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GRIPPING TALE OF panying the stretcher-borno Sandri and Anders at Roberts direction was PANAY'S LOSS
a nightmare-the Croans of the wounded, a long line of a dozen (Continued from Page 7.) stretchers, some 00 hobbling wet- footed, weary, hungry Americans, o and boarded the Panuy, six miles Britisher and allon accompanying down river.
them, all illiug Into the Chinese city "The launches suddenly began and the three native thatched inns machine-gunning, which was the lost serving as a hospital. Ensminger straw. We were certain that the died on Monday at 3 a.m. and Sundri Japanese soldiers were attacking us at 1 p.m. Atcheson worked untir- and all scattered into the kaoliang, jingly and before snatching zome dottering down. I was in the great-sleep eventually Kol n message est terror I had felt as I was cer- through to the Ambassador, by the tain that the soldiers were surround-courtesy of the Chinese military nu- ing the party in order to wipe it therilles. The whole company drop. out. The others felt the same. ned to the floor in the ins and "However the soldiers netually slept in their clothes, mostly with- boarded the Panny for a short nie out any covering. and then stermed up stream, re-appeared and watched the Panny heel over to starboard and sink to
slons,
We!
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"We were overjoyed to learn that the accompaniment of several expla-Marchell and others were safe and we liked five miles up river gladly, though with apprehension of gun Are in view of Holt's experience
FURTHER ATTACKS
"The party attempted to organisere and collect the wounded men, when while landing in the middle of Sino- whille Ja- the terrifying sound of returning Japanese engagement, planes was heard and bombs shock-panese launches were bearing would- ed our nerves.
be rescuers and attempting to go up We watched two planes dive in a thoroughly leisure the canal. manner and bomb the Mei Hsla and
the gun. "Our reception aboard Mei Ping on the south bank setting|bonls was very warm and heart- them on Are.
Soong, stirring. Then MacDonald, "We gave up Marshall and the Darzini and myself decided not to elight seamen aboard for dead. Then file eye-witness accounts of the affair the plane toured above us. This before reaching Shanghai, due to the time I was ashamed of our former necessity of aiding the party busy cowardice and stood by aided in currying the blankets. Captain
"Going down river it was notable Hughes was taken to cover by the that there were Sino-Japanese en- benrers, who were bogged up to their knees.
the vicinity of the They were trembling smoking
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ruins of Nanking. the with every step as the planes came sound of these being great torture f and flew over them, expecting to all the survivors of the Panay to be machine-gunned.
disaster.
ling a list of dead and wounded.
"This performance was repeated "This story has. been written later when three planes. flew over
the south bank. We heard repeat-aboard the Bec, Ladybird and Oahu ed distant bombing and guessed that in very crowded conditions, type- Bey were atineking the Cricket, writers being scoree. I have been Scarab and others.
sleeping on deck, the floor and a The
scattered company was table respectively, being very glad frozen against a line of small Stan-that the adventure is ending. dard Oil bouts, which the Japanese
troops had picked up on the south
of us all,
MORE RAIDS
bank and carried down river in front "I was luckier than some of the others and shared a Chinese bed with "We were Very grateful to the Squires. We awoke in brond sun- coming alght, when Captain Hughesight and found the ancient city most requested Coptals Roberts to take apprehensive against Japanese t over command and began assembling tack owing to the presence of the scouts, who reported that we were Americans, and the Chinese authorl- on an island, but the Chinese mess ties requested us-unnecessarily to boy soon found
village called remain under cover during the air Hokou, from where Paxton and Wis alarms, of which there were three or ler left for Hohsien.
four heartbreaking ones during the the magistrate and the police tele-
wearied and a phoned on American missionary at Anking asking him to relay to Mr. doomed feeling creeping over them, Nelson T. Johnson brief news of the the Panny survivors streamed out to Panny's sinking. Paxton went to breakfast, buying up native cakes to Anking by ricksha in order to en- the accompaniment of hundreds of sure getting help.
householders buying i sympathetie quilts, recdielnes and socis, some visiting the wounded und attempting to soothe the poor chaps who were " then went down river with two trembling, particularly when Japan- seamen attempting to find a doctor ese planes dived down and flew low and half a mile away stumbled on over the hospital several times in three doubled-up forms lytos the afternoon. Roberts and Atcheson trate in the moonlit clearing. These and officers decided that the Japan- were Kozak, Ziegler and Schroyers flers were hostilely seeking the who were among the first wounded survivers and postponed the 20-mlich to be landed, and given medical at- junk Journey to Hanshan until night- tention.
were all mouning fall when fedtous They
loading Up by softly, tortured with pala and cold coolles was resumed. and begging for water. Two seamen returned to the Panay to get water
"They secured the co-operation of blistered,
FOUND WOUNDED
"The decision of Roberts was nota-
and more blankets while I remain-worthy, reflecting the fears of the of Mr. Panay survivors in view Johnson's instructions to remain at
ed.
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"Zeigler, and Kozak were bleeding Hohlen until they were picked up. INAANZA again, their quilts being red at the head and foot. This scene was re- Six open junks in which the Panay peated throughout. Those who were party were cramped up freezing
al dawn not wounded found reller to their reached Hanshan
I sold own jagged nerves in aiding the friendly peusants in the outskirts dozen or 14 worst cases, Several food. The party, after a two-mile naval men were considerably wound-hike reached the Catholic ed although they did not speak about compound where the untiring At- their wounds-or-show-them-in-their cheson soon broke the Joyous news desire to assist.
that British and American boats had
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"After four hours of laborious arrived at Hohsien and were awalt- work, the task of gathering up anding the return of the Panay sur- putting the wounded on the aban-vivors. This put new life into them doned launch was completed. We und they took to the junks again at and the coolies towed it up river daylight and arrived at 10 p.m. and unloaded the cases stretchers They found the landing place swarm- -the Chinese furnishing flat beds ing with the welcome sight of Ameri- from their houses-and proceeded to can and British sailors from the Hokou where there were a handful Oahu, Ladybird and Bec. Sand- of thatched huts for rice and wine wiches were awaiting them. I
grasp The Chinese police, troops and the ed Rear-Admiral Holt's hand and magistrate nt Hohsien. Mr. Wang, learned that the Britishers had who is a Syracuse graduate, were thought that I was dead owing to the most helpful.
report of Marshall, and James (Jim That three-four five-mile hike to! Marshall, one of those badly wound- Hohslen with Barzini and I accom-¡ed),”—United Pross.
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