The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-10
THE GREAT INDIAN MUTINY.
A Tourist Goes Over tho Ground of the
Terrible Massacrss.
Prom the Baltimore sun

There Is no bloodier chapter in the history OF
this century than that recording the heartrend-
Ing scenes OF the Indian mutiny OF 1857. Dur
ing the last week, as | visited the places in
Cawnpore. Delhi, and Lucknow which have
been made historic by the bold uprising OF the
natives OF India, by the fearful suffering and
slaughter OF English women and child rem, and
by the heroic bravery OF British soldiery. I have
experienced mingled feelings OF horror, sadness,
and appreciation. While making these studies
l have had by my side most OF the time
an old soldier who was wounded three times
during the mutiny. who followed Havelock and
Outram in their noblo charges and sleges. and
whose eloquent; recital OF these thrilling events
added no little to the interest elected by these
localities. After much controversy on the sub
Iect the weight Of testimony seems to support
the opinion that the origin of the outbreak can
be found IN both political and religious tenden-
cles that had been growing in power for years
before IL actually burst forth.
Long before 1857 it was known that the Mo-
haInmedans were dissatisfied with the subordi-
nate position. and their increasing idleness and
immoral conduct rendered them insolent and
fractions. This restless feeling was famed into
a flame when the royal family was dismissed
from their residence IN the fortress at Delhi by
the English Governments, and especially when.
through tho influence of Lord Hastings, the
Kingdom OF Dude Was annexed to the British
possessions. But the Mohammedans. on ac-
count OF their numerical tnferiority. could do
true to England. The willy Mohammedans, aided
by u concatcDation OF circumstances were en-
lousy reported that the British GioyernmNnt md
determined % force all Of its subjects to en-
t H5se end Gdh a Sinn i5j and in order TO- accomplish
whole of the Hindu Sepoys would become de-
Med and break their caste, As it was we'll
known that no Hindu could remain clean and
touch with lips tho grease or animals, the
MmnMinmedan emissaries declared that tho
cartridges creased with pigs and bnlIocks' fat
Tor me En.eld rifles; the ends Of which must
a Hindu touched the uncienn thing with his
lips and teeth OF course he would be an oulcast,
except to join the religion OF his masters, III"
The leaders Of the two great classes Of natives [,
after r REGIMENT ent'e Teb III ed mex trrI purposes: regiment
slesed and the spirit of the Insurgents spread
rapidly thtouEhogt northern India. The King
country: the stores OF firearms and ammunition
were seized English officers were shot down BY
the native soldiers while at drill. the residences
or foreigners were broken into and plunnered az
quickly as they could be reached; neither sex
nor age WAS spared. and within twenty-fonr
hours from, the, time when the first gun WAS
tred a .frizhtrul massacre was being perpre-
trated, in fifteen or twenty villages and Giles,
bic saber cash willie hshting on The sIree 'SFF Of
gle a his place and described the disaster that
Oeie!I The RI,!ish arms early ia the combat.
were, protecting 500 women and children, the
Families OF officers and civilians. The inspr-
~ , VIVA uhi w mo- /
q deadly hatred against the Govern.
Inent Tor declining 10 recognize in him the sue.
lessor OF a late ruler 10 whom he WAS connected
by adoption, and wearied by TIE desperate
resistance OF The men in the barracks. he ofered
10 give u all IA safe passage to Allahabad IL
! surrender was made. The terms OF the
p'Fhclous, enemy were accepted. Cnarmed
marched to the river bank and iu,t
Is they were about to embark a masked battery
lpened nre on them, the murderuus shots xiii
ug dop out OF the 500. This apparent success
'ttmed only to intiame the demon Mana Tho
~ prisoners wore brought into his presence.
ne men were tortured ana slowly put u death,
M the others, after undergoing the most hOT-
ioIt ordeal, were Dutchertd By sayages ard
helr bodies cast into n well. MarOchPttis beau
.t4i monument raised over this we'll is u pure
mite marble figure of an angel. with folded
'lhgs and paIm-lRdcn hands. with it, eyes sadly
ast downward toward the spot where the dead
nd dying were buried.
Although the mutiny broke ont In the early
HaNeluck ana Dutram did not succeed
a forcing their way into Lucknow until the
OF september, when they came to the re-
et 81 the British Tesidency. During these {
lonths q handful OF men held the place against =
ais died from wounds and eNhuu~tion, while I
everal %othccr-, among them Sir Henry Law I
sngc, Tell D'fpre the shot of the enemy, |
W omen, as Is Always tho ease under similar :
rcunl"sanC"s. acted with trdnsCcudent hero !
IN, ana when ~ last suCgOr camc tears of mon. I
omen and. children mingled in thauksgiYiug, 1
= | walked through the hushcd chambers Of |
l' Presidency, lennysun's defence uf Luck. +
came "a mind. ana In leaving. AS | louked v
cal the word or the angelic chorus over the e
.rth Of one greater than TpIuV.Cn- 4