New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
Nearly 400 Casualties
Result of Bombardment
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London, Dec. 17.--Nearly four hum
dred casualties, eighty-three killed
and approximately three hundred
wounded, are the last figures OF the
results Of the German raid on the east
coast yesterday. Only seven killed
and fourteen wounded we're soldiers,
while Of the civilians a large proper
tion was women and children.
The scout ship Patrol and the tor
pedo boat destroyer Doom were among
the British ships which attacked the
German cruisers, and both were struck
by shells. They lost five men Killed
and fifteen wounded.
No details are given by the Ad-
miralty, which simply issues a list OF
the casualties. The two vessels men
toned could have only q small chance
of doing any serious damage to the
larger German ships engaged.
Three British steamers were sunk by
mines in the North Sea of Flambor-
ough Head last night. One Of these
was the steamer Clearwater, small
coaster. Twelve of her crew were
saved, but seven lost their lives.
Another was the Princess Olga, also
a coaster bound for Aberdeen, Scot
land, which struck a mine off Scar
borough last night and went down.
The crew of eighteen men landed in
their own boats.
Mines Left by Germans.
The third ship was a passenger YES
sci. and il is reported that the crew
and passengers were seen taking to
their boats.
The Admiralty has announced that
all maritime traffic between Flsmbor-
ough Head and Newcastle has been
stopped indefinitely Flamborough Head
is about twenty miles down the coast
from Scarborough, one of the points
bonn barded yesterday by the German
cruisers. These hostile ships were re-
ported to have left the mines in their
wake as they steamed away from the
British coast.
Hartlepool had seven soldiers and
ffty-fve civilians killed in yesterdays
bombardment, and fourteen soldiers
and 129 civilians wounded; Scarbor-
ough lost nineteen civilians killed and
between 100 and 200 wounded, while
Whitby lost two civilians killed and a
like number wounded. Many Of the
were seriously injured and
may not live. Two Of the dead in
have been added to the
list since last night.
This is Gerpany's warfare on women
aad children and undefended towns for,
despite the German official declaration
hat "our high sea forces approached
he English east coast and bombarded
he fortified towns Of Scarborough and
Hartlepool on Wednesday morning"
neither Scarborough nor Whitby can
De called fortified by the utmost
stretch of the Imagination. There is
no vestige of fortihcation az either
place and no gun that can command
he shore or waters OF either place.
Only 1900 territorials. with no artil-
cry, are at Scarborough, and still
fewer are at Whitby. Not a shot WAS
ired in defence from either place.
Means Activity in North Sea.
II is useless for the Germans to say
they were unaware that Scarborough
was unfortiied, for that would be 70
insult their intelligence department
and, moreover, their ships came loom
ing out Of the fog with officers on the
bridge and sailors on deck.
There are reports that this action
marks the beginning OF activity in the
North Sea. One rumor has II that
there will be momentous events there
within another week.
The escape of the German warships
is accounted simply the hard
est kind Of luck. The British Admiral
~ was well informed of the pending
raid and had made preparations for
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