Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-03

There was a good deal of picket Ar
ing and the music of the musket balls
was unmistakable proof that the reb-
els were not far away. Then, in the
distance. on the Chambersburg pike,
came to view a brass cannon, and
instantly there was the roar of cam
non shot; and bang! goes crashing
through the roof of the cupola in
which we were standing, a large solid
shot. My objective point was the
trapdoor and without delay l made
my way to greater safety. l crawled
to the north gable window of ~the
and hope to live for shot and she'll
came thick and fast, crashing into the
>building. l fastened down to the first
floor and found plenty to do. Pro-
from my room, was soon busy in Of
fees of mercy. supplying the wounded
and dying with water. While in a
kneeling posture between two wound
ed men. a she'll struck the tree under
which they were lying and exploded.
The consequent concussion Of air was
so great that it threw me PROSTATE
on the one man, while the other was
of the shell. My clothes were extern
sively stained with the dying mans
| blood.
1 continued my work of mercy, get
in the rear of the seminary, which
| was on the firing-line.
At this Juncture a surgeon ap-
! courage and good work, but it is ap-
parent that we must retreat from
this point, and, should you fall into
| the hands of the rebels, you will not
be able to explain to them why you
are here in citizens dress; my advice
Is, go over to the town" Believing
the, surgeons word well spoken, l
made the effort. And il one had seen
me run for the town, he would have
| been constrained to wonder what the
Psalmist meant when he said, THE
| Lord taketh not pleasure in the legs
OF man." for. 1 did. Shot and she'll
a fleet-footed youth, and success
| crowned the effort.
The. strength and fury of the first
| days battle were now on. Our little
by fearful odds was about giving way
on our right. when a portion of the
| Eleventh corps hurried through the
town and came to the. rescue. The re-
inforcements were two divisions under
Generals Schurz and Barlow. BY this
support the tide. or battle was stayed,
but Increased its fury so that the very
| earth trembled.
An hour later. however, the tide OF
battle turned and the Union army
overwhelmed by numbers, began to
retreat to the south of Gettysburg
Thats the way we drive the blue
bellied Yanks," exclaimed a rebel Of
ficer, with an air or triumph, to the
writer. where are vou driving then
to-" I inquired. ITO Baltimore an6
Washington. and all HI can't keer
us from It," was his reply.
Despair and Hope
>. The painfll fact had now settled
that our army had retreated and we
were under rebel dominion. We hat
no means OF knowing how far oul
men had gone, but for the fact thai
|
suit beyond the town we concluded
our, army was not far away: Oul
task was at our doors and in oui
homes, public buildings and churches
were everywhere. The very atmos'
phere seemed impregnated with an.
guish and pain. Nothing that love
and courage and a generous hospital
citizens of Gettysburg in their devo'
tion to the wounded and dying. Many
! gave up their comfortable beds tC
the wounded soldiers and nursed then
| with tender care as they would q
member of their own household. IT
our broken. sleep on the hard fiooi
we saw visions and dreamed dreams
The good angels seemed to have for
saken us, and the best thing to dc
was to continue our ministries Of
mercy among the wounded and dying
Until four in the afternoon there
was not much fighting during tht
second day. save between the pickets
But before the day was over there
were many bloody encounters. Leoni
das and his three hundrd Spartans a.
the Pass of Thermopyle. in their at
tempt to stem the tide of Persian
invasion of Greece, deserve no greater
celebrity for bravery than the boyi
IN blue on the heights of Gettys
burg. The second days battle con
tinued until after nightfall. Thu
storms of battle that ragged over an(
through the town made day and nigh
hideous.
Rebels Not Confident
Our second night in the. embrace
OF the Confederate army did not diff
fer materially from the first. To III
who were ministering to the needs o.
our heroes. the success of our arm
seemed doubtful This our new
ncighbors would have us believe. The,
were worse than Jobs comforters
But now and then we could snatcl
from their subdued conversation
words and expressions tthat gave III
some hope that not all was lost. 9TH
! Yankees have good position and NJ