New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-12
Historic Church, Great Railway Stations
and BOurse Aimed at by 2 Airmen
in Bold Daylight Attack.
BOMB EXPLODES ON CATHEDRAL ROOF
Invaders Circle Over Heart of the French Capital
in Early Afternoon - Property Damage Is
Considerable French Airmen Pursue
BY Cable to The 1ribune.l


Paris Oct. 1.-Two German avaors raned bombs upon
early this afternoon officially twenty pro-
ces thrown and that three killed and four
teen injured while the Cathedral Dame struck and
slightly damaged.
bomb struck the roof Of the north anept the point
where the roof of the The guardians of the church
would permit the spot but would from later
that the bomb did explode despite the earlier for
large hole had been made the parapet and roofing pin
nsce broken away while many bullets and fragments Of shell
al embedded in surrounding material.
One bomb fell just behind the cathedral close the resi-
of the Archbishop of Paris All told four bombs
thrown vicinity of Noe Dame from aeroplane. One
struck the of the Qua de Bourbon the cathedral
and rolled into the Seine while another fell in the close
the Notre Dame Bridge.
ATTACK HEART OF CITY.
The have agreed upon northern
southern of attack the principal southern objective being
Notre Dame while the north the Care du Nod and the Care
Saint Lazare menaced.
All places struck within circle in which Of
the city The central place of all the vicinity of tho
Here bomb fire a house, which greatly
damaged and landed within hundred yards Of office
pied by American newspaper Most of the American and
English newspaper correspondents have Offices this district
projecti fell the Place de Republque the
barracks of the Republican Guard another the Rue du Roch
the Care SaintLazare and third struck depot
the Rue Lafayette, the Care du Nord.
The grand bouevards also visited bomb fell close
large department called La Menasee the Boulevard
des Another landed in the Rue Bowdaloue,
bordering the Church of Note Dame de Loree The popuous
Faubourg Saint Antoine also received bomb.
the projecle that fell N the Rue Lafayette just north
the grand bouevard that killed three and injured four
teen others.
FLY LOW IN GRAY CARS.
The amen few and seemed act with great deiber-
The Germans, pursued by French amen, few away after
their stock of poeces had apparently been exhausted Their
machines seemed to be painted cloudy which made them
almost ndstinguhable Other German aeropane from which
attacks have been made Paris have been of light brown
In the Rue Lafayette the property damage done included the
smashing of thick plate glass windows and the rddng of walls
with bullets An apohecary shop had its windows completely
blown On the other side Of the curiosity hop
which, with its contents completely wrecked Most the
windows surrounding houses less damaged and
the pavements Uttered with broken glass;
Some remarkable and extraordinary escapes from injury
reported Indeed the wonder that crowded hooushaes
the middle of the day the loss life greater
with children in the garden behind the Cathedral
Notre Dame between and the morgue when the
made Hearing and then seeing the aeoplane they rapidly fed
into neghborng street. thus escaping the bomb that fell the
garden.
One missile fell the Saint Antoine Hospital in the
neshborhood of the Lyons railway station cut the trolley
and falling the lines exploded with great violence There
cab and taxi station this point the Rue du Fsubous
ntAntone and many hawke stood with barrows Of
vegetables and fruit There also many foot passengers
An elderly witnessed the explosion said she
heard the aeroplane hrs but did H. Then she heard
whistle followed by heavy conclusion. She young
standing the pavement by fall mortaly wounded
dozen other person. and fell similarly and horses
killed People ruahsd parshcken In their houses and