The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-14

English and Scotch put to flight these
Hindoo tigers. The Lord looked out
from the heavens, and on that anniver-
sary day gave the victory to His people.
Therefore, Mana Sahib must try some
other plan. Standing in field not far
from the intrenchmenI of the English
was native Christian woman, Jacobee
by name. holding high in her hand let
ter 1t was evidently a communication
from the enemy, and Gen. Wheeler or
dered the woman brought in. She
handed him proposed treaty. If Gen.
Wheeler and his men would give up
their weapons, Mana Sahib would con-
duet them into safety; they could
march out unmolested, the men. women
and children; they could go down to-
morrow to the Ganges, where they
would find boats to take them in peace
to Allahabad. There was some op-
position to signing this treaty, but
Gen. Wheeler's wife told him he could
trust the natives. and SO he signed the
treaty. There was great joy in the in
trenchment that night. Without mo-
lestation they went out and got plenty
of water to drink, and water for
good wash. Mothers rejoiced at the
prospect of saving their children. The
young ladies of the intrenchmentw would
escape the wild beasts in human form.
On the morrow, true to the promise,
carts were ready to transport those
who were too much exhausted to walk.
''Get in the carriage" said Mr. Lee,
''and we will ride to the banks of the
Ganges, for which the liberated COM
batants and non-combatants started
from this place" On our way Mr.. Lee
pointed out monument over the
burial place which was opened for Gen.
Wheeler's intrenchment, the well into
which every night the dead had been
dropped. Around it is a curious
memorial. There are five crosses, one
at each corner of the garden and one
at the center, from which inscription l
to-day read my text. Riding on, we
came to the Memorial church, built to
the memory of those fallen in Gavin
pore. The walls are covered with tab
lets and epitaphs. | copied two or
three of the inscriptions: These are
they who come out of great tribula-
tion:" also. THE dead shall be raised
incorruptible:" also, In the world We
shall have tribulation, but be of good
cheer: have overcome the world"
taken away" also. Come unto me all
We that labor and are heavy laden"
Get into the carriage" said Mr.. Lee,
and we rode on to the Ganges, and got
out at Hindoo temple standing on the
banks. Now" said Mr.. Lee, here is
the place to which Gen. Wheeler and
his people came under the escort of
Mana Sahib." I went down the steps
to the margin of the river. Down these
steps went Gen. Wheeler and the men,
women and children under his care.
They stood on one side of the steps,
and Mana Sahib and his staff stood on
the other side. AS the women were
getting into the boats, Mana Sahib OBJ
jected that only the aged and infirm
women and children should go on board
the boats. The young and attractive
women were kept out. Twenty
eight boats were filled with men,
women and children. and floated out
into the river. Each boat contained
ten armed natives. Then three boats
fastened together were brought up and
Gen. Wheeler and his staff got in.
Although orders were given to start,
the three boats were somehow de-
tanned. At this juncture boy IL years
of age hoisted on the top of the Hindoo
temple on the banks two flags, Hin
doc and Mohammedan flag, at which
signal the boatmen and armed natives
jumped from the boats and swan for
the shore; and from innumerabl guns
the natives on the bank fired on the
boats and masked batteries above and
below roared with destruction, and they
sank with their precious cargo. and all
went down save three strong swim
mers, who got to the opposite shore.
Those who struggled out near by were
dashed to death. Mana Sahib and his
staff with their swords slashed to pieces
Gen. Wheeler and his staff, who had
not got well away from the shore.
/ said that the young and attractive
women were not allowed to get into
under the guard of the Sepoys.
(which way" l injured. Il will
show you" said Mr.. Lee. Again we
took seats in the carriage, and started
for the climax of desperation and
diabolism. Now we are on the way to
summer house, called the assembly
rooms, which had been built for re-
creation and pleasure. 1t had two
rooms each 29x1O, and some window
less closets, and there were imprisoned
200 helpless people. 1t was to become
the prison of these women and chill
dren. Some of these Sepoys got per-
mission of Mana Sahib to take one of
more of these ladies to their own place,
on the promise they should be brought
back to the summer garden next morn
ing. A daughter of Gen. Wheeler
was so taken, and did not re-
turn. She afterward married the
Mohammedan who had taken her to
his tent. Some Sepoys amused them
selves with thrusting children through
with bayonets and holding them up be-
fore their mothers in the summer house.
All the doors closed and the Sepoys
standing guard, the crowded women
and children waited their doom for
eighteen days and nights amid sickness
and flies and stencil and starvation.
Then Mana Sahib heard that Have
lock was coming. and his name was
terror to the Sepoys. Lest the women
and children imprisoned in the sum-
mer house, or assembly rooms, should
be liberated, he ordered that their
throats should be cut. The officers
were commanded to do the work, and
attempted it, but failed because the
law of caste would not allow the Hin