New-York tribune., 1876-09-05

ripe and over ripe although many places the we'll
cosld no longer hold them aIoft living at,
there sign Of reapS tsynS 70 say men. dne
rotting In the soh In an hour We haa heaieu 'ne
village
SKULLS AND SKELETONS IN HEAPS.
As we approached attention directed to some
dogs on slope looking tho town. We turned aside
from the road and passing the debris OF TWO or
three walls, and through severa' gardens. uged our
horses up ths toward tie dogs they barked az
us in an angry manner and then of into the aon
ing fields. observed nothing peculiar as we mounted
until my horse stumbled. When looking down I per
oeived he had stepped human siuil partly hid
among the grass. II quite dry and hard. and might
10 all appearances have been there for two or three
years, so well had the does done their work. Jew
steps ter there another, aud beside III part OF
skeleton likewise white and dry As wo assembled bones
Skeletons and skulls became more frequent bus bere tney
had picked clean, for there were fragments
o. haf6ry, hafputr1d flesh still eiinR1ng 70 Them Az
last came TO kind OF little piateau or Shelf on Tho
hsde where the ground nearly level with tDo ex-
cep0p or little tadeAtaon where tho head OF hollow
broke through We rode toward this with tbe intention
of oIOssing Ii, but all suddenly drew rem with an
exclamation OF horror, for right before us, almost be
meath horses feet sight that made Us shndder
heap skulls inJerminged with bones IRON all
parts Of the human BODY skeletons nearly entire rotng,
clothing. human hair and purid flesh lying there In one
uIiantly emitted sckening odor. like that of dead
HORSE and here the dogs had been seeking hasty
repast when our uutmey approach interrupted then
In the midst Of this heap could distinguish one slight
wrapped ABOUT with a colored handkerchief, and the
Doay ankles encasea IN the eubroltred oOtcSs STOCK
jngs worn hy the Bulgarian girls We looked about
The ground was strewed with bO in every direction,
where the dogs had carried theII or 10 gnaw them at
their leisure AT the distance OF iev yards oeneath us
lay town. ST. dpOint, II reminded
somewhat of the ruins OF Hercrineulh or Pompeli
There ws o % & Fool ra s H2s s arose w NJ we sei
low plalntive wall IKE lhe keehlng Oh nne iTis1 1
gave 1t voice We had the explanation Of this curious
sound when afterward descended into the village.
We looked again at the heap skulls and skeletons be-
ug. w
that the articles Of clorhng intermng'ed WIN them ana
lying about ali pa;ts Of IOnens apparel THESE
then were all woInen and girls. From my saddle
counted about hundred skulls, not including thUse that
se mete ae tSst ve setteTed ar ana VICE Yo9 tSe
fieds- The skulls wese nearly all separated from tAe
rest OF tie bones, TIE sAtet0ns were neatly All hee
These women had all been bebeaded.
woFUL ASPECT or THE TOWN.
We descended into the towN. Within The shattered
walls OF the first house to woman sitting
on heap rubbish rocking herself To and fr wailinE
kind chant half sang. half sobbed that
was without Wild GiscOrdant melody. In her ian
she held babe and another child beside her Pa
tcnty ard silently, aud lJoke we passed with
wondering eyes. Sac paid no attention To Us; but We
bent TO hear what she was saying and our n-
terpre,cr said II was follows: my home, nome,
my poor home, my sweet home; my husband, my nus
band, my poor husband, my dear husband; my home
| my sweet home" ANA so or relea'ins t,u,o omo
sGnd times In the next house were two, en-
gagged in the same one old the other young re-
/ have none; had a husband aud now am willow; !
mad and now have none; had hve children AMI
row have one" while rocking themselves 20 and fro,
beating their heads and wruging their Eands These
women who had escoped rom tue massacre, ana
mad only iHst returned for first time, eayipS taken
advantage II Our visit that of Mr.. Barring 10 do
Trey might have ret ned ony ago. 6al thti ,elor was
~ great tnat they had dared without the presence
and prOteciiOn foreigner, and now t.ej Woud go
on for hours in this way, " keenlng TINS knd oi
unea! nge tneir ruined hyncS. Tins was the cx-
planation on the curious sound lad heard wien up O
Inc nil As we advanced Iaere were aad
sitting the heaps Of stones tha covered Inc
h0Ugs Of their houses; DINERS walking NJ aJl down D.
teir doors wrinsing tGelr hands ANA repeating the
same despairing wall IAcrC Few Tears i inis ui-
versal mourning II dry, hard, and dcs airing The
fountain OF tears had dried up weeks before, but
tne de OF and misery great ~ ever ana
nad to find vent without tnei. and. As We proceeded
most OF item fell into behind u, ami hry nnaly
formed procession 400 900 people messy wO:ien
and children, who followed Us about "heVer We went
WI tIe mon rufu Cries Such sound thsir united
voices sent up Go heaven hope TO hear asain