The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-07
thlckot as ho was going to report at head.

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Three or four miles from Douzy Is o
heap Of blackcned timbers, bricks and
ashcs. Hero was the village Of Bazeilles,
which was destroyed by tho Prusslans In
the fight that preceded the c0pltulati0n Of
Sedan. When the French troops had
been driven back from their position out
side the village, and were pursued into
Its streets, they got into tho houses and
fired on their foes from the windows and
the roofs. The PrusSians could not drive
them out; and the Prussfan commander,
to Ills eternal inlamy, ordered his mon TO
set fire, simultaneously, to every house in
the village. The fire spread with almost
tightening speed; in ten minutes the
whole town wus wrapped in sheets Of
flames, and hundreds Of families-fathers,
mothers and children-were roasted to
death, while tho cOmbatants,, enclrcled
with fire, died fighting to theb last.
The Germans did mot escape from
the destruction they brought upon
the unarmcd villagers; the fire spread
so ilercelY and suddenly that they
were themselves hemmed in by
flames, and many of them, especially those
who were wounded, were burned in tho
pyre they had kindled. / was told by the
cure0t thevillage, whowas himself saved
only by IN accident, that out Of popula.
ton OF over three thousand souls not more
than a third were now living. Hundreds
were burned to death; hundreds OF others
were siam py tne fEIissEansi why, Maa' ~
dened Ut tnelr own desperate sItaltS, ~
lacked every ono tney met; ana hunuTeus
Of others VINO sought refuge ~ tne cellars
OF their houses, perlsneu tnere Dy suIlocaI
ton. ihls is not q Ale OF the aark ages
am telling you-it IS Inc simple story o.
what TOOK pace ~ pretty ana lhnoGent
French village on FRIDAY, the "a OF sep
tember, in tins year OF grace ana OF moa:
ern civilization. .,E,s,.
Restllence has broken outmSSSet1sa9 StIsl any
IN the neigho1oorlng villages OF 'CaTlgnah
and Dou1y. The pesli!ence was INC IN,
eyitabIe consequence Of what happened
alter the battles AS usual, no rePor! ot
the losses IN these engagements mas yet
been suffered 10 appear. Tue RUSSIAN
grave alggers use no ceremony III tnelF
operations, nlIt tic dead were TWO many
ior tlem; Inc corEses' III great 4umpsls' gs'
remained unDnrteu; Ihey puumeSa
quickly, and tie ar became tanned wltn
the fearful odor. INC Datiles t0oK pIace
on Friday on MONDAY tne neluS Were
sui covered Wltli unpllle4 poules y men
and horses, and inc stencl was mo ntoleF-
able. During Sunday and Monaay, snGe
the dead could not DO buried; quickly
enough, q new plan was adopted 10 dls'
pose 9E them. Eaey were consumed py
tirc. The pl4n atiopteu ioF inc Mccohp'
ltShment o. TINS wholesale crenatlon was
curious. IN various places ~ lnc Ielu
deep trench III the iorln OF q cross was
dug; ttre was made IN the center o. tnls y
trench, anu tne currents OF alE ,c1lilnS
from Tue lOur arms OF tne cross,saaPea
trench gave 70 the names g neIce intgIs!I
ty. linen upon the llerce n[e were plle9
tue bodies OF the dead, Herman ana
French together, and these were ielt 70
burn while the graye'dlggers wenton win
their work OF burylng the rothcr delu ~
shallow pits, with only q lew incnes o.
Garth over them. For inc ilvins u Woula
have been lar better nau ail tae deau 3een
burned; Tor from oil tnese thousands 9l
shallow graves q pesulSnuaI stencn ~
now arising ana nl,lng tne air WIN !ne
seeds OF death. miglt MI columns VIII vil!l
descriptions oL, tle AWFUL scenes On tnIs
battle iteiu, whicn covers space o. ten
miles. Among inc deau were many
peasants ana even some women: HOW
they came 70, oG among !ne solG!eEs ho
one knows, Dut therc were lHeiF corEses'
saw the body @oL one olu woman,
who mad Oecn KllIed Dy 3 9unet
striking her IN tue Ilead. one lalt 9e-
tween TWO French soldiers, anu hear "
were three peasants AS iot tne Wosnpu'
Gdand. tneit sIlfneFtngs ouTlnS tpel eluays
Immediately aiteF the Dattie, nave not
the courage to speak Ihelr moans,
shrleKs, imprecations ana prayers ring ~
my ears even nov, ana eYeryiLmgnt !
dream tho whole horElDle scene oyeEl"nu
over again; ana wake up IN q spa1sm ~ l.II q
agony Allhougn l4e 9guttng Wy, "; VI
over ny nVe O'CLOCK FTl9sy, nlglt, atneIe
were wounded on the nela as iate aS,Sun. !
DAY morning, anEt, hGnareos alea TlEnoue y; you
receiving inc siigntesL aLtenslon. 10 lSsI
tllence, anu TO the nort9ts 9l tne he!u an4
the hosplt9i, must pc 9u9e9 starVauol. u
nave carelully reIralneG rom using eN-
aggcratea languageLno Ttnguage eau OK.
0ggerate inc tr9tilLDnt o,... !. must .ay say 1na'
at 5eaan tuere u aOsGIH.c ~ stAFvGtlon'
tho wounded mon in tho hospitals are dy-
ing by scores for the want OF something
toeat, Medicine they have, and surgeons,
such rs they are, arc not wanting; but
food, especially such food as men suffer.
ing from exhaustion and pain require, Is
almost impossible to obtain. Several Of