The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-01

s'. s.,.a - .h -. ,I,,S a, rro,r
tha aro,,na Tho 49, ,at o,,tc;,
enough and lost the coyeted nr,ze
A. prrn.u n,., - -
With 10th 40 a.. ~ h,s 80. nv ~, 20 str,,ai,
hy a hu,,at "a hnn,.n, 'S us Us. nc ,a.,,. -
a. gs WITH IT., Da.a,,,, ,tn yant
han1ed ono aa., ~, S.,.. "iS T,.nr m1
star,ad ~ ~ ~. SS ~.
hscomi,s ,ain, go, S nI 49, o. ~,
=, :, Carno,1 s,, - "a. 80 - ~ ou p -. :.
In safstv Roth sa.,n ~ VIZ .s.,,,,"nen ".
raatn,sn, ,ho. ,, 81. ~ .,,e
ara r.na,yaa ~ - a'.5,,, e ,a'
The tbrea nron,,,an. 80, in ,Ia I'M
dra ,,a - az n,, ~ .ne, A..'s
Sergaarts p',nonm aos Ma. Sles anu
dving q s.n aa,,s .,,a.,,,a,.s III a.oi
m.nt raco.ni..S w sa,Ian,
o., ~, pnroa,I h', ,rN.ar t.. -, u; VI
or hnnor Th;s i, h,,, ,;no, W. n'. t', nie".
ua,,a,,n ,,.,,a ,ha,,a.a .P'soue ~
5nr,nm - -, -, '"N' wv
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ovcr-Anxious surgeons.
While the battle was raging in our i'm
mediate 'front.' ON our left, 200 or 800 yards
away. other portions OF our division were
sustaining an equally stubborn contest.
General casey our division commander,
was a conspicuous figure sitting ON large
iroh-Sray morse on the Williamsport road.
apparently as unconcerned as II 1t were
an ordinary neld day. In this direction
the country was open short distance, but
on our right ana rear all movements We're
obscured by bushes and timber The din
Oh pattle from the constant firing of can-
non and small arms was almost deafening
When the regiment fell back number of
our wounded men were left on the field.
ana some twenty of them were found the
hn,'. ,n NV nv no 'n,ns ~ .' s,.'
They had crawisf NJ. hean carr,ad thsrc
nv Soma NJ tha;r oon,rod dos
When the regiment fell hack from, IN,
first line to ibs ssconJ !, u,.s bv snuad.
and single flies and in aoing sn ua Let
several officers and men. Iieutenant Nc
DowelI was EiIIad NJ iris, tive na Nc,
shot dead whiia falling to Cantain piclx-
eriny. fell on his face and was left lvin,
there He was 'strjnned IN, tho onsn,,
Captains Corcoran and Swartzlander and
Lieutenants Hahtrrie' And AshenfeItar "a err.
Wounded on tbe second line Asb.n,s,, a,.
had n lttl,, .adventure in ,etting to tbo
rear that was nor down an tho h;,,s he
was shot in the ANKLE and taken to a
cal hin In the woods where be .nent ~.
night. There he was ioined bv a co,,,,,o of
younp surgeons. who sunnos;ng him to Ia
asIeep. we're overheard talking about cnt-
ting off Ms font ono ~ then ram.rl.in.
It would be a, nice operat lion" The iiau,
tenant now let himself no heard soying
as he would have 10 ha , n,r,y 10 ,h.
operation his consent wouid have to he
obtained which could not ha had u,h;io nj,
sword was able TO do duiv This closed
the professional asnirat,ons of these vo,,ro,
sawbones in this direction Iieutenan;
A.honfoltor 5;ad of ,ha, $500 80,
years afer II might have been het,ar rnr
him had these vounp dootors taksn tho
case in hand
AHcT 'he hatt'c. .rs''
ABOUT sundown the regiment. some 1oO
strons, assembled at the rifle pits near the
neid hospltai mile IN rear OF where the
pattie nad pegun The organization mad
Deen toierably well maintained. and here
the faBs were delivered to 1t. The battle
was now over-the weary lay down to rest
ana the wounded to die. The regmental
wagons were saved by the quartermaster
sending them TO the rear when the firing
oeSan' put tne camp equlppage, baggage
ana personal eirects or the oflcers ana
men IeiI INTO tne enemys hands.
The result or the battle left the regiment
IN a very Ioriorn condltion. Both officers
ana men lost all their clothing except
what they had on their backs Every
camp utensil was gone but their tin cups.
ana In these the men mad to do their cook
ing until new supply was Obtained. IN"
loss OF comrades and the reaction from
'he great mental ana pnyslcal strain had
yer! depressing eHect. ana II required
cohsiuerapie eHort 10 pe cheeriui. Ihe
depression was aggravated Dy the pad
weather. but inns gradually passed OH.
Sn SUNDAY a rev men supposed 10 be
kiiieu OF WOUNDED reported Tor duty, ana
the oiu routine ana disclpine were re-
SIapiisneu'
Inere is humane side 10 war, despite
the blood ana carnage OF battle-a silver
inins, as IL were--ahd II Is evidence thcE
do not entirely rob men or their liner feel
nne,,nad e mn n'shs Si ,ne uae ime enemy
n,as GI,sd n:,th h,s amd o,,, ,,,n,nI.d n
concur that they treated our men with
blindness Amony Tho rn,nvitsd s,sst.
NO :, Can.r.i poner A p,.,,nr ~ y,ra,,;,
He ass,stsd , snrseon inian,nm,otine tho
ieg or one .of nv men ON nv bandsome
Mexican h,arket witch was rn,neJ TT,
troa ,.,d o,,r woundod 70 snmo Gna wines
ana otber l,ouors our ness received i,,st
hefore Tho caii to arms ami ths contents
- 80, ,.nI, .n all go a., 49, ,,,,oh TSn,
lain Cries arranged IN the morninp sin
nliad Them with rat,ons until remnved on
S.naow Tha anan,, 90 rriaa , n,,n,har ~
on. ,,n,pdaI 10 Tho .h,do Of on ola hui,,
inc n.orhv and ,mnnIiad tben With nranE-
ars anJ watsr rnrnor,I Sn,,v rsnnrtaa
tho, ha r,as oarr,aS nsy ,ho Tais ~ 49,
~ n C'onfoderats co,onaI
An occas;onaI Inc,Sont ro,,ov., ,,.
barsber featured ~ war when tho 80
iuapt wa, o,Iiad IN o.n. tha or,nar -, n
net coon lott his nr.n,ous ,n .or'r soour,
inc hin, h,, ,,,nninn ,onnoam,, ,s,,
,hronrh r;na in ,i,a nt,a,n a,,, ~
into tba ura,,nJ 20 ~, nj. WI, th.
nwne,. rst1rnsh ~ o,oir, III, rronart, a,
S,.a rona and ,avar hn,ra - ar.er,,!.,, a
A oaf nat u,as 49,, s"r,,,,n.a 80
,,,. ,.f, IN ,a,rn r,,,. .',.,.,'.ns AZ, ,:
,,,.ad 70 nn,nn,a,. ~. aa,,rain, "e 'It ~,
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Dia,on,,ap poI,,, . "'e" /" '"'H"''''
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wars Horrible Side.
Nothing Is sadder or more revolving
than a battle field after the struggle is