The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07
GATHER UP DEAD
BY WAGON LOADS
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building shook like leaf
I'VE thought some powder plant had
exploded. About a minute later the
full force of the explosion hit us and
every window in the building crum-
bled to nothing but powder.
Then came the awful screams ana
agonized groans of the stricken.
I'VE were ordered to leave the
building" Miss White continued, "as
the sisters in charge thought a maya
zine which was situated near us would
explode. We all hurried into the
woods in the rear of our school.
About noon, we returned to the
academy. At that time the city was a
mass of flames. Men came to us and
begged for cloth for bandages. We
frantically tore up sheets and gave
them everything in the place which
would be of any use.
by this time loads of dying and in
jured were being brought to US in wa
CONS and our sisters began to assist in
dressing tneir wounds.
Men broke down and sobbed and
women, shrieking and moaning. were
soon. clustered in our damaged, but
still intact buildings.
Many were horribly cut. Women,
clasping babies to their breasts, beg
ged for help"
Two Thousand Injured.
HALIFAX, Dec. THE citizens
committee in charge of the wrecked
zone estimated today that the serious
ly injured would total 1000. This is
not including those suffering from
minor cuts and others who are walk
ing cases." A special train is being
made up to carry more of the wounded
to Windsor, where preparations have
been made to care for several hundred.
Burial Of some Of the dead may be-
gin late today
Snow aided the fire fighting and the
flames will be confined to the ruined
district of North Halifax. Numbers
Of injured. trapped under falling build
ings are believed to have been burned.
The citizens committee has es-
tablished an Identification bureau
where those separated from their
families may leave their names and
SO hope to be identified.
American and British fighting men
are keeping close watch for hooters.
Ghouls will be shot.
Appeals for building material have
been sent out. Additional shelter and
clothing are sorely needed.
Fleeing From City Of Horrors.
MONTREAL, Que, Dec. IA great
exodus from Halifax. city of horrors,
has begun, according to information
here today. While police,
soldiers, United States sailors and
civilian volunteers are digging In
the debris of ruined portions of the
city for dead and MANNED, stream
of women. children and some men
are nocking from the town.
Preparations to care for these
refugees have been made in many
nearby towns. Most of them are be-
ing conveyed by train. others are rid
ing in wagons but lately used for
hauling corpses.
Two thousand dead is a conserva.
tive estimate, according to the police.
When the work of clearing away
debris begins, further horrors may
be revealed. At present the fire
swept area is sheated in ice.
A number of bodies have been re-
covered from the bay.
Fires Break Out Again.
IlAl>lT IA, ~ ItS,
cold and heavy snow storm added
to the sufferings Of the wounded and
in this blasted city today.
Fires which were believed extin-
guished have broken out again.
There Is no reliable count Of the
dead. Two thousand is low estl-
mate, in the belief Of those who are
among the corpses, now froz-
en- stiff in grotesque and horrible at
titudes of death and agony.
Many of the injured are dying.
Police are attempting to round up
lost children who are wandering
through the appalling wilderness of
wreckage, weeping bitterly or calling
for their mothers.
Even worse conditions than exist in
Halifax have turned North Dartmouth,
across the bay, into "a place of death
and suffering.
The most badly damaged section of
Halifax is shut off by guards.
The dock yard magazines have