Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-10-20 | Page 2 | Ambulance Unit under Hun Land, Sea and Air Fire

I UNIT UNDER HUN LAND SEA AND AIR FIRE Red ed Cross Official Tells of Atrocities on Relief Branch r 11 Icy Universal Service London Oct OcL 19 Maj John Van Yan deputy deput com commissioner r of ot the American J Red ned Cross far tar for Belgium has forwarded to London tl the t following VIng re report report report re- re port of or the tho bombing of ot tho the American Friends Friends' ambulance unit by German airmen k Major Van Is s a New ew York banker and eldest son of or tho late Jenkins Jenkins Jen Jen- kins Van former forner mayor o of New lew York Tho The headquarters of or the Friends' Friends ambulance unit which Is affiliated with the American Red Hed Cross was teas In the Hotel which was wad built In two parts one ono more moro recent than the other othor Tho The new part was destroyed Two bombs fell feIl In the courtyard back of or the building blowing out tho the whole first story and causing tho the structure to collapse Slain latu Men Ien Sl Sleeping The two t men rho ho were killed were sleeping on the he fourth floor A chimney chim chim- chimney nc ney fell CeIl on one Falling FaIling beams crushed the life out ut of the tho other A worker whom we had placed with tho the unit was sleeping in the room with one ono of ot these who was killed He lie was not Injured He lie described his experience as follows I I was awake when tho the bombs fell tell I had been out to see one of ot our planes plane make malto a landing I had just got back into bod bed as al I thought the raid was at some distant point I had no Idea it was near neal us until the tho plaster started falling taIlIng In sheets caused b by a n. bomb falling fallins across the street Then Ihen the two fell toll which brought us down I dont don't re remember remember remember re- re member much more only the motion The whole room seemed to lurch back toward where tho the bombs fell and and then went vent down My 11 life lIe was saved by tn my bed shooting across the room The cupola of or the adjoining building fell where my bed stood lead of or Unit Hurled I The fhe The head of or the unit was burled buried undo un under un- un del der the debris for for three hours A large oak nak chest held a beam off ott his neck They had to tunnel through tho the debris I to get ct him out lIe He was conscious part of or the time timo and directed the rescuers In their work lIe He was bruised but not seriously hurt I 1 visited the wrecked building this afternoon Some ome of or the men had lost their belongings and kits and I or ordered ordered or- or dered furniture for tho the new headquarters tens Then I went to the hospital to see the men who were hurt hurl I found that King J George of or England who happened happened hap p to be bo In tho he neighborhood al already already al- al ready had I there to extend his sympathy There were three wounded American aviators in tho the same ward whom the king also saw sa This disaster Illustrates the danger daner surrounding the the 11 dally daily a 11 life of these men The town of or has teen cen bombed more than oo times limes and mid shelled repeatedly front from sea and land The Friends Friends' unit Is II now moving Into a a building next to one that already alread has hasI been hit from the sea Cr from m the tho sk sky I and b by long range o gunfire