The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-07-30

inr procession
i. We enough o. melt rHr most ua.aa'~
heart t1 Soc tne state iu vtc3 iHel arrived.
The peasants who drove treu 1rrmHa uot ia
have the slightest sense OF tH.ir sr".l-
some Il the sodlrrs lh.Wsr.f rs--HHarr
wounds were lrast srrluuh aud prrWIu'l
them On move abaut-ha4 tHt branches i.H
che willows aud other ures lhat border tHr
road, and made Of them 70 slight shade Iar
tour Of t4usr who could uUlF Doc uruL thr.T
bsoks their iuces turned 90 lAt bIhIrH aHa
burning sky. A. iaI 600 iue eye rn-il rrrfs
druse cloud of white 14-t warhr4 iHr "p-
proach OF the advancing ua'n. a. ODE lt'.n
cmr into The town, mauy ~ the poor WIt''H.
,s stretched out their bands pteuu'iA cltNt
f1r water ~ lpr Hlur 90 thpJ we're prnAuE
Of thirst, The prnWr 70 ODE village hHH l''.
pared, 90 fat ab porsiblr, l1rihNi i'f'p' .N.
Committees bad been appointed, q4Hhi}
oi soup had been prepared uua iAr young
women and men of lhe pacr Wrnt :" "o.h
90 supply the most pressing ntfgrri|Hr "' fN'
moor creatures who Vrr fuhrlug 600 ihDlr
behalf They NpIt about from cart in cart
asking Nhal each needed, and provided i.I
them 10 the best OF iher ability Austrian.
s6d French ecre mingled ludIrrlW,H"lt'l "NH
were treated with precrrl! lhr same blindness
aud attention,
very badh wounded and seemed 90 tnl..r
terribly. They were, ss ilr u- bad been com.
yenient, placrd upon the Same carts, 5000
frequently there would be- three ur four ADr
trinus upou a cart With twice as mnul Irutu
and iu macy cases AaNr t.ru luu,i
soldier assisting the Austrian, who .'} i3 iIt
eide, into some easier position of rHIHN"i-
ing 20 procure for him water OF soutlN"l4
else oil Which be- hrpWrl 90 Doc 90 need, Nu
difference of nationality were suhUprgud 90
the intense and oycrmar'rJing uF1uitf ~
their common fate. Upon one cart which
came up las an Austrian who h1d G.ra 600
the road-and close hy h.s side 500 lI'H.h
soldier just able 20 raise himself from h''
pluce and beg for water, A. he fn-N'u I.,
head hr louke over 90 hlscumpaulpu aHd a-i4
"a Il eny,iug bic DOT, "p.ur fellow, tu needs
nothing nov" The Au'uin ly 10 foil
length upon the cart, bio hands crossed upon
his breast. aud bis face, vA.a vHH turned
directly upward g. the SUM wearing 800 ca
preston Of intense suffering, ll'r or fiN
others, lees severely wounded, were sitting
in front.
Upon another cart los poor fellow eut.r.-
is naked above his waist, except lf''I
blndage which had been passed "r"u-t Do.
body TO protect .righ,N wound I',. Nrl
from a musket bah 10 Oh, sile-thr hNl.
Geenied TO have passed entirely through h.'
bud,--his face Was pLr uEd lut@prrrH.A
sal--Aud he had just strrH Eth enough lg'i t.
lifl himself up aud bes To- water II W''
Immediately LE1ugLt aIL- Is s-lu- as LIS CON
ditiun was perceived be- was fitted Oh the can
in the blanket ON which j., Was bWg au1
placed In the ball of The Aaspil4i-uUt h'
lived only few minutes !Uug'r. y, 'hr'
we're lifting him out the blanket was draw
from under the feet ol another poor fellow
wing IN the same cant, and the motion as
toried from him cJN OF augg,sa o. 90 l.'.Ns
than / ever heard before.
Bot !, !. utterly us.!ess u multiply u-.'-"
Of individual suffering. Indeed il would D.
impossible 10 mention a huudrtdh pnrt OF
The inAianceA If glTe44.lI. a-ga ) NAl-. attract
ud my spccia! attention a. tAr iNr-uI.' u
each one OF them could he described iu Nrl'
ing, not even faint Impression would b
given Il the fearful horrors OF The sCe.v.us
met the eye Of a spectator.
characteristics OF the suffering.
~ a gcUgTat ;hnp the vlugt-d marie Us
little noise Many OF them were l.y ma,
r1haustcd-uuUC Of thru Crjvt uf7u-t. g''
comparatively few could by heard 90 gross
But there was no installing the espresso
Of their faces, which spoke ~ intense .sHm
passihg tie largest hospital, / saw living
the t's----trs-ttr vv--t. 77v-
Austrian wounded who bad just utru hs.1-I
in from the field, and for ~ l,,it, trrr
~ the bgldlnR could -. L. .-.-...----Ll -,..-.-
them, large powerful man, with ana intel,
gent face, was sitting upright. with his Llc
against the wal, uttrriuE with Chuiutin
sound the most intense and heart rrndirg vel
OF pain. lie looked eagerly into the flcc %
every one Who passed, "a, If be- must La,
he!p-hut he could only await his turn.
another part Of the town, ON a cro.s-rs.i
leading from the hill IN front Of So,rulir,
met twenty-one oN-clrts laden with Au,tr
ana IN every stage of suffering One OF ;A
carts contained but two, aud ia the cXtrpmii
81 their agony they bad half risen to tHe
knees, grappled one another los The shuu
der ana were gazing into one auothyrs f.e.
with fixed aud stony look Of ircnzieI horr.
which shall never forge,
A Church Scene.
Just before dark on Sunday evening I5.l
ed into the large church in this rl.g,. Q
which the greatest number Of the vuua4r
were taken. 1t was Catholic Church. %.
course, as there were no others here. A.
the furniture Of every Kind h,d been take
out, from the altar and side chupcl., as we
as from the nave Of the building. aud upo
rows OF mattresses extended lcngthWisc OF
the stone floor, as closely as they could Il,
the wounded were placed All whose iriu
ries would permit their removal, had bee,
taken away and sent on 20 MortcchiArc
brcscia and other towns, and only those wcr
left who seemed very near their end. l.
one side chape! lay ogH Austrians-iwo o.
three gasping for breath and in the very ac
OF dyns-and not one of the whole cisE
could possibly live an hour. The entire Hooi
was covered with the poor victims Of war
nearly all rapidly approaching Tire. --urrTr--,ys
tremity. Men and women, charged with H.,
care OF them, were passing to and fro-not
TO soothe or comfort the diving for there va,
no time for that-6ut looking for those who
might still be saved. And over the altar
looking down upon this horrid scene was am
immense, wcll-paintcd, lifc-like, picture illus.
trailnS tee sermon on The Mount, and reptc.
Sentng the Redccmcr saving to those aLou,
him, "Biesscd are ne psaag-maIer.. for he,
'h1A he cattcd Mc CitiiIeJ, or Goa" What
an AM LML cmmLuuul I'M lL-l .cnun -,....-ut 80.