The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-20


 London. January 20.--(2:25 a. m.) German aircraft made their long threatened raid on England last night and attempted to blow up with bombs the Kings royal residence in Sand ringham. County Norfolk.
 King George and Queen Mary, who have been staying at Sandringham with their family, only yesterday re- turned to London.
 IL is not definitely known whether
 the raiders were Zeppelins or aero planes but ZeppeIins were reported yesterday as passing over the Nortl, sea in westerly direction and some
 believe these were the raiders. | The night was dark and cloudy. which
 made it impossible for the people in the
 town over which they passed to distin- guish even the outlines of the raiders. | though the whirr of their propelers and
 the droning of their motors could be | heard
 A Zeppelin is reported to have been brought down by q warship at Hunstan- ton. few miles north Of Sandringham Bombs were dropped fin rarmoutn
 Kings Lynn, Sandringham. Cromcr l Sheringham and Beeston. Everywhere ! except at Beeston. casualties and dam | age to property resulted The first place visited was the widely | known seaside resort and fishing town of Yarmouth.
 Two Killed A man and woman were killed. |
 number of persons were injured and much damage to property was done by he raiders. Their visit lasted less than 10 minutes.
 Four or five bombs were dropped in Yarmouth. When the attack begun the authorities gave Instructions that all lights be extinguis ed, and other precau- of panic were 'seen during the raid.
 Apparently the raiders after visiting Yarmouth flew over Bromer where they dropped bomAs and then went to Shering- ham and Beeston. Turning inland from there they made for sandrir&ham, drop ping explosive missiles there And at King $ Lynn, where boy was killed and a man. woman and child were injured. Two houses were destroyed.
 The damage at Sandringham has not been reported. It Is known. however. that the royal palace was not harmed. A bomb penetrated house, but did not explode.
 Only yesterday Scotland Yard authors ties issued instructions concerning meas ures to be taken by the police and other officials in the event of an air raid. Iop Utu Il :3O D. m.)--A hostile aircraft passed over Yarmouth at S:3O o'clock tonight and dropped several bombs. Considerable dam age to property resulted and 1t Is said there was some loss of life. One man is said to have his head blown off.
 One bomb fell in Norfolk square. close
 to the sea front. and another on the
 south quay. A third struck the York | road drill hall. fragments of the casing of the shell crashing through the glass roof of the billiard room of the head quarters of the national reserve. A fourth
 missile fell near the Trinity depot. | Great excitement prevailed in tho town and special constables the police and the | military were called out to calm the peo- ! pe who streamed out of their homes. | The electric supply was cut off imme- | dately and the town was plunged In darkness. i.The Wnirrlng or the propeHers or Ine aircraft first attracted attention to it.
 Then came the explosions and the sound ! of breaking glass.
 | The first bomb dropped near the re-, 1, cruiting ground and the others near ths drill hall. In all five bombs were thrown by the aviator or aviators Sails to Southwest | After the attack the aircraft sailed in southwesterly direction. | One man was found outside his home on St. Peters plain. His head had been crushed. He was identified as Samuel Smith, shoemaker. A woman, who has not yet been identified. was also found dead, while a soldier was discovered 1 in Norfolk square with a wound in his chest zb So far as ascertained these are the ou]v casualties in Yarmouth. but owing to, complete darkness as a result of tho cutting on of the electric light service this cannot be accepted as dcfnites The greatest damage done resulted from bomb that fell in st. Feter'o
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