SCENES OF HORROR.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8965, 12 October 1914, Page 5

SCENES OF HORROR.

TERRIBLE EFFECT, OF BOMBARDMENT.

GERMAN ASSAULT ON FORTS

ENEMY REPULSED WITH HEAW LOSS.

LONDON, October 10 Mr Mattin Donohoe says that crowds of wounded are pouring' into Ostend. The Belgian medical arrangements appear to have broken down. Many or the victims have been without food or water for long hours. At Ostend food is lacking. -' i n -.c Wounded state that German shell;tire against particular sections of the lortified enceinte of Antwerp has been terribly severe. At one section the enemy, having reduced two forts to powder, flung heavy assaulting columns against the breach, but entrenched Belgians met it with terrific niachineeun fire. Two columns wavered,. and defying the liberal display pi: personal vibinco by their- officers, broken.and Jed m disorder in wh.ch their losses were accentuated fourfold After the Germans had regained shelter then- artillprv fired on the trenches. \ntwerp is still holding out bravely The Germans are m force round Lokeup, Zole, and Dierdench The American Consul at Antwerp stated .that ho remained m the. city during the first night of the bombardment He was aroused at 11 at night by frightful noises in the. air, and with his family crouched in the cellar all night. Every few minutes there was •i dreadful whistling sound followed by a thunderclap and the collapse of some building. He saw the whole front of a building torn out by _ a -hell The streets were crowded with all descriptions of vehicles removing fugitives. ... .1 , „ After escaping jrom the town the Consul found the bvK?J?e across the Scheldt destroyed, 'which bottled up the remainder .of the- inhabitants. It took him 13 hours to reach Ghent,

owing to the road being packed with fugitives. AMSTERDAM, October 10.

Fugitives state that the Germans held nine forts near Lierre. On Friday shells fell into the prison, and the warders liberated the prisoners. Messages from Roosendaal on Friday evening stated that the situation was most critical. , GHENT, October 10. During Thursday shells constantly fell in Antwerp, some falling in the Place Verte (where the Cathedral and post office are). Many places* are afire, and whole streets have been" reduced to ruin owing to the use of incendiary shells.

The Zeppelin that threw bombs on the law courts was..hit. The diversion enabled the Germans to bring up fresh guns. ; . ■ The population is terrified by the continued seen 6k ,of horror. The darkness is only relieved by burning buildings and exploding shells. The Belgian army made a gallant sortie from the left bank of the Scheldt. .

General dc Guise, the Military Governor of Antwerp,.; was a pupil of General Brinlmont, and is the youngest and most brilliant of,. the Belgian" Generals. He assisted in organising the defence of Adrianople when! the Balkan war broke out.