The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-27
SCENES ON THE GERMAN BATTLE-FIELDs.
A EenrfnI PIctmre.

A correspondent OF the London Times writes:-
1.-THE commissioners despatched to the lazarets
and feld.hospitals by the Patriotic Help Asso-
citation (Hilfsverein) of Vienna have Just pub
ished long aud interesting report The com.
missioners were Baron GOrny, 0berlieutenant
NObrwtz, and NJ. Polak. They begin by re-
marking that the Association have wide
field for their labors in Northern Bohemia
alone, and draw a pitiable picture of the
condition of the peasantry. For six months
their country has been occupied by great
armies first by the Austrians, then by
Austrians and Prussians, and lastly, by the enc
my alone. The peasants food has been devoured
his fields laid waste, his house burCc Or torn
down, and laid in ruins, Iuey declare that the
dead were LETT upbured in many places, and
that the poisoned air destroyed the living Nearly
all the amputGtions made by the Prussian mill
tary surgeons were unsuccessful, and ended
fatally; but no difference was made in the treat.
ment of Austrian and Prussian wounded by
the medical men who had charge OF them. Still,
they found the condition of the hospitals in all
that related to nursing aud medical attendance
so deplorabe,' that the succor afforded by the
Hilfsverein was most desirable.
"The Commission started to BTunn on the lst
of August with fifteen wagon loads of medical
comforts. In Wilkersdorf they found
a Prussian company as guard TO
SO bad that in short time four hun
dred and fifty had died out of seven hun
dTed patients and the officer in command said:
II hope in heaven we shall soon leave this for
Wilkersdorf, which was inside the demarcation
line, no Prusslans we're visible but they had
left their traces in the fields and by the road
sides, for the trees had been cut down to make
encampments. At Pardubitz they found seven
wounded Austrian officers, who were getting
WELL in airy, well-shaded tents The Prussian
commandant provided them with everything
but money. Although entitled to fifteen thalers
a month, they could not get penny. AT konig-
gratz itself they found the hospitals Overstocked
and short of what was needed.
'In one house there were one hundred and
fifteen wounded officers and in another were
one hundred and ninety-eight more. They
needed spints, lint bandages, medicines, lotions,
as well as tobacco and wine. All were supplied
by the Commission. On the 9th the Commits.
sioners visited RosnitZ, Westar, Sadowa, Ne
chanitz, and Hrakes, and describe with horror
The hands and feet Of the dead were sticking
out of the hastily made graves. As to the hos
pitfalls in these places, the Commissioners de
clare all appliances and necessaries were def
cientG The Prussian doctors deplored theil
own want of success in amputations.
''Many of the wounded had been left forty
eight hours on the field without help, and were
of course, in the most unfavorable condition fo
treatment by the knife On the 10th the com
missioners went to NedelitZ, Mllowitz, Mas
lowed, Gerwiz aud HoZietz, of which they re
late the same story. On the l4th they yiste,
Jaromiers, Skalitz, and Nachod, and on the fol
lowing days 0pond, Krem, and Neustadt, an
finally Kukus, Koniginhof, RettendorE and al
the hospitals up to Trautenau. In all case
their supplies were most welcome, and the hos
pital commandants gladly ayaied themselves {
the articles in the central depot. The repoI
affords terrible peep behind the scenes OF
great battle-the dpreS when the conqueror ma
moved off with drums and trumpets, and ban
ners flying in the setting sun, and night settle
on the dying and the dead"