Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-10

deadly fire into the ranks Of the Baya-
rians, who were Obliged 10 fall back re-
pestedly Reinforcements after REIN
forcements arrived. but repulse followed
repulse. The marines kept up a perfect
hail OF bullets. against which II seemed
impossible to advance. Tho Bavarisns
Were moved down mercessly. But the
besleged, too. had hard time OF II. The
bullets tore into shreds the mattresses
with which they had barricaded the Win
dows, and the woodwork was shattered
into splnters But from the two rooms OF
the first story OF the building the French
men handled their chassepots with deadly
effect Lambert. with pale cheeks and
flashing eyes, constantly shouted In =
hoarse voice. stick to II, boys Stick to
IT," Captains Ortus and Aubert, each
with a chassepot I'm his hand, blazed away
with the rest. The odor Of powder was
almost sitting; but the Frenchmen cooily
continued TO use up their last cartridges.
The little troop was gradually becoming
smaller and smaller. The wounded and
the dead lay in heaps upon the floors. The
Bayarian general out OF patience with the
extraordinary resistance of that handful
OF Frenchmen. ordered attack by the
artillery. A shell fell upon the roof. tear
ing a big hole in IL and also In tho CELL
ing just above the heads OF Lambert and
his men. But, fortunately for them, It
burst above, and, strange enough. did
comparatively little damage. A few men
were wounded by the flying pieces OF tim
ber But the smoke with which IL fflled
the place was suffocating and almost
binding. stick TO IT, boys" shouted
Lambert. And they stuck 10 IL. At last
the ammunition was becoming exhausted.
The cartridge boxes OF the dead and
wounded were picked up. and their supply
eagerly grabbed But II did not last long.
Each one was fired, the lasi by Captain
ALBERT.
Then Lambert opened the door and,
with a white handkerchief in his hand.
limped out In front OF the enemy. The
Bayarlan soldiers were furious over their
losses A crowd OF them, at sight OF
the F'renchman, made a dash at him
with their bayonets. but Just then brave
Captain Lessignoid, OF the Fifteenth
Bavarian Infantry. dashed forward.
covered the Frenchman with his body.
and, sword in hand. drove back the men
who were about 70 butcher him.
So Lambert and all that remained Of
his men became prisoners OF war. They
numbered about forty, all more or less
wounded. That evening Major Lambert
and Captains Ortus and ALBERT were
brought before the Crown Prince or
Prussia, afterward Emperor Frederick
III. They offered him their swords.
Keep your swords. gentlemen" said the
Crown Prince, I'VE don't dlsarm brave
soldiers like youl"
On the ist Of September last General
Lambert made pilgrimage 20 the crypt
where lie the remains OF hts COMPANIONS
OF that memorable day. Then he went 10
see the Maison Bourgerie. That estab-
lishment IL transformed into a national
museum. That Is 10 say, II Is covered
and sheltered by another building, and
the original house stands inside Just as D.
II was when Lambert left Il. There Is
the hole In the ceiling. and the Old chest
against which Lambert leaned. Splinters.
bullet holes. and broken beams are nu-
merous. and In one corner stands the
old clock, still marking the time az which
It was stopped by a projeciile-ii35.
But there Is one unfortunate mistake
In De Neuville's picture There was no
Turco In Lambert's band. and the man
who fired the last cartridge was Captain
Aubert The Captain must have smiled
when he saw the strange portrait which
the famous artist made Of him.
General Lambert is now IN the reserve
forces. having just passed tho legal limit
for a general In the regular army.
Some years ago the badauds Of Paris
used 70 ask each. other the soiemnly
stupid question. Have you seen Lam
hertz" And at that time nnb.Sly had
seen him. and nobdy had any expectation
Of ever seeing him.
But now all Paris has seen. him. The
French army glories In him; the German
army honors him, and every one who
has visited a picture gallery or stopped
In front OF a picture store I'm any city OF
the civilized world has seen his portrait.
lie Journal Oficiel reports that he has
lust been promoted TO the dignity OF
Grand officer In the Legion OF Honor.