The New York herald., 1877-10-01


the dead and murder the wounded when the dring Y
over reported IN tho Turkish camp that at the spo
where the Russians advanced In column therc were
over 200 dead bcdies living together. Among them wa
SUI error onicer, whose unorm they ripped OH lo
sale; upon him was found gold watch and chain,
money and papers; these last were thrown away o.
destroyed by tho robbers Altogether the bashi'
baxouks report nndng the bodies OF 800 men, but nc
doubt many OF them wore really only wounded when
nrst discovered anu despatched afterward Tue Rus
SANS very clever carrying away their wounded
aud appear 10 have some regular system Tor dong So
during action Their losses In wounded must nave
been very heavy owing to their attacking In masses
and the splendid practice OF the Turkish artillery.
THE TURKISH LOSSES
were comparatively slight, amounting TO about $50
killed ana wounced Tie Poilsh Legion out oi 10 men
lost killed and ii wounded OF the latter has
SINCE died IN hospital At Eski Djuma
forgot TO mention that during tho first days hght-
ing between the outposts the Russians 1red nearly SIX
hundred shells into q wood in which they thought tue
Turks were concealed There was not "A man IN ~
on the same day Turkish infantry solder walked
through helds INTO the heart OF the Russian
position before It was known that they had retired,
the first report that they had evacuated ~
lie was immediately awarded grade
TUX HOSPITALS OF EskI DJUMA.
When IL became known that lighting had been going
at the front two OF the largest buildings IN the Bui-
ties tor the OF the wounded They both school
houses and have been transformed into hospitals.
ou., although was known that car.s laden
town, not the slightest preparation has been made Tor
their reception Fortunately, Drs Crookshank and
Schohed, OF the National AID Society, and Dr. Roy
who is IN the TURKISH SERVICE had hurried down from
Shumla Thursday aud arrived IN tho afternoon,
soon after the wounded mad segun TO come IN They
al once wont to the lower hospital and found thirty
wounded men, just brought IN from the battle held
lying on the bare noor and IN the courtyard There
was no one paying any attention TO thcm, aud the
medical man in charge who had only LETT the medical
school at Constantinopc few months ago. seemed
utterly unable TO discharge bis duty even II he knew
what his duty was. Attendants ana dressers were
vanly asked Tor by the doctors, but after while they
procured some n ana osna.se sha se 10 ~oaS on 70
Shumia the samc afternoon many of the slightly
wounded so AS TO make room Tor the others who were
ON the way.
Later Ia the evening the second batch OF wounded
men began 10 arrive in tue town, and many OF them
were taSen TO the upper hospital OF the existence Of
which the doctors had not yet been informed ac-
companied them In tho evening to the hospital they
had already visited. The court yard and interior ol
building presented dreadiui sight, The OK carts
still slowly 6ng in at tho gate and almost the
which had already arrived a few OF the wretched
men had been taken out and laid on tho ground but
many remained stretched out motonless "a tho CARTS
each OF which held only one There was still
nobody present the sufferers, TO dress hcr
wounds or even 10 gave them u drink OF wafer, al
though Turkish hospital drcssers had been sent
down from Shumla that very day. The night was ine
aud warm but OF course II was necessary that the
wounded men should be taken under cover, aud as
there else to do 1t we did 1t ourselves, with
the assistance Of the drivers OF The Carts Ny col
leagues Of the London Standard and Morning Adre,'-
tiser also present, aud set to work with VIII
help the doctors in their humane Efforts We car
ried the straw from the carts into the building and
"
Tue moro slightly wounded we're helped up
the steps and the bad cases carried III on
srretchers or In the strong arms OF my bury Uhlan
servant, who handled them as tenderly as woman.
A largo proportion OF the wounds were IN the hands,
but there were plenty OF fractured arms and legs,
which needed the surgeons best care ana many
wretched men beyond all possibility OF
human relief went with my lantern 10 an ARABIA,
which stu retained its occupant, ana raised the
blanket With which he was covered He was young
Arab soldier, quite dead. He had Deen shot through
LIVER ana had died on the way just before arriving
in the town. After an hours hard work we got all
out Of Tho caris and into the house, and then
the doctors the second time that day, uid duty
hospital dressers There was only one light IN tho
whole building, and when that removed the
patients were lett in darkness for the OF the
night Next morning four OF them were found dead
wing by the side of the living. Mr. $. Young, Of the
aiona Aid Society. arrived early from Shumla
spect the arrangements made by his colleagues and
had very stormy interview with the Kaimakem, who
happened to be at the hospital aud stil more stormy
one with a German doctor, who widdling his
thumbs in cafe close TO the place. believe neither
he energetic attack oil Mr. Young, they stiIl
asking who II that suddenly appeared
n the town, pitched into them and van-
she'd Drs. Crookshank and Schoued left Tor
he front III the afternoon and Mr.. Young
cturned to shumla. DR.. Roy oeng lett 10 do his
With his Turkish colleagues the town. lie tells
hat up to the present time ood has rregu-
arly supplied 10 the PATIENTS snd that tn. want OF
roper noushment nedicine and dressings will PROB
oly lead to more deaths. Simple remedies, which
usGt 10 have been supplied early IN The campaign,
re wanting, and he Is almost powercss having no
,ciore Chief aud the Society Of the
;rescent IN Constantinople, in the hope tnat some
hing may be donc toward rcnedyng this lamentabie
tate OF affairs.
A SAD CASE
Ono OF the saddest cases Inc hospital that OF
young Pole named Rogazl who was the editor Of
'o.su paper In London, but came out here to fight
sainst The mortal cnomy OF his country IN tho ranks
If the Pol sh Legion He was exceedingly intel
,ent young man, only tweniy-sx years OF age, and
poke German aud French perfectly. lie dread
uily wounded III botn feet by OF the hrst shots
red by the Russian artillery IN tho engagement OF
v cdncsday. | saw him on the following evening
YIN. the floor OF the nosDal IN terrible state OF
lunerng. lie told me that he had walked on his
knees TO the rear alter beng wounded Tor distance
81 kionetrc and then lay all night ana part OF
next moruing on the fold before ho picked up.
His lett foot nau been hacked oil by the chomst at
ached To the Turkish hospital service, but mortnca
ion lad sot IN IN the other, aud had extended ahcaay
10 above the knee. IL was hopeless case but he
earnestly begged DR.. Roy to ampulato his leg II
have not led good lie, he said, land not ready
10 die yet. Perhaps It will me-" The Doctor
later went TO tie hospital tor the purpose. AS tncy
were raising him To carry him into another room he
uieu.
STRANGE FUNERAL.
The Turks would not bury nm because he was q
and the Bulgarans would not bury ham be-
cause, although Christian, ne had fought against a
Christan cause, ana so, as there is Little Church
Around the Corner IN EsKi Djuma, buried him
ourselves al sunset, IN shallow grave, dug open
space south OF the town, bcucath the shaow OF tho
lovely nils oil tue Dcrbend Balkan HIS coffin was an
empty Winchester ne box and the hearse one OF the
httie carts Of the country. The Doctor fellow cor
ol minc, one of his comrades OF the
leg OIL, and myself followed the cart Arrived at the
grave, which was surrounded by crowd OF Turks aud
Bugar ans IT was found TO be only Just large enough
10 admit the box, so the men could not stand IN IL
while they lowered IL After deal OF unseemly
anu chattering the box held over the
grave aud an attempt made TO lower II, but end
dropped IN, anu go II remained until piece OF
cord was procured 10 raise the other end. The box
then ie down with q jolt IN the proper position and
tie poor icilow was at rcst he funeral rites we're
simple enough Bageheadou, wo cacn threw somo
earth on the coffin, ana The grave quickly
filed ~. Hs conraGe then made a hollow IN the
Dound a, the foot OF the grave and stuck little
Candles upright IN the soil There fresh
blowing aud no one could get the candles remain
alighi; there more cnattering ana arguing the
MIDST oil winch one man took oil another mans icz
shield Tue iateo from the WIND. At last some one
brought four root tiles ana built ntte house round
the candies; they biazcd brightly lor moments
ana then quickly burned out ike the poor fellows
own iiie Inen went away. Altogether l think IL
the saddest funeral ever cav
NIGHT ALARM
Tho foreigners and BuisarIans IN Eski Djnma had a
terrible scare last Thursday night was lying asleep
on my mattress on the floor OF the Bulgarian house
which | occupy, and beside me was doctor OF the
National Society, VINO, wearicd with his labors at tho
b bospiaI, was IN profound sumter. Suddenly, at
about midnight. We were startled by the sound oil
rifle shot close The house; tncn followed two more