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MGI VOL 2124 number 313 [handwritten in pencil, top right]

HALIFAX DISASTER RECORD OFFICE
CHRONICLE BUILDING

JOURNAL

HALIFAX, N. S.
December 14, 1917

[Newspaper Clipping]
FINE WORK DONE BY TRUBO PEOPLE
Temporary Hospitals Created in Few Hours Time--Dr. DeWitt's Heroic Service.
Dr. Avery deWitt, of Wolfville who happened to be on the early D.A.R., train on Thursday morning was met by General Manager Graham at Rockingham and put on a shunter and taken at once to Richmond. Great courage was shown by the fireman who took Dr. deWitt in. He had nothing on but a shirt and trouser and was cut and covered in dirt. A man offered to take his place, but his answer was: "All my people were killed before my eyes. I have nobody left and I gave my clothes to cover a wounded child. All I can do now is to help others." And with that the engine started and at tremendous speed was taken to Richmond. Here No. 10 train with windows smashed in was waiting, and the doctor who was alone with the hundreds of dead, dying and wounded with the help of several travellers got about two hundred aboard and the train started for Truro.
The terrible suffering on that train can be imagined and the doctor with his helpers did all in their power to ease their pain. At Windsor Junction another doctor and nurse were put on board No. 10. They happened to be the doctor's father and sister, and they worked without ceasing, not only on the train but all day in Truro and all night without rest or food.
With only a few hours notice Truro had converted her Court House, Academy and Fire Hall into hospitals, and the work accomplished there during the first few days was marvellous. Unfortunately the Truruo doctors had left for Halifax, but returned in about two days. Everybody in Truro turned out to help and hundreds of men and women are continuing the good work day and night.

PUBLIC ARCHIVES OF NOVA SCOTIA HALIFAX [circular stamp, blue ink, located next to the Newspaper Clipping by the bottom right]