The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
CORRESPONDENT GIVES A GRAPHIC
DESCRIPTION OF FALL OF ANTWERP

damaged. A shell struck the hnp,. |
occupied by an American named HIM
and the Dutch consul and blew IN, |
entire second floor into smithereeps
"A Zeppelin lowered over the civ
during Thursday mornings bombs,d
ment, dropping occasional bombs.
Though the German shrapnel era
ated enough havoc, II was child's MA,
compared to the damage done by tbs
siege guns. When a 4%2.centimets,
shell struck a house 1t not merel, |
blew a hole in 1t, 1t simply demo. .
ished It, the whole house collapsny
into ruin as II shaken to pieces by a, |
earthquake"
Almost as much damage was caused
by fires resulting from the bombad
ment as from the shells themeeye,
The entire west side OF the MarcbeY
Souliers from the head OF the Plaza
de Meir TO the Place Verte, including
the Hotel de Europe, the Cafe Royals
and a line Of fashionable shops OpDe
site the Hotel st. Antoine, was IA
stroyed. A quarter Of a mile Of build
ings In the Rue a Bree, including
the handsomest apartments In tbs
city, are nothing but charred wall,
The handsome block in the Rue de /,
Justice Is completely burned. In adj
dition several hundred dwellings scat
tered through the city have been
burned to the ground.
Dynamite Saves Cathedral.
AS the city is without water, ed
cept such as can be pumped from Ind
river, the firemen were powerless I'd
check the flames. That every building
On the Place Verte and very probable
the cathedral itself, was not burned
due to an American resident Charled
Whithoff, who, realizing the extrend
gravity OF the situation, suggested ID
the German military authorities thai
they dynamite the surrounding build
ings.
At ten o'clock at night word vl3
sent to Brussels and at four O'Clock ID
the morning six automobiles with dyI
Mantle arrived and the walls verd
blown up, the German soldiers stand
ing on the roofs OF %neighboring build
ings and throwing dynamite bombs
1T was a lively night for every Ona
concerned" says the writer.
81 was just sitting down to my INF
meal in 30 hours when the police bur1
in with the news the city was burli
ing" he goes on. 81 found an entir@
block opposite the hotel in fanei
and as there was no water the dTeme1
were powerless to check them. Whe1
| discovered the block immediatel1
behind the hotel was also ablaze,
struck me it was time to change nj
quarters.
After wandering through pltei
black streets for three hours, slippinl
on broken glass and stumbling oVe
fallen masonry, and occasionally chal
lenged by German sentries, saw
light In a building in the BouleyaF
| Leopold. ! rang the bell and va
taken in by a poor little constmptv
bookkeeper.
Takes Over Consulate.
Upon calling at the consulate
the morning | found that Consul Ge11
eral Diederich and Vice-Consul She1
man had left two days before Tor par
unknown. As there was a large nun
Der Of frightened people clanoiIn
for reassurance and protection, ana
there was no one else to LOOK nH
them, | opened the consulate ana
sumed charge.
THE proceeding was wholly hies
lar and unauthorized, OF course "
will probably ~scandalize departure
of state officials in Washington O'
was no time for red tape.
e" Immediately wrote a letter 10
German commander, informing u
that in the absence OF the consul !.
eral / had assumed charge OIL
American and British Interests
Antwerp and expected the fullest y
lection. received a courteous IVY
Immediately, saying that even y
lection would be afforded i%orelSne1