The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-17
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LONDON, May 17-Twenty bombs
were dropped, injuring three persons
but doing slight property damage, J
La midnight raid along the Enslt \
coast, by two Zeppeins. The bon s
were dropped at Ramsgate. The
igibles passed over Margate and .
er without throwing any expIosir 3
The Zeppelin that attacked = 8
gate, sixty-seven miles east, sol st
of London, evidently was bent q che
destruction of the shipping ~ lear
the Goodwin Sands, off the Down.. II
sped in over Margate, but did not
open its bombardment until it reaches
Ramsgate.
One bomb crashed through the roof
of the Bull and Bear hotel In Rams
gate. Three guests were injured and
the building partially destroyed by
fire. Another bomb partially wreck
ed shop in Albion Hills and two 9TH
ers exploded harm!essIy in the city
park.
The Zeppelin that passed over Dow
Shippers Of vessels lying in the har-
Dor said they believed several bombs
were tossed at their vessels, but none
VI ItISHi ISaSuCO AIlC
Excitement over the Zeppelin raid
was heightened when a Cardiff steam
err arrived off the Downs at 800 a. M.
heading toward the coast. The en-
tire population Of Deal was aroused
and crowded the streets to await the
tables in the streets and did rushing
o,t~ IL a. IL rot ,,,,fi
light. The ZeppeIins, though, failed
to appear.
Later dispatches from Ramssate
said that bomb was dropped in the
harbor, damaging three fishing smacks
huddIed closely together. One bomb
fell in the gardens of the tuberculosis
hospital at Thanet, but did no damage.
The Zeppelin made the spIre Of St.
Georges church a special object Of
attention, according to Ramsgate dis
patches, showering it with bombs, but
doing no damage.
At least sixty bombs, the majority
of them incendiary, were hurled from
the raidine airships, later advices
showed After appearing over Broad.
stairs and Deal, the zeppelins sped
lcas+ward at 1890 a. M.
ONE ZEPPELIN WOUNDED.
LONDON, May FIN spectacular
battle far above the clouds over the
English channel, eight English naval
aviators from the Dunkirk station at
tackled and severIy damaged one OF
the ZepreIins that bombarded Englisn
coast towns along the Downs early
today.
OFFICIAL dispatches to the admiralty
brought word of the thrilling air fight.
The aviators, it was officially an
nounced, were subjected to heavy fire
from the alrship's machine guns, but
escaped without casualties.
The Zeppelin was first attacked ~
English aviators along the British
coast and driven cut to sea near the
west hinder light ship. Wireless mes
saues to the British aviation camp at
the French seaport OF Durkirk brought
eiqht naval bipIanes darting to the at
attack above the channel.
Three aviators closed in about the
Zeppelin, firing at close range. Two
others tilted into the clouds until they
were directly over the big diriaible,
which sped eastward at forty miles an
hour.
The avlators above began dropping
bombs at the Zeppelin from height
of 200 feet. One bomb crashed
through the huge bag and almost i'm
nediateIy z large column of smoke
arose through the clouds. The crew
cf the dirigibIe quickly began throw
ina out bags Of ballast and she rose
to height of 1900 feet, tail down.
ward and apparently drifting helpless
iy high in the clouds.
The commander of the flying corps
wirelessed the admiralty that he had
every reason to believe the Zeppelin
was SC badly damaged she would be
unable to make land.
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