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The maimed soldier had , however , fainted , and he now fell senseless upon the floor of the car , while his companions , unable to assist him , followed his example by lying down , to be out of the line of fire . The Peruvians , however , fired a few more shots into the truck ; but since they could no longer see anybody at whom to shoot , they presently tired of their pastime , and laid down their rifles , laughing heartily among themselves at the sport they had enjoyed . Douglas and his fellow - officers heard the raucous sounds of merriment , and each in his heart vowed that , if they lived , they would exact a fearful retribution for the inhuman treatment which they had that day received from their captors . At four o'clock that afternoon the train crawled and jolted into Lima ; the trucks were at once surrounded by soldiery who were waiting for their arrival , and the unhappy prisoners were roughly hauled out and formed up in a square as before . The weary , hungry and thirsty prisoners were hurried off to the castle of Lima , where , in the courtyard , they were given the first food and water that many of them had received for nearly thirty-six hours . While the starving wretches were refreshing themselves , the gates opened to admit another body of about fifty Chilians surrounded by guards . These were herded in among those who had arrived by the train , and likewise were given food and water , upon which they fell like ravenous wild beasts .