Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-03
SAVED!
Continued from page one.)

Continued from page one.)
was willing to help in rescue work
ashore 1 told him to lead me to IL
and we started with two junior Off
GERS and five Chinese in the motor
boat. After a little running around
to find a place where we could get
near shore, we foound about 1,500 peo
pie on the bank and in the water try
ing to keep out of the fire.
Some Japenese men tried to rush
the boat, but we beat them off and
loaded it with women and children
and cripples. Then we took them to
and English ship in the harbor and
went back for more.
/ had my grip packed and did the
bad dressings while we were going TO
the ship. After two trips the English
ship let down her life boat and we
toWed that all afternoon.
Our outfit was doing rescue work
for two hours before another ship had
let down a boat. AS near as we could
figure, we saved over 400 between 2 p.
m and / a. m.
We started at it again in the morn
ing and have been at it ever since.
We are taking care of about 700 here
have "A whites.
The population was around 100000
and the estimate of dead is between
one and two hundred thousand.
We ran the ship to Toxic yesterday
to get the Dutch Minister, but he had
started for Yokohama, so we missed
him.
The business section of Toxic is
Il hut
nothing like Yokohama.
All Nations worked hard except the
one most concerned.
The first American gun boat got in
today, | think from Shanghai, and the
British should be in from Hong Kong
this D. M, with the Americans from
Manila tomorrow.
Four days have gone by since the
quake and not a body buried yet. so
much for Japanese efficiency.
Captain Van Scharenbeck has nerve
and the way he worked sure made me
feel proud to be with him. No fire too
hot or water too deep to scare him
out.
On Sept. we were almost caught
in burning oil that was floating in the
harbor During our work the first at
ternoon and evening | set eight
broken legs and six broken arms, be-
sides hundreds of minor cases.
Broken ribs, collar bones, fingers,
toes, eyes gouged out, etc. There
were several babies born after the
women were taken to the ships. While
we were working on shore the officers
left on the boat saw 20 bodies at one
time floating by the ship. This was
outside of the breakwater too. There
are hundreds of things l could tell you
but | suppose you have read most OF
it in the papers.
It's the first time l was ever kissed
by a man, but | guess there were a
half dozen kissed me that first after
noon. | don't-know when we will
leave here or just where we will go,
but / will write you later. Don't
know yet how 1 can mail this to you
maybe from Kobe. We have food and
water enough to take care Of our
crowd for about three weeks. Don't
think Yokohama will ever be rebuilt,
as everything is gone. | am doing
about IS to hundred dressing a day
on the ship now.
Hello to the boys, plenty of love,
DAD.
P. S.-Left Yokohama for Kobe 4
p. m. on the 9Th, will mail this when
l get there. We are now carrying
over 1000 people.
Capt. Scharenbeck said he sent
wireless to you but he wouldn't tell
me what he said. l did SO dressings
this morning, saw twelve medical
cases and looked after a bunch OF
babies. We have eight babies on
board under one month old and have
about rs under one year.
| lost about 40 pieces of laundry
that was ashore, including five white
suits, so you will have to contribute
by getting fewer presents this trip.