The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
NELLIE BLY, PAINTS HORRORS Of WAR
SEEN IN EASTERN FIELD Of COMBAT
Tranoads of Healthy Frank Eyed Splendid Fellows Go Forth
to Battle With Songs Their Lips and Faith Their Hearts
and Return SunkenEyed, Wounded and Sick From the
Most FriuhttuI Experience Living Man Ever Witnessed.

ergetic people will fight 1t every inch
of the way
forgot to say that Prince Croy'e
train Is Zug Lit d. 1t is one of six
trains fitted out and maintained by
the Knights of the Maltese Cross
They are independent Of all other so
cieties and their members maintain
these trains.
Pleased the Kaiser.
I'VE have made such a record" said
Prince Croy to me- that the German
emperor has asked us to establish a
branch of our society in Germany"
Wednesday, soldiers died In
Prince Croys train last night. once
the thought of three deaths on ones
train in one night would have been
! appalling, but here, where death is
| everywhere, where the sight Of dead
and dying men is as familiar to one
as sparrows In New York, one gets
hopeless, not heartless. 1t is like a
scourge sweeping the world. One
stands dumb, despairing, dry-eyed be
fore the yastness Of the misery.
Prince Croy fed us twice again
from his splendid kitchen. Without
him we should have had TO exist on
our biscuits. We stop continually,
but not where we can obtain food
Indeed, the small, uncovered sta
tons we have passed are not inviting
There is nothing new. The day re,
peats yesterday.
Thursday.-l took my shoes off last
night My right shoe would not be.
have, With malicious deviltry 1t
pinched my foot until in desperation
! took both shoes off | had my face
washed this morning The engine is
the willing pump for the whole crowd
Colonel John brought me his rubber
basin and showed me how to lift of
the cushion and place the basin on
the seat. The soap felt delicious.
We breakfasted in a station with
a lot Of officers who watched us with
interest We had tea with rum, rolls
or Hight bread, the first | have seen in
Europe, and two boiled eggs. one
of mine was fresh. Some had worse
htk others better. Prince Croy lost
two more soldiers by death last night
That Is five out OF 1870.
Remarkable Recoveries.
y have had soldiers frightfully
wounded Prince Croy told me, "whc
have made extraordinary recoyeries
one man had three shots. one en-
tered his forehead and came out AT
the back Of his head one entered
the base of the head at the back ant
came out on the opposite side at the
temple and one shot went through
his leg. Five weeks after, when
went to see him, he jumped to his
feet and saluted.
y had another more horrible" h'
continued. "A man had his cntir,
lower jaw torn off with "A shrapnel
Ills tongue hung out on his neck aBt
chest, He had been five days in tn,
trenches after receiving his wounds
before the firing ceased long enough
to let him be carried away He was
iamiEhed We inserted a tube in hii
throat. He fought vigorously, as HI
thought 1t would hurt But we insist
cd and poured soup into him. Tn,
moment ho felt the soup In his stom
ach he made frantic motions for more
lie was Wild for food. We could no
feed him enough. Now they are max
Ing new jaw In the hospital and h,
rs recovering"
When Prince Croy was told how
eagerly the poor fellow demanded