VOSHN 198

<body><a href="../index.html">HOME</a><br><table summary="186"><tr><td class="etesti">186</td><td class="edate">August 9<sup>th</sup>, 1945.  About one hour after the explosion</td><td class="eage">21 years old at that time</td></tr><tr><td class="ei_midasi" colspan=3>We've found our president, we will have the college headquarters right here.</td></tr></table><table summary="haikei"><tr><td class="bg" background="../../photo/img458.jpg"><div class="large"><p>We moved the patients out to the entrance with the stretchers.  We probably did this back and forth about ten times.  I looked over the city of Nagasaki from the hill where our hospital was at, the whole city was already in flames.  We must have been in the hospital rescuing patients for quite a long time after the bomb dropped.</p><p>The fire finally reached the hospital.  We thought that we should evacuate before it's too late.  We, survivors, gathered at the entrance hall and decided to go up to Anakobo Temple together.  We rescued patients and helped them to climb up the hill to the temple.</p><br><p>On the way to the hill, we found that President Tsunoo lying down on the ground.  Assistant professor Dr.Nagai shouted,</p><p> "Our president is here, this place is going to be the headquarters of our medical college hospital.  Everyone, assemble here!"</p><p>We gathered there to put up a flag as a symbol.  We brought out the old torn-out sheet of cloth.  All of us threw ourselves almost as falling down onto it, and painted the rising-sun, using the blood on our bodies.  I got lots of blood on my body, too.  The rising-sun appeared on the sheet in an instant.  We hoisted that rising-sun flag in the spot.  Dr.Nagai shouted in to a loud voice,</p><p> "Our medical college headquarters is here!  President is here!  All the stuff, come here!"</p></div></td></tr></table></body>