Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-07-29
BATTLEFIELD PAHICS,
Odd Events That al Times De-
moraiize Veterans.
HORRORS INCIDENT TO WAR.
Two Terrifying Episodes That oe-
Cured During the France Prussian
CsnFPaisn-Madness May Seize Even
the Most Hardened Treoes.

all the horrors that are iuSeparablc
from war without Ginchln- and with
the utmost apparent callousness and
the same men will be struck terrified
by a single trifiing Incident
Every war OF any Importance. par
tcuiaVly wars between civilized na.
tions. is prolific In Incidents Of trivial
character in themselves. hut SO IN
usual aud unnatural that they appeal
10 the naturai Instructive horton %
men more suddenly aad Intensely than
perhaps the main terrorS OF DAYS OF
carnage. Such IN Incident 4 the one.
for example. which occurred az the
battle Of Worth. In the early DAYS Of
the Franco-Prussian war
In the heat of the great battle 4
wing OF the PrusSian army was cbarr-
81 10y the regiments Of French cuiras-
siers iu the hope OF turning the wing
and facilitating the falling back OF the
French infantry. But the cuiraSsiers
were driven back by the uahinching
PrrSsians. Again the cuirsiSsiers
charged. and again they were driven
back 10y the whitening fire
For 4 third time they came down
again. and as the enemy waited for
them 10 draw nearer q horrible. blood
freezing terror seized the PruSsians.
and for the moment Il looked as IL
they would turn anJ Gy or he cut
down without defending themselves
Bnt in moment they bad pulled
themselves together and beaten back
FOR the third and last time the gallant
cuirassiers
The sight that terrified the PrusSians
appears nothing very much In black
2nd white IL was q regiment Of cui-
ros siers led az a daShin- rate toward
them ~ hcadless officer sitting up
rehi In his saddle ana apparently en-
CoHr3EiuC his 'ae2 n was no less
q person than FUtzrim &c Lascarre OF
the Thiri regiment ~ cuirassicrs.
whose bead had lecu carried com
pietely ofl hi' shoulders rs the troop
broke into g.. Third desperate charge
by can-H lnn. wa;ch also took or
mother -"-cer's hand and cut the
hur,cr IN Two
IT IS remarkable ard singular that at
the battle 90 rr-',ch. which took
place the slime d.y as, Worth. q very
simii9r incident occurred and did more
10 shake ia, nerves. of the Ce-r,,rs
than bours OF roarinr cannon ana
fighting had done
While n regimen, 81 pruss,on i,for-
try were standing in reserve watcbin,
the f-ht rs vel oe thov co,,,d $50
their noeition az sse,ter chorc-o,. 10
longing TO French lr,roon rogin,ont
one vh!ch WAS practically DESTROYED IN
the battle. -llloped right into the midst
Of the mon who rushed 70 orrest n
and imme fiatolv fen buck IN alarm
for SWINGING 10 the hrld,o WIS tho
whole left a~m OF the charrer,s r,lor
the fingers &C. the harl firmly .-roe,,ln,
the reins The arm appeared 10 bave
been severed "a f,v inches below the
shoulder -.I ,,us certainly thar OF an
Officer. l.t who a., r.rcer u-,e hos
never tcon slfircac,arilv established
So moved Wcs. BE g.. rie-ci men 81
battle a; t... ~rl;io si..ht tb,t ~, ono
would to.~H :t- ha-c. ANA the aainal
was al.o~.' % -l.lou o.f % a. killcd
few unr'~ i.t'r iu crossing Iafore
som" l'", '1lS Thrilling rs the
incidert n:-. rsny az the brave fel
lows N'' Witnessed IL declared IN:
their FIRST. almost Irresistible. impulse
was to ihrnw dow their arms and
bolt Nr' Il WAS with TIE help OF iust
such mca that General Won Cohen
routed flic French that memorable Sor
In Arc' P $50
II Is Sc we'll known fact that the
hneSt AL llTvcst troops the world can
produce hcrr uo Immunity from that
strange and mysterious madness known
TO military history as "war panic" 4
heavy war. frequent sanguinary en-
saEements. night marches and sur
prises sometimes play havoc with sol |
dlers' nervous systems and render |
ulem more Ike high spirited colts than !
men who have taken the field prepared !
10 suffer unreasonable horrors and /
take death cheerfully.
Durlng the penlnsular war two Brit. |
lsh regiments, the very pick OF the |
army and seasoned veterans, were
lharchlhS along In good order when q