St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-09-10
HOW THE CAR LOOKED.


of Alexander.
alexander H., of Russia, crossed the
nube in 1Ss. on q march of invasion
ht ended only at the gates of Con-
kntinople; but though, in virtue OF
position as the car, he was nom.
billy 1t the head of the army, he was
( the commander-in-chief That duty
ID dignity he had assigned to his
! ycther. the Grand Duke Nicholas. Mr..
4 chibald Forbes, who had many op-
d krtunities of seeing the car, COM
bats in an interesting manner upon
e changes.in his appearance and bear
under the varying fortunes Of war.
the little town of Biela the emperor's 5
adquarters were for several weeks in
e yard of dismantled Turkish house.
lived in two officers tents. No elabo-
tc precautions seemed to be taken for
safety. His only escort consisted of
handful of Cossacks of the imperial
,:.rd
On foot, with a single companion and
SCpssack following little distance be-
Nnd. he would make the round of the
s,spitals He spent many an hour in
Viking with the sick and wounded, to
hom his kindly presence did more
sd than all the efforts Of tho
! rgeOns.
After the disaster before Plevna ON
be- 3oth of July, the imperial head
larters were removed to another viii
ge and the emperor occupied an old
0rlxish house, his bedroom being tiny
tpsmber with mud walls and q mud
sr. Here Mr.. Forbes had an inter
|e.w with him.
II had a difficulty in recognizing
|m," he says. 80 changed was he. He
~ shrunken visibly; he stopped, his
ed had gone down between his shoul.
trs, and his voice was broken and
c:nulou& There was q hunted ex-
in his eye. and he gasped for
shth in the spasms of the asthma that
ii3cted him.
':The car was present in the field
iting the six days struggle around
Ecvna in the September of the war.
he sappers had constructed for him on
rittle eminence, out of the usual line
hostile fire. a sort of lookout from
lrich was visible great sweep of the
cne of action. Behind it was mar
ase in which was q long table contin-
Ihtly spread with food and wine, where
..e suite supported nature joyfully,
hale men were dying hard by in their
hSussndx
las for the car himself. after the
-st two days he neither ate nor drank.
nxiety visibly devoured him. He
pUld not be restrained from leaving
l.e observatory and going round among
!,S gunnerS.
] II watched him on the little balcony
y !!thc lookout place. late in the after
! IN of the fifth day of the struggle,
He stood there in the sullen autumn
cnther, gazing with haggard, strain
G eyes at the efforts to storm the
-ivitza redoubt.
IsAssault after assault had been deliv-
fcd; assault after assault had failed;
|o,v the final struggle was being made,
be forlorn hope of the day. The Turk
III fire crushed down his Russians as
hey battlesi their way up the slope,
sippery with Roumanian blood The
|stc face on the balcony quivered. and
),e tall figure WINGED and covered. As
e stood there bearing his cross in soli-
ery anguish, he was spectacle of ma
site misery. that never could be for
bitten"
Success crowned the Russian arms.
all the world knows, and again, this
Buc at st. Petersburg, the war CORE.
pendent saw the emperor.
"The fall of Plevna and the welcome
! his capital had restored the car to
|.alth and spirits watched him as he
loved around the great salon of the
Winter palace, greeting his guests. lie
rode the inlaid floor . very emperor,
Ipright Of figure, proud of gait. array.
4 in brilliant uniform, and covered
18th decorations.
."'As gazed on the magnificent scene,
could hardly realize that the central
gt,re Of it was the same worn, anxious,
isbby. wistful man WHO had asked me
questions as to the episodes
nj issue of the fighting."-Youth's