Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins.

Which excerpt from the A Story of the Red Cross best reflects what is occurring in this frame?

The direfulness of the news gathered as we proceeded on our journey, and delays were gotten over as quickly as possible.
The men who had been the fathers of the city, its business and its wealth, looked on aghast….
But that cordon of wreckage skirting the shore for miles it seemed, often twenty feet in height,….
The strongest buildings, half standing, roofless and tottering, told what once had been the make-up of a thriving city.

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To align with the frame from "One War Ends, Another Begins," the excerpt that best reflects what is occurring is:

"The strongest buildings, half standing, roofless and tottering, told what once had been the make-up of a thriving city."

This excerpt emphasizes the destruction and devastation caused by war, capturing the sense of loss and the remnants of a once-vibrant place, which resonates with themes of conflict and the aftermath of war depicted in the frame.