National Republican., 1884-08-23
FRIeHTFUL BuTcuERY.
Graphic Description or the Massacre
OF Cswnpore-Tho Binckcst Crime
In Human History,


OF Cewnpore-rho n'hoSc" Or'ho
In Human History,
oorrcspoad1,ee Of Times Democat
Cawnnoro Ia n thriving manufacturing
npI ocn a.,
o''y u ooo =.
mercii Importance ~ 10 oniy seconu 10
Calcutta and Bombay. 1t furnishes tho
railroads centoring there with more traffic
than any two or three interior towns put
together. Its greatest notoriety, how
ever, is associated with its past. Hero
was perpetrated what many have called
"the blackest crime in human history"
the horrible Cawnporo massacre.
shall only review the scenes of tho
massacre which are necessary in connec-
tion with my visitation Of tho scenes
which 1t involved.
Early one morning after Chota Hazree,
rode over to the Memorial church in
company with citizen. Tho Memorial
church, as its name implies, is on edifico
of tho state religion, erected near tho
scene of tho memorable defense of Gen.
Wheeler. The church is splendid Eu-
ropean built structure, with memorable
tablets, exquisite tile floors, and oil tho
appointments of high toned house of
worship. Indeed, the building is 80 mod
ern and elegant, without regard to tho
climate, that in summer it is found i'm
possible to use it. Summer services, by
the way. commence at 9 o'clock in the
morning in this part Of the country, uni
versally.
Just without the church was tho in
trenchmento of 1857, miserable mud wall
about four feet high, every vostige of
which has now disappeared. Hore 1000
persons defended themselves for twenty
two days against tho hottest kind of fire
from thousands OF pagan foes. Of tho
number 556 were women and children
and only 440 men. The suffering OF these
women and children was almost beyond
belief. They had no shelter save such as
their distraught male protectors could
improvise for them. The thermometer
went up to l4OO IN the shade, ana tho
suns rays penetrated every part OF the
intrenchment. Many perished from sun
stroke or disease. lheir ioou was scarcely
sufficient TO keep them alive. When they
wanted water they had TO risk their lives
| by yenturing out 10 Won, Wnicn ID stlll
to be scep here, in plain view Of the
| enemy. Shot anu sheli wrought SAD
havoc until the 2Ith oil June, when the
men ordered semi-surrender, chiefly on
account OF the dying women and chill
dren. Mana SahiD, ieader OF tho Sepoy
mutineers, hau PROMISED TO honorably
conduct the party to the danges, embark
them, and send them down the river in
perfect safety.
Accordingiy the people VINO were n OF
sick emerged from the entrenchment and
coniided themselves TO the protection OF
tho treacherous Mana. IL was under
stood that the sick should DO returned
Tor.
inc eager prisoners marched down TO
tine river, ana embarked from the Gate
Chowra Ghat. NO sooner naa they peen
loaded upon the ooats thsn huhdreds OF
unseen natives opened hre upon
iholr DVa,s were strahueu anu shousn
they Giu thoir pese 20 return tne nro and
get OIL, they coulu ou. pecoIne easy VIC
TINS oil tnis tne ioulest instance Oh treacn-
cry IN iniataty history o1iy o onroo men
III al .Da' company ol l,ooo escspeu
ueath, anu put quo Womeh anu GhlIureh
were ioiV. hlnons eho Hiaseacreu "ore u
ieM w, AihcIlcahs. iac
then dragged to building which has
gone down into history as the House of
Massacre. Thew were crowded into two
sn,aii rnnns on h,, Ia faot IL d;,nan.;sms
oinai iooihs, ~ " ~ ,'Is iu uiinvnei"u',
ana kepb theio uhth 'July 10, Wheh, Dy
the order OF this same Mana, they were
n n1na al hnH hAa