The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-02-06
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EyGEI 1855 ViVidiy Describes
tlSudLJ OF Air Graft.
CHILD Has NARROW ESCAPE

Deadly Missile Bursts Where Little
One Had Been Lying and Wrecks
ROom-Cjt,zens In Panic as Explod-
ing Combs Tear Great Holes In
Street-Just Miss Royal Palace.
The German Zeppelin raid on the
county of Norfolk, ON the east coast OF
Ea.laGd. was aot Yarmouth'S drSt eX-
pCrie."e Of wars tcrrorS. nor Englands
nIs' taSte Of an aerial attack Several
Uerhc ago Il German fleet from Helgo-
aGi a. the mouth of the Elhe made
rapid dash to tine English coast and
approached TO within few miles OF
Y0rc~oGth. 1t was driven off by Brit
ish fleet. but managed to sink a sub
maine and damage the scout cruiser
Ha!cyOn i'm escaping. The previous
aerial raid was Il minor affair. n quick
dash made hy an aeroplane over Do
yer and the dropping of a bomb or two
that did little damage.
Sandringham, the seat of Sandring-
ham hall. long the country seat OF Ed
ward VII. and acquired by the late
king in 1861. when he was the Prince
of Wales. lies northwest Of Yarmouth,
from which it is fifty-two miles dis
taut. If the raid at this point was
made by the same vessel or fleet which
bombarded Yarmouth the Germans
must have Steered course over con-
i -. ..T = IA IL
extends IN the shape of camel's hump
into the North sea. 1t was about $50
p. M. when residents of Sheringham
and SandriESham eXpel fenced the same
excitement and alarm as had stirred
Yarmouth. A correspondent of the
Daily Mail interviewed a resident Of
Sheringham. who was not too clear
about details. but had very lively
recollection of some features of the
visitation.
Sees Outline of Airship.
1T was certainly about S:30 o'clock"
said this may "when the Zeppelins
came to SheriISaam. | say Zeppelins
because | am practically certain there
we're two air craft over this town. The
one saw was flying ut Il great height,
Al least 5000 feet. coulG just make
out a dim cigar shaped body. IL was
very dark. but the outline of the air
ship was unmistakable.
at carried searchlights which threw
weird light upon the countryside.
It was feeling it's way along, hunting
for our town as dog picks up scent.
Suddenly there was a crash and eXplo-
sion rs bombs began to drop. At least
four fell in this town. One went
through a house. Another dropped
upon waste ground. Cne aid not ex-
plode, and don't know what became
of the other.
"In the bonse where one exploded q
child had miraculous escape. 1t had
been put to bed. but had grown rest
less so its parents took It out OF bed
and kept it with them in the lower
part of the house. A few minutes
after 1t had been removed from the
nursery room the bomb burst right
where the child had been lying and
wrecked the room.
Tear Great Holes n Streets.
There was tremendous excitement
In the town and something Of panic
for n time. Crowds poured into the
streets. Few persons were injured,
believe, and the damage was not great.
One or two of the bombs tore great
holes in the streets These craters
were SO hot that their edges could not
be touched for quarters Of an
hour after the explosions. One house
caught fire-the bombs seemed to
splash fire in all directions the instant
they exploded-but the fire did not
spread. The Zeppelin ] saw disap-
peared in the direction of Cromer,
where six bombs were dropped with
out causing much damage so far as I
have been able TO ascertain"
AT Sandringham. a short distance
from Sheringham, an attempt was
made undoubtedly to wreck Sandring-
ham Hall and to destroy any Of the
Lithium.
Pure lithium, which is the Hghtest
metal known. has at present no practi-