Crittenden record-press., 1917-10-04

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of his body torn away, and the rest Of
him WIS leaning on the driver, who
was being covered with the blood
which was gushing from this awful
thing beside him. The colonel, who
had been sitting in the back of the car,
was curled over on the seat, and his
head and part of his shoulder were ly-
ing In a pool Of blood In the bottom OF
the car To me the most terrible part
Of 1t was the driver. He was as white
as a ghost, and his eyes seemed to be
sticking an inch out of their sockets
His teeth were barred. and bis whole
face was twisted into the most hellish
expression one could imagine.
Good God. he's gone mad" cried my
officer. And was sure Of 1t. The Off.
Ger ordered me to turn around and fol.
low him and to catch him If possible
The car was away down the road by
the time ! got turned around, but set
out after him for all was worth. I
gained on him. too, but as l went
through vlamertinghe he was Just
stopping in front Of the field dressing
station there e-s---s .-'--i-'---'.i
The orderly rushed out when he
heard the car, and heard that driver
say. "For Gods sake take this thing
away from mer'
It was horrible beyond description. I
saw that poor fellow a couple Of weeks
later, and he was bad enough to look
at even then. He was walking around
alone all right except that his face was
continually twisting and twitching hor.
ribly. His nerve was completely gone,
and he was discharged almost at once
For all the shock he had his was a mi
raculous escape. -
When we saw that the drives
being taken care Of We started batX to
make our attempt to pass through the
burning city.
As we got nearer the city seemed to
have lost all feeling Of fear, and In fact
I didn't have any feeling at all.
tried to think about what was 60
Ing to happen to us, for II worried me
that ! didn't seem to have q nerve
In my body, kept telling myself that
] was going to my death and that In q
few minutes would be lying some
where In those smoking ruins. But Il
was no use, didn't care one way OF
the other. Before one comes to the
railway track Just outside Ypres there
Is a road which branches OF to the left
and leads to the village OF Elverdinghe
Before We came to where this road
branches OF the officer spoke.
~ think II would be worth while try.
ing to get to the canal bank through
Elverdinghe," he said. land from there
VIC would perhaps be able to leave the
car, swim the canal and get through to
Potijze on foot, II will take longer.
OF course, but the main thing for us to
do Is to get there safely. no matter II
II takes n great deal longer Let Us
try that way, anyway"
! was willing to try anything. and SO
We turned OF the road and headed for
Elverdinghe. II was only few kilo.
metres, and We didn't take long getting
there, but when we arrived we found
that we bad jumpe' ont OF the frying
pan into the fire, for Elverainghe was
getting Il hot and heavy from the Ger.
man field batteries.
We rushed into the town, and as we
swung into tue village proper We came
very near having one grand smashup.
A field ambulance was moving out Of
the place. and the road was blocked
by ambulanccS which were loading TN
with wounded. jammed on the
brakes aud pulled over almost luto the
ditch, but the brakes stopped .he car
before we got clear In.
A sentry Informed US that the road
through the village was closed and
that we would have to turn around and
20, back. tried TO back up but my
two front wheels were stuck away
down In the ditch, and she wouldn't
pull out under her own power
appealed to the driver Of an empty
ambulance to help me, and he quickly
got his towrope around my back axle,
and va came out with the 8rst hsave.
] notired while we were taking ~