THE FRINGE’S EMOTION.

Shannon News, 24 April 1923, Page 3

THE FRINGE’S EMOTION.

VISIT TO DISFIGURED VICTIMS OF WAR A story of a visit paid by the Prince of Wales to a hospital in which are 36 men whu were so terribly in. jured in the war that they must re. main within its walls until they die is told in the “Children’s Newspaper." After the Prince had been round the wards lie said. “I was told you had 36 patients. I have only seen 29.” !

It was explained that the other seven were so disfigured that the visit to tlieir ward had been purposely omitted. He insisted on beingtaken to it and spoke to each of the men. Then he said, “There are only six here. Where is the seventh?” He was told that no one could sec this seventh man. Blind, deaf, disfigured out of the likeness of humanity he lay in a room by himself. “I wish to see him,” said the Prince. The account continues:

One member of the staff accompani. ed the Prince into that little darkened room of unutterable tragedy. He re. lates that the Prince walked firmly to the bedside, that he turned very white, but stood there with bowed head, looa_ ing at the man who could neither sco him nor hear him. Then he stooped down and kissed the man’s face