The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-12
BRITISH TOO FEW
TO SAVE ANTWERP
Fought Bravely, but Great Ger
man Guns Were Too
Powerful.
FINAL SCENES HORRIBLE
Spsciai cable De.pnfch 10 The suS.

LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE Daily MAJ sum-
marizes the story Of Antwerp's fall from
various dispatches as they came from
the hands of the censor. 1t says:
"'rhe last hours of the defence were
marked by transcending misery. The
German heavy artillery had been
brought up on a comparatively close
range. Two hundred guns. IL inch, IL
inch and 16 inch, were showering gigan-
tic projectiles on the city.
The defamation OF the great shells
deafened and terrified the people. The
screech of the monster shrapnel and
the whirl OF bullets from them spread
panic and death among women and
children. Fires were burning in a dozen
different directions so fiercely that the
glare from them could be seen In Hol-
land many miles away.
Thus Antwerp fell. SO far back AZ
Saturday October 8, tho position of the
city was precarious. The Germans had
then driven a wedge Into the outer
| line OF forts aftep an appalling lombard
ment of certain OF these forts by the
heaviest guns. under which concrete
crumbled 20 dust and steel turrets
were riven. But at the critical moment
motor cars arrived, the advance guard
| OF the British forces, with the news that
/ the British column was marching up
| behind. This put fresh heart Into the
[ hard pressed Belgians.
THE British forces were marines
men Of Mr.. Churchills new naval
/ brigades. Some of them enlisted only
six weeks ago and were hurried south
east TO the front where the Germans
! a
with the stirring message from MIR.
/ Churchill and bore, themselves gallantly
under a fire described as hellish. Fur
Their British reinforcements arrived,
bringing the total up TO 5000. They
were too few to force the Germans back
nor could thoy meet the fire Of the
German artillery, which altogether out
ranged the Belgian guns and could MT
without being hit back.
Time had not been given to bring up
the powerful British naval guns though
one ~ WAS in the action. manned by
bluejackcts who gave noble account
Of themselves and brought down a Ger
man observation balloon. On October q
the allies were compelled by the he.lish
ruin OF the shraIsnel and the steady
/ German advance to retire to the forts
of the second line, close under the city.
THE King and Government withdrew
TO Ostend. Up to this date the popula-
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thirty great ships were down up IN 'h'
harbor. Non-comhatants by ne tens
: OF thousands strove TO escape from theii
stricken city. their pace quickened by
screaming projectileS the thud OF me
, German guns. showers OF shrapnel anc
the roar. heat and smoke OF fires. Shells
ploughcd up the streets and tore dow
buildings behind them.
L THE flight from Antwerp will hero
!. after stand with the passage Of tho
Beresina as an epitome OF human agony
"At the Beresina.' said Stendhal
there was in the faces OF all the look 81
0 the dead In Michael Angeles terrific
I picture OF the Last Judgment
THE British held on doggedly to the
4 end and were among the last to qui,
their positions. on Thursday night
: they removed their wounded and dis
abled and a 90 inch gun. which had
, been brought up. but which could not
q he mounted. Lighted by the blaze oi
a petrol tanks they destroyed the pontoor
bridge after the last detachments had
crossed.
. Then began a march of the most ex'
!, IRENE difficulty and danger They hat
to pass along the front OF superior
German force which was advancing :,
order to cut the line. Two OF the nava