The German Ebbassy had a lucky escape from damage or destruction, although at one time it was isolated In spite of his wound, Mr, Tahure ain, accompanied by Mr. H. TI. Prideaux-Bruno, HIM. Chinese Counseller, whose house had been hit by two incendiary bombs which fortunately failed to explode, went among the wounded and dying on the consular tennis court with bottles of brandy, trying to ald the injured until assistance ould be rushed from, the Chungking municipal hospital close by.
Consulate Wreeked The British Consulate was badly wrecked Mr, W. Stark: Toller, the Consul-General, had a narrow escape. Mrs, Stark Toller had taken refuge a color on the building and was It Is estimated that between one hundred and one hundred and. fifty bombs were dropped by the Japanese, Many of the bombs wore incendiary, The attacking planes came from the north, and numbered twenty-seven. They uneased their bombs indiserimmalely from the Kialing River waterfront to the southern fringes of the metropolis on the Yangtze river.
The raid, considered to be one of the most ' disastrous on any'_city since the beginning of the Sino Japanese hostilities, was preceded by several false alarms. After it was over, and until the early hours of the following morning. the. sirens wailed for further alarms, but more Japanese planes appeared, Among the ruined buildings were a cinema theatre and man hotel, Two residents of the latter, Mr. Leslie Lewis of Shanghai, and Dr. Stephenson of Chicago, were noted afterwards Uhreading their way through the Wreckage, assisting the wounded and looking for any other foreigners who dut have been caught inthe heloe cust. "Tt was discovered later that other' foreigners who might have been in the path of the bombs were aboard one of the foreign gunboats Inport,
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