New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-20
Woman and Two Men
Killed in German Raid
on British Coast.
WARSHIP FIRES AT
HOSTILE AIRMEN
King and Queen Had Left
the Palace Only Few
Hours Previously.
SHELLS DROPPED
ON SEVERAL TOWNS
Yarmouth Gets Five Missiles and
Kings Lynn Four-Raiders May
Be Headed for London.

London. Jan. 2o.-A Zeppelin sirship
has been brought down at Hunstanton,
a few miles north Of Ssndringham, ac-
cording to dispatch from Kings Lynn
TO the Central News. The dispatch
adds that the Zeppelin was brought down
by the fire OF a Narship.
London. Jan. ia dispatch from
Kings Lynn reports that a German air
craft passed over Sandringham and
Kings Lynn tonight and dropped sew
eral bombs, which exploded With ter.
rife force. The attack took place al
10:45 p. m.
Confirmatory dispatches have been
received by the Press Association OF
the dropping of bombs by an air craft
near Sandringham. one Of the royal
residences. Four bombs were dropped
on Kings Lynn and others fell near
sandringham Palace. No damage was
done to the palace itself. After the
attack the air craft sailed in a south
westerly direction Ii. e, toward Lon.
dom.
King George and Queen Mary. With
their family, who had been staying at
SandrIngham. had returned, however, ia
London earlier in the day 20 resume
residence in Buckingham Palace.
The air craft passed over Yarmouth
at $3.50 p. m. and dropped ceversl
bombs. Some deaths and considerable
damage to property resulted.
One bomb fell in Norfolk Square,
close TO the sea front, and another in
South Square. A third struck the York
Road Drill Hall, fragments Of the cas-
ing Of the shell crashing through the
glass roof OF the billiard room OF tbs
headquarters Of the national reserve.
A fourth missile fell near the Trinity
depot.
One man was found outside his homo.
on st. Peters Plain. His head had
been crushed lie was identified az
Samuel Smith. shoemaker. A woman
who has not yet been identified also
was found dead. while soldier was
discovered in Norfolk Square with
wound in his chest.
The eoneussions resulting frcm the
exploding bombs broke the windows IN
a number OF shops and houses.
Air Craft Carried Searchlight.
Il was dark at the time Of .he attack,
and it WAS impossible, therefore. to see
the air craft. The noise OF its engine,
however, could plainly be heard. Il
was evident that the machine carried
a sesrchlight. as flashes OF light ocea-
sionslly could be seen coming from II.
The visit OF the aircraft TO Ysr-
mouth lasted ten minutes. Great ey-
citement prevailed, and special con-
stables, the police and the military
were called out 10 calm the people,
who stresmed out OF their homes when
the explosions took place. The cleo
trio supply was Immediately cut OF
anu lHc t'HN was p4NHSfN III hhIsuecH.
The whirring OF the propellers OF
the aircraft first attracted attention 10
it. Then came the explosions and the
sound Of breaking glass. The first
bomb was dropped near the recruiting
ground and the others near the drill
hall. In all five bombs we're thrown
by the aviator or syistors.
So far as can be ascertained thu. far.
these are the only casualties IN Var
mouth. but, owing 10 the complete dark
ness that prevails as result OF the
cutting OF of the electric light service,
this statement cannot be accepted as
definite.
The greatest damage done by any OF
the bombs resulted from one that fell
in St. Peters Plain, near 81. Peters
Church, which damaged whole row Of
houses. breaking all the windows in
them and littering the street with
debris. consisting Of slate from the
roofs and bricks.
A Yarmouth dispatch 20 the Ex-
change Telegraph Company says u ~
believed that 10 was an aeroplanc and
not Zeppelin that attacked that city.
The machine later visited Sheringham,
five miles from Cromer. and dropped
two bombs. No damage was done at
that place.
The town OF Cromcr. watering
place twen.y-one miles north of Nor
wich. also reports being attacked by
About $3.50 p. m. two or more Leppe-
Inns we're reported passing over Cromer,
coming from the direction of Mundes-
ley. on the east, and going toward Wey-
bourne. 10 the west. They we're dis
tinctly seen and their engines made q
tremendous noise. Il is stated that ct
Sheringhsm. 20 the west OF Cromer.
four bombs we're dropped. but that no
one was hurt
4 telephone message from Gravesend
states that aircraft were seen passing
overhead during the evening They