The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-18
BULLETIN.


London, Dec. 17.--According to the
latest report, ninety persons were
killed and as many more wounded in
the bombardment of English coast
cities by the German fleet
london, Dec. 1.-THE lombard
ment of the English coast cities of
Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
By . German squadron was the most
daring and successful exploit tae Ger
mans have performed in the war. and
~ q result all England is alarmed and
sxcited over the possibility of inva-
don.
The squadron which shelled Hartle-
cool. where the bombardment was
most destructive to life and property.
was composed, the admiralty an
nounces, of two battle cruisers and
IN armored cruiser, while from four
20 six light cruisers attacked Scar
trough and Whitby. It is officially
announced that at Hartlepool alone
seven soldiers were killed and four
teen wounded, and twenty-five civil
ians were killed and fifty wounded.
The admiralty places the casualties
q Scarborough at eleven, but refu-
gees from that city say that eighteen
persons we're killed there. At Whitby
two were killed and two wounded
From all that can be gathered, 1t
would seem tnat the German cruiser
squadron left It's base at Helgoland
probably on Monday night. And the
remarkable feature OF their dash was
that the Germans could evade the
scout and patrol ships Of the British
feet.
Blow Unexpected.
The blow fell with the shocking un-
expectedness Of an earthquake. In
tlsese calm and unapprehensive towns
many persons were yet In bed When
German shells fell screamingly In
their street, damaging churches. ho-
tells. private houses and railway sta
tions and tearing great craters In the
pavements. Others were up and about
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Within thirty minutes many busi-
ness and private houses were snat-
tered or set on FIRE; st. Martins
church In Scarborough crowded with
q congregation attending communion
services. was hit twice; the gas works
a Scarborough were partially de-
stroyed; the historic abbey at Whitby
was greatly damaged and set on fire,
snd many persons were struck dead
before they had time to realize the
Significance of the laundering guns.
Hartlspool and Scarborough are forty
two miles apart, with Whitby about
midway between tnem.
Obviously the Germans had organ
1sed the raid perfectly. Their squad
SOn of probably eight cruisers dIvid-
ID before approaching the coast. Two
cruisers took station of Hartlepool,
two lay off Whitby and four made the
attack on Scarborough. No time was
wasted. They came out OF the night
with terrible suddenness, struck with
all their power and slipped away like
ghosts.
German Raiders Escape.
The official press bureau Issued a
statement regarding the lombard.
nent. declaring that the land bat.
teries at Hartlepooi had replied to the
encmy's fire. and stating that It was
seported that the fort hit and dam
aged the enemy. Casualties among
the troops amounted to seven killed
and fourteen wounded. At West Har-
oepool twenty-five people were killed
and fifty wounded.
At Scarborough, whore a battle
cruiser and an armored cruiser
shelled the town. thirteen casualties
are reported, while at Whltby two
were lilled and two wounded
Mep. women and children OF the
civilian population were left dead or
wounded struck without warning
while at work In all, the casualty list
totals ITO, according to the official
estimates. Of whom 81 are known to
- dead.
Three churches were damaged, the
cas- works and lumber yards at Har-
tspool were set afire and the abbey
81 Whitby was struck. The Balmoral
hotel at Scarborough received the full
effects Of a shell. A number Of nouses
end shops were shattered and partly
burned In each OF the towns. The
eombardment began about s a. m.
The squadron that sheiled the York
shire coast escaped practically un-
harmed. The organized pursuit that
1ollowed the frantic alarms and ap-
peals by wireless. and tnat drew Eng
lands great ships from the Firth OF
Forth. from Aberdeen, from the mouth
pf the Thames and tneir stations at
sss. could not catch up or cut OF the
lhst steaming raiders The Germans
lad in their favor heavy mist.
Among ths dead at SCARBOROUGH and
Izartlepool ere several persons Of
srominsncs.
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