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Biographical Sketch of Carl Sshurz.
MouSr VrRsos, Ohio. April l9.


1918, at convention OF delegates of var
ious republican and other liberal associa-
tion and the Lower Rhine He was then
student at the neighboring University
OF Bonne, aud, 10 Judge from his appear
ance, less than twenty years old. Tie
/ local instructions and subsequent prose-
cutionS OF the spring of 1889, drove him
IN company with Professor O.. Kinliel, and
/ olher leaders of the revolutionary move
! nent, from home and country; they soon
/ found, however, IL more extensive field
of acting in the Grand Du;chy of Baden,
and an adjoining Bavarian Province,
| which meanwhile had risen cl DsaSSe. -
! AT karserslantern, Che newly created
seat of the ProvlSory Government for
Rhensh Bavaria | found Schurz, KIN
| kei, and most of the scattered members of
our old associations, together again
! More then a month elapsed before, with
ihe Prusslan invasion. actual hostIlitIes
began. Meanwhile, Schurz made hIm-
Self generally useful III The different de-
/ parlnenIs of the Government. by the
earnest zeal with which he devoted himself
! 10 the cause. When, after the lnvasIons
| OF the PrussiauS, AMI our subsequent
evacuation of Rhenish Bavaria, the COM
| hiued forces had been concentrated with
In the limits of Baden, and the karSers-
lantern Government consequently ceased
10 exist Schurz entered the army as an
aid TO his old friend, Colonel Anneke,
formerly Prussian artillery officer, 10
| whom now the command of corps of
volunteers and militia had been nirusted.
! AT BruchsaI, (Baden,) | saw Schurz
the last time there our Bavarian corps
| separated, marching by different routes
northward toward Heidelberg, in order
as | suppose, to effect junction with the
main body of the army, under the com
mand of Wheroslawski. Both detaich-
ments of our corps soon encountered The
/ enemy. who, after having forced Whero-
| Slawski 10 retrea. southwark, through
! the mountains, was marching directly
/ upon the capital-Carlsruhe number
! OF engagements between our detachments
! and the advancing PrussIanS checked their
progress sufficiently to give WheroSlawskl
Tune 10 reach the fortress OF Rasladt,
which otherwise might have fallen an
easy prey 10 the enemy. Upon cur ar
rival at the fortress, we found Where's
! iawski already In possession, appointed
| chief commander of the artillery OF the
defence. Anneke was appointed chief
commander of the artillery OF the place,
and Schurz retained his position under
him. During the last three days of June,
the Prussians repeated their attacks upon
our defeuces, extending from the Rhine
10 the frontier of Wuriemburg, with Ras
ladt as the central part IN the line. On
the third day, he enemy, contrary 10 all
expectations entered Wurtemburg, and
attacked our rear. About that time,
/ kinkel was wounded in the head by
musliet shot. and fell into the hands of
the Prussians Anneke, perceiving that
/ the lines on both sides OF the fortress
were gadualy abandoned, and the place
RAPIDLY surrounded made his escape !;
his aid with more valor than discreuon,
remained at his post
After a months seige. Rasladt sur
rendered to Schnrz, knowing we'll what his
fate would be captured, upon the en-
trance OF the Prusaians secreted himself,
aud succeeded after nnumerahle dlttlcul-
ties to reach the outer bitches beyond The
ratnparts. and from there he managed 10
find his way, through guards and patrols
and scouting parties, INTO France and
Switzerland.
Kinkel was one of the many whom the
cour,marliai. in lis permanent session,
: sentenced tc be shot, contrary to his own
expectations, however, this sentence was
changed into imprisonment for life, at
hard labor, in penuentiary al NIngardt,
in ;o,nerania Here the patriot, the
, scholar, the professor of bellies leitres
and polite literature IN one of The most
flourishing universities of Germany, was
clothed in the garb of the convict. the
murderer, and thief, aud forced, by pen
ally OF forging for refusal or Indoience,
: to iurn a spiunlng wheel. day after day,
; for nearly two years, all the time with his
wound siil aching.
Some time in the spring Of 1851, Kin.
: kers cell was found empty by the Jailor +;
: the prisoner had disappeared. the de-
, tailed circumstances OF his escape have
never been fully made known, rs they
would impl,ca,e persons now residing
near Nangradl, who lent Il helping hand
a, that time but 1t is quite cartain that
5 kinkel this day owes his freedom 10 tie
devotion, perseverance, and circumspec-
', ton Of his friends Carl Sch~az, who ven
e tured alone, unaiJed, from safe exile.
: upon the hazardous errand 20 iberate has
: friend, aud who perserved until his fear
. ful taS'. was accomplished what Danger
!. he encountered in his long journey throu-
: oh a country where his own lite was
; forfeited, what disarpointmenis n
a must have borne before his purpose
i was crowned with success, can only be
). fully apprec ated by one familiar with The
4 rigid discipline in The management Of
machinery Of European Governments
Il Schurz has since emigrael TO TIN:
J. country and is now resident OF Wiscon
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