The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01

the same direction the bfllowa Of white
smoke told where the army Of the Crown
Prince Of SaXony was fighting hard; and
on the left front quivered CLEANS Of steel
that marked the advance OF the Fifth and
Eleventh Corps on that long turning
movement prescribed TO them.
1t was a remarkable assemblage that
had gathered on the Marfee summit to
watch, as a surgeon might watch pa
tient In extremity. the death throes of
the army of Chalons out to the front
OF the great group stood the old king,
calm and observant his intensity OF in
terest betrayed only by the constant hand
ling of the heavy white mustache. Be
hind the great telescope, mounted on It's
tripod stood Moltke, now gazing through
the tube, now studying the mans spread
out at his feet. Bismarck sat apart In
the rear Of the monarch were his kins-
men Of the German Confederation, gener-
ais. staff officers. and military representa-
tives Of foreign powers, among whom was
conspicuous the late Gen. Sheridan, the
military commissioner from the United
States.
The slow hours passed while. with bitter
fighting, the environment Of the French
gradually progressed. Every step to-
wards that contamination was resisted
with fierce and reckless opposition. CALI
feps chasseurs surged down on
the Prussian batteries. deploying before 81.
Menges, only to recoil before the torrent
Of shrapnel that struck his squadrons fair
In the face. Marguerite rode to his
death in front Of his gallant horsemen, In
the vain effort 70 drive back the Prussian
infantry ascending the plateau OF lily.
When that final charge failed, the German
ring closed as with snap, and sheridan,
as he shut his binocular, broke the strain
ed silence with the exclamation. III IS
all over with the French now! At the
words Moltke left his telescope, stalked
aside to where Sheridan sat, and silently
shook hands with he American soldier
who had felt the pulses Of many battles.
The hero Of Cedar Creek was right but
the valiant and obstinate Frenchmen re-
belled vehemently against the accuracy
Of his conclusion. They would hgnt II out
to the bitter end. 1t was lurid, an awf-
full. yet a magnificent spectacle-the cruel
ring Of German fire ever gathering In
more closely around that upland wherein
stood the French army as IL
in the shambles; the storm
shell fire that tore lanes through
the dense masses; the impotent yet vehem-
ent revoits against the inevitable in the
shape. now Of q wild, headlong charge Of
cufTassiers now Of the frantic galiop TO
their fate Of a regiment OF light n0rse-
men on their gray Arab stations, now OF
a furious sortie Of infantrymen darling
against a chance gap in the ring Of envir-
onment, quelled too surely by the ruth
less thanking fire. The broken French
troops gradually huddled in about the
hoary walls Of Sedan. The defeat was ut
ter, but as yet there was 10 token Of sur
render
The final death-pang Of the French army
had, therefore, to be artistically quicken
ed iIp. In war time Moltke was a very stern
man. He represented 10 the king that an
naturalization Of all the available artil-
lery fire on Sedan would It once be the
most telling argument with the enemy
for surrender, and tend towards the ex-
enption Of the German army from further
sacrifices, and his majesty gave the order
accordingly. The town and its envrons
were overwhelmed by avalanches OF shells.
Flames broke out. and the argument of
fire supported the argument OF
blood and iron. The French return-hre
CALAMITY maintained for a time, was
gradually crushed into silence. The white
flag at length went up on the citadel, and
a staff officer was sent into the place. under
d flag OF truce, formally TO summon the
French conmander-in-chlef TO surrender
his army and the fortress. Wimpffen,
who had been I'm command since MacAa-
hon was wounded in the morning, was still
fighting at Balan. and Bronsart was ush-
cred into the presence Of the Emperor Ma
poleon Count Reille followed Bronsart
out Of Sedan, bearing the emperor's letter
rendering his sword. Moltke was named
BY the king to treat with the French COM
mander-in-chief for the capitulation OF