The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-13
THE CARNAGE At ora vELorrE.
Murnt Hnistesds Description Of the Field
Hner the BRttle-Hcoatsmbs of Corbscs
Mingled with Wounded Men-Tbc Barini
Of the Dead.

Of the Dead.
From the CYncisnau Commercial
PoNr-A-MouSsoS, Aug. 20-Thcre were, for in.
stLee, four or Eve thousand dead men in siant.
Here there, everywhere tie poor fellows had lecn
t1mbed over. We came upon n Frcnchman whose
head had been knocked of bya cannon shot, Th, re
remained Of u two scraps OF ckh each "a largo NJ
your hand and on one was his moustache and the
cad Of his nose, aud on the other match of tic
hair OF his head. Another bad been strut 4
IA the ccGtre Of bis body aud almost cat in two.
Tie shoulder and head Nere LEFT, the h.iTy km ~
sack aud red cap sull cinging TO them. and be-
low the bloody mass his coarse shoes aud w1te
other French soldier had b, en- ufeenbowclicd Dy a
fragment ct she'll and the Gatal missile had torn
olen his pantalnurs locket showing large piece
~ h1rd lrc?d and Bat uf meat. a tall Pru.s .au,
dead, was al iul Length On his back, his helmet af
hiding hi' swollen fcc--the eagle that adorned II
with the legeud " For King and Fatheriaud" and
the buckle OF his hit showing In conapicuo / /
tcts p" God with US" On the north side OF the road
his run IN his hands. lie had been killed rs he wls
mnKins fcady To hre, and hsd cruuchcd In tho col
laIrc II doath Ike piurnl little animal. tim.
Euar rent In tue band OF his red cap told mo that he
had DcCn shot through the head
AZ his sdc Nas lltger man through whose naked
hc3d gh9stly furrow had been ploughcd and nom
it The torn brains issued. Ills chassepoL was clutch
ed IN nj std bandg. Ia tie satne ueiahborLool
was French colonel, not dishsured NJ all by b.,
dyatl wound. J think No had not met his death I'M.
standy, but had been struck in the tIigh aud dic /
from loss of blood. He had 1t seen cd. atteml ted
10 ln some ,hiug TO stanch the flow OF blood, anu
uniing t vain, had composed himself Tor death
lie was as neat corpse AZ you ever saw. His
spurs were stu on hrs heels his kCVi on his hca T.
his lands by his side. His clothes had been opCncd
about his breast by some one in search or vauilas
supr De, and there were articles scattcrod about
showing tnat he nid been careful In camp TO be
neat Among them were y toothbrush AID a box
u to,th.powder. The dust rom the Paris read lad
powered tim. His features were not swollen or
distorted, but clear and coi0rless and his iIieuds
would have recognized him quickly as In life.
How 4 hapl, ned INA, IA We sane gIouls Of dead
monstrous, vita details vi horror IN their appear.
auce mat i must not mention, whio others wore
pale aud NaNcn, every facial outline dslioatey pre-
served, do not understand.
Some VI tie most terrible Of the pictures OF cath
were among the fallen horses. There were cxnres-
sUns vi uhutterabe fear amt suffering in their dead
| fsccs. Inc Mid eyes, the cxUandcd nostriis, the
open lips dispayu Ing the full length OF the teeth In
seemed to tell tale Of terror. he attitudes OF the
horses In death were various and fascinating in
their interest AZ those Of the men GA ior artist
% have made q STUDY oil them | Here il grand bay
horse shot through BY al unexploded shell. ris let
shoulder crushed, AMI hoe In his flank huii ar
large as the bead Of -four barrel. Stricken down
with his legs under him and his chin In the dirt
thcre was In his staring eyes and startling grin the
suggestion Of horrible shrek. Here was smother,
shot through the head ana prone on his side. In
bis struggles he had torn the clover sod with his
feet aud the bloody froth, blown from his nosrils
spoke OF the desperate agony OF hts dying breath A
beautiful young mare in whose satin skin and hand
some hints, and graceful heit, tipped with dainty
airs, horse ian sier would have detected gentle
blood, had clasped her legs rs n they were human
arms against her body winch had been shot tlro ugh
Numerous were hey that, glsnong over tie deld
horses legs could be seen sticking up on all side-
maSing display that would have been grotesque II
In the Graycoie letter referred to the seven
horses and iorly inen dead In group. There
chance Tor photographer, II ITO photographers
Of Europe had hall the enterprise they have IN
America, some OF them would tavo been the
spot boNeycr extreme tue trouble of guttiBg there
That slaughtered heap contained soldiers OF both
afniies, and not rag should have beea changed or
shcd for the purpose oftc artist II In II. dru VI
iul ilciufcsquenCss com llete. The open cai-1un,
the horses AZ the wheels dealh-snhten by the same
stroke, tho rod 5reeuhes VI France anu the blue
coats Jr Prussia were Piled together, caps and nell
mcts, knapsacks, swurss and baS ones, musksts
and abrps the rammers Tor cleaning cannon ole Of
them broken, chass cputs gni needle uus u:ur.ly
iyIng across each o,her, tie grouud Tlttod Nitl.
shells. uozcu marks Of them VI thin square rod,
black ho e. Whe, taoi burst. 10 en- at0d' where
they had bounced, deep aUuslUns who're they alues
and Jay unexpected. lcouUtud thirteen OF these la
u cluster, and 80 small VAS tao space, son could
have concealed t@lt 0i 'hem under wagon cover.
4te HtS tu"h uI NltANlhc was ne'tcd with
eOrpses. The garden walls we're ovcrthr0wn, the
irvd IN the bat,lcisil burning. Every house ha1
been slaughter house, fne PrussilEs had removed
nearly az thtir uaad, out we rench eoro.os were
th.ck that one oouln but link The batlc had been
leio., lie Par. road ., IN viony, e souihTa,d W..
a line on vine" mo l'tteA had s..oI, the.r face,
toward rtI-. Now many uiic. Of 60. rses there
were aurtlu. row, rey' -ins q groGut On wL.eh
tie lfoLc lad made thv.r 4st stand on the serued
day. do not know, but ccrtanis two miles Of
them.
traces OF the icr,eijus energy with which tn.
| French had sougut to turl back tie Overbeirh
!ogions Of Germany were st!l 20 be seun In thuir
dead faces, lew had the look Of mecknes. an 4
resignation, as lcath Tad not come before vitions
OF peace, but the many had nxed lerccness quite
ugcr ike. IL was remai sable that tits Mid animal
a>uv.. not Lctc, bic among tiie iaien Germans,
Their attitudes in death seldom expressed intensity
Of action, while the French in very may Instances
uli ,.td. nuy received their murta, huTis .nan
every nerve and muscle was strained with tue OK
element Of some furious eIdeavOr.
The Nlllagc OF GraVeOtie was filled with the usual
evidences OF strlie-broHen walls, shattered rOUG
tramptd gardens, wounded ncu, bloody strRw
The chapel OF The village was hosuital Ged with
men too badly wounded for removal The mang led
French and Prussians were huddicd together the
straw, and tue weary surgeons were still at WORK
with them. some whose wounds we're dresst d
10y tucked in their blankets with an AIR OF comfort
ab!rucss. ILat others we're suffering Intensely, their
| S,ssy stare, clcuchcu teeth and heavy breathing
were evidence
was near tie door lying on his face. anu eiyiiiaB
VITO seemed 10 have special interest in tue case
vas with trembling hogerr, removing his clothing
" iOOk at tue wound. lie found on the white
round body OF tic Young man. near the spine,
bright req spot, nd looking no further, hurst into
tears.
ono Of our Fl gish friends disInouuted to give me
rest in riding which was a most acceptable cOur
tUsy aud presently pafse,l uell here "A larSc
burial party w,re at work. They had dug trench
sbuu seven feet IA width wasting ver5 few inches
IGd had gathered the deaa feom tAe uGlnity. Whit
some were digging. Others we're pic&iBg uD tie
dead. The way they DO That II, four men using
sDovel handles or muskcts, as may he Convenient
rs hahospikes. put item undel the shoulders aud
knees VI TIE corpse. aBd u 20 te sfie al the
grave; then each corpse N lifted By two men, one &c
The head and the otter az the heels and placed IN
the trench, where, the face being covered b. Some
article Or clothing cap or coat usual! tae dit l.
loosely sbovclod on. Generally about one huldrod
mCH are lId away IN this style IN a row, tue n
~ tie carnage bas been extraordinary, a y
make the graves " accommodate more,