Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-05-30
EXPERIENCE WITH
ZEPPELIN RAIDERS
ZEPPELIN RAIDS On PARIS ny
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Car Company AZ Paris 10 the llup ,
mobile factory In fact the Ger
man raiders are becoming So bolc |
that Ne are frequently attacked In
broad day light These air attacks
are very dangerous for In every In
stance a goodly number OF tho Paris
populance is either killed or wound
ed
Il am not remaining in Paris for
amusement or pleasure That rs all
past now The city has taken ON
sober and somber aspect Nearly o
third OF the women are In mourn
ing. and sad faced. droopy eyed
girls. wives and mothers. are To be
seen everywhere Il Is q pitiful
SIGHT the sorroWs that the loved
ones AZ home are suffering Paris IS
gay no longer The cafes and amuse
ment places are le-tered. AMI the
thoughts OF everyone are turned io|
thoughts of war
we got up and dressed and de.
scended to the ground floor where
We convened in the center lobby Of
this very large hotter. the Coniinen'
tai This biz hoslelry covers an
entire block ana is one of the most
beautiful buildings In Paris All the
guests OF the hotel we're also there.
many however only scantly clad, hay
ing arisen and decended from some
of the top flights in a great hur-
~. This did not matter much how
ever. as all the lights were out and
We we're In total darkness.
Inside OF ten minutes after the
sound of the first alarm all the
street lights In the city we're turned
out the city was in total darkness
except for the huge searchlights
that flashed over the Heavens In
search OF the German mauraders.
About two a m. We could hear the
reports Of the guns firing on the
Zeppelins as they passed over me
! luUfl fllN W. ~
"Yon can imagine the uncasiness
OF everybody In the hotel, and every
body In The whole city for that mat
ter. while the firing VAS going on
II venture to say that everyone In
the city was awakened a. the first
alarm and ran for cover Many nm.
derground passages and tunnels have
been dug throughout the city for
refuge during these attacks.
Various reports we're sent baci
and forth through the crowd IN th'
hotel as to the number of airshipi
on this raid ranging from two Il
. fifteen The latest government re-
mort however. states that six actual
|. ly visited Paris this night, whil'
! TWO others reached within twent,
. miles OF the city How many other
started and were brought down b
the French guns no one knows
THE nearest polni 10 our hote
where ans bombs struck was abou
!. three quarters of mile away Tn
reports we're terrific for about on
half of a building was blown away
The unfortunate part OF the /rpp'
lin raids Is that no one knows q
advance where the bombs may STIR
this in itself Is the worst par. OF IN
anticipated reign Of terror
at about four thirty in the morn
ing the fire brigade returned 'hlmg
the streets blowing uug'cs Co. ''a-
firing This advised the people 'Hl
the present danger vas over
"On Sunday investigated sever.
polnts where bombs had struck an
the newspaper reports that you BIAS
already had on this attack are .Hl
stantially correct
I'VE have a Zeppelin raid elmo
every night Following this S1n1'
morning attack, about '.l' o
Monday evening We we're in COL
rooms when the first alarm
sounded by the way no one ai
ventures out OF doors IN the eve
ing except with special permiss.
from the Provost Guard when
frs, alarm came In and We AK
all rushed 20 the ground floor
our hotel and remained there un
u O'Clock when the fire brigade ID
nounc,d that the danger was over
Hardly had We returned 20 %
rooms when C. second alarm
sounded and We OF course all D
mediately descended 20 the loe
STAYING there until about one-thir
4 few Of us. mostly Americans W
tured outside 90 see what could
seen or might .ay heard. as
city vas In total darkness bur
we're Immediately ordered 10 rcu
by the soldiers
As nothing further seemed
develop We went 20 our room
watch the flash Of the many scar
lights turned % the heavens ir
an directions must say that 80
Of the forts carry nearly twenty
twenty-five OF these huge sea
lights with an entire ring Of "a
around the city YOU can imagine
display this would make 90 the *
a. night
FINALLY growing tired Ne clo
the heavy outside Windows and ah
a. m the bugle again sounded
and down the streets. that at :
sent danger was past
The work OF the Paris police
fire brigade In notifying the pee