The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-18
|RESuME THEIR
OCCUPATIONS
RESIDENTS OF BOMBARDED
ENGLISH TOW. ) RETURN
TO WORK
HOLDING INQUEST
OVER VICTIMS
The Testimony yesterday Brought
to Light Some Pathetic
Cases.
(By AAs.x.iatrl press)

(By Aas4riatssl Press)
LONDON, Dec 11.-Residents of
the towns of Scarborough. the Hartle-
pools and Whitby, which yesterday
were lnmbarded by German cruisers.
resumed their ordinary occupations
today. The only departure from the
regular routine was the arrival OF
crowds OF camera-bearing tourists. the
return OF those who had fled and busy
mechanics at work repairing damage
done by the shellp.
The mayor Of Scarborough placards
ed the walls with posters advising
the people to keep cool, but this hard
ls was necessary, for beyond GRIEF
for the less of friends and nieghbors
and the little pride displayed q. the
attention they attracted, citizens went
about their business in q natural way.
1t Will not be long before all marks
OF the gunfire will be removed,
The attitude OF the people of Eng.
land ts much the same as of. the bonn.
berded towns. There is no excitement.
and the only effect Of the bombard-
ment iS tho demand that naturalized
Germans and those who have not been
naturalize6 shall be excluded from
areas open to q sea attack, and
slight boom In recruiting, which had
been slackening at the approach OF
Christmas. y, ~, &, 4 /. I n Z
The Rt. Hon. Thomas J. MacNamara,
parliamentary secretary to the admir-
altty. said the German raid Hsas worth
two army corps to Kitchener's army.
1t to believed now that the Ger
man squadron included ;as least four
battle cruisers Of the Eupefdread.
naught class and two armUrod cruis-
ers. The Smelling Of the Hartiepools
and Scarborough was Simultaneous.
but Whitby was visited after the war.
ships haa Isl. tie a..As? sowas;
There has been some activity on the
part OF the Allies In other parts OF
the world. British ships have been
bombarding the Germans along the
FLANDERS coast and the Turks in the
Gulf OF 3aros. while the; Russian
Black Sea has sunk q, German steam,
er and an unidentified yeaBei, suppos-
ed to be q Turkish wayahip.
Anstrte. Il !s reported. A.s Tee. Tee. .t.i.;s
training ship Beethoven, which, r. is
was being used for training puEposes.
would have at least 200 cadets aboard.
Inquest Being Held.
HARTLEPOOL, Via London. Den.
17.-An inquest began here today
over the "hodins OF 10 usctin,a nf .ffa
German hombardment, Killed in Har.
tlepooa and West Hartlapcol.
IN opening the court the coroner
said that never before IN English his.
tory had an inquest been held Under
similar circumstance and that he
hoped the occasion would never oc-
cur again.
The testimony Brought to light some
pathetic cases. An old woman wns
picking up coal dropped from cars
on the railway embanknent when she
was killed by she'll. An old man and
his two daughters were starting
breakfast fu The kitchen when shell
killed all three. 81 s|Ell 81 y
A young woman weat to the house
OF her aged mother. Intending to con.
auct her to q place OF safety. Enter
Ing the passageway abe stumbled
across her mothers bcdv. a. ~ c,l: had.
pierced the roof snd killed her. IA 81.
derly man, who thought the gum ar.
Ing was that OF British ships al prac.
ttce. sat down unconcsrns1iy. n. 70
breakfast. A shell carried away the
corner Of his house. Killing fhis two
grandchildren. s {. 4. / 8 ..5zii = /, A
The verdict rendered by thoi us coron.
er's jury was that the deaths OF the
79 persons were due to 'boinbafdment
OF the twin borough1. ...by an fenefry.
OF the twin borough, aby an enemy.
under the covcr; Of O. dense fo9, firei
shot and shell into the townn. kiilipe
many unarmed civilians.'. s. s.95sg1s b
Directed at Signal Gfatsens ;st ),
WHITLEY, Dec. "a. {via 8 London.
1915 a m.)-At the inquest today: over
the bodies OF the two, men Killed Elm