The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17

congregation. and there was not the
vestigo OF panic. The people left
the church IN an orderly and quiet
fashion, and scattered TO their MONIES
James Harvey scott, one Of the
Scarborough refugees who went to
Hull. said that he was walking along
the street about eight e'ciock when
a s'1ell burst near him.
Couldn't Believe His Eyes.
There were very few people
about" said Scott Il could not be-
lieve 1t WAS real attack / thought
some English warships were prac-
tclng out In the roadstead Then
saw "a shell fall on the roof of a house
which caught FIRE. sending up a graf
cloud of smoke Then ] saw a shell
hit the Baimoral Hotel
Il hurried to the railway station
but had to stop and seek shelter
several times because shells We're
Bursting al around me, and seemed
to drop thickIy as maidstone. Many
Of them burst high In the air, sending
a stream Of metal fragments In all
directions. When / arrived at the
station people were beginning to get
there on the run, most of them
shouting that their houses had been
shot to pieces
Looking from the station | could
see that one portion of the town was
enveloped in smoke. I saw several
railway porters pick up pieces OF
Ishell and finger them curiously."
Lamb, q Guard on the first train
which reached HUI from Scar
borough, said that he had been walk
ing along the shore some time be-
fore this train was due to depart
1T was very misty" he said. land
I could not make out any vessels out
al sea. So far a I know the first
shell fell at sos \ NJ. and when
our train left at S.25 the shells were
still coming. / saw one strike a
chemists Shop near the station and
the shop simply went tn pieces and
spread out on the ground"
Another Refugees story.
Another refugee gave the following
account Of the bombardment:
More than tifty shells mad fallen
in Scarborough up 10 the time l left,
aud part OF the city was burning
when our train pulled out of the sta.
ton Many Of the German shells fell
near the railroad station where num-
bers of people had gathered 10 take
morning trains. Some fell on the
roofs Of houses and hotels, and these
took fire at once. As the people fled
through tfhe streets shells burst above
their heads and many were struck
down by flying articles of iron. The
shock al ap exploding shell which
burst nigh JIM The air Killed one wo-
man"
The baedlnent OF Hartelpool
lasted at least twenty-five minutes. A
press association dispatch from Mid
dlesboro SAYS that from two TO six
warships were engaged in Smelling
West Eartlepuol and the fort. The
time given ~ the attacks at Scar
borough ana SE'nitby makes 1t certain
that different ships participate in the
three attacks. For the twenty five
minutes the bonn bardmcnt lasted al
Hartlepool, shells fell In all parts of
the industrial city, whiefn has a popu-
latIon of 25,oep
Hear Firlns Score OF Miles.
Apparently the German ships at
this point sheiied the fort at the
mouth of the Tees and the city itself
simultaneously. The firing of the big
guns was heard along the coast for a
distance OF twenty miles. and many
persons inland believed that a great
naval battle was being fought between
the British and German fleets.
Shortly after 5 o'clock the people In
Redcar. ten miles from Hartlepool.
were aroused by the noise of heavy
firing, and they saw. far off the
coast, three wavships III action These
appeared TO be throwing shells at the
fort on the Tees but the local MILL
tafy authorities drove all civilians
from the seaside prom enade before 1t
could be ascertained what target the
ships were Smelling The first stages
Of the bonn bardmont were especially
severe, Toward the end of half an
hour the German fire weakened con-
siderably, aud the gunners fired much
more slowly. apparently taking care
FIJI aim,
II was shortly after S O'Clock that
the squadron appeared Off shore and
, Immediately opened Il violent bonn
bardment, the result of which wa<
that portions Of he town were con-
siderabIy Dis r2ased. and many men,
women ara children were killed.
Hartlepocl was homb arded on three
sides and it j. said that the shipe
came wltAiu half & mile OF the shore
line. ard taHt they flew The British
flag The land forts replied vigor-
ously Some unexploded l2-inch
shells were picked up after the squad
ron departed. Gre shell struck the
gas works. which was damaged.
Soncomhatanta Slaughtered.
Two ladies named Mckay. living
v4t4 to 81, fety, bur they remained
he tire houso. a shell came through
iJar roof Of their bedroom and both
we're killed
Ia Dean Street. family, father,
.lGother and six children. were killed
b onl, one Child In another family es-
capped A father mother and two
children were Killed by the shells
3 which went through The roof of a
. church The vicar, Canon Ormsby
was iu bed when the bbmbardment
: began. With hts household he took
/ refuge ir the cellar HIS house was
: unroofed AMI most of the rooms were
+ damaged, but no one there was IN
=, jured
Among the victims were number
: Of children on their way TO school
A shell fell ia the midst Of n groul
of volunteers who were watching ths
bonn bardment from the coast line. anc
seven were killed Adjutant Avery
If the Salvation Army, lost his life
, He leaves widow and four chill
dren, Some timber yards caught fire
, and a shell went through the window
OF Lloyd's Bank, causing much dam
age. although no one was killed. An
Z other shell crashed through the glass
, roof OF the composing room of the
, Northern Daily Mail, smashing every