Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-08-03
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The Dead and Wounded of scIferino.

TIE WoUNDED.-Custiglionc, Jn7le 81
This place presents Just now q hideous spec
tacle ot' human suffering-every church, evrr.
house, is full of wounded, and the arcades arr
so crowded that there is hardly room sor th'
passer.by The mortality among them amounts
to beyond 100 day; but this is principal!
among those who were brought late from th'
field. Several hopeless cases, where dealt
must supervene within Very short time, have
been lett there, in order to give chanee tt
those to whom removal might ohera a chance
of recovery. This appears terrible alterna
tive, but it cannot be helped all the carts o
the coatadini are taking up for the purpose
and the peasants tn .mselves are so entirely
occupied in transporting the living that Inc
burial of the dead was not entirely completeo
yesterday. The whole road from Castisi 'ne
to Montechiaro, and the places in the vicinity
where the wounded can be placed, is GOV. red
with lines of vehicles going full and retur' inc
hither for more, who are sent away as sooii as
the first dressing and necessary operation are
concluded. I saw Hungarian boy OF not
more than II put into a cart after having mad
his foot taken off above the angle, to g. Ia
miles to another small town where there vas
still accommodation left. French and .lus
trians are all treated alike: but the wa"t oi
accommodation is very great, although, con.
sidering the weather, those who lie out all
night now are no worse of than those within
indee they must breathe pnrer air than the
others. The wounded French officers have
mostly gone to different villages in the neigh
borhood, or to Brescia. where they can bc
better attended to than here.
THE PILES OF DEAD AND THEIR APPEARANCE.
The plain of Guidizzolo is really horrible
to look upon. Even so late as yesterday the
dead were not ell buried. They were be
seen in groups of twenty and thirty, bud He'd
together in one spot, where shell had explo-
ded or the Chasseurs d'Afrigue had passed.
All still maintained the attitude in wnich
death had struck them down. Here was one
with upItted arm to ward OIL the blow whica
had splis open his skull and splashed bis
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 liuger upon their lips. Further
or there was hungarian, who had thrust his
clothes into u ghasty wound near the heart.
Az his lett was II Tyrolcsc, with tie nnSed
cartridge between his teeth. To the rish', y
Croat had hi, head cut oil hy ball, aud tic
head was by his side. with its horrible eyes
gIaring and leering as it seemed, ut the dis,
membered body.
Two young lads of certainly not more than
sixteen were lying in each ot.'ers arms. Death
had surprised them in that attitude; or, per.
haps, feeling themselves about to die, they had
iallei. thus never !. to rise again. Cpoa the
body Of Bohemian officer we noticed a dog,
waiting apparently for his master TO get up:
We had not the heart to call off the faithful
animal by word or gesture. for we felt sure
that God would reward the devotion nt his
poor dumb creature, so touchinely shown
amidst the carnage which man had wayed
against his fellow man. On every side it wa:
the same. Deall, in his most horrible and
ghastIy form, glarcd at us, no matter where
We gazcd Enough, however on tbs SAD
theme,