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Halifax Disaster Record Office
Chronicle Building
Halifax, N. S.

PERSONAL NARRATIVE.
Lieut. Leslie Harrison, C. G. A.
Communicated personally to Director, December 23rd, 1917.

Was at entrance of Citadel in motor when the explosion occurred Shouted "Take cover" and blew whistle. Took medical orderly and all the bandages and proceeded northward. Took first load of injured to the Victoria General Hospital about 9.25 and the second to the Infirmary about 9.40. In his third trip along Water St. he met his father Capt Ha rrison agent for the Furness, Withy line, who said "Drive me North" On reaching North St. Station they were stopped and turned back. Captain Harrison's object, though his son did not know it at the time, was to get on board "S. S. "PICTON" lying at Brookfield's wharf, partially unloaded and consigned to his form. In coming to the City the "PICTON" a steamer of 6,000 tons had grounded and injured her stern post and rudder. Her cargo was being put on shore to lighten her and make repairs. It consisted of a general cargo--food, among other things-- and fifteen hundred tons of shell. She was lying close to the burning Sugar Refinery and there was imminent danger of the munitions blowing up. Being unable to reach the "PICTON" via Barrington St. the Harrison's turned back and stopped at the corner of Jacob and Barrington, where Captain Harrison got out, his object being to get round to the "PICTON" by water. Leslie Harrison continued transporting injured people till 11 p. m. He saw the injured conveyed in Bread waggons, flat trucks, grocery deliveries, in which patients would lie flat. He also saw some conveyed on doors laid across motors. Leslie Harrison transferred ten injured persons from a break-waggon which he found in Windsor St. about 11.30 a. m. He drove to