The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-15

entered the ambulance, and was dressed by
DR.. Lambert. The ball had perforated
the skull and lodged in the cerebral mass;
nevertheless the patients intelligence was
perfect; he made light of his wound; lay
down, having his lighted pipe 10 his mouth,
with his head raised upon his knapsack
against the wall, where he was found after
wards, with his pipe still 10 his mouth. He
had expired without q movement or noise.
DR.. Armand details q similar case, that OF o
sergeant-major, whom DR.. Lambert (Dr.
AS assistant) dressed in the Crimean war.
The soldier smoked on for dozen OF days
after having been wounded, and, having
lighted his pipe for the last time, died sud
denly, keeping it still in bis mouth. These
cases are, therefore, attested by at least two
medical witnesses. gs su,l- ..oos -
DR., Armand says that soldiers who re.
ceive their ath-wounds in the heart, fall
and rest in, the same manner as those do
who are killed by injury of the brain, though
the deathis not so instantaneous, but that
it may allow an attitude, which, SO to speak,
is active. We have seen, among others, a
Zouave struck fairly in the chest, who was
brought together, or doubled upon his MUS
ket, as if taking position to charge bayo-
nets, his face full of energy, as if advancing,
with ON attitude more menacing than that
of a lion.' 1t is reported that his Majesty
had observed a similar case at Palestro.
On the other hand, an Austrian, who had
died by hemorrhage from ball which had
divided the crural vessels, whose agony had
been of some duration, as proven by the
blood in which he was bathed, presented the
attitude of supplication; be lay on his back,
little bent to the right, his face and eyes
turned towards the heavens, both hands
Joined together, with the fingers interlaced
and contracted. The man died in the atti-
tude of prayer In fact, religious ideas
appeared to have prevailed quite extensively
among the Russians in the campaign in the
Crimea. 4ersq
In wounds of the abdomen, as the agony
was more or less prolonged, the pains were
intollerable, attended with vomiting and
hiccough the face of the corpse was gen.
orally found contracted, the hands and lore
arms crossed upon the abdomen, the body
doubled upon itself, and resting on the
side. I-.s.i .,.-i.+ 91i-. a-'
AT Poute Vecchio di Magenta, Hun
garian hussar, killed las was his horse) re-
NAMED nearly in the saddle, lying upon the
right side, having the point OF his sabre in
advance, in the position of horseman when
charging. He had rosen still fresh in his
topak, his forehead pierced with ball; his
horse was riddled with shot in the head,
and both had died simultaneously. This
case was witnessed by DR.. A. Renard. DR..
Armand relates a parallel case which oc-
CURED to an Austrian artilleryman.
At Melagno, several French soldiers,
while, charging bayonets, fell, MORALLY
wounded with grape-shot; their faces rested
on the. ground, and their bayonets pointed
in advance.
At Magenta, among the slain strewed
upon the battle ground, several Austrian
officers were recognized of distinguished
physiognomy, dressed with the utmost care
and propriety in glossy gloves-one might
say that they had affectedly made their toi>
let in anticipation of death. Their fine
blonde heads of hair and regular features,
for the most part different from the common
soldiers, had the expression Of bravery and
resignation. I'D ~ u.o