Using a Curtain in the Place of a Bandage
There was thought to be a 1,000 people taking shelter along the river, who were in a half-dead state. A few days later, the corpses that were flowing in the river were practically linked together. When it was high tide, blue color of the water reflected off the bodies; during low tide, the red shine from the sun reflected off the corpses in the river. Having seen this, word spread that red and blue demons were in existence on this earth. We used red and white curtains in the place of bandages, treated our burns with cooking oil, and rolled up the reserved rice and made rice balls out of them.
- Drawing / Wakai Kiyoshi (39 at the time of the bombing, 68 when he drew this picture)
Approx. 2,000 m from the hypocenter, near Hiroshima Technical High School (Senda-machi)
August 6, 1945, afternoon
