A German officer sends the following account of the fall of Liége, says
a Rotterdam dispatch to the London _Daily Telegraph_:
“Gen. Leman’s defense of Liége was noble, but tragic. During the early
attack Gen. Leman’s legs were crushed by the fall of a piece of
concrete. Undaunted, he continued to direct his campaign, visiting the
forts in an automobile ambulance.
“The commander of one of the forts, at the moment when the bombardment
was heaviest, went mad and began shooting his own men. He was disarmed
and bound. The cupola of one of the forts was destroyed by a bomb from a
Zeppelin. Fort Chaudfontaine was blown into oblivion by a German shell
which dropped into the magazine.
“Finally, Gen. Leman decided to make his last stand in Fort Loncin. When
the end became inevitable he destroyed the last gun and burned up the
plans, maps, papers and food supplies. He was about to order all the men
to the trenches when a shell buried him beneath a pile of débris. He
was unconscious when the fort surrendered.”