The Washington herald., 1917-12-07
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wrecked that publication Is impossl-
bic. T.
BlueJackets from an American war
ship are assisting In partoiling the
streets tonight.
J Among the dead is Lebaron Cole
! man, a manager OF the Canadian Ex-
press Company. He was killed at
North street Station when the roof
collapsed.
1t was a day Of suffering at the
Victoria General Hospital, with the
suffering of men, women and children
who had been grievously injured and
! the suffering of those unhurt who
waited news of their loved ones. In
many cases to hear later they had
died.
Hospital Is ThronEed.
Every available nook and Granny
of the spacious building was made
ready for those who had been in
jured. 1t was shortly after the ex-
plosion occurred that the first cases
were brought in, and from then dur
ing the day. evening and night the
hospital workers were continually
busy.
Inc sHSnI GdstS. lnOSc VINO sur
fered cuts from falling glass, In or
out of houses and buildings, receIv-
ed prompt aid and were sent to their
homes. But there were many very
serious cases. Some of the women
were seized with hemorrhages and
others frightfully gashed. and among
them persons who were practically
beyond recognition. From some who
were brought in early no hopes of |
recovery were entertained.
Toward evening % citizens had
passed away and had been brought |
10 one OF the morgues and then |
there were. other cases where it |
was feared patients would breathe |
their last before morning.
Despite the fact that many OF the !
devoted workers, both male and fe-
male. had relations of whose for
tunes they know nothing, thev J
bravely responded to the call Of
duty. There will be many men and
women in Halifax who will speak
from experience of the wonderful
attention which they received at
the Victoria general hospital.
Story of Survivor.
Charles Priest. gasoline engineer
On a vessel that was at the drydock
tells the following story:
We had eighty gallons OF gaso-
line in both tanks which exploded
when shell from Shs munition shin
struck the Wasper B. The latter had |,
Just left the dry dock to go to Red
lord Basin to get some plates from
one OF the troopers and as the shin
was opposite the Lorne Club We saw
ne Belgian relief ship, the Iona
coming down the basin, and the Monr
Blanc going up
heard the Belgian steamers
"hlstle blow and the only thing I
emember afterward was seeing No
ioid Of the munitions ship on fire on
he starboard side.
we made an attempt TO turn back ]
oward the officials at the dry dock
Ut before reaching them a shell !
truck us. l think that was the only {
ne OF the five on board the Wasper r
escape as the ship was blown up.
MY son, Harold Priest. who worked |
the dry dock. was killed"
Worse Than Flanders. :
Col Mckenzie Bell, who was twoI
ears on the firing line in Flanders t
ays that he never saw anything on L
ne battle front to equal the scenes in n
Halifax today. h
Inquiries are pouring into the news 3
aper offices tonight from ali quarters Il
'EardlnS missing persons. Anxious D
'iatlFes are seeking lists Of dead and II
lJufed which are impossible to OBJ n
lin. y y
DIR. Reid. Minister of Railways and ~
anals, said tonight that the figures n
the known dead total 600 as far as Id
'unted at a late hour.
Heard 81 Miles Av.y.
With blast and n boom that was n
card sixey-one miles away, a myriad n,
missiles OF hot iron and steel n
iell and shrapnel shot into the sky. w
I'd. sizzling down upon the harbor T
Id the city, made Halifax a sham m
es II. II,
Fires ragged. and how many thou. i'd
nds are injured could not be guess .,
= AS night fell-bringing no dark si
'ss' Tor the sky was red for miles h,
ouhu-the streets were still thick al
IN masses of men. women and chill sy
en- huddled amid wreckage, hun
Gus Oh them hurt but yet uncared DIR
Tic Dig SUBURB OF Hall he
T. mas been reduced to SCOT and ta
mes. The whole water front was aT
'eled. Many ships in the harbor 10,
re blown up with their crews. Hum of
eos OF warehouses. fine residences.
Vernment buildings. barracks. rail- "a
y station. churches and schools p,
her were lifted bodily from founda- co
Ms and catapulted skyward, the fo
DTS coming down mingled with ro,
gments OF human bodies, or de- M
lred by the flames as they spread M
oughout the harbor and town
ven by the storm that had driven
Belgian relief ship against the
mt Blanc.
was reliably reported that No shi
ierlcan vessel. troop ship or other th'
d was destroyed. Mo
Wires All Down, TW
elegraph and cable communicates, su,
virtually wiped out by the dis =
er' ' All day long Halifax was prac-
NY Isolated from the outside =.
'ld. Frantic efforts are being made
restore direct communication. The
VI IL caused numerous conflict
reports throughout the day.
les ana towns for miles around the
ckeh city are organizing relief ex-
luons. Trains and automobiles