New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-15

=. r.,,,v sboutine for help. left the tower and
;ained company OF soldiers In barge They nau
several sacks Of bread which u was rho'I vut
20 d,stribute where most needed. The barge wen'
ON slowly at times pushed on by mon IN tne wa,oa
ar Others by the oars. We went toward the iois
bank to carry food to the Inhabitants on tnal sue
of the town which ia called Veioneita; but our
progress became at every moment moro u,llD 49,.
it was no longer question OF rowlnR v. sh i r
on it question oil keeping onrsoFos wsre
being hurled to destruction. Tue wa'ers ".t o
getting deeper and moro furious AT ono inu
ment we almost thought of giving up our onuea a.,
ors when from afar the cry OF desp arr siooe ou
ears 10 was n cry that mads ones tlcsh crS1op
Some of the inhabitants had not tasten u NV s 80
food for thirt, six hours. and In ADDITION v,
had passed night aud day on SOME S''s og r. ar on
that at any moment might DO carried on vi III Ju
some heap of runs that were slowly pu. Sa III
eng eaten away by the current hfeu NY H., ra
glass on the before our eyes anu ioau on In
than one honse the word /" Hunger. wtt'eu -.
huge letters with charcoal on the walls. Oui =, us
halted for moment and We held council. u. Ia
impossible by dint OF our oars or poies ~ a'o -
mo carred away On the other land 1t was im-
possible not TO carry the bread that isy III our
TO those who were crying out WIN ouhsol. 80. a
of the soldiers stripped and got into wy large
long stout rome as fixed to the stern OF the oaIs
and slowly aud steadily paid out. Inc water S .s
50 deep that the soldier holding the IurtnoI ouu
rope were almost chin deep ia IT, Az every uioioa
ths barre -eeued on the point of being carried on,
but at last we reached those whose mou'ns. "0-O
watering Mt the sight of the loavcs we
At one place saw some soldiers SWIM roPeavogIy
across the suroing river to save women. cnuiSn
and old men At another they climbed ouis'uo
the houses to free the inmates as We Pa9'1u ~
particular house in the part called Veronetta neai
rendng cries were heard. There was no way III 10
getting at he Iuiiates. the upper part ., 49,, ~
house had fallen in consequence OIL inc noIsnDy S
building having gwen way. Inere was ohy az
aIchway uy which the people had ioIneIly un
tered the house. and now this archway, Ivlp a @ CO..
narrow was under water. Our barge stopper ~.
one morn.nt; young soldier seemed 70 ross "nS
briefly then he threw oil his jacket anu nas anu'
smiling as If he we're going TO take part III usJ'
iwnned int, the water and OWED under the ar On,
vay. The deed seemed not only courageous ou ,v
desperate None OF spoke; We almost notu gu,
breath Our eyes were all liked on the h.on wy
and the muddy water, none OF us uarine ~ ~ ~
that the soldier would reappear Dnt no uIu. ann
not only once Three times did he return cat ,ns
In his arms a child. half dead with fright AZ 'ne IN,
Inersion but vet alive. There was no one e I, w
the min and we moved OIL TO the other SIDE in9,e
the Colopel had been standing. looking on a' tuS
exciting seems. Az approached MN ne si h
neyer n word but beckOUed MS to come 10 wheIo no
vas AS the he, ole soldier landed. all drenched nc
raj s,d n hand to hla bare head to salute tue Co
oneI In military fashion. But that oh1cer pnt MS
arms about the soldiers neck and kissed MN. ~h9
the modest hero blushed, and the people ounu
frantically applaudod. | asked the soldier
name but could not get il. The man WIN
natural dignity refused to tell It, lie repueu thas
he had done only his duty and would nave neither
thanks nor publicity.