Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-07-31

by his side, INTO some easier PoSttfohs OF
endeayoring to procure for him water or
something else Of which he seemed 70 be
in need. Al differences Of nationality
we're Submerged in tbe intense and over.
mastering agonies Of their common iater
/ Upon one cart which came up lay an
Austrian who bad died on the road--and
close by his side was a French soldier
/ just able to raise himself from his place
aud beg for water. As he raised his
head he looked over at his companion
aud said, as II eavying his lot, Poor fell
low, be needs nothing now The Aus.
trian lay at full length upon the cart, his
hands crossed upon his breast, and bis
face, vi hich was turned directly upward
10 the sun, wearing an expression Of in
i tense suffering. Five or six others, less
severely wounded, were sitting in 'front.'
Upon another cart lay poor fellow
entirely naked above his waist, except
broad bandage which had been passed
! around his body to protect frightful
wound received from a musket ball in his
: side-the bali seemed to have passed ems
h tirely through his body--his face was
n pale and inexpressibly sad--and he had
= just strength enough left TO lift himself up
!. and beg for water. Il was Immediately
e brought, and as soon as his condition was
4 perceived he was liiied off the cart in the
+. blanket on which he WIS lying, and plae-
r ed in the ball OF the hospital--but he
lived only few minutes longer. As
they we're lifting him out the blanket was
drawn from under the feet of another
y = poor fellow lying in the same cart, and
u the motion extorted from him a cry Of
J anguish more intense than ever heard
u before.
es But it Is utterly useless 10 multiply no.
n. tees Of individual cases Of suffering
be Indeed il would be impossible TO mention
de hundredth part Of the instances of
es dreadful agony which attracted my spec
at ial attention at the lime-and If each
We one Of them could be described in wri-
ad ting, not even faint impression would
cd be given of the fearful horrors of the
ey scene as it met the eye Of spectator.
ny CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUFFERING.
N As a general thing the wounded made
~ but little noise. Many ofthem were too
ne much exhausied-none of them cried
"e aloud, and comparatively few could be
"e heard TO groan. Bot there was no mis-
~ taking the expression oftheir faces,which
- spoke of intense agony, in spite of all
u their efforts to suppress and conquer IL
,us As was riding through the principal
stree, in Castiglione this afternoon, pass.
/" ing the largest hospital, / saw lying in
IN the street, close to the wall, fifty or sixty
'he Austrian wounded who had Just been
use brought in from the field, and for whom
III no place within the building could yet be
en- found. One Of them, large, powerful
ten man, with an intelligent face, was sitting
est upright, with bis back against the wall
on utiering with chattering sound the most
q intense and beaurending yells of pain
lie looked eargerly into the face of eve
l'- ry one who passed, as II be must have
'ey belp-but be could only await his turn
EN- In another part Of the town, on a cross
OF road leading from the bill in front Of Sol
nns ferino, met tweniy-one ox-carts lader
the with Austrians in every stage Of suffer
ere ing. One orthe carts contained but two
ose and in the extremity Of their agony ,hey
ows bad half risen to their knees, grapple,
aud one another BY the shoulder and wer'
Of gazing into one another's faces with
eks, fixed and stony look Of freuzied horror
the which shall never forget
'u'd CHURCH SCENE.
80 just before dark on Sunday evening
:, looked into the large church in this place
10 which tbe greatest number Of tia
!. wounded were taken. u was Catholi
:, - Church, Of course, as there are no 9th
ers here. An the furniture Of ever
! kind had been taken out, from the alta
-. and side ehapels, as well as from the nav
Of the building, and upon rows Of mat
irasses extended lengthwise on the ston
floor. a. closely as they could lie, th
wounded we're placed. All whose inju
rios would permit their removal, ha
been taken away and sent on to Monte
ehiaro, Brescia and other towns, and onl
those were le1 sho seemed very nea
slsir end. In one side chapel lay eigl
Austrians--ls or three gasping 70
breath and in the very act Of dying--an
ssre 40, cue of the whole eight could poss
sui. bly, a. It seemed to me, live an hour
had The entire foor was covered Nith ih
nme poor victims of var, nearly all rapid
arts approaching ,be same extremity BE
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