth. which
had set nr"n i. in III" death rattle. made one
>hndl-r ard reel round. In the midst of one
Of these " chamber> of horrors for there
were MANY Il them-were found some dead
and some living English soldiers. and among
them poor Captain Vaughan. of the ooh,
who has since surcumhrd 20 his wounds. I
confess it was impossible, for me- to stand the
sigh. which horrifi.al our most experienced
surgeons; the deadly. c!ammv stencil, the
Smell Of ganwrcn"d wounds Of corrupted
blood. Of ro'tinC f|..>h. Wis intolerabe and
oaions hrvo,,,l endurance
But what must have the wounded felt, WIN
were obliged 20 endure all th;s. and who
passed awav witiou' hand IN rive them a
cup Of water. a wore 10 slv kindly word
TO them? Most Of these men were wounded
ON Sa'ur'!av-manr perhaps on the Fr'.lav
beforc-in'lre'l. il l. impossible 10 sav how
long they might have been there In the
hurry Of their rcsrra, The Musro,itrs seem 10
have carried IN dead men Ia get them out of
the way. and IN have pn, ,h.m nrnn pallets
in horrid n,orkrrv. 81 thar Their retreat was
secured. Nh" en.mv cared lfrlp for th.,ir
wounded. On Mondav only did they receive
, those whom We nj ont to them during a
brief armi>ticc for the purpose. whr, was.
believe. sought hv ourselves. As nnr over
crowded hospitals could NOT contain. and our
Oscr-worked surgeons con.l no; attend 70
any more.
-NAHIr"kET B"Ys.--A rr.,-n. inri-
dent illustrates ti," Indifference and ,,c-,c,,
h.
water. under circumstances hv no nc ans com
tortah'e and not free from danger One ,lav
.a>t week. strong wind and rough sea pre-
vai'inc. couple of lads Just in their teens
io"i"d small >kif will. chrs at the New
North wharf. So deeply that her rnnw.l.s
were ''ut a few inches a'o>e water. When
about 20 leave he wL.srt ,h, !ovs were told
? that II was dangerous. and their corkl she'll
would hr likely 10 upset and s,IlI Them
l - Let her stail. who cares. we'll risk her~
; SAID they. and showed oil Fin.lin. !, ,,r,.,,x
. ron"h. ami tn" water entering their craft.
= they held a brief constellation and put hack
as was Thought. I'm. frightened. as whale
: men would say ".sllcd" Sn.h WIS not tho
b fa't,thry returned 10 make proper rre;,ara,;on
| lhey took off their clothing. slowed il under
ooarh on the wharf and then made se,on,l
start There set the little fellows ou tbe;r
ch'ps. IN perirr'lv nude state. totally nm
concerned as 10 danger. ready for a ,,;.nre
: INTO the SEA. without tear of their rIo,I,n,
: getting wet. and merriIv rad,ll..l off. the ,,nv
t'ark making an unsteady ,notion. the spray
I flying over them. Not whit did they mind
IT, and on they plowrd TO the snu,h-rn mart
, OF the harhor. where they arrived in safety
, none the worst tor the frip.-Nan''~ke, IN.
. quutr.
, -Simon Pi-r>on. An early settler in
, Gcnesee county. " Y. in his Rcmipi.cen-
ces. tells the toiowiny amusing anettlo,e:
!, About tour miles west OF the river "a
: came to 'itfle LOG tavern, kept bv Major
Smith. Here we founl small man v;,S 4.