The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-30

story Of that dreadful hour but 1t Is said that only
twenty-five men escaped alive rho Official report is
that sixty nno OF the 500 were slaughtered and that
II was fearful The very report oil the Turkish rifles
seem TO carry atmosphere OF venom the TACT that
surgeons have found exploded bullets In the bodies
Of dead aud wounded gives vivid idea OF the
deadly ferocty OF these Asiatic savages The Sioux
Indians OF tho Yellowstone regions surpass the
Turks in dovising instruments OF devsh torture
Their official reports speak OF their dead as martyrs
while buchered Christian Is considered unworthy oil
common soldiers grave.
MUssuLnAS HEROINE.
II Is currently reported to-day about the camp that
Fstma, a daughter Of an Arab sheikh woman on
horseback was seen at tho front OF the Circassian
pickets had been passed by means OF the watchword
given In perfect Russian IL Is stated by one OF the
few survivors whom have converscd with that this
appeared utterly fearless Of death and that she
rode across the line OF her own troops when they
friug utter disregard Of tho usages OF warfare
aud evident ignorance Of the absurdity OF her con-
duct She may have seen picture representing Joan
OF Arc leading her troops. Tho poor, brave girl was
killed before her men reached the russian camp
to all from her morse, and her whole troop
OF cavalrymen, doubtless unable TO restrain their
straight 10 the harem OF Mohammed In paradise.
SAD SUNDAY WORK.
Well with this treachorous beginning on tho rocky
summit OF Kizll rcpc the entire Turkish army came
outand met the Russians as they advanced rho frst
skrmsh soon became battle 4 nercs nre from inc
drive tho Turks from the crest aud tho swarms oil
pagaps which poured down from the mountain quickly
showed generals that day OF saue was ooore
them II was beautiful Sunday morning. The crisp
mountain air still that gossamcr plume
thrown alott would scarcely have fallen. General
Kameron met with tremendous ire before Scuba
tan, which, It viii DO remembered, Is situated
IN front OF tho Turkish centre. The gallant
and Inpouous Hcymann met the enemy further west
toward kars The Turks made persistent and nearly
successful effort to fiank the right wing Again and
again. through the long day, their Crcassian morse
men stole down the ravincs which extend from tho
mountains into the plain toward kuruk Dara Tho
Turkish siege guns beloved from INC hish ra ana
tiery WIS brought down TO the table lands and was
fired rapidly and with much accuracy. rho Russian
firing was superior The shells wero good, the ann
well taken, and tho cannon sHllfuy directed oy Inc
officers, while the gunners stood by their metal With
fidelity aud energy. ..s
Two lines Of opposing Ore now extended along the
PLAIN for ten or fifteen miles The ground was so
iayoably situated that the eye took The whole view
as II Il were engraved on map Tho chief features
OF tho Turkish part OF the engagement was their at
tempts flank the Russian right and to push body
Of bashi.bazouks down the Alexandropol road 10
Kuruk Dara when IL would have been very easy 70
capture the place una 70 paso tnS encapnont'
but with each attempt now body OF troops appeared
just at the right and the right place, ior
from Kuruk Dara
CAMP.
About nine O'Clock A NJ when the battle was raging
nercoly In front OF Jaehni pronounced Yowneej
Mountain, vcntured 10 lake run down 10 the camp
TO see could send despatch TO tho HERALD and 10
get breakfast. Ny Cossacx horse soon galloped
found surprise reaching Kuruk DarH 10 find that the
tents were gone. My own tent was partially standing
Looking toward Kars | could see plenty OF Turkish
rife smoke learned that the Turks were expected,
that there more news around the ruins OF our
camp than had learned on tho battle held pro.
cecded to reconn0itro on my own account The result
showed Of the bagpa and tents Of the re-
cont camp wagons ready tor u trip 10 Alex
andropo, 81. Petersburg or Erzeroum. Fortunately
tho gods did not permit The journey TO DO taken
that day, Tor hnd enough OF other matters 10
attend to. put some sarainos and pickles into my
patr nj twal n lha
poinfn oi and, dingng sack Of Armenian across
the saddcbow started for the bloody 'front.'
NATURE NOT A PARTY TO THE CONFLICT
The most distant mountains stood out against tho
blue horizon. ike relief tracings on an exquisite gen.
The range stretched back as docs the tier oil an amph
theatre, but the mountains receded on either side
that the Wow was peculiarly picturesque Wo saw pla
toons and single lines OF men, solid blocks OF Infantry
changing rapidly into different combinations and
shapes, SO that seemed To behold scene OF stu
penIous enchantment On q long commanding ridge
toward the Russian encampment kuruk Dara were con-
grcgatons spectators und other bodies Of men, with
horses and Cossacks, all looking at war. thousand
rifles crashed and roarcd At rapid intervals the mus
kerry would be overwhelmed by the 0mnipocnt voices
OF tho siege guns which occupied The mountain us II
II were q throne But from the crost oil the Russian
hill, where vast audience OF uniformed men was
standing, there inIimaton OF pain and death.
No falling mon could be seen. There were no dying
shrioks to sickon even the military heart 1t was
grand spectacular sceno and passing stranger might
have thought the worlds emperor was being salutod
Ivy tho guns OF nations
But to closer observer there appeared fatal owl
dence IN the harvest in the valley the foot OF the
mountain. A procession Of wagons bearing SOLEMN
symbols, moved quickly down toward tho smoke aud
bursting shellg. The the sides OF those wag
ons was rcd. The shield on which II was painted was
white The and the white shield represented
the blood aud mercy OF the cross And they went for
ward--bioody clasping the white hand OF mercy,
with grinning death running by their sde These
lou. wheeled tumbrs belonged to tho Red Cross So
ccty Of Russia, which cares for the wounded and
dying In battle.
THE LAST RITES
In the evening, when all the guns were silcnt, when
the smoke had disappeared aud night had taken pos
session Of the world, these wagons returned from the
field, and this evening" as the sun Is setting again,
those rifles which slaughtered Turks IN the valley
again pour forth their sulphurous voleys But IT Is
over the bodies Of the dead The guns could only utter
grim farewell and wait for vengeance and tho for
tunes OF another day
KSD THE
Lato In the afternoon a mutual wish seemed to per-
wade tho that the battle might stop The
living bury dead and look alter the wou ndcd,
VINO lying around in the way OF the warriors who
wanted to do real artistic work with tncir death in
the artilicrymcn throw few parting shells Vt each
Other two ovcrs toss roses when they separate TO
meet moro i0rvently soon again.
LOSSES UNKNOWN.
The number OF prisoners taken and butchored by
the Turks Is not gwen. Tho number OF brave men
who wero left dead under the foot OF the advancing
enemy IS unknown to me aud unrevcaled by the OIL
cai report The result Of the Jays battle Is the loss
of nre military position on the heights OF Kizl
wounded men. Two brave generals "icl devoted, but
undying," and IN due season Lord Byron may have
the pleasure Of knowing that they viii again meet
cvilizaton's common cnemy-the Turks