The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-16
OsTENDs FATE HANGS in THE BALANCE

chance ride The hotels near the quay which remained open
crowded with refugees and who begged for the
opportunity to rent chair
Tuesday night brought reports that the Germans would
enter Oend "Wednesday at dawn with the result slept
At daybreak every street of Ostend alive with Bens making
ie way 10 the water front Hundreds of Fishermen
families and friends in their small boats which
the shipping basin steady stream loaded down with frightened
and children their personal effects in
tabecoths and blankets. j
Failure of the Germans daybreak only al
slight relief to the anxious crowds Rmo that Ger
cavalry was less than twenty miles and the appearance
The Taube in the taken Germans
we're perfecting their plan for entering the CITY,
Practically government of any Ostend
departure of King Abertand military headquarters only the civil
guard and policemen They attempting preserve orde
there is lack Of direction the burgomase head municipal
government also has left. .H
The crowds about the gangways the vessels making
the work of emharkhg the refugees difficult Women ana
children traped in The Stampede of frightened animals a
every Bundles Of clothes trunks bags are stacked
everywhere in confusion preventing movement o
The crowds.
'Women and children first" is the the ship of
icers made Flemish and French the gangway lowered
This rule has been enforced for several days. but with the greatest
effort cling to their husbands and other male relatives de-
family blocking the gangways All attempts persuade the
ugees to drop their bundles and hasten aboard the boats
ayaing W ali have left the reply aged and in
firm woman, staggering under heavy luggage. 81
Ostend today amazingly unlike the gay Atlantic City of
belgium which formerly attracted most of pleasure
facing the splendid bathing beach Rich and poor alike residents
Of Oend andTuges of all classes from the interior of Bel
sun are hudded together. e.. -..rs-
For food of and children has been bread and
provdedhy committees which attempting to keep down
hunger people, spite the fact that all ordinary
ivites have beespended. Now bread is becoming
The boats TO Fokestone crowded and hur
they have little time consider question of meals and
frequently they unable to offer cold lunch to the reu
crowded info available inch of deck space.
Marked the wounded soldiers by the reu
gees gather about the te the docks and pboard of
ng cigaetchocolate and any other decacy which the most
e,pty lunch Many of the soldiers speak only
rely refugees understand all three languages to make Known
of the sufferers Little children often bridge the Lam
suage chasm and with sympathy assist the
Belgian English and French soldiers alike have endured such
ardps during the recent campaign that the uniforms Of the
wounded soldiers tatters This especially ueof the Bel
ganS bright blue uniforms faded and
in unksmp appearance their unshaved
y poor Belgian boys have such dsrepntabe looking uni
forms when they Come to me- Red Cross surgeon remarked
up course get uniforms but the
chaps enough by their injuries having
hobbe about in rags sasH esSpas
surgeon said entie Belgian army should have
six weeks respite from the shock of its constant SER
vice under lnprecedent hardsfdps .sf
The America consul, Henry A. Johnson, has the affairs Of
the Allies and the docks day and
his charges not numerous at Osend but
have been coming daily from Antwerp Client and Bige
British end several days ago. representing
The other Allies mpanylng him. *as
Rains last intensified the sufferings
crowds which showed very edge Of the pier
severa. pushed the docks the
Adepss gloom over the dnny
piers with refugees The fog guns
fugitves To- that expected
From Nsh comes the ofica statsment that nsuf
iay nisa