The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-20

T. NJ IA circumstance which adds TO the
mystery of the raid, as this would be
more than two hours after the attack
on Yarmouth and Sandringham. Al
Kings Lynn the bombardment was
short and severe. a family named
Goat suffered heavily. One person was
killed. "A boy of II. His father. mother
and her baby were buried in the debris
OF the shattered house, but was taken
out alive and Is being cared for In the
hospital. In another house mother
and her baby We're injured.
AZ least five bombs were dropped IN
Kings Lynn, and possibly more. Some
reported that seven fell. Two houses
were demolished and ono house, In Ben
timex street, was badly damaged. A
despatch from Kings Lynn STATE tina,
an aeroplane dropped the bombs. but
! this is supposed to have been mis-
take. since none but driRibles are be-
lioved 70 have taken part in the raid.
The Times hears from a correspondent
AT Kings Lynn that the police Of that
town. having been warned from Var
mouth. took every precautiOn to protect
I life and property. All electric lights in
! the town were switched off. When the
Germans appeared Kings Lynn was
I practically In darkness. According to
] the Times correspondent about seven
! bombs We're dropped. II seems certain
that a man and a woman were killed at
/ Yarmouth and soldier injured and
/ that one person was killed and three
! injured AT Kings Lynr The other
places attacked seemed 70 have escaped
casualties.
The chief constable OF Yarmouth said
i
that the inhabitants stood the raid very
well They had already had IN OK
perisnce of German treatment. The
whole thing. he said, passed OH in a
minute or two. About 400 special con-
stables were called out. They got TO
work with the utmost promptitude.
Apparently the Zeppelin shot TO
earth by a wArslip was the one which
bombarded Kings Lynn, but this has
not been confirmed. All that Is known
Is that a warship lying OF shore
searched out the air raider with n
powerful searchlight and punctured It's
arlnor with "A we'll directed shell. The
Zeppelin dropped to earth near Hun
stanton. ST. Edmund's.
Besides Yarmouth, Sheringham, Sand
ringham and Kings Lynn. bombs were
dropped IL is reported late tonight. at
Crumcr and at Beeston. CrDIner IL
coast village about midway between
Yarmouth and Huustantou.
The bomb dropped ~ Beeston did no
damage. II was apparently about four
inches in diameter.
II is reported tonight that bombs
were dropped on the villages of Dersins-
hlm, eight miles from Kings Lynn:
Snettisham, favOrite resort Of queen
AleAnndrAs. ana upon village In the
Grimston district.
Sandriu CHAM Hall. winch tho zeppe~
Inns Dombardcd is now the country resi-
dence OF Queen Mother Alexandra. The
palace. scqulrcd by the Prince of Wales
/ I'm 1851 and used 10y him as country
hous" after he became Edward VII, re-
vertcd TO the queen Mother on the death
Of the King. It IL two and half miles
east of Wolferton. II Is forty-seven
miles from London.
Yarmouth Is an uufortified town and
ls the most important port on the east
Anglican coast. II is situated at the
mouth of the River Yare and Is cele-
/ brated watering place. The population
is near 10000 Great Yarmouth. tho
older part ~ tho town. contains l45
picturesque To"a VI lul'S anu N'N' Wv
! scribed by Dickens as zone vast grid
iron" II contains the largest parish
church in ENGLAND. the Church of ~.
/ Nicholas. founded In llla. Commercially
/ Yarmouth Is famous for it's herring
fisheries and Yarmouth blOaters" have
"a meaning the world over.
| Kings Lynn is an ancient town ~
| &c, 600 inhabitants and lies near the
mouth of the Ouse. It's hlrbor being
connected with the sea by a waterway
! three miles long. II has two railroad
stations adjoining each other and two
/ large docks covering 100 acres. Nine.
! dArbiay was born there and Eugene
/ Aram, the murderer. was an usher in
/ the Lynn grammar school Among its
chief points OF Interest Il ST. Margarets
I Church, dating from 1881.