New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-02
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London. June / Ninety bombs were
dropped in the raid on London last
night by Zeppelin airships. -Four per
sons we're killed and few were in
jured. 40 public building was dam
aged.
This information was given out Off
cially in the following note:
"In ampliication Of the informa-
tion which appeared in this mornings
newspapers, the following particulars
OF last nights Zeppelin raid in the
metropolitan area are now available
for publication. Late last night about
ninety bombs, mostly of an incendiary
chatacter, were dropped from hostile
aircraft in various localities not far
distant from each other. A number of
fires, Of which only three were large
enough 10 require the services of fire
engines, broke out. All Of them were
promptly and effectively dealt with and
only one Of them necessitated a dis
trict call. All the fires were caused
by the incendiary bombs referred to.
"No public building was injured, but
number of private premises were
damaged by fire or water.
Woman and Infant Killed.
"The number of casualties is small,
so far as has at present been ascer-
tanned One infapt. one boy, one man
and one woman were killed, and an
other woman was so seriously injured
that her life is despaired of. few
other private citizens were seriously
injured, but the precise number has
not yet been ascertalned.
adequate police arrangements, in
cluding the calling out Of special con
stables, enabled the situation TO be
kept thoroughly in hand at all times"
The German official statement on the
subject, received here b. wireless, IS
as follows:
"As a reprsal for the bombardment
of the open town OF Ludwlgshafen we
threw numerous bombs last night on
wharves and docks OF London
Ludwigshafen is on the Rhine. op-
posite Mannheim, and has a population
of about $4,000.
"This impudent excuse" says The
Daily News" "is typical OF Germans,
who never. as shown in the case OF the
Lusitania, hesitate TO insult the world
with some trumpery reason tor tnelr
outragcs against humanity. LudWlgs-
hafon is the centre Of that poison IN
dustry which is the latest crime Ger
many has added to her long list OF IN
famies. No, this is not retallatory
pisode, but the goal toward when
Germany has been feeling her way for
months past. The attacks on the coast
have been preliminary 10 the attack on
London. and the raid Of Monday night
is probably only the precursor of more
serious adventures"
Anti-Germ.n Riots Again.
Probably as consequence of the
Zennelin raid. acute antI-German feel
ING broke out again in London last
night. Angry mobs surrounded the
premises in Shoreditch OF people sus-
pected Of being OF German nationality
and attacked the shops which had SUI
fered i'm the previous rio.lng and which
had been barrlcaded.
In one case the occupants fed when
the premises were entered, and were
pursued By an infurated crowd. In
other instances the barrlcades we're
pulled down and a good deal OF damage
was done. One Of the main centres OF
the rioting was in Hyde street hoNtoh,
where throughout the day there had
been threats Of demonstrations against
any shopkeepers supposed to be oi Ger
man nationality. In Plrlico there were
several cases Of shops ralded. In FIm-
leo Walk three shops were attacked
tho shutters broken and some Of the
furniture taken away. One OF these
shops was similarly raided two weeks
ago
During the afternoon bakeshop at
the corner of Pearson Street, also raid,
ed a fortnight ago, was again visited
by an angry crowd, composed chiefly OF
women. Having smashed the windows,
they took all the bread in sight, and,
going into the shop, flung the furniture
into the street The proprietor. ap-
peared At an upper window and blew
a police whistle Small crowds gath
cred outside barber shop. but the own
er at last persuaded the crowd that he
was an Irishman. Three or -FOUR ar
rests were made.
The special constabulary was turned
ont. in view Of the fear that the anti
German riots might spread.