Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-12-08

Malffl1I IGf Tie lzlJtilEtsi Nslftu tDJ 1T IL
Of Go. 600 shrieking Hindoo devils should
break in upon the garrison Of the resi-
aency, now reduced by wounds and
sickness and death to 97f mel. women
and children
Call me early" said, tomorrow
morning, ard let Us be at tae residency
before the sun becomes too hot. At z
O'Clock i'll the morning we left cur ha-
tel in Lucknow, and said TO chr oblig-
ing, gentIemaniy escort, please take
us along the road by which uavelocS
and Outram came to tlle relief of the
residcncy : That was he way we went.
\ There was solemn Stiffness rs we ar-
preached the gate of the resideucy. Bat
tered and torn is the masonry of the en-
trance Signature of shot and punctua-
ton of cannon ball all up and down and
everywhere.
Here to the left, said our escort,
''are the remains of q building the first
floor of which in other days had been
used as banqueting hall, but then was
used as a hospital At this part the am
putations took place, and all such pa
tients died. The heat was so great and
the food so insufficient that the poor
fellows could not recover from the loss
of blood. They all died. Amputations
were performed without chloroform.
All the ansasthetics were exhausted. A
fracture that in other climates and un
der other circumstances would have
come to easy convalescence here proved
fatal. Yonder was Dr. Fayrer's house,
who was surgeon of the place and is
now Queen Victoria's doctor. This up
per room was the officers room, and
there Sir Henry Lawrence, our dear
commander, was wounded While he
sat there shell struck the room, and
some one suggested that he had better
leave the room. but he smiled and said,
| Lightning never strikes twice i'll the
same place Hardly had he said this
when another shell tore off his thigh,
and he was ,arried dying into DR.. Fay
rer's housc'oa the other side Of the road
Sir Henry Lawrence had been in poor
health for n long time before the rlu-
/ tiny. He had been in the Indian service
| for years, and he had started for Eng
! land to recover his health, but gettirg
as far as Bombay the English COVER
ment requested him to remain at least
awhile, for he could not be spared in
such dangerous times. He came here to
Lucknow, and foreseeing the siege of
this residency had filled many of the
rooms with grain, without which the
residency would have been obliged to
surrender There wero also taken by
him into this residency rice and sugar
and charcoal and fodder for the oxen
and hay for the horses. But now, ct
the time when all the people were look
ing to him for wisdom and courage,
Sir Henry is dying.
Our escort describes the scene, unique,
tender, beautiful and overpowcrirg, ard
while / stood on the very spot where
| the signs and eroans of the besicged
AID liberated and broken hearted met
the whiz of bullets, and the demoniac
hiss of bursting shell, and the roar Of
batteries, my escort gavo me the partic-
ulars.
Tried to Do Els Duty.
As soon IS Sir Henry was told that
he had not many hours to live he asked
the chaplain TO administer to him the
holy communion. He felt particularly
anxious for the safety OF TIE women i'll
the residercy, who, at any moment,
might be subjected 10 the savages who
breaking in only matter of time I'M
less re-enforcements should come. lie
would frequently say to those who sur.
rounded his death couch: Save the Ia
dies. God help the poor women anG
childrenr He gave directions for the
desperate defense Of the place. He ask
ed forgiveness of all those whom he
might unintentionally have neglected CT
offended. He left message for I'll Lis
friends He forgot not to give direction
for the care CT his fayorite horse. He
charged the officers, saying: By 10
means surrender Make no treaty or
compromise with the desperadoes. Die
fighting, He took charge OF the asylum
he had established for the children Of
soldiers. He gave directions for his bur-
ial, saying: No nonsense, 10 fuss. Let
me be buried with the men. He die
tated his own epitaph, which / read
above his tomb: Here lies Henry Law
renee, who tried to do his duty. May
the Lord have mercy en- his soul He
said: L would like to have passage of
Scripture added to the words ON my
grave. such as, ITO the Lord orr God be-
long mercies and forgiveness, though
we have rebeiled against him. Isn't
it from Daniel?' So as brave AMMAN as
England or India ever saw expired. The
soldiers lifted the cover from his face
and kissed him lefore they carried him
ont The chaplain offered a prayer.
Then they removed the great hero amid
the rafting hail Of the guns and put
him down among other soldiers buried
at the same time. All of which state
for the benefit of those who would have
us believe that the Christian religion
is fit only for women in the eighties and
children under Z. There was glory
enough in that departure to halo Chris
tendon.
Water u: a LIES Risk.
There. " said our escort. "Eob the
Mailer did the work - ''Who was Bob
the Nailer?" 'Oh, he was the African
who sat at that point, and when any
one of our men ventured across the road
he would drop him by rife ball. Bob
was sure marksman. The only way
to get across the road for water from
the well was to wait until his gun flash
cd AID then instantly cross before he
had time to load. The only way we
could get rid of him was by digging
mine under the house where he was
hidden. When the house was blown up,
Bob the Mailer went with it. | said
to him, Had you made up your minds
what you and the other sufferers would
do ill ease The fiends actually broke in?''
"Oh, yes!' said my escort 1--WE had
it all pla2ned, for the probability was
every hour FOR nearly five months that
they would break i'll. You must rcmem-
Der it was l,600 against so, 600, and
for the latter part of the time it was