New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-17

An Exchange Telegraph ulspaIch
from Stockton-on-Iees says;
"The effect Of the bombardment at
Hartlepool was that thirty persons were
killed and one hundred injured AZ
West Hartlepool twenty persons were
killed and many injured.
"Shells passed through the Baptist
Church OF Hartlepool, and other
churches were damaged" =,
A message to "The Evening star
from Hartlepool says that German
submarine accompanied two German
cruisers which bombarded that city, =,
"The Newcastle Evening Chronicle"
according to a dispatch reaching Lon
don this evening, says there is prob
ability of a hostile attack on Tyne
mouth. in Northumberland, at the
mouth Of the Tyne, and about twenty
FIVE miles north of Hartlepool
The Mayor Of Tynemouth, popular
resort i'm the North, with population
Of about $4,000 persons, has ISSUED
notice declaring that the local emergen-
cv committee has been advised by the
military authorities to have the gas IN
Tvnemouth turned off at once for mill
tarv reasons. The civil population nave
been advised TO remain indoors, but II
necessary to leave their dwellings, they
are advised to go in the direction oi
Newcastle. eight miles away
Much Damage at Scarborough.
The Press Associations Scarborough
correspondent says OF the, attack U"
that town by German warshlps'
"Havoc has been wrought through
out this town. The Grand Hotel, InS
building perched on the Cllu heau anu
we'll known TO thousands OIL persons
who have visited Scarborough, was one
of the main targets. Its seward front
was partiv demolished. There are a
half dozen huge holes in the wall. Inc
Picture Palace, next door, was badly
damaged ami the Cliff tramway de-
stroyed. The gable end of the town
ball on the cliff was blown off, and a
corner Of the Royal Hotel, fine build
ing near the centre OF the town, was
"Tbe Balmoral Hotel, in the west end
of the city, received shell through
the roof. The savings bank near me
Grand Hotel was demolished, and the
contents of an adjoining house were
scattered into the street. whole row
of cottages was RACED to the ground.
"But for the fact that 1t is the OIL
season and a majority of the houses
along the waterfront are unoccupled'
the loss of life must have been very
heavy" 80.
Two German ships came within a
half-mile of the shore, says another
dispatch, which adds that the work oil
the gunners was "ridiculously easy.
The German ships disappeared about
o'clock, and before noon workmen
were busy everywL ere making repairs:
Plaeards on one shop, the front OF
which had been blown off, said: "Busl-
ness is proceeding as usual
Police Admirable.
Throughout the Smelling the police
DISPLAYED great cOolness. With the spe-
ciai constables, who have been enlisted
since the war began, they worked calm
~, taking excited persons to safe shell
tiers.
lhe casualties in Scarborough as a
result of the attack by German war
ships this morning include among the
killed John Hall, a prominent alder
man; Alfred Beale, postman; Mrs
Bennett and two children, Mrs. Merry
weather and Miss Tr0w, all well known
residents Of the city; two underlined
women, a house maid, young woman
named MacIntyre and baby belong
ing to a family of the working class
John Musgrove, organist OF ST Mar
tins Church, says communion was be-
ing celebrated by Archdeacon Mackar-
ness when two shells struck the edi-
fee, but that the congregation re-
manned calm.
The bodies Of the dead were taken
TO the mortuary and the wounded TO
hospitals, the work being carried on
amid the falling of shells.
At various places in the city 1t IS
difficult to force a passage through
the streets on account Of the debris.
rostman Beale had his head blown
of while he was delivering letters.
} Two SQuadrons Engaged.
A staff correspondent at Hull say
that il also appears certain that I'VE
German sQuadrons were engaged Il
the bombardment, for shortly ate
noon two distinct naval engagement
were heard. one of the Yorkshlr
coast and one of West Hartlepool
The squadron seen of Scarborough
consisted Of one battle cruiser ant
two lighter cruisers The casualties
rs reported by this correspondent are
as follows: -,
Scarborough, IS dead, 80 wounded.
Hartlepool, - dead, % wounded.
Whitby, dead. 3 wounded.
The figures are estimates. Complete
information is not available.
Amone the many Scarborough resi-,
dences damaged by shells was that of
Walter Rea. q member OF Parliament
whose wife had narrow escape.
A postman named Alfred Veal was
delivering letters when shells broke
against the side OF house and killed
both him and q servant named Marga-
ret Griggs. who was standing at the
door.
Scarborough was considered a good
larding place for invaders, as the
ground sloped gently to the sea there
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