The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-10-30
Correspondent GIVES A GRAPHIC
Description Or FILL 0F ANTWERP

occupied ~ M American nanasz itazt
and the Datrh c0nsai End hlsv the
satire second neor lnsaI smilasseenz,
= EsppeliA hurersa ever the city
daring Thursday mornings Aaaahafd-
HlenL drnpning orcaalcnal h0mha
ssThopsh che GsFnRan sArnpnal Gro
assd snassh havoc. II wss ehalas play
compared 10 the damage done ~ the
siege ganA when . s2.esnttmessr
shell struck hSase Il nes merely
hlss : hole ID Il q ssmply asmol-
ishsd n. the whole house cpliapsinx
into ruin ~ n shaken 10 pieces w an
aAfSAaaaks.~ &
Ainost ~ much damage waa sauasd
~ Ares rcsaiting from The hnmsard-
Hsens ~ from the sAAlla themselves.
The snttre west aide os the Mawheax
soelisrs from the scad Of the Place
de Msir 70 the Place verte. inclading
the Hotel Dc Europe. tho Cafe Rssaie
and line Of fashionable shops oppo-
site the Hotel 81 Antoine. vas Do
stroyed. A quarter OF mile Of hails-
ings In the Rue van Bres. including
thu hzndsomest apartments in tho
city. are ncthlnE but ehAFrea vAllA
The handsome block In the Rue Dc Ia
Justice II completely barned. In "a
dition several hundred dwellings, scat.
tered through the city have bees
burned to the ground,
Dysamits savss Cathedral
Az the city ID withoat water. en-.
cspt such ~ cah DO pumped from the
river the areman were pewerlsks 10
check the danes. That svsry building
OF the Place yerts and very probably
the cathedral Itself, was not burned b
due TO an American rasldont. Charles
whithon. who. realizing the sxtrems
gravity Of the situation. suggested to
tha German military authorities that
they dynamite tho surrounding build
inEa.
At ten o'clock at night word was
sent to Brussels and at -four c'eIDck In
the morning six automobiles with dy.
Mantle arrived and the walls were
blown Up. the German soldiers stand.
ing On the roofs OF neighboring build.
ings and throwing dynamite hnmbs.
IL was q lively night for every one
concerned says the writer.
Il wns Just sitting down 10 my first
meal In 30 hours when the police burst
IL with the news the city vas burn
ing." be goes on. Il found an entire
block opposite the hotel In flames.
and az there vas no water the fremen
we're powerless to check them. When
! discovered tho block Immediately
behind the hotel was also ablAse. II
struck me II was time 10 change my
quarters.
After wandering through pitch
black streets for three hours. slipping
on broken slass and stumbling over
fallen masonry. and occasionally chAi.
lenged By German sentries. ] saw .
light In building In the Boulevard
Leopold. rang the bell aud was
taken Ia BY poor little consnmptive
Takes Over Consulate.
Upon calling 1t the consulets IN
the morning found that Consul Gen.
pral Diederich end vice-corsul Sher.
man had left two days before for parts
unknown. Al there was q large mum.
Der OF frightened people clanoring
Tor reinsurance and protection. and ~
here was no one else to look after
them. ] opened the consulate and A.
sumed charge.
"The proceeding was wholly irreEu.
lar and Unauthorized. Of course. aud
will probably scandaiizs department
of state officials In Washington, but It !
was no time for red tape.
7 Immediately wrote a letter to the
commander. informing him
hat In the absence Of the consul gen.
erai had assumed charge of tho
and British interests In
and expected tho fullest pro
lection. received courteous reply
saying that every pro
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