The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-29
LYDIA {. .P'NkHAf% MEDICINE co. LYNN. ~

us. we hustled around and got the
hospital going somehow and started
to take care OF the wounded. There
were no nurses about the place. none
in the town, so the drivers Of the Red
wasn't one who had ever done nurs.
ing. and the stiff part of II was that so
many OF the wounded were in such
condition that operation without delay
was vital.
The two American surgeons started
operating at 1880 and were at II at 3
in the morning. Wei say Eve" be.
cause everyone had TO do his bit
performed seventeen major operations
and everyone successful.
Only one set OF Instruments had
been left behind and as there wasn't
time to sterilize them by boiling each
time. we had to pour alcohol over
them. 81 candles stuck in their own
wax to n board furnished the only
light for the surgeons. I held the
board. As they worked ! moved II
around SO they might have the mos,
light on the probing or setting or sew
Ing or whatever there was to be done
Three Of the operations were trephan
ming OF the skull. Another OF the sol
diers had fifty-nine pieces OF shell In
him. and every one was located and
taken out b ycandle light. II was n
busy night. Luckily mt midnight an.
other American surgeon arrived and
relieved at the operating table. The
worst part of II was that ether knock.
ed cut mc.t CT our drivers, 10 that at
last there we're only two Of us left to
bear hand
Hospital Evacuated.
In the morning we evacuated the
hospital. taking the wounded to c.
where there were ample facilities
Then we were out right to work get.
ting out of town the refugees who had
accumulated there for several dsys.
C-was subject to air raid every
clear night. SO we had to sleep in the
cellar Of the great chateau Thebombs
bursting about the place made rest al.
most impossible.
When the last of the refugees had
been transferred to a neighboring rail.
way station word came that the Ger
mans had dropped 240 on the train
at R, few kilometers away. So
We hustled two camions over there
and found four men killed and five
wounded.
For two or three days we were again
caring for the refugees who were
streaming toward the haven Of Paris
by the thousands.
In Hot Corner.
Soon the trucks were ordered to
swing northward TO s.. The
French had been there. but had re-
treated to straighten out their line
Germans began shelling the place. I'm.
ally driving out the entire civilian
population. 1t then became such a
hot corner that II was no longer bill.
letting area for troops and army ca.
mions were not allowed to pass thru
the city. But there was a Red Cross
stan on the job there.
The task now was to get out the
staff and all the supplies possible
from the Red Cross warehouse there
We went up with three cnmions and
as we entered the city saw three big
German sausage balloons watching the
place and directing the gun fire. Soon
the shells began dropping about us.
The sausages had seen us.
The warehouse was in the chapel
of the big seminary, and while we
were at work loading up. shells from
the 240's came screaming In. One
banged thru house directly across
the street and made pun Of dust OF
It, but down in the court yard we were
protected from the dying pieces 9th
Iers landed about, shcwerins u. and