Evening journal., 1888-12-10
At THE BATTLE or eRAvrLorrE.
Tbs SnEaous Sta9-s zaerican-One OF the
Worlds Gr@ndost soanos.

1hS knxaona observation-disclosures Of the
Worlds Grzndcst soenos.
Drawing nigh, ne saw tho famous stat
around tho king and Moltke. They had
halted on the way from Rezonville to Grave
lotte, at a point from which could be OBJ
served the movements OF the right wing al
the German army, and there they remained
three hours Bismarck was roclining on a
blanket doubled ncd thrown ON tic dusty
ground, where there were remnants OF stalks
OF clover. lie had French knaTsack made
Of calfskin with the hair on for a pillow. ard
his head Was sheltered By strip OF French
tent held by two wooden spikes. His ath
tuds was that OF objection es we'll as rsasi-
neas- The king wore a very long light blue
overooet and his helmet, and was erect and
alert A co,ored servant was in charge Of
his carriage. Tho three carriages belonged
respectively 30 tho king, Bismarck and
Moltke
Standing near the king, his feet wide apart
and holding field glass to his eyes, was
Gen. Philip II. Sheridan, who was Bisrnarck's
guest, and had ridden 10 the field in the car
riage Of the chancellor. The old uniform Of
Bhei1dan was dingy beside the new clothes
worn by the German leaders, who had been
in the field but three weeks, and had not en-
countered many rain and dust storms The
hour was twenty minutes after II, and the
sounds Of battle began to thicken and deepen.
The scattering shots OF the skirmishers were
lost in the roar Of firing by regiments, and
tho tremendous German artillery began TO
play like some sublime orchestra. There
we're many dead horses and many blood
stains about, ana a penetrating, sour smell
came from them Between two swollen mon
sters located my cherished chair, and, TAX
ing the only reserved soatn at that stipen-
dous performance adjusted my field glass and
was coon absorbed IN one Of the grandest
scenes that mortal over gnzed upon.
1t occurred TO mo at the moment that no
descriptive language could be better than
that employed by Henry j. Raymond In
writing Of the battle OF Solferino. lie said
that two storm clouds seemed 70 have de
scended to tho earth. and 10 be pouring their
lightnings and thunderings into each other
The masses Of pearly white gunpowtier smoke
here pillars Of hcecy snow rising to the
skies and there whirlng abysses Of vapor.
vibrating ns II eloctrifed-were darkiv
streaked by burning villages, and the sky
over the French lines, whore the iron rain Of
the German artillery fell, was spotted with
the tiny clouds pulled by the exploding
shells.
could see the galloling OF horsemen bear
ing orders through the fiery mist--the surging
march Of the troops, block after block Of the
blue divisions Of Germany crowding to the
loft-the sparkle OF steel and Of the helmets
Ike flashes Of starlight on a raging sea-the
long darts Of fire from the breech loading
cannon OF the Germans which were each
discharged at times almost rs fast as COW
boy fires his revolver could discern the
French positions FOR near three miles OUTLINED
BY Pickering fire, and pillows OF smoke that
seemed 70 swell from a series Of Niagaras;
and heard the awful uproar compromising
3 thousand stunning shocks, rising at times
TO a majesty that was beyond all faculty OF
measurement, and reminded one Of tran
scendent burst OF music-but there was moth
Ing in al the wonderful pyrotechnics and
monstrous clamor TO tell how the battle was
going -Murat Halstead in The Century.