The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-08-31
Procession Of Mangled Men
Through German Hospital
on verduns Front. B aS
ONTHEIRWAYTOFATHERLAND
Roar Of Guns Punctuates the Groans
Of Paln-Wracked Soidiers--M Mu. R nj
tlIated' Men Think Only of 4 81;
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Berlin.-A German correspondent II
with the army Of the crown prince
near Verdun sends graphic descrip-
tion to his newspaper Of scenes In a
little French village where the wound
ed are brought In and taken care of.
"rhe songs of the German soldiers 4
who are on lenve In this villnge," he 4
writes, "become softer as the gray hos
pital wagon appears In the dusty street.
The men are severely wounded and
are unable to sit up. They are lying
on their narrow stretchers. Some are
Ill and others are only slightly wound
cd. The wounded now and then took
sadly Mt the bindings Of their wounds.
They tell Of their sufferings. One Of
them was wounded by shrapnel during
an attack by the enemy. He was able
to crawl to the rear, and while his
wounds were being dressed n shell ex- \
ploded nearby and he was wounded q B
second time. But now we are all move;
Ing to the renr-to Germany. .J
Wounded Hobble In. iS
ut Is getting quite dark. The croak-
Ing Of frogs comes from pond not fur
away. The ronr Of guns Is no longer
dcnfening. The hospital wagon slowly
moves up the street and stops before
the barracks. Those who are able ut
once allght. One, who received rifle
ball in his leg, jumps to the ground
with his good leg and hobbies Off. An
other takes M i'll soldier on his back
and curries him to the barracks. The
physician meets us, glnnces ut our pa
81 a al t0 ,if not
bench while the severely wounded are
ut once taken care of by other physi
clans. All around the room are beds
occupied by wounded soldiers who are
In no condition to be sent back to Ger
many for the present. In one bed liea
man whose head Is all tied up; an
other has hud his arm amputated, an
other his leg. All are asleep. and some
are smiling, laughing and talking In
their dreams--what sweet dreams they
must be!-golden dreams. The man
with his head all bound up is talking
softly The physician says that he
had the worst wounds that he has yet
seen during the war. 1t was a Ques.
ton whether he could live, but the
physicians brought him around all
right. and today, when the wounded
man asked for something to eat, they
were so delighted they treated every
one with cigars.
I'VE are waiting for the automobile
winch Is to take us to the nearest field
hospital No one says word. The
guns are again roaring Looking out
of the window we can see the clear
starlight blue Sky now and then vivid
! ly illuminated by the fierce glare from
| exploding shells. Here and there is
seen the searchlight on the watch for
hostile aviators. One Of the wounded
remarks:
1T would just be my luck to have
some aviator drop bomb on me now
after all have gone through
| Is Short Of Time.
"The door Is opened suddenly, and
n soldier stumbles In. He Is holding
! his head with both hands and the
blood Is streaming down his face. He
quietly tells the physician that he
would like to have his wounds dressed. 5
Tie adds that he was driving an am
munition wagon when he was wound
ed. AS the attendant examines his
wounds the soldier remarks that he
has not much time to spare, as the am
mnnition wagon is awaiting outside
and 1t Is his duty to deliver the am
munition promptly. He tells the physl-
clan simply to wash his wounds and
let HIN be Off. The physician tells him
quietly and firmly that that Is impos-
sible. He must remain: .his wounds
are more serious than he imagines.
Everything Is quiet again and moth
Ing Is heard except the deep breathing
Of the sleeping wounded. Near me
one man awakens and sits up In his
bed. He looks at me with two STAR
ing, feverish eyes: M
How is 1t with the Frenchr he.
asks me. notice that his wounds are
In the chest.
"Whnt question to ask. said to
myself. Here Is man seriously
wounded, and from deep sleep he
suddenly awakes and oil he asks Is
about the enemy. Not word about
his mother or his home, not a word Of
complaint about his sufferings.
The French are worse Off than we
are,' answered him. a.4 SS
'"rhat seemed to satisfy him, and
then he asked for a drink Of water. S &
Just then the automobile stops In
front Of the door and those of us not
severely wounded are escorted outside
md placed In tine machine. Adieu And
the automobile starts on It's Journey
to that beloved place where clean beds
and loving hands await to nurse u.s." #
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