The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-20

and destroying an immense quantity OF
glass The civil hospital, which occupies
the clostcrs of St Remy, received as its
quota nine bombs one Of which killed
four OF tho patients in the beds. and an
other one OF tho attendants. Needless
to say that over this building also were
dying flags OF the Red Cross.
On Sunday, September 81 | spent about
two hours on top OF the north tower OF
the cathedral. behind The parapets. where
| could not be seen. watching tho bonn
hardment OF the French forces. which
was going on In the suburbs OF the town.
situated ut about two kilometres from
my point 81 vantage. 1T was most in
terestins, the precision with which the
German shelis arrived in groups Of six at
Intervals Of, I should say. three TO five
minutes. The French troops were all
wonderfully covered that they could
not be seen, their guns being concealed
under straw or beet leaves, according to
the character OF the ground upon which
the battery was established.
No smoke came from their guns. their
powder being absolutely smokeless. and
yet the Germans seemed to have located
them very thoroughly and kept up con-
tinual bombardment, their shells landing
repeatedly over the same place, seem
ingly, without any deviation whatever.
shot PrOcIaims "Lights out"
Wa all slept the Saturday and Sun
day nights in Rheims which was in a
STATE OF siege. all lights being out at s
b o'clock. One OF our party foolishly left
his window open while no had his light
on: "A pistol shot from the police drew
attention TO the fact and the entire cleo
trio light OF the hotel was Immediately
cut OFF.
In the day time great numbers Of the
population would leave the city and go
out in the suburbs on the safe side to
watch the combat, returning at night to
their homes to see what destruction had
been occasloned and, II possible, to get a
nights rest. ! had n large quantity OF
tobacco with me. which was received by
the troops and by the civilians with great
Toy, for they had seen none for month,
the Germans having taken everything.
While the commercial part OF the city
had been absolutely destroyed, In other
parts one would And places where stray
/ shells had fallen, doing great damage. II
| all seemed absolutely ruthless and use
/ less. The cure OF the cathedral told me
that the Germans during their occupa-
tlOn had established an observation post
in the north tower with an electric search
light. This they took away with them
and some OF the French officers, during
, the first days OF reoccupation. occasionally
/ went up there TO have n look. hut the cure
/ had strongly objected and they had given
| II up.
] know that the two days that I was
there nobody hut myself went into the
| tower and | did so unbeknown 10 the au-
thorlties, being very careful not to show
/ myself AS | was assured II would draw
| fire II the Germans saw anybody moving
, about on IT, | think myself. that this Is
an exaggeratIon, as their line Of observa-
ton must be ut least seven or eight miles
removed and nj that distance, even with a
very strong glass II would be almost i'm
possible 10 distinguish a human silhouette,
/ morning. proceeding to Nillers-Cotterets
and stopping at Lafere-e Tardenos
which was the headquarters of the Eng
lsh Here there We're great quantities of
| automobiles and considerable commotion
that II was his honest opinion that this
was not the case, The village had been
bcmbarded before tina arrival of the Ger