The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-07
SOME SIDEL|CHTS O.! The MEXICAN WAR


ton.
"In a few moments the prisobe,
came in, dressed in the usual japanese
dress OF a person of rank, accompa
MED by the executioner, who was hi,
pupil and most intimate friend. Hs
walked with steady, firm step n
front of the altar, where he knelt h
prayer. He then arose and went 70
the red cloth, where he knelt and
made the confession that he was tbs
officer that ordered his troops to fra
upon the foreigners and also to fra
upon them when they were trying TO
escape and that he was sorry 70,
what he had done
"He then disrobed himself TO hs
waist and reached out for knife that
was near him, which he thrust into
his bowels and drawing 1t toward hi,
right side, and leaning forward at The
same time the executioner, with one
blow from his sword, severed his head
from his body. This occurred Al
about 10:30 p. m.
"The Japanese then bowed to The
floor, on which we all did the sams
We were then asked II we were salts
fed with what we had witnessed, when
we replied in the affirmative.
After the lapse Of few moments
we were informed that all was over
when we arose and took our departure
The whole scene was one Of great SOL
emnity and very impressive.
Very respectfully,
"Your obedient servant
~. BLAKELEY CREIGHTON,
"Commander"
What War Really Means.
Let us hope we will have peace
again soon. The jingoes are not found
among the veterans. War Is worse
than Sherman said 1t was. This Dc
scription, which ! copy from the H.
dependent, is all too true:
No more thunder OF artillery, no
more blare of trumpets, no more bea,
Of drums; only the low moan OF pain
and the rattle Of death In The
trampled ground some redly-glimmeN
ing pools, lakes of blood; all the crOp
destroyed, only here and there a piea
OF land left untouched, and still cor
cred with stubble; the smiling Villages
OF yesterday turned into ruins aBt
rubbish. The trees burned and hacked
in the forests, the hedges torn viii 4
grapeshot And on this battle ground
thousands and thousands OF mei /
dead and dying-lying without aid 10
blossoms of flowers are to be seen Oh
wayside or meadow; but sabers, bayc
nets, knapsacks, cloaks, oyertunH
ammunition wagons, powder wagons
blown into the air, cannon with brOke
carriages. Near the cannon, whoa
muzzles are black with smoke, ths
ground Is bloodlest. There the great
est number and the most mangled d
dead and half-dead men are lying III
orally torn to pieces with Shot and
the dead horses and the halfdea
which raise themselves on their feet
such as they have left them-tO slni
again; then raise themselves up once
more and fall down again, TIL thg
only raise their heads to shrek OI
their pain-laden death-cries. There
a hollow way quite filled with corpse
trodden into the mire. The poor crsi
lures had taken refuge there, no dOus
to get cover, but battery had drive
over them, and they have been crusha
by the horses hoofs and the wheea
Many of them are still alive pulp.
bleeding mass, but still alive
1t is impossible to depict 1t acts
rately. Flies we're feeding on ths
open wounds, which were covered Vlli
them; their gaze, flaming with ievE
wandered about asking and seeEll
for some help-for refreshment ~
water and bread! Coat, shirt, res
and blood formed in the case OF mos
Of them one repulsive mass. WoTn
were beginning to generate In ui
mass and to feed on them. A hOrra'
odor filed every place All these y
diers were lying on the bare grouna
only few had got little straw y
which they could repoee their misc
able bodies. Some who had notnn'
under them but clayey SWAMI
ground had halfsunk into the mua
| formed-they had not the strength
get out of 1t.
In Masloved, a place Of about nN
houses, there were lying, eight dN
after the battle, about zoo wouh'"
1t was not so much their shrleS
agony as their abandonment Wlu''
any consolation which appealea
heaven. In one single barn alone ~,
Of these poor wretches were Groves
Every one Of their wounds had o's
nally been severe, but they hau
come hopeless In consequence Of Wv
unassisted condition, and thelr v"
Of nursing and feeding almost
we're gangrenous. Limbs crushed
shot formed now mere heaps o.
trefying flesh, faces mere mas
coagulated blood, covered win
in which the mouth was repressn
by a shapeless black OPENING
which frlghtful groans kept wen
out. The progress Of the putrela.u
separated whole mortified pieces w
these pitiable bodies. The liying
lying close to dead bodies which
begun to fall into putreiacton
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