New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-17
People OF Hartlepool, Scarborough and
Whitby Bombarded by Big Cruisers
During Breakfast Hour.
VESSELS ESCAPE: PERHAPS DAMAGED
Women and Children Among the ViCtims-Two
OF the Places Attacked Are Undefended
erty Loss Enormous Whitby Abbey Damaged.


London centuries England has been
by foreign squadron of swift German cruisers erept
through fog night and turned their
against the Bton vessels estimated from two
When day broke they began the important
owns-arpoo the mouth of the Tees Whitby thrfv miles
Scarborough noted pleasure resort fifteen miles be-
yond.
ships which within half mile of shore flew
The land replied vigorously Some unexpded
shells picked after the squadron had departed They were IL
inch shells
arIepoo suffered most arored
cruiser engaged greatest loss of life occurred
Office fixes the number of dead Harepoo as SOL
wounded IA soldiers and 90 civilians
At Scarborough where battle cruiser and an arnored cruiser
heed the thirteen casualties reported while at Whtby two
were killed and two wounded
THRTYON PERSONS KILLED.
Men, children of the civilian population left dead
wounded warning while breakfast Ip
ALL casualty according the official estimates OF
whom 81 are known be dead
damaged and lumber yards
Harepoo and the abbey whby struck The
Bamora Hotel at Scarborough received the u ehe OF sne ana
number Of houses and shops shattered and partly burned in each
Of the towns.
The hostile squadron escaped with
guard patrOg the neghbOhoOd which reinforced
a the presence of the Germans sgnalled
dispatch 1.-THE Daily Express" from Hartlepool
LAS steamed they dropped mines
vent any ships from following in their wake
issued by the
with more complete the War Office follows:
At to-day threeOf enemys sighted of
HrpOO s:5 o'clock they commenced bon adnen rhsts
battle cruisers and armored cruiser The
batteries replied and reported to have hit and damaged the
firing and the steamed
None our guns fell the Engineers
lines several lines the 18th Service Battalion Of the Durha;
The casualties among troops
fourteen
Some damage and the
During the bOmbardmn especially artepOo people
xmately twenty-five killed and
fifty wounded.
battle anda
about fifty shots which caused considerable
and tieen casualties ere re- ored
Whb battle cruisers fired shots doing damage to
following casualties reported Two killed. two
there abnss Of pie and the
demeanor O. everything that could be desired
UNDEFENDED TOWNS ATTACKED
wave of intense anger spread England because of the
attack denuncaton is heard everywhere of policy which
permits sheg undnded The fortress at the mouth
of the Tees supposed give the important shipping
base of Hartepoo why and Scarborough to the
enemy as is Atlantic City, the New Jersey coast
The Admray view of toays attack Indicated by the official
report earlier than the above After describing the attack says
Admiralty takes the oruni o pointing out 'aa demon,
unfortihed towns Of commercial
ports ogh accomplish provided that certain
of risk 5 accepted devoid of military significance
They of life the civil population and
damage private which much be regretted but
they circumstances be allowed to modify the general
naval policy viii being pursued .
Scarborough castle high hl the big casino with
M ~ and the row Of pnous hotels on the waterfront presents
shining mark practice Few visitors
because cold weather but invalid known to have been
wounded and taken a stretcher.
q
land the important naval base the North The
Admiralty says ships their They
prevailed reach the English
before
return about daylight
which,
evaded all the
although experts recall that British ships
the comparatively small between Eng
the Scy Islands which, however, not mined
Admiralty that such demonstrations not
difficult accomplish but the population generally cherish so great
navy the Inhabitants Of the
made serious preparations TO meet omoardmen
Except for the working people, the English are apt to be late re
during bombadment by the German
o'clock people at breakfast
others opening their shops
the three drew hundreds Of
They had thought of German ra but when