The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-20
SEXES
INHABITANTS0F !,
BRITISH ISLES
County Seat of British King
Deserted by Royal Pair Six
Hours Before Raid At
tackled.
BIRDMEN GET AWAY,
Six Bombs Dropped on Var
mouth, 28O Miles From
Williamshaven, German
Zeppelin Base. .

Wllllamshaven, German
Zeppelin Base.
BY HERBERT TEMPLE,
European Manager Of the international
News Service.
LONDON, Jan. 20.-~ persons
were killed. a number of others wound
ed and six towns and villages were
damaged in the first German airship
raid over England. Bombs from the
attacking aerial craft fell upon the
towns OF Yarmouth. Sheringham and
Grimston. Six machines are believed
to have been in the squadron. The
damage to property IL estimated at
$4,000. Two unexploded cone-shaped
bombs were picked up at Yarmouth.
They were forty-three inches ut the
base.
Soldier Dies.
An Exchange Telegraph company
dispatch reports that a soldier who
VISA injured at Yarmouth, had died of
his wounds.
Sheringham is only half mile from
Sandrihgham the country seat OF the
late King Edward VII and the home
Of the Dowager Queen Alexandra, the
mother of King George. Sandringham
is only six miles from Kings Lynn.
which is eighty-five miles north OF
London.
1t was evidently the intention OF the
Germans to attack King George and
Queen Mary. who have been staying
at Sandringham. but their majesties
had left the Sandringham palace for
London only about six house before
the raid was made.
Early dispatches stated that two
persons had been killed at Yarmouth,
and one at Kings Ivy.
Panic Seizes England.
In the damaged towns the terror
which followed the attack was un-
abated today. .....-...
Gun fire was heard off Hunstanton
on the North Sea coast shortly after
the attack had been made. and it was
reported that one of the airships had
been the last oint. attacked. A tele-
unofficial confirmation.
Yarmouth was the first place attack
ed. After dropping their bombs there
the raiders turned southvard in the
direction of Cromer. 1hen they turned
inland. Kings Lynn seems to have
been the last pointn attacked. A tele-
gram to the Daily Telegraph from
Kings Lynn says:
"The night was very dark. The first
missile destroyed the hydraulic engine
house at the docks. The next fell
upon a house and went through the
roof and two floors to the basement,
but killed no one. The worst dam
age was done in the central part OF
the town near the fine Of Gothis Grey
Friars' tower Here one bomb totally
destroyed three cottages in Bentick
street, killing lad and madly mainl-
ing his sister. A man had both legs
broken.
Kills Boy.
An Exchange Telegraph company
dispatch from Kings Lynn gave the
following details: "One house which
was struck by German bomb was de-
molished, and a 17-yearold boy and
his father were completely buried. but
both were dug out safely. So far as
known seven high-power bombs were
dropped. 1t is believed that the air
craft went toward the east after leav-
ing Kings Lynn"
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Yarmouth says:
six bombs were dropped upon Ya-
mouth last night. The following ac-
count Of the attack was given by Ar
thur Harbord, a member of the munich
pal council:
About s: 80 o'clock last night, when
,7umbers of persons were in the streets
J. and places of amusement were in full
swing, an airship passed over the city
and dropped bombs which did consider
able damage. One of the victims was
a shoemaker named Smith, who was at
work in his shop about fifty yards
was dropped on or near the building.
and his head was blown off. A num-
ber of buildings in st. Peters road
were badly damaged.
"At Yarmouth and on the town at
tackled the soldiers turned out and fir
ed volleys into the air with rifles"
Raid Takes Two Hours.
The period of time covered by the
attack was about two hours and half.
Yarmouth reports that the first bomb
fell there about $3.50. and the last mis-
sile was dropped at Kings Lynn about
IL o'clock. Yarmouth, where the at
tack began, Is 40 miles from London
and 2SO miles from Wilhelmshaven.
German. the base from which the air
ship are believed to have come. The
Zeppelins had to cross the North Sea,
passing over the fleets Of British war
ship patrols.
A dispatch from Amsterdam says
that airships supposed to be German,
were seen passing Kollum. vlieland
and Terschelling Islands early this
morning enroute from the West to the
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