New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-23

PAPERS on GREAT BATTLtFELDs.
Archibald FOrbes's lecture at Chickering Hail. last
evening as devoted the experiences OF war cor
respondents. After mentioning the requisites OF
succ ssful correspondent he said that julius Cesar
was the only man who ever had them in PERFECTION
He narrated some incidents in his own experience
and that of other correspondents at famous battles
THE LECTURE.
"The Inner Life of War Correspondent"
formed the subject Ice tire delivered by Archoau
Forbes Cbickerng Hall last night. The audlence'
which OF fair sZ, greeted the speaker Win warm
welcome and frequently interrupted him Win ho"i's
app'~use Tie lecture relation OF various eAPeit
ences the part Of Mr. Forbes and his colleagues /.
was norceable that il was delivered with considerably
more animation marked his first appearance mere
The ideal war correspondent. SAID Mr. Forbes should
be able 10 90 week without food 10 nhe ooo iuiies
without stopmng for rest should speak all languages,
and he ready encounter any danger and should not
part hs hair in the middle The only man who fulfilled
all these acquisitions julius Caesar aud his fondness
for carrying ON wars AMI cOnQuerng kingdoms inter-
fered materially with the success Of his career. MI
Forbes spoke the contrast between journalists preV
the Franco Prussisu and the new school, the
members which constantly the telegraph Wre'
Now, war correspondent must take his n'l snare OF
the battle and encounters more danger thah
q private soldier. The percentage OF casualties among
correspondents is greater than among soldiers In the
German campaigG of twelve correspondents, three
we're killed aud four wounded. Mr. Forbes ais
claimed the honor of being the first to telegraph
a fu account OF battle, and assigned it TO an American
citizen Moncuro ID, conway At the baltic OF Grave
lotte Mt Forbes found Conway stuck fast In r1verbed
while Murai Halstead, eDcumbered with a wine botte
was trying exIricate him. The next day Mr. conway
sent TO the nearest telegraph station, whence 1t was
wired 10 England account OF the battle full OF force
and lurid word painting
Mr. Wine the correspondent OF The PdU Mall Gd-etts,
who was al the population at Sedan and heard the
terms surrender read, instantly traverse1 the bat
field des ptc danger, riding 10 Brussels But the au
thortcs refused oecye his udings or to allow MN TO
telegraph. saving that he either crazy or irving
to Influence the stock market by false dis
patches Dr.. Howard Ru sell, Of The Times, ana a
correspondent named skinner made ne Journey next
DIV i},th decided 10 20 to England, but each wishing
To dec i've n other wrote all night In the mornihs
one hat MS brought around I0T NIUE canteI
over The Datte a." and the other, strangely enough,
he'd resolved ~ do the They rode tO@ari the Bel
gan frontiers. SKINNER remarked mat he womb crS
INTO hite town for luucb Russell proposed 10 90 ne
same After luucn they TOOK hOrsr as II TO me bacA'
hut fare. PLAYED cut wleh tbey reac hed tne
Tnev looked 70 each other, LAUGHED ant 'urneyeo 10
i moon together Two days alter lie 60 itu tt1rn Oh
Nj TWO upns were teiegra phed The Macs and re-
1,rui,l f. the Tins with deserved cOmphmcDt ms
miles through hostile vae, 20 a telegraph staff
When tie ca pitpisuon Of Pans was lIim nent MY
CORES uandents present. cdch aiNous 10 De urst
within the city Mr.. rO,s, alone on tao north SD,
traver-ed the German hnes on pass from ,le CIowh
I l,sV e b|y iescrtei went to Minister WasnhUrne,
TIE oDv tlpo rrIuiDed ut MS post MI FORBES
took I'M the food from Outsde-five ponns of nam,
winch wt- Ib tea 70 curiosity. ne 'uuo some 81
iis col dung steaks o. no, flesh, rlgolt OF
Do and ,incs pasty mas called br. ad which was
hlf s.d HOrseneSh Is said to DC s"e lsh put me la
Ine Pafsians found mat me tenderest meat
voaag gray iiliy ana tne conquest ron,
Chestnut horse Tie was huch i'"i 100 10 Vi
ont o. PauSi but hnaly ca0nIs tni"uE t INC in
ccnnes gate {, ANYWAY -tIlon' Mr. FotD's unNehe1
in G iany tccg aphcd four columns at day break 20
10 oou and went back 10 Paris making journey Oh
500 mi s. .... c..-,o, o,,t.- ,,,,,
Paris as there vas imulne"t HSk Oh COLLISION
between tie people and the soldiers.
d,sgI.e o. sidker on me special train Of Ihe Times
FROM Pans 10 C4s. He ie mo The hands OF PARIS
mon vas Lu.cktd down alter prolonged
HSat dra5ea n The gutter aud kicked until UNCONSCIOUS,
ia ~ Tcsc5eg liz q picket OF the y tOnal Yards
when almost dead. Brought up before magistrate III
CompauY with tllei aud woman accused al speaking
to Gerusm -cd.,r. his passport saved mo. and the
ms gIs,t e eoo- ga TO Inn for the excited state Of
Ilere Was ,li more danger during the reign OF the
Commune once Mr. Forbes was arrested by the Yer
satlles fs Put up against wall 10 BE- sho; ana res
cued 10y lreaGll general a he men were oalng. no
iefi PARIS arer OF dispatches Tor LSid 10y ons,
uuo reached London AT last wl9 the mrs. u,i'1u &C.
count Of the COlnHunt' courier ""s no' 70 80 =" ~
hed ,ipJu bv a CORRESPONDENT, who mus dtP IA
own courage ana pefsev'fahe'. nv 50 ~ ic
G,han, American Co respondent va ct w. $50,
GO, dcI ne others ed IN accompey ns me Russian
expedition dgans IVA ~ SeSrn III TIM ITO ~ witness
ri thfy " reached me OAas III .n " ,i ne
a bate Ia 1876 When the oerVlans W'Ie hsnthE tic
q, feoee., MI r1 ISl''',i 100 mics 10 the near
% toll. INN station At the iosting house he was
yraIe In obtain vehicle. ana sIuTred on me Servah
MI horses inch unused 10 the saddle untl he
Tracler isradr ~, -. . eo.,o-o, o,vakarirc
In he ~urlng 1871 there WAS a general awakening
IN h. uses telcgrdphy and journal Pu lOFth Iu
sf,rfs There was some trouble ~ gelJing auhOrzi-
tipoe 10 accompany the troops. MI torges spoke o.
haylur b.rn arrested In Franc, SPAN RUSSIA Ger
msnv ROumAnia. Servla ana DINER countries
Iu non, OF which could tie experience ne
recon ueuded. The Russian ON '5s were courteous.
giving correspondents permission on their word .,
Iouor 10 pub l5n nothing OF Intended movements a
f'e of earn paper was sent 10 an Olneer
xvhnsc datv II TO reGd each leiter.
W F1rl,es exhibited the numbered plate,
aitrNn,i rl ugcu 10 badge. that correspondents wore
on their le ar The permit OF each was written on
m nluek and cAerIiness Of MBCGanan, VINO 1855
his lie iur-ing "A sick fiirnd AZ CoustSnunOpie.
Jockso an9t r spOndeut, eOOly sat out tbe Sly
q va bonbl rl,Ic,t Of Pievna and IN the intervals OF
amusns incidents Of the popui n lgno ancr OF coir
sponderi'. duties were related ah1 me cahp
"a ~r,orc and t0uipage with which Mr. torOes ana an
art of me London GrGphlc left Bucharesi were de-
a rlbed. General Iguaten wa irIeHd 10 or fornes,
Secnnsr he sad Y III repre- ent Christian paper,
on a CHRISTIAN, and l believe you one Mr..
Forbes described his long rides ~ {be DANUBE
and hack 10 the trout aim 81 without rest lie uescToep
The excitement OF assaults on Pleyha ana ms roe
awev when he killed bis horse under huI ne spoke OF
me culinary and surgical knowledge required deScriD
inS hIg stopping the bleeding OF wounded
Soldier under fire III the Afghan caupaign OF 1873 IN
The Zulu war the London papers spent AZoOO week IN
saI.grous Mr.. FOlhes described the scene at
Isandula four months alter inc IhassacIe;
snd gaye "A Vivid picture OF battle win me Lnlus anu
hostile county His dispatch was read ~ inc ouSes OF
Parliament by queens ministers hr f1IDeS W.
also conn! inentcd by the Comin 1nGeI nle Vi Inc
British 10 ices ana the Governor Of South Africa.