New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18

crushing the enemy's squadron, but
'ae fbg interfered and the Germans
20 he'd homeward. The British ships
we're ready 20 take 10 sea, having been
.orewarncd that the raid was 20 be
made, but when they got within sight
of the hostile squadron the latter
turned and steamed of full speed. The
fog was so thick that the visitors were
able TO cover thier movements and es-
cape. The navy is confidently waiting
for another chance. The general feel
ing in London is one Of hopefulness
that the Germans will be encouraged
by Yesterdays success 10 try again.
The German raiders consisted OF
three battle cruisers and three armored
cruisers. Six weeks ago their light
fiotilla OF destroyers and light cruisers
experimented at Yarmouth, and found
that a raid on the east coast was feas-
ible. They came in sufficient force
this time 70 do real damage. Ihey
chose an overcast night, with hesVy
fog hanging over the waters, ana
slipped at full speed through their wen
charted channels and mine helGs, anS
when near the English coast dlVlue9
into two souadrons. Two armored
cruisers and one battle cruiser headed
for Scarborough, while two oattie
cruisers and one armored cruiser struck
for Hartlepool.
Glided Through the Fog.
They were timed TO arrive at tne
same hour, and, strictly according 70
SchsduIe early risers on parade at
Scarborough saw three battleships stu
ing swiftly through the slowly rising
fog. Watchers thought them part OF
the English feet, but as soon as they
came within range the vessels opemsu
FIRE from the forward turrets. Inc
fret few shells dropped on the Deach,
but the range was quickly found ana
six ard eight inch shells OF solid shot
and shrapnel dropped all over the town.
The ships came straight IN 70 WITHIN
little more than mile OF the Deacn.
The shipping in the pay was The
touched Two trawlers were IN the
path Of the vessels, but the shells
we're fred over them. The firing con-
tinued fifteen minutes; then there was
lull of four or five minutes wnile
The vessels turned. Then fring pc
cen again from the port brosdsides
while the vessels steamed north'
vas o'clock when the trst shell
drained on the beach, and hall an
hour later the last exploded, ana
Whitby's fate was fast approaenlhg'
Whitby suffered comparatively shgnV.
w. however The firing lasted noV
more than ten minutes, and perhaps
thirty shells dropped into the tO"n'
Then the squadron continued on
northeastward course and joined the
nthor sbins which had been lombard
in0 Hartiepool. The two squadrons'
ccnbining. "eluded pursuit" as the
Admiralty statement said, ana re-
tIrned safely to German harbors.
Shot Stops Pursuit.
The British coast patrol and two
battleship fotillas got under way aS
soon as the news Of the raid was re
csived hut a light mist still hung over
+ha sea and the Germans had no DIM
crltv in escaping. One light cruiser
of the Pathfinder class, when went III
pursuit, received shot near the we We
ter-line and two men were wouhueu'
IL gave up the chase. - CO.
A wireless message from the pei
man capital, picked up here, rePG ps;t
details of the attack as printed ny pa
ish newspapers. Nothing mas Deen "Ou
sO SCANNING at high speed, the German
,oiders barring mishap, should nave
reached their advance naval oase on
Ueligoland some time after last nlIu-
-:hs 49,, trin recurring about fifteen
ors Thirty hours out of port on
a,,cb n venture in mine-laden waters Is
a feat English papers do not Deii'Iie'
A Acct of trawlers is now OUT GU
GOOD in the perilous task OF sweeping
Tor the mines stTewn by the Delina"
cruisers. 80. eeyi-
Hartlepool, which was the most SER
ously attacked, was nnoeL ni "a n
sonadron of four destroyers repileo 70
Inc hombardment, but so far as eouiu
he seen with no damage to the attaehr
in, ships. which apparently drew OH
in accordance with a prearranged PIah
ca ioin the other vessels OF the enemy
squadron and escaped before the DIV
al fleet could arrive on the scene
From the balcony of Scarborough nos
ritaI tbe sailors could be seen distinct
i, on the decks of the German shlps
r,bile the bombardment continued. Inc
hospital was struck three uihes' oHs
of the shells knocking on corner oL
the roof of the main bulldlng' Shotnet
taking off the roof of the nurses NOME
and a third going through tne men
wards. hut without injuring any one
The wireless station naturally was
chief object Of attack, but though the
Gelds on all sides were ploughed deeply
nv shells il was not hit. One sheii
vent through the lighthouse without
putting il out of commission, while
another wrecked the coast guards
house and injured & guard. -Four
churches were struck. st. Mary's Cain
olic Church, near the railway station,
was badly damaged, and the shells ie,l
all around the station. dentst )
house, across the street from the Pc,
lice station, was RACED by sheli, anu
il is estimated that 100 houses IN va
rious parts of the town were damaged.
State Of Panic Prevailed.
In one house a four months old baby
was killed in its mothers arais, while
the mother was untouched. In another
the four members Of a family were
killed. The mother and two children
were killed instantly, while the father
died a couple Of hours later in the hos
initial. In another a maid was killed
while setting the table for breakfast,
and in another both maid and postman
were killed while the maid was taking
letter from him.
The two largest hotels OF the town,
the Grand and the Balmorsl, were In
the line Of fire 10 the wireless station,
and both were badly damaged by shells
The people, at first stunned by the fir
ing, soon became panicstricken and
streamed out Of the town by roads and
conveyances. The railroad trains and
roads were crowded with men, women
and children trudging on foot carrying
bundles or children, pushing perambu.
lators or pulling childrens express
wagons. Special trains ran all day C
Hull. Leeds and York. crowded with
refugees. all OF them certain that tn'
bombardment was only the precursor &c