Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-03

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! - lFTl years ago next '''oU'' W.
- gan the Siege OF Scbastop0l, one
! ,f tto most notable military
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the Russians were the bcIogod Then
os ,,.o. ,,itt, Don't Arthur, ibc struq
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~. was Wl'H'bs'o ny d" u'' "o'''
and was living ANA exciting panora-
ma dlsplayluc aVml scenes of carnage
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the dramatic close OF the Orimeon wal"
Russia was locked up lu the great
s,roucbold as sho. ig pov bcttlcd up I'm
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anna cunt NuNoui - papy ha'loI'
and the Turk. were then at war with
tbe p,rtborp baar
st
sobsst,p,l is situ,t,d ,p tho crlrneau
p1r,psulo nf nm. t{l,rk set. and me
rrr,t Larbor and land defcpsss which
bad rvIstod a. Inc tlne M tho war had
ba.p rI.pn,I and rnnstrn',iod nv al,
Euylisb engineer col linton and MS
snns and ,1,r.. rnprletad I'M 1Sgl
Tbo Invading nrmy landed ON the
rrimey sept. "a iSiI and while the War
crm,u and Eaaklava. the Russlnus
continued to .frenpthou ue dpfonses of
srhastouol. Six thousand men were
almost daily engaged ON them. while
the actual garrison was about 10000
mon. The number of guns mounted al
the final assault is said 10 have been
500 but several times that humble.
were rendered prylceablc during the
siege
Tho actual Investment OF the fort
Toss began ON oct f.. 1854. when the
army that won the battle OF the Alma
ON tho needing Goth of September.
prcupirl the plntcau between Sebasto.
mol ANA Bnlaklaya. and the first shots
were 0rod into the forts. Asat Port |
Arthur there was A vigorous response |
and day and night. for eleven months
sangulnarv encounters took place. the |
losses ON both sides being enormous |
Tho Arctic rlRors OF the climate also |
had a terrible effect on the heslegers |
n was current report that car Nicho. |
laa I said at tho time that Gems Jan. |
uary and February" meaning the |
fierce winter weather-were his best al. |
Hes.
Tho boslcgers soon discovered that |
was an entirely different |
place from what they expected. and |
that they had to deal with brave, ac-
mandcd by sklllfui lighters
AS tho Siege progressed the work IN |
the trenches became very irving TO the |
foes OF Russia. From the frst the Brit
Ism army was deficient I'm numbers. and |
severe labor. the climate and the nm.
usual exposure speedily exhausted
hem The French too. we're over
taxed. while the very guns became
shaky from continuous use. Conditions
I'm Inc forts wore likewise dishearton.
ing. Tho Russians had removed every
from their shelters and
so that with tho execution
of nesh and blood. the allies had moth.
ing TO fire against but stone wall and
m0uudg of earth The Russians IN tha
sortles. fought with tho desperatlon of
sayages. and IL vns charged against
them that they freguently bavoneted
the wounded. As the Japanese ARE |
said 10 boz doing I'm the present var Tho
cars soldiers were especially instruct.
ed 10 nick of the officers of the allies.
ana IN short time Gems. Cathcsrt and |
strangways and Sir George Browne had |
been slain The Mimic rife performed
wonders I'm the Siege.
Tho suirerlnRs of the Invaders In
creased as the sorties assaults bom-
and Smelling continued. while
the Russians continued TO Increase their
defenses. taklgn advantage OF every
temporary mi I'm the firing. ON Ian.
, there we're 3s0O sick IN Tho British
army before Sebastopol. due 10 eypos.
urc, and to hard work In bad weather
without adequate protection. Within
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