Owing to the fairly strong wind the entire blocks of houses behind the field hospital began to catch fire, apparently from the houses set alight in the Place du Peuple; I had thus to direct my whole attention to the safety of the wounded. Fortunately the wind abated somewhat later on and drove the flames to the other side, so that after bringing up fire-hose, it was possible to save the field hospital.
During the night the crack of isolated gun-shots and the explosion of ammunition in the burning houses continued intermittently.
In the early hours of the morning a division of pioneers marched through the Rue de Tirlemont, who asserted that they had just been fired on from the houses of this street, and they also wanted to set the houses on fire. I forbade this for the reasons already mentioned.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: Paul Telemann.
The witness was then sworn.
Signed: Dr. Ivers. Signed: Rambeau.
D. App. 7.
Court of the Government-General at Brussels.
Present:
Dr. Ivers, Judge of Military Law.
Secretary, Rambeau.