Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-09-27
LONE GERMAN SPY
CAUGHT IN RAID ON
LONDON BY 'ZEPPS'
MontcIair Man Writes That
Crowds Cheer While
Dodging Bombs.

While all London was watching the
duel between ZeppeIins and anti-air
craft guns, a German spy was caught
signalling the air invaders, according
to a letter received by Mrs. Maurice
Greenwood. of 80 Fullerton street,
Montclair, from her husband whose
bridge game at the Aldwych Club was
inter- opted by the bombardment
The crowds Mr. Greenwood writes.
were not a tall paniclSy. On the con-
trary, they took "a sporting interest
in the affair, acting more like a crowd
of baseball fans watching a worlds
championship game.
Here Is Mr.. Greenwoods letter:
"Aldwych Club, London, Sept 10.
We'll, I've had some exciting times
since ] wrote last. On Wednesday
evening I was playing auction here
in the club, and at about 10:40 o'clock
one of the players, an officer in the
special constable battalion, was called
to the telephone and ordered to report
at once, as a Zeppelin was over Lon
don. He jumped into a taxi and we
continued playing for about ten min
utes, when all of a sudden there was a
terrific explosion. 1t sounded as
though it were about a block away.
We looked at each other and began to
W1llltll III dllOlhtl tdillt a
second explosion. We dropped the
cards and jumped to the window and
pulled aside the curtains AS ] did so
the entire heavens lit up with a terri
fic flame as another bomb dropped,
apparently across the street, but actu-
ally six or seven blocks away. Then
a terrific bombardment started, and
we realized that air guns were firing
at the Zeps. Instead of going to the
incl 1ofi txfa n N
out in the street, and there, sure
enough, in the heavens almost over
us, was the huge Zeppelin with a
dozen searchlights trained on it, SO
that it stood out clearly, appearing as
though it were illuminated on the in
side.
Saw ZeppelBs in Action
so very clear was its shape silhou-
cited against the black sky starlight,
but no noon, it was apparently only
a few hundred feet high, but was
probably 5000 feet in the air. Then
the crowds began to fill the streets
from all the hotels and theaters. We
were next at the Waldorf Hotel, at
the corner of the strand, and in front
of the Savoy. For about ten or fif-
teen minutes the battle ragged, the
Zeppelin dropping incendiary and ex-
plosive bombs, and air guns firing
shrapnel bombs, which we could sec
burst. Finally one came so near that
the ship felt that discretion required
it to turn its nose up and up, until
it was lost In the friendly clouds. For
all we know, it reached its home safe
ly before morning. You appreciate
that it has to get back before the
daylight. else it would be caught by
our airships.
''The city was aroused, but there
was no panic In the streets. Where
| was one might have almost thought
the people were in a grand stand
watching the worlds series, for there
were shouts from all of us as each
shot was fired. One watched anxious
ly to note whether it was hit or an
error. Once we thought it was q
home run, as a shot from Parliament
Hill. in Hampstead Heath, came so
near as to make the Yep wabble a bit
before she could right herself to rise
higher and withdraw from range
"Such shouts were heard as: Now
we'll get you!' Wait a bit and we'l1
bring you down. Hit the Ger
mani 7 see the Kaiser in the rear
seat. I'll give half a crown to the
fellow that hits him, Now we've got
a chance at the Hun, bring him down
dead. In England we don't want him
alive!
People Not in Panic
There were several fires, none of
very great consequence. but there
were about 140 casualties. of which
almost forty were fatal One bus was
struck and all eight passengers killed.
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