New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-28

naval ,capIanes, ploted by Flight Com
mandcrs Oliver. Hewlett, Bossand and
hilucr, Flight Licutenants Miley and
Edwards and Sub-lieutenant Blackburn.
The attack was delivered in day
light, starting from point i'm tho vi
entity Of Helgoland. The Seaplanes
were escorted by a light cruiser and
destroyer force, together with sub
marines As these ships were seen by
the Germans from Helgoland. two Yep
pelins and three or four hostile sea
planes and several hostile submarines
attacked them.
ct was necessary for the B.itish
ships TO remain IN the neigh bOrhOOd
10 pick up the returning airmen. and a
novel combat ensued between the most
modern cruisers and the enemy's air
craft and submarines. BY swift
manmuyring the enemy's submarines
were avoided. and the two Zeppelins
were put to flight by the guns Of the
Dndaunted and Arethusa.
No British Ships Hit
The enemy's seaplanes succeeded i'm
dropping their bombs near our ships,
but without hitting any of them. The
British ships remained for three hours
of the enemy's coast without being
molested by any surface vessel, and
safely re-cmbarked three out Of the
seven airmen. with their machines
Three other pilots returned later and
were picked up by British submarines
which were standing by. Their ma
chimes were sunk.
six out of the seven pilots returned
safely. Flight Commander Hewlett is
missing. His machine was seen I'm a
wrecked condition about eight miles
from Helgoland. and the fate Of the
daring and skilful pilot is AZ present
unknown.
"The extent Of the damage by the
British airmen's bombs cannot be es-
timated. but all were discharged at
points OF military significance.
ION Thursday last Squadron Com
mander Richard b. Davies, of the naval
air service, visited Brussels in a Far
man biplane for the purpose OF drop
ping twelve bombs at an airship shed
reported TO contain a German Parse
val. Eight of these bombs, Of which
six are believed 10 have hit, were dis
charged a. the first attack; the re-
naming four on the return flight.
Owing TO the clouds Of smoke which
arose from the shed the effect could
not be distinguished
Bombs Dropped Near Rochester.
II was learned to-day that the Ger
man airman who visited England on
Christmas Day dropped a bomb near
Rochester. which is only twenty-eight
miles east-sOutheast Of st. Paups
Cathedral, London, and seven miles
from Grayesend. The bomb did no
damage. as il fell in the roadway.
Flight Commander Hewlett, reported
missing after the raid on Cuxhayeu,
is the only son Of the novelist, Maurice
Hewlett. He became a naval cadet in
January. 1904. was promoted lieuten-
ant in January last, and made flight
commander in July. lie obtained his
pilots certificate at Brooklands i'm No
vember, 1911. His mother is we'll
known air-woman. She had obtained
her certificate in August, 1911. Before
/ taking up aviation she obtained prac-
/ tical knowledge Of motor engineering.
/ Her son received from her his first in
, struction IN airmanship.
The two cruisers mentioned above
/ have both distinguished themselves al
I ready IN the course of the war. The
/ light cruiser Arethusa was one Of tho
/ fleet that dashed across the North Sea
/ on August p and sank five German
warships of the Blight of Helgoland
After the Germans had been lured out
/ by destroyers the Arethusa was one Of
| the first 20 get the range. and she
! poured broadsldo after broadside with