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GRIPPING TALE OF panying the stretcher-borne Sandel and Anders nt Roberts' direction was PANAY'S LOSS

a nightmare-the groans of the wounded, a long line of n dazon (Continued from Page 7.)

stretchors, some 60 hobbling wet- footed, weary, hungry Americans, o, and boarded the Panuy six miles | Britisher and Italian accompanying down river.

them, all fling Into the Chinese city "The launches suddenly began and the three native thatched inni machine-gunning, which was the last serving na hospital, Ensminger straw. We were certain that the died on Monday at 3 a.m, and Sandri Japanese roldiers were uttucking us ai 1 pa, Atcheson worked untir» and all scattered into the kaotiang, ingly and before snatching some fattening down. I was in the great steep eventually got a message est terror. I had felt as I was ver- through to the Ambassador, by the tain that the soldiers were surround-courtesy of the Chinese military au- ing the party in order to wipe it thorities. The whole company drop- nut. The others felt the same, pert to the floor in the inna ond

"However the soldiers actually slept in their clothes, mostly with boarded the l'anoy for a short time out any euvering. and then steamed up stream. We re-appeared and watched the Panay heel over to starboard-and sink to

"We were overjoyed to learn that the accompaniment of several explo-Marshall and others were safe and

slons.

FURTHER ATTACKS

ed our nerves.

HIKE UP RIVER

we hiked five miles up river gladly, though with apprehension of дип Are in view of Holt's experience "The party attempted to organise white landing in the middle of Sino- and collect the wounded men, when

engagement, while Ja- Japanese the terrifying sound of returning planes was heard and bombs shock-panese launches were bearing would- two be rescuers and altempting to go up We watched planes dive in a thoroughly letsure the canal.

the gun- manner and bomb the Mel Hsia and | "Our reception aboard Mel Ping on the south bank setting boats was very warm and heart- Soove, them on fire.,

stirring. Then MacDonald,

10 "We gave up Marshall and the Barzini and myself decided not eight seamen aboard for dead. Then fle eye-witness accounts of the affair the plane soared above us. This before reaching Shanghai, due to the #me was ashamed of our former necessity of aiding the party busy cowardice and stood by aided in ling a list of dead and wounded." carrying the blankets. Captain

"Going down river it was notable Hughes was taken to cover by the that there were Sino-Japanese en bearers, who were bogged up to gagements in the vicinity

of the their knees. They were trembling

smaking ruins of Nanking, with every step as the planes came sound of these being great torture low and flew over them, expecting to all the survivors of the Panay to be machine-gunned.

"This performance was repeated later when three planes flew over the south bank. We heard repent-aboard the Bee, Ladybird and Onbu ed distant bombing and guerred that in very crowded conditions, type- they were attacking the Cricket, writers being scarce. Scarab and others.

disaster.

This

has story

the

been written

I have been sleeping on deck, the floor and a The scuttered company was table respectively, being very glad frozen against a line of small Stan-that the adventure is ending. dard Oil boats, which the Japanese: troups had pleked up on the south bank and carried down river in front; of us all.

MORE RAIDS

"I was luckler than some of the others and shared a Chinese bed with "We were very grateful for the Squires. We woke in broad sun- coming night, when Captain Hughes fight and found the nnclent elty most requested Captain Roberts to Lake over command and began assembling the owing to the presence of the apprehensive against Japanese at- senuts, who reported that we were americans, and the Chinese authori on an island, but the finese mess ties requested us unnecessarily 10 boy soon found a village called remals under cover during the air lokou, from where Paxton and Wis-afarms, of which there were three or ler left for Hohelen,

four heartbreaking ones during the

and 1

"They secured the co-operation of

the magistrate and the police tele- morning,

FOUND WOUNDED

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come

"Foot-blistered, phoned an American missionary at Anking asking him to relay to Mr. doomed feeling creeping over them, Nelson T. Johnson brief news of the the Panay survivors streamed out to Panay's sinking. Paxion went to breakfast, buying up native cakes to Acking by ricksha in order to en- the accompaniment of hundreds of householders buying sympathelle sure getting help.

quilts, medicines and socks, visiting the wounded and attempting "I then went down river with trembling, red down and flew low to soothe the poor chops who were

particularly when

Japan- seamen uttempting to and a doctor

esc planes and half a mile away stumbled on over the hospital several times in three doubled-up formis lying pros- the afternoon. Roberts and Atcheson trafe in the moonlit clearing. These and officers decided that the Japan- were Kozak, Ziegler and Schroyer, ese Glera were hostilely seeking the who were among the first wounded survivors and postponed the 20-mile to be landed and given medical at- Junk Journey to Hanshon until night- tention, They were all meaning tail when tedious loading up by softly, tortured with pain and cold coplies was resumed. and begging for water. Two seamen returned to the Panay to get water

was its "The decision of Roberts was note

the fears of the and mure blankets while I remain-worthy, reflecting

in view of Mr. Panay survivors edu.

"Zeigler und Kozak were bleeding Johnson's instructions to remain at again, their quilts being red at the Hohsien until they were picked up. head and foot. This scene was re-Six open junks in which the Panay peated throughout. Those who were party were cramped up freezing not wounded found relief to their reached Hanshan own fagged nerves in aiding the friendly peasants in the outskirts sold dozen or 14 worst cases. Several food. The party, after a two-mile Mission naval men were considerably wound-hike reached the Catholle

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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! "After four hours of laborious arrived at Hohsten and were awalt- work, the task of gathering up and ing the return of the Panay putting the wounded on the aban-vivors. This put new life into them doned launch was completed. We and they took to the junks again at and the coolles, lowed it up river daylight and arrived at 10 p.m. and unloaded the cases to 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 Bee. 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 at Hohsien, Mr. Wang, learned that the Britishers had who is a Syracuse graduate, were thought that I was dead owing to the most helpful.

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