Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-08-05
Dead ami Wounded.

! The scenes on the field OF Solferino, the
day after the battle, are described ia the
following paragraphs from letters
"The plain OF Guidizxoo is really horri-
bic TO look upon. Even so late as yester-
day the dead were not all buried. They
were 10 be seen in groups of twenty and
thirty, huddled together In one spot, where
a shell had exploded or the Chasseurs d'Af-
rique had passed. All .,ill maintained the
attitude in which death had struck them
down. Here was one with upliffea arm 10
ward off the blow which had split open his
skull, and splashrd his brains far and near.
Close by was another, with his hand upon
his breast shivercd and rent by the grape.
Another seemed to be smiling, as if in
mockery OF the grim warriors approach.
Some were lying upon their backs, with
faces turned towards heaven, and prayers
still seeming TO linger upon their lips.
Further on there was q Hungarian, who
had thrust his clothes into n CHASTITY wound
near the heart. At his left was Tyrolesc,
with the unused cartridge between his teeth.
To the right, Croat had his head cut off
by a ball, and the head was by his side,
with its horrible eyes, glaring and lcering
rs it seemed, at tho dismembered body.
Two young lads, Of certainly not more than
sixteen, were lying in each others arms.
Death had surprised them in that attitude |;
or, perhaps. feeling themse YES about TO die,
they hal cling together in last embrace,
and had fallen thus never 70 rise again.
Upon the body Of a Bohemian officer we
noticed dog, waiIing apparently for his
a L. ei...
10 call off the faithful animal by word or
gesture, for we felt sure that God would
reward the devotion OF this poor dumb cre-
turr, SO touchinely shown amidst the earn
age which man had waged against his fell
low man. On every side it was the same.
| Death, in his most horrible and ghastly
form, glared at u, no matter where We
gazed.
"This place (Castiglionc) presents just
| now hideous spectacle of human suffer-
ing-every church, every house is full of
wounded, and the arcades are SO crowded
that there is hardly room for the passer-by
The mortality among them amounts to be-
yond 100 a day; but this is principally
among who were brought last from TIL. .ield.
Several HOPELESS cases, where death must
supervene within very short time, hare
been left there, in order to give precedence
to those to whom removal might offer q
chance of recovery. This appears a terri
bic alternative, but il cannot be helped; all
the carts of the contadiai are taken up for
the purpose, and the peasants themself art
so entirely occupied in transporting the llv-
ing that the burial of the dead was not en-
tirely completed yesterday. The whole
road from Casiiglionc 10 Mo ltechiaro, anc
the places in the vicinity where The wound
ed can be placed, is covered with lines o.
vehicles going full and returning hiIher fol
more, who are sent away as soon as tho
first dre, sing and necessary operations are
concluded. saw Hungarian boy of no
more than a put into cart after having
had his foot taken off above the ankle, I,
20 Is miles to another small town wher'
there was still accommodation left. Frcncl
and Aus,rians are all treated alike; bu
The want of accommodation is very great
considering the weather, those who lie on
, all night now are no worse Oft than thos
within indeed they must breath pure
air than the others. The wounded French
officers have mostly gone 10 different villa
: ges in tie ne.ghborhooi, or to Bresca
!. where they can be better attended to thai
here