, 1877-08-27

tops on overy side mud rc-eohood frG1b the Il
forest Of Russian rides that were suddenly
thrust over the redoubts. Tho Russian fire
was n, we'll. planned and executed that for
faw moments tha T ,rhs ueEo beaten back,
but gathered Themselves, and. clambering
over the dcsd bodier,
raEHsro FORWARD.
Men fell By hundreds, and In falling blu
dcrod their living eomradds. Frantic with
rage, the Turks ruahed TO their death, for tho
Russian riacmen bohind the trenches coolly |
moved them down, anti tho road was liter
ally paved with coFpscs.
The Moptencgia regulars suffered most,
but not until two bnt.nions hid been crt !
to pieces did Balsltnan order his favoritc |
troops, 10 Withdrew.
o8rse1L or oFTlcERa
was held. Tho blood n she Turka Tas On
fire, and It WAS dslormincd to tako the rc-
doubts at all hnxnrd. The men needed
urging forward. Battalion ,afesr" sasshnon
charged with MI tho imretuosity and reck-
1essness for which tho Mostsms ~ars-uutcd:
Time after TINA they vcre. rcrnlsed with
tremendous slaughter. When darkhexa set
in, no Ists than
THhLE THuuaANn pEAD BODIES
wsro piled up on ono 'another in The narrow
dcfle, aud tho Ruasaana wcrs still uncon-
quered. =, 80
At d.ybrcak on Wednesday morning It was
evident to tho Isussians that the Turks wero
abont Ia adopt another style Of attack, for
hundreds OF meu we're soeu digging and
throwing mp breAstworf.. Tho experience
Of tho prcvions ''asy had tanght tho Turkish
commander that tho Russians, were dangerous
foes. =. =,
before noon, and from thesp shot and shell
werc poured into the Russian lefenses with
considerable effect. At the sumo Tina corps
Of workers were busy digging zigzag trench
es through which the inen might be able to
advance under the R,tssinu CUPS, but the
latter speedily Transferred .heir Light artil-
| lery so as to
| COMMAND TIE PITS,
| and no serious nttack Waa made.
Affairs began to assume critical shape,
however, for tho Russians were In greatly
inferior force, and could not enduro rcgu-
lar siege. Their hope now lay in reinfotce.
ments The Krupp guns Of tho Turks TINT
day again asserted their superiority over my
othor cannon, Rs thu Russians suffered
LOSE or sEv1alL HUNDRED MEN,
"h'1e tue tofke fom1neo Professionalism, q%so uu' ,,. VI s.aen
anticipating taas DIoussn.n1xS MHS mlsns ~
reinforced, eole'man' .,.. on t t;,a .s, a.,,,ps
WAS begun ~ carly - o'clock. In the
luoss ~ .,ss sse m..,. , ss.ena.,, 49, .,onr ~,
ooutsao 9ae !"'A" e"'.u4 ,...,e .,.,. -.
trenches, "h1oh gave 30 ntao oae''es tn".
they finally abandoned them anu dashed
across the open space and up tho sidea o1
tho rodoubtg,
- 1unrr rtuzs rnsr WE'VE nEru1skp.
,. A.. Dr..t.,, ..-. ,roa,,x e1tanatnd
w. ~, Wv -, ~. w.. 80 49, 3..aas ~.
anu eou'a ~, 49,. A''s NV n4"SA 49e -
~ they were despalsans. ano seao9 70 'yaeia
fresh battalion Of Turks s"armed up th'
field with Aerce yclls. but they were respond
cd to BY still louder shouts "a Radeszky'
troons onnoa.od On tho other side of tho In
t-.nrb,,er.s and hprl.d them,elyaz mon Ii,
s..Is .ss.na,.a
.e'oN 80 ~..-. .n..x nv, :. ~
11I1 "Eaa .ose N the
An bou1 later, and The Iusks would nan
had the Rnaalan positions aud been master
of the situation at Bchipkn Pass. II wa
, nm of the drnuusttc eyonts Of the war, an,
=. ~,oh vi, a. dovn In history.
49, ane.esnondo,t: o. .1ho aocom,an,a
uuI oo'1eep' ~" m..s,.,. fa.ss
itaoethAy'' ehtlaa"e'a 'An 40" Aees
during those three oaSs nenun8 a. o'oo
| men, while tho Russians lost nearly leo
/ in killed md wounded
rha Wv 1oto.t dl.natches indicate thu
49, ~ a,h.;., !" % .,;,, ns,,nr ~
tno aRouutal9 s'n 6o'us w. ,
: the Ehaaaats . .....,,ss .MLs ns}o..u' I'LL
T J" "ms "ss" e. t'', ..s. =,
hoHnos' avg. s-A Ts'ssI. ssptn%. -. -" 81; y,
~hoess o. s.s oa,s's ~ o' ap,. zs'' ~ ~
gsspos g,as, 1a s.o,,nh ~. rieM, n..s. sn...c. 49,
. ~s,ntn.r.n,cnts' .rts1,cry md infantry. hurrvu
ios"o e'. ~. s.'sns osus .,,an. " sss9se ~ ~
snet5 q. ~ ao 'npos.ns pos1,'1s sa..
= same coHsspoaoeht teleE1apas 'som s na"n1 ~
b sunaa5 n'o.n.t,on ~, .1'!e"s .no tua. asn sa
ing 'ae ~ ~. .. s." -
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