New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-09

itself upon tire field OF SadOwa. This was the NC
tory'of his life DIR. Heseliel gi7cs good picture
of him as he appeared the day of konigsgratz
and for this at least we must find place;
on the sd july amds, fog and rain, Prince Frederick
Charles SET ont To battle against the overwhelming force
of The i'm me first dawn OF the day his troops
in their assigned position AZ elkht INC IiilSs w san tuS
battle Too cply" critical voices have said but mil
tary authorities have said at the right mumcntW for
any Ion Ger delay would have allowed cen Bencdek to
tGck The cnesmous responsibility himself, and com
red the battle At nine ringing snoui OF s 10y
with him came Count Bismarck, the great Major OF
Certainly IT created fine impression to the faith
fu First Councillor the mare Nerandasince that time
sS, ~, t . h >. ,nYnS ,na An, i.
buIiet Whistles and the lance g eonGAed: anu aeah n
rushing round Ia every shane behind the Nen@able
King Whoever mad seen Bismarck only under the cross
opJS sion In the debates on the Chamber, firm, half
S SI onPtuous , ana b@ Wss s na 10 ' hest az
vantage amidst the buets " Sadova. Ticre he sat his
yb Main ualefot over his uniform while his pierong
ewes scanned each movement from benesth his helmet
hours, behind hs royal master, in thunder and IN
smoke. Behind him again the musical and gallant
weir cavalry. Noon arrived but no decisive news from
the Crown Prince Inc battle w.at pndn ~. on ana
Prussia DarS the looks in The noghb0fhoOd OF the
King; old Room and Motkeof the bright lace sa mere
like two statues "a bronze. IL was whispered that the
Prince would have loose his Brandenburgershls own
Fbeigvcd thrd cCgps whom he bad till now held in
@rTe his sor1pGrs Of Dppel-aginst the foe which
nesnt that be would have to set his hazard the
die to gain the victory. Suddenly Bismarck lowered the
glass through which he had been observing the country
| in the direction from which the Crown Prince was
| approaching, and drew the attention OF ms helg1
| hors to certain lines in the far distance. All
| telescopes were pointed thitherwaTd, but ~ the
| was deep silence, oud then the Minis
terPresdenf lowered his glass again aud sid dccidedy
ThOse are not pOW burrows te spaS,s dio nO od G;
they are marching lnes Bismarck had been the lrst
TO discover the advance Of the second In little
while the adiutans and Intelligence new about III eYSy
direcOn-the Crown Prince and victory were at hand!
Unger Manstein ard the Brandenburg brigade of Dppe
marched forward, playing, Hell DIR en- Stcgerkrans
KIM 10 The bafte The warlike monarch dashed into
the grenade fire of the enemy, which Bismarck made
counsel your Majesty on the battlefield, hut administer
President it is my duty to beg your Majesty not to seek
| replied, "HoS can ride on when my army IL under
In the evening bismarck reached Horitz; there he
thought 10 pass the night on the open road and had
already Laid himself down under an open co9nha1e,
IND III oven rcroteiv what we're the feelings and
Thoughts. of Bismarck that took their course through
his heart and head on that event1ul night And on tine
deper and ever deeper into the land Of the vanquished
enemy, from Bohemia into doravia Certainty bismarck
was grateful for the great victory; but deep serious
ness Eat upon his counenance for he knew that he
riding toward the silent battlefield where he was COM
ON his road nc wrote the following letter 10 his wife
HoHENMAUTH, Monday, 9th July. 1906
DO You remember, my heart, how, 10 years ago,
we passed through here on the road from
! Prague TO Vienna No mirror showed the future
not even when / passed over this railway IN 1852,
with the kind Lynar We are all wei. If we DO
not become eNtrayagant in our demands and do not
imagine that have conquered The UO'id We snail on
tain peace worth the having But we are as easily IN
toXcatcd as cast down, and have the unthankiu office
pouring water into this fOaming wnc ana 20 cause III
be understood that do not inhabt Europe alone,
but with three neighbOrs.
Is he riding now towards another field of victoryY
No one safely prophecy but Europe looks upon
him to-day with hardly less anxiety than he must
have felt when his glass swept the horizon on that
foggy July morning four years ago. in search of the
marching lines that were TO settle of the greatest
European problems of the century.