Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-01-22
ZEPPEL|NS RAID ]
ENGLISH towns
INVADERS SHELL SIX ro,,.
BOMBS RAIN FROM sx,
ABOUT RULERS PALACE
PANIC GRIPS THE CAPITA
No Attack Yet Reported on M..,,..
lis-6attIe May Have Been
Fought in Clouds is Re.
port Sent Out.

London, Jan. 2O.-German zerro,,
raided the Norfolk coast tonight IN -
first Of the threatened air attacks ~
England.
Five persons were killed and eytor
sive damage was done in the citv u
Yarmouth and the seacoast towns u
Cromer, Beeston, Kings LYNN anal
Sheringham.
The hostile craft bombarded San
dringham, the fayorite country eststo
of King George and Queen MARY
Their majesties had left the nalacoI
only a few hours earlier for London
thereby escaping grave peril. The raid
was carried on in utter darkness tbo
air craft picking their course hvl
searchlight flashes. 1t is believed
British aeroplanes fought the Zenno
Inns in the dark.
Panic in London.
London became panicky followiny
reports of the air excursion. and AMI
constabies were called out at midnight
to watch for flashes from the search.
lights of the invading craft.
That the raid was made by three
Zeppelins appears almost certain
Three of the dirigibles were sighted
this afternoon flying toward the North
sea over the Tristan islands, which
skirt the north Dutch coast. The near.
est German territory on this course is
280 miles from Yarmouth.
Yarmouth, 100 miles from London
was the first place raided. At 8
o'clock the population, 81, 900, was star,
tied by the report of bomb and sue.
cessiye explosions.
Many May Be Dead.
Four or five projectiles were
dropped. One struck man in the
street and blew off his head. At least
three other persons are reported
killed. The loss of life may be heavy
as the authorities there have not com
pleted their investigation.
The first projectile struck in Norfolk
square, close to the seat front, and at
the southern end of the city. The Sec
ond hit the south quay and the third
landed in York road, near Drill hall,
the recruiting station. Fragments Of
the shell crashed through the plate
glass roof of the billiard room and the
Offices of the National Reserve.
Light Plant Ruined.
Another bomb smashed the gas
works. The electric light supply was
damaged and the entire town left in
darkness. The terror caused by the
explosions and terrific shocks that fol-
lowed was increased tenfold. The en-.
tire population fed into the streets.
Several houses were wrecked by the
bombs.
In the inky darkness no one could
see the hostile aircraft, but the whir-
ring of their propellers was heard.
The Zeppelins, from the sound of their
engines, seemed to have started south
ward in the direction of London, but
evidently changed their course and
continued along the Norfolk coast
Cromer, fashionable watering
place, twenty-one miles northwest OF
Norwich, was the second place bonn
barded. Several houses were wrecked
by bombs and numerous persons are
reported injured.
Still hugging the coast line, the ar
ships sent a hail of bombs down upon
the towns of Sheringham, Kings Lynn
and Beeston. The inhabitants were
greatly excited before the arrival Oh
the hostile craft, whose Flashlights
could occasionally be glimpsed lrom
afar.
In Kings Lynn two houses were Ut
molished and one was damaged III
Bentinok street. In one Of the struc'
trues a youth of II was killed. Mem
bers of his family were buried unuei
a mass of debris.
Six or seven bombs were dropped On
Kings Lynn by the lowering air Lilo.
chimes which reached there aOOu'
10:45 p. m.
Kings Lynn is not far from Sar
dringham, where King George ana ni'
consort have been staying. WheInel
the airmen had knowledge OF tneH
visit to the country palace can De oni,
conjectured. But that the KING "n1
queen missed the bombardment "
only few hours, having starteu ~
Buckingham palace in the late ai'o,
noon, is looked upon as almost pio"
Dental. Several bombs struck n1 90.
the palace, but did not inJure 'n'
structure.
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