He reported afterwards that he "would have a thousand times preferred to be exposed to much more serious dangers in performing my duties than to have to witness such a painful scene."
Setelah itu, ia menyatakan bahwa ia "akan seribu kali lebih suka menyoroti bahaya yang lebih serius dalam menjalani tugas-tugasnya ketimbang menyaksikan suasana menyakitkan semacam ini."