The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-30


ter Circles one END stuck In the sdo Of the earhwerk
and the other In the ground, serve support for
covering of extra clethng and bits Of turf Beside
occupants OF the hut tumble when Tho pieces OF shell
come whizzlng about the place. Under a little shed
ROOT OF bushes SITS soldier with brass tea urn on
three legs standing before him. He has some bias Of
charcoal IN little tunnel In the middle Of the urn
and after blowing down thus funnel Tor time without
increasing the flame he takes on his long boot gathers
tho top OF the leg around the tunnel With oEe hand
and pumps tho loot up and down with the other. thus
improvisng strong and elective par OF bellows.
Further along couple oil soldiers, ride la hand.
dressed up IN an old coat and cap which they move
around behind An embrasure draw the enemys IRE.
Is II any wonder that we Two civiahs, wllh all this 10
interest us behind the eafthwork should have declined
70 take an undressing promenade along macadan-
tied caduste IN the hot sum-
sGhT op THE TURF.
l went down into the little house the quay, tho
spot where General Ehrenroth was wounded ON the
day OF the demonstration here, and there found the
two officers In state OF great excitement, for there
were number OF Turks lodging about behind the
earhworks opposite and TWO Russian soldiers loading
aud hiring rs last as they could from the window Of the
little Custom House. II was sight to the faces Of
these sun burned soldiers as they caught sight of
moving figure opposite The habituaiy dull and
einotonless counienance frightened ~ an instant.
Down he goes on his knees, gathers his gun into his
arms, drawing close 10 his chest, moment of hes
tation and then tie report aud he leans out Of the
window 70 watch eagerly 20 see the bullet strike This
Kind Of sport went on for an hour the officers taking
a hand occasionally. and We then began 10 expccta
shell, as the Turks sometimes begin the afternoon
practice nom their SIDE Sure enough, flash
IRON the FASCINATED battery which commands tho
chatssfe was followed by whz loud enough to give
one tho vertigo, and shell tore down through
the trees, struck in the soh earth and
plodcd. This was the signal for general
hiring all along the line, and alter the lrst
volley from tho Russian batteries our little party
separated mo officers gong to The battery Oh tho lett
aud the artist anu myself accompanied by soft
spoken young cossack, private following along just
behind The breastworks OH path along tho Intervals
toward tao large battery on the right placed under
clump Of willow trcca Wltnin few rods OF the bat
when VIC reached this point scrcech ng shell directly
ovor US proved thar were little OUT Of the line OF ro
from IN. batteries IN rurtuka and wo retired to the
immediate sheitcr Of tic chdnsee where hall dvzca
snarpshootcrs were crouchiny 0ehind Tho bank Here
we had an excellent position Tor watching the duel
ana wore ourselves IN no Imminent danger, although
an occasional shell would strike the marsh behind u.s.
coming IRON tho rufkish iei ana the pieces would
whiz into the water alongside strike the bank. 1t
was on these occasions that wc followed the example
OF inc so'u'ers ana croucheu GOWN INTO the pits
a cossAck,s 10Y;
Our Cossack was magnificent every time the bat
terry ON our risht would hre he would cry ou' exuit
iDgiy, spring up 10 see where tue shell struck and
would dance abort Joyiully iikc child, crying,
,AoroMo' Hotomo! t''beautiiuii Beautifully we
al Kept watch Of the turks ana me monens We saw
hash we wouiu uouse uown ana await inc tearing
soaring, whlzHlng scum that was sarc 10 Hollow
FROM the extreme ieit oi inc lufkish batteries q
Russian right without noticing u.s. but from three
other paeres VIC were getths p!et'y cohstunt nten-
ton. when IL happened that three or four shells
came at once tho place seemed u little hoi Tho
lnVsioc, awiu n'cs.cngcrs crasneo .ncI way nrouRn
the ar oorlng ana twisting aiouk anu lneh spnshing
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tasted cnu,,ln at tonrs md countod tow s.ht cns
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