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Major C.E.Avery DeWitt, A.N.C., left Wolfville to go to Halifax on the morning train and was on that train at Rockingham at the time of the explostion. He went on a shunter to Richmond and after No.10 train was loaded with wounded people, started out with it alone for Truro. At Windsor Junction his father Dr. G.E.DeWitt, and his sister, Miss Nellie DeWitt were transferred to this train and did splendid service until it reached Truro. Fortunately Major DeWitt had his hypodermic case and morphin in his pocket, and the sheets from the sleeping cars were used to bandages. Undoubtedly many more in this train would have died from exposure and hemorrhage had not these doctors been with them. Dr.G.H.DeWitt stayed in Truro for two days, Major DeWitt remained until Dec.13th and Miss DeWitt remained for two weeks, [^ the last named] having full c harge of the operating room in the court house.

The other doctors and norses went to the city and were assigned and remained in the following indicated places:-

Dr.M.H.Elliot, one day, Camp Hill
Dr.J.W.Allen, 2 days, Camp Hill
H.E. Calkin, Druggist, 1 day, Camp Hill.
Mrs. Grace Andrews, 2 days, Camp Hill.
Miss Ethel Brown, 4 days, Camp Hill.
Miss Georgie Minor, 1 month, Knights of Columbus.
Mrs. Greta Harris, 1 month, Imperial Oil Company.
Miss Jessie Parker, Knights of Columbus, still on duty.

In addition to these nurses Miss Mary Rust and Miss Florence Saunder, nurse at Acadia Seminary, [(handwritten) "^ arrived in Halifax that evening (Dec. 6)"] were assigned work on the United States ship [(handwritten) "Old"] Colony and both remained there for eleven days. The civilians who went down rendered what aid they could for two or three days and returned home.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday the Red Cross Society at Wolfville gathered clothing and worked on bandages and other material, sending in a large amount.