The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-15
osTEND's FATE HANGS IN THE BALANCE.
Continued from Page One.)


refugees money who begged for the
opportunity to rent a chair.
Tuesday night brought nsisten reports would
enter Oend Wednesday at dawn, with the result that slept
1T daybeak every street of OStend Bans making
their way to the water front Hundreds of their
families and friends in their small boats which sailed
the shipping basin steady stream loaded down frightened
women and children carrying their personal effects wrapped
ableclotfs and blankets
i Failure of the daybreak afforded only a
gh ccf 10 the ANXIOUS crowds Rumors that
cavalry less than twenty away the appearance of
The Taubc the sky taken indication the Germans
we're perfecing their plan for entering the city.
Practically government of any at Oend The
departure King Albert and military headquarters only the civil
guard and policemen They attempting preserve order but
there lack of direction the bugomaser head the mncpa
government has left.
The crowds gangways the vessels making
the work of embarking the refugees difficult Women and
children are tramped in the Stampede of frightened animals
every Bundles of Clothes bogs are stacked
everywhere in confusion preventing the free movement of
The crowds
cerS made in Flemish and French the gangway are lowered
This rule has been enforced for several days. with the greatest
shof women cling to he husbands and other relatives de-
ahy blocking the gangways All attempts persuade the re-
gee to drop their bundles and hasten boats are un
avang ut is all we have left the reply an aged and in
firm woman, staggering under heavy luggage
Osend today is amazingly unlike the CAV Atlantic fv o
'egum which formerly attracted fashionable pleasure
seekers OF the world The shutters closed great hotels
acg the splendid bathing beach, poor alike residents
OF ond and refugees of all classes from the interior of Bel
gium, are huddled together
For days the food of and children has been bread and
coec provided by committees which attempting to
ne munger OF the people spite of the that all ordinary a
VueS nave been suspended Now bread is becon;na
lie reEe boats to Fokestone crowded and h,Ir
u mat they have little time to consider question of meals Ind
frequently they unable to cold lunch to the re
gees crowded into every available of deck space
Marked attention is shown wounded soldiers nv +ba -
@ VINO garner ABOUT the tters the doc sipboard of
s .sae'es chocolate and any other acy which the most
empty lunch baskets afford Many or th sode snsI ~ 80,
remsh while their only English or French and
cry on refugees who understand languages to male ko
80 81 u's sufferers Little children often bridge the Ian
'uase chasFn and with rare sympathy the nurses
Belgian English and French soldiers alike bava erd,.s
aupS duns the recent campaign the uniforms of the
wounded soldiers in tatters. This especa,v A.. @ @
WHOSE once bright red and blue uniforms are now faded and
" unkempt in appearance unshayed faces
- y - p nssiah ooys have such dsreputabe looking uni
oiiiS wnen they come to Red Cross s,reeon -o..
'h ry 10 get some sort of civilian clothes for them 70 tore
T. ~ course we cannot get uniforms now but the moor
hi M - aeaened enough by their injuries without having
The surgeon said the e,+;ra ps,,- % ~
S weeks respite to from the shock of i,s
vice under unprecedent hardships - '"i'' ser
- Inc American consul, Henry A. johnson has n. at;
his ms care ana is on the docks day night ASSISTING
49, americans are not numerous at Osend st : rs
coming in daily from Antwerp Cihent and pa : re- @
m % consui left Osend several days ago the consn INC
the other Allies accompanying him 80 s "e iepreSentng
crowds b M gh ana today intensified the sufTerings of t
ha,, weie showed to the very edge OF tbe r;s& 49,.
without shelter in the hope OF cacb;,g
persons were pushed off the docts t tt next Doa
| put aii were rescued. y "'e ssisins masses,
piers win HSe ,os last night cast further gloom over the dv
na So ]e.aeeeS trying to sleep The sop enns 80, -
s toward fishing boats off the reefs EVER e kspt mr.
t VINO were ready to believe that tbe she
/ "'e SIernans had begun. ~ SApsStea ad OF
From Nsh Serva corss AZ es,s. ;..r
vi m 'he sevan frclt between Svoik @ light wing
c.amsd ~ iepulsed with heavy losses to tbe M VIA