Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 October 1918 — Page 5

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1918

LOCAL BOY TELLS OF TERRIBLE EXPLOSION

Carleton J, Lake Drives TT. S. Track Through Shell Blasted Territory At South. Amboy.

Carieton J. Lake. son ot Mrs. John X. Lake, 1631 Locust street, who Is the only Terre Haute boy stationed at Camp Rantan. N. J„ was one of the ti'ers who I k an active part in handling tho situation following the terrible explosion at the bi£ shell plant at South Amboy, n. J., last week. In a letter to his mother, young Lake who wai 19 years old Wednesday, told of driving a United Slates truck through the shell-blasted territory, and of heing In a. house practical'v ruined by one of the numerous giant explosions that occurred. On the roaci from Camp Rarltan to the seen of the explosion, T«ake was forced to stop be cause of flying shells, and the little town there was blown away within le*! than one hour following the stoppage there of the truck van. "If we hadn't, moved alone."' Carle I on Writes his mother, "I wouldn't bo abi to write this letter now." l^ake describes the explosion from the time of the. first blow-off until th soldiers had taken hold of the reins and bad tho situation well in hand. The letter

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"My "Dear Mother —I suppose by now tnat you have read all about the lor nbl«» explosion that, has occurred here close to carno. 1 have never mentioned this plant to you In any of my letters. b""au«o I didn't want to make you worry anv more than you are alread.v Tou no doubt wondered why I Rent, you

telegram, but when you have finished thie letter you will see. why I did. I *«n't go into detail ahout fausc and

Tent, bemuse the papers will tell yon all of »ha£. About 8 o'clock Krtda' night thore was a terrible explosion that shook the barracks and almost blew out the windows. Some of u» I went, up on the roof and saw a Rri^ai |re over across the hay. We watched fqr a whiln and bp no other explo *!*»Yi«i occurred, I came. down and went t.o b«d. Tbe next thins I knew wj»* awakened up by our sargent and was ^tnld to get rny truck ready and he rr-adv to go at once. The red bla'/.« in the sky war" rapidlv growing and a tew faint report* could be heard.

About 10 o'clock we pot orders to E" to the Eleventh battalion and get guards to go to the fire. We got 11 o iren and went, to Perth Amboy. then over to Morgan and right down within three minutes' walk of the tire and Viagazirrlrs. Tl. was about 11:30 then 1 rid we unloaded the troops an-1 parked the cars inside the Kate of the reservation. We went, up to the can t"»n to get something to ^at and when We come back to the trucks we hud ©rders for three of us to load up with troops and go down in that awful tire ©r simply h^M. Just before we started (o«rn a guard came running up and told our commander to not send a truck tfown there because a great explosion iv as expected any time. We w ent hack to a rest room and waited. 5Mout 1:3" e were all dazzled by a bright. red frlare and neil the doors came off and 11 the windows were blown out.. Two Walls were pulled out about si* inches Just a little before this we were all landing on a mound almost half a Untie down in the valley and away from th« fire. Shells were blowing up hv the thousands and tons of T. N. T. were f^ng up. uf courdte the shells went ©IT a few at a time, but the blast and concussion were terrible. It pot toJiot and the shells and shrapnel was fl-ying fast and thick. We went to the test room and then the bis: explosion e then got orders to take the trucks Hown the road to a little more safer a e W e o o k o u u k s o w n e road and two of the drivers went back lind drove a five-ton truck loaded with

T. N. T. over near Elizabeth, then came back to us. Hy this time the fire was spreading Und the explosions coming more stcad\ »nd louder. We were standing by our 'trucks when all of a sudden the whoW heavens went white. We laid down on the ground, and I can truly say when It was over that wished 1 was in Terre

Jl aute. It knocked all about six feet, but never moved the trucks. The debris, etc., from the great explosion was coming down on us, so we all got under our trucks. "ivilian clothes ff all kinds, dirt, wood, timber, parrs Jin roofs, shells, slivers and schrapnel started to fall. After all was down we I'sme out and got. some souvenirs. 1 jeavc all mine to the other fellows.

The explosions were getting louder all tho. time, and almost as fast as you could get on your feet we were all knocked down. After about three more hours of this and we got orders to go to Perth Ambov and await Orders. As we drove along the. road the shells and part of everything was falling on us. and if driving over in 1"'ranee under firr Is any more dangerous or exciting than (this experience, 1 don't, want to see it W were under this fire of hell for over six hours, because the major in command was reported lost in the explosion, and we couldn't move without or-* ders. The rest room we all were in at ithe first explosion was totally wreoK-« by a second blast: no one was killed, hut several men were injured. Karlv in the explosions one truck driver in the ordnance department of this camp was struck by a piece of shell and killed: that, was a report, I couldn't sav it was true, I hope not. At one time our major and sixty men were reported Jost. They were found O. K. In a swamp late Saturday afternoon.

We were in Perth Amboy from ^o'clock until 7, then received orders in go to camp. While in Perth Amboy the heavy explosions continued and all the buildings were rocking anr' trembling. There was hardlv a glass left, anywhere. The roads and streets "were just jammed, everybody w as afraid to go into their homes, thinking at any time the big blast would come and destroy everything. This big blust was to be 30 tons of T. V and if it lhad exploded, no doubt New York city would have been wrecked. .South Amoov was almost cleared ofT and all the *"wns within four and live miles. if we had stayed an hour or more where we -were on the road, I wouldn't have been writing this letter.

We came hack to camp and was told 10 eat. and ,get in bed. I didn't, I took a bath, went up and telegraphed aiif! i-ame bac.k and went to bed. I got uj 3'or dinner and "was told to get my i ruck ready to go back: We left camp tilmoat at 7 o'clock Saturday night with .14 trucks loaded with tents and supplies for the people without homes in the surrounding vicinity. I was in the ad of all the trucks and I can truly «ay It was some Job driving over those streets and roads from camp to Forth

Amboy and South Amboy. The ihoroughf&res were jammed with peo-

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pl»» and wagons, some returning and others getting farther away. It took us two hours to drive seven miles. All along the roads were overturned wagons and cars that met accidents while fleeing. After we unloaded the tents and supplies we took the trucks up town and entered dry goods stores and carried off ail the bedding, etc. that we could tind. These places and every other Ktore that contained anything of valuable use were filtered and looted. We stayed in Perth Amboy until midnight, then came back to camp. They were still light explosions, but nothing to amount to anything.

The wind changed just in time to save the big magazines from the fire. Kire boats from New York have been on the Job ever since the last, big explosions. They quit lighting the fire at midnight Friday on account of the serious dantrer of so many more men getting killed.

The newspapers will give a more vivid description of the explosions, but this letter is Just the experiences of the five truck drivers that took the guards over there.

Mother dear, I thought over all rny past life while under this fire, and when driving away from the scene of disaster the terrific blasts would almost, throw us out of the trucks, it certainly is exciting to bf driving down a road with all the debris of Uie cx«

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plosions Jailing in the roads and about you. Lrod must have been with us to protect us from that shell tire.

It is all over now and we are all O. K.. except feeling a little bad from shell shock and tne strain we were under. I don't think the boys over in ranee have anything on us. I was anxious to get to this scene, but I was over glad when we were ordered to leave. Old Terro Haut® sure would have lookf^l good. (.'losing now till later, I am tired and want to rest. Kverything is O. K., so doa't worry.

Your loving son, CARLBTON.

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