Narrative of a Compaign in the Crimea
by George Shuldham (9780217241373)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 18 CHAPTER II. Sail from Beicos Bay.?Cholera.?Horrors of the Pestilence on board Ship and at Varna.?Fire at Varna.?Russian Spies. ?Destination of the Expedition.?Enthusiasm of the Turks. ?TJnhealthiness of Varna. We were all excitement at the move which was now taking place; and the idea of our final destination being revealed to us, inspired us with fresh vigour. It was evident that something was very speedily about to be done, as the transports and steamers were all on the move, and were under orders for Varna. Sebastopol was said by many to be our destination; Kaffa was also spoken of; and some even said that Anapa was to be attacked; while the opinion of others was, that no place at all was to be taken, but that the troops were to be all sent down to winter-quarters at Scutari. The men had been practised in the embarkation and disembarkation of guns, etc., on the south side CHOLERA ON BOARD SHIP. 19 of Varna Bay, at which Lord Raglan, Sir Edmund Lyons, and Sir George Brown, were present, and their operations were most successful. The accounts of the cholera at this time were truly heart-rending. The army suffered dreadfully; but those who have only witnessed the effects of this fatal pestilence on land, can scarcely imagine the horrors of it on board ship. Let the reader picture a thousand men cooped up in a floating cage, the severity of the weather obliging them to close the ports and hatches, thereby, with the exception of what may be obtained by windsails, excluding all pure air from the decks below, and retaining that which was abominably tainted More than fifty robust men, in the prime of life, were soon removed from their companions, and snatched away by this terrible calamity No one can describe the horrors of these scenes. It made the stoutest ...

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