The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-13

and his son. As they came down TIE
stairs they were seized by German SOL
diers and both were tied up and led out.
my master being tied with . rope and
his son with a chain. They were dragged
outside. / did not actually see what
happened outside. but heard Fnbse-
quently tket my master was bayoneted
and shot, and that his son was shot. I
heard shots from the kitchen where I
was and was present at the burial OF
my master and his 500 thirteen days
later. German soldiers came back into
tie house and poured some infiammable
liquid over the floors and set fire to II.
| escaped by another staircase to that
which my master and his son had de-
scended."
On the 2eth wednesday,, In the city
OF Louvain. massacre, fire and destruc-
ton went on. The university with Its
library. Tire church Of st. Peter and
many houses were set on hre and burnt
to the ground. Citizens we're shot and
20 with the troops. Soldiers went
through the streets saying Man hat
gcschossen" (they rave been shooting).
One soldier was seen going along shoot
ing In the air.
Citisens Warned 20 Leave.
Many OF the people hid in cellars,
but the soldiers shot down through the
gratings. Some citizens were shot on
opening tire doors. others In endeavor-
ing to escape. Among other persons
whose houses were burnt was an old
man OF 90 lying dangerously Ill. who
was taken out on his mattress and left
lying In his garden all night. He died
shortly after In the hospital to which
a friend took Rim the following morning
On Thursday. the 27th. orders were
given that every one should leave the
city. which was to be razed to the
ground Some citizens, including
canon of the Cathedral with his aged
mother. were ordered to go to the sta
ton and afterward to take the road 10
Tirlemont. Among the number were
about twenty priests from Louvain
They were insulted and threatened. but
ultimately allowed to go free and make
their way as best they could. women
and sick persons among them. 10 Tirle-
mont Other groups OF prisoners from
Louvain were on the same day taken by
other routes, some early An the morning
through various villages In the direction
OF Mallnes with hands tightly bound by
= long cord. More prisoners were after.
ward added, and all made to stay the
| night In the church at Campenhout.
Next day. the 2Sth. this group. then
consisting OF about 1000 men. women
vain. The houses along the road were
burning and many dead bodies OF civil
I ans. men and women. were seen on the
! way. Some OF the principal streets In
Louvsin had by that time been burned
| out The prisoners were placed In
| large building on tho cavalry exercise
-ground--'One woman went mad. some
children died. others were born" on
the 2sth the prisoners we're marched
/ ~ ~. NV.t
the women and children and men over
10 were allowed TO 20; the others were
taken to Boort Meerbeek, fifteen kllo-
! meters from Malines. and told 20 march
! straight to Malines or he shot. A. II
| r. NJ. they reached the fort Of Waelhem
| and were at first fred on by the SEN
tries. but on calling out they were Bel
CLANS were allowed 10 pass. These pris-
oners were practically without food
from early morning on the e6th until
midnight on the 10th. or the corpses
seen on the road some had their hands
tied behind their backs. others were
burned some had been killed by blows,
and some corpscs were those OF children
who had been shot.
Another witness. a man OF independ-
, ent means, was arrested at noon hy the
soldiers OF the Is5th Regiment and
| taken TO the Place de la station. He
was grossly Ill treated on the way and
robbed by an officer OF his purse and
keys. His hands wcr. tied behind his
| back His wife was kept prisoner AZ
the other side OF the station. He was
: then made 10 march with about 500
, other prisoners until midnight. slept In
+, the rain that night. and next day, hav-
ing had no food since leaving LouvaIn.
! was taken 10 tho church In Rotselaer.
where there wers then about 1900 pris-
oners confined Including some infants
No food was given. only some water.
! Nex, dav they were taken through IVES
pelaer and back 10 I.ouvain. On the
way from Ro,selaer TO wespelaer nifty
bodies were seen. some naked and car
bonlzed and unrecognIzable. When they
arrived a, I,ouyain the Fish Market. tho
! place Marguerite. the Cathedral and
many other buildings were on fire. In
the evening about 100 men. women and
children were M. In horse trucks from
which tho dung had not b.en removed.
and nj n.xt morning left for Cologne
u... "a Crouua.
The wife OF this witness WAS also
taken prisoner with her husband and
her maid, but was separated from him.
and she saw other ladies made to walk
before the soldiers with their hands
above their heads. One. an old lady
of eighty nve-(name given)-
dragged from her cellar and taken with
them to the station They were kept
there all night but set free In the
morning, Thursday. but shortly after
ard sent to Tirlemont on foot A
number OF corpses were seen on the way.