New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-26

ing in that square. Shrapnel puiIeto
whipped the stones. The enemy va, va
making target Of the Hotel de Viiio
and dropping shells with dreadful ex-
actitude on ali sides OF It. n
DR.. Munroe and Lieutenant re
Brocqueville mounted the steps OF the
town hall. Mr.. Gleason took down q
stretcher. He had a.little smile spou'
his lips. -
A French officer and two men stood
under broken archway OF the Ell,
trance between the fallen pillars ana
masonry. A few yards away from
them lay a dead soldier, handsome
Young man, with clear-cut features
turned upward to the gaping roof
Another dead man lay huddled up
ouite close by. His face was hidden:
"Are there any wounded mere, SIT
asked the young lieutenant. The other
officer spote excitedly. He was praye
man. but could not hide the terror III
his soul, because he had been standing
so long waiting for death, which STOOD
beside him but did not touch him: IL
appeared from his, words that there
were several wounded men among tne
dead down in the cellar, He would be
Obliged IL they could be rescued.
The cellar was dark hole, iilumined
dimly by lantern. From little heaP
of huddled bodies two soldiers, still
unwounded, dragged three comrades out
and handed them up TO the street.
Meanwhile DR.. Munroe, perfectly
calm and quiet, was moving about the
square directing the work, and Lieuten-
ant de Brocqueyille was making IN
quiries about other wounded. IL seemed
monstrous to suppose that some burst
ing she'll would not smash the am
balances to bits and finish the agony
of tie wounded.
Dash Back Under Fire.
Lieutenant de Brocqueville spoke the
word Of command, "The first ambulance
must TOW get back"
It started. Through the frightful
streets again it went and out into the
road to the country.
Very hot'" said the chauffeur.
we'll get through with luck!" some
body answered. The wounded men lay
very quiet.
Mitrsilleuses were at work now, spit
ting out bullets. 1t was worse sound
than that of the shells. 1t seemed
so deadly in its rattle.
Along the country road the fields are
still being ploughed by shells which
burst over the ambulsnces. At one
time they forced d halt.
Soldiers were crouched under the
ruins Of cottage walls and inside some
of the remaining cottages. There were
many wounded men and their com
rades were giving them first aid"
Space for some of these was found in
the ambulance. They were less quiet
than he ntbors Thar CrOang
heartrending.
Just after the car had started the
painful discovery was made that Lieu
tenant dc Brocqueville, the gallant
young leader Of the party, was miss
ing. By some horrible mischance he
had not taken his place in either Of
the ambulances or the accompanying
motor car None had the least idea OF
what had happened to him. All
imagined he had scrambled aboard like
the rest after giving the order > get
away.
There was only one thing to do-to
get back and search for him. Even in
the half hour since the town was left
Dixmude had burst into flames and
was now a great blazing torch.
Mr.. Gleason was the first TO volun-
teer to go back. He and another men,
her of the party took the light car
and sped back toward the burning
town.
The ambulanceS went on with their
cargo of wounded.
Lady Dorothie Fielding, in one of the
cars, drove back along the road toward
Dixmude and rescued another wounded
man left in a Tayside cottage. BY
| this time there were five towns blaz-
| inr Tho flames tho NIGHT a
iiendish splendor.
Go to Help in Rescue.
After consultation, it was decided to
/ get as near Dixmude as possible to
help in the rescue of De Brocqueville.
| The enemy's bombardment was now
! terrific. All its guns were cOncen-
trated upon DiXmude and the sur
rounding trenches.
! In the darkness, under q stable wall,
the party stood listening to the great
crashes for an hour. Inside the stable
soldiers were sleeping in straw, care
less that at any moment she'll might
burst through upon them.
| Suddenly there was a CLEAN of head
/ lights, and an English voice called out.
| 1t was Gleason.
They had gone to the entry Of Dix
nude, but could get 10 further, owing
20 the flames and shells. They, too,
had waited for hours, but had not
found De Brocqueville. II seemed GER
tain that he was dead, and very sor-
rowfully the party drove back TO
Furnes.
At the gate of a convent were some
Belgian ambulances which had come
from another part of the front with
their wounded. Some of the wounded
died as they were being lifted out.
Later the hospital corps sat down TO
supper. Suddenly Lady Dorothie Field
ing gave a little cry of joy and Lieu
tenant de Brocqueville came walking
briskly forward, alive and well. II
Ceemed miracle. 1t was hardly less
than that.
He had gone down into the town
hall cellar to haul out another wound
cd man, forgetting that he had given
the order to start back There he had
remained, with the buildings crashing
all around him, until the enemy's fire
had died down a little. lie succeeded
in rescuing his wounded, for whom he
found room in Belgian ambulance
outside the town, and then he walked
back along the road 10 Fumes. What
rejoicings there were over his return.
The courage Of this English field am
bulance under the Belgian Red Cross
is one OF those splendid things which
CLEAN through this DEVILS work of
war.