Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-06
Won MOLTKE IN BATTLE.
wURkT HALsreAD DESCRIBES THE
oLo FIELD MARSHAL.

A Great Conflict In which tho leaders
Seem to Have Little or No rart--A pici-
ure Of Kiur aud General. In 'l.po.e while
cannon rioom.d aud thousand. Fell.
On the field Of Gravelotta, which was
far the greatest combat that Moltke ever
witnessed. saw the Old flsid marshal, aud
WINS within thirty yards Of him for more
than three hours The king. with Bis
marck and Mol,ke and the splendid ren.
cfai sian. and. I believe. General Stein.
metz and our General Phil sheridan. who
was Bismarck guest, halted on % slight
elevation that was a pat Of the immense
field Of battle Of Mars ia Tour, fought two
days before. The royal headquarters group
was a remarkable one ] lif.t guessed tho
presence Of the King from the peculiar hats
with olloloth oovcrings Of bis positions,
and also the shining face ~ n black sery.
ant who was a very distinguished man.
Thro carriages stool near. bismarck
bad blanke, spread on tl.r ground, aud
was lying on n 40 quietly that possibly hc
WIS sleeping. The stall officers sccmcd ~
b. nll tall mon. aud handsome. and was
especially struck by the hymmuiry Of their
leg, and the beauty Of their boots There
VEN many dead horse. about They had
ben exposed to the hot sun two days aud
spoiled the air.
4 furlona away was hillside covered
with a litter I could not Tor a while make
| out There wna resemblance IN Il 10 a
/ flock u sheep or cattle. The objects were
/ dead men, and burial party were digging
a trcnch TO bury them. The fresh killing
was going on little way uf
Why the French did not she'll the hill
WHERE We weu do not comprehend, un'
/ lev II WIS that tho superiority ~ the Ger
man artillery was ~ great that the French
/ guns wcru reserved Tor close work That
| which seemed On the spot unaccountahio
/ was that there should hn u clear space hn
actual solitude, not q stragi'lcf or mussvn.
/ gcr, between the kings headquarters aud
tho army, mud for two hours. while tho
/ thundcf- Of the ongaituunt literally shook
the hlls, there was no communication
whatever by wire or signal or orderly 10
tween the army and H. Hing aud ohicitAln.
40 rxciIrutyr
Indeed. there did not sewn 10 he much
/ going on NJ hrid1uRrton. There were no
movements Indicating excitement, no gcs
| ticuiail0us nr animated conversation. Thero
was much greater cumpofuru Of manner
than one tcrs In q company N serious spec.
thturl ~ honr mcr recall clearly. ~
| n the battle had happoned yesterday, thru
erect ngfr,a those Of the king aud Moltke
and sheridan. Tho latter was the shortest
man on tho ground. aud his United States
uniform was weather beaten. The hng
WI. standing quietly. aud .ormcd at inter
walls a. H. asking questions VI thu-o who
! probably knew the ground.
Mnltko was few PAGES ffnm the kings
right hand aud Ia front, and wnru q helmet
aud long light blue oycfcoat buttanrd
from throat 20 waist. In biz lcft hand no
held field glass, through which be- ucca.
tionnlly studied the tremendous scene,
Only once did lac approach the King % lay
something. did not have Wow of bis
full trout face, but saw the parchment
cheek and familiar profile quite distinctly.
hud have been reminded 81 the outline u
his face by that u General sherman.
II seemed very queer that the commander
Of gl0,00 men In n battle whcrr A. many
soldiers Tell In one day " In the thrcc days
fighting ~ Oeitysburg. should have 20 all
appearance. 10 little to DO with them, aud
no directions 70 give a. the gigantic sirug.
Gle Progressed. Tho explanation l. plainly
I w hNNANNH NNNNNA VI NAAAANh hAAH NV
was working out problem. that Of scpa.
rating the French armies, the object Of tho
combat on hand boing 10 drive ilizalna
Into Metz All the or,lera had horu Issued.
aud each corps know ~ duty fully.
oN Tith mi
The hours durIng which ! was near
Mnltke on this day of his graniest battle
were from ii.10 until nearly o. and this
was tho time Ia which the Germans wrru
developing their attack on The loft, OF
north. The Germans hhd performed the
flank march anil woru faelng toward their
own country and the French fought with
their faces turned 10 Paris Tho Fvuch
position was admirably chu,en and teua.
ciously held. The Germans had one thlug
Co do attack the whole line stwnuouslY
and develop thrlf superior numbeu 10
crush the rlght hAnk ot their enemy
The fatal effnr ot liaghlnc was Ia not put
ting tho French imperial guard on that
flank.
The long pause on tho elevation Of the
German royal headquarters, Isolated FROM
the lighting forces, though near thrm, WIS
90 await the extension ~ the lines north
ward TO overlap tho frrnch formation,
but of course did not know what was
going On under my eyes, and seventeen
lcan later, visiting tho ground, ! could
not hnd the Hill where the King had waited
NJ long with the armies gone, the pence
hil harvested hclda-n few peoples glow.
Ing IN the stubhle-wera utterly unfaniil.
lar, aud tho many monuments over the
fallen brave did not do much Ia explaining
positions. | do not wonder the French
long for the province Of Lorraine, IL h u
most beautiful county, and what the
French remember most bitterly u Moltgo
IL that hesnslsled upon taking Meta No
we'll ~ strfaburg
AfrEg TnR RATTLE
About O'Clock Of the Grayelotte after
noon mesengrr came at good speed, but
not Ia hot haste, 10 Moltke with an en-
yelopo. aud In a Tow minutes tho whole
company. with the exception OF Mr.. Con-
way and myself and the kings servants
and drivers, mounted their horses aud rudo
forward. the tall, slight form Of Moltke
leaning forward on the klug's right. Bis
marck riding a Humping trotter la the
rear. They raised good deal ~ cloud
Themselves. through which their helmets
glistenod % they moved down tho hill, and
soon the smoke and dust swallowed them
up aud | sa8 the kiug and Held narshal no
more
II has seemed n me there might appear
IN this sketch something ~ the true out.
lines, however vaguely and out NJ proper
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