The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-20
SEE AIRMEN' FIGHT OVER
 CITY ROOFS
Mir. and Mrs. Alec. McNab of Bridgeport Return Af-
 ter Thrilling Trip.
Witnessed Attack of Zeppe- lins on London and Re
 pulse By British.

Standing on the balcony of their hotel. after having been routed from bed by the explosion of bombs, MT. and Mrs. Alec. McNab, of Bridgeport. 2 Watched Zeppelins and British aero E planes battle in the skies above Lon 5don on the night of Sept 8.
 with other passengers who arrived home to-day on the Ordupa, MT and . Mrs. McNab brought thrilling stories Of the zeppelins' night attack on Lon don; of the British aerial squadron's lush to repeI the invaders after scores of bombs that killed and injured scores had been dropped; of the kalei- doscopic duel in the skies; and of the sudden retreat of the. German airmen leaving death and destruction in their wake.
 Their stories are the first uncensor- ed reports of the most recent aerial attack on London that have reached these shores Their narratives de- picting the spectacle of these newest war engines, silhouetted against the moon as: they battled in mid-air, are ' almost unb elievable. There is a thrill in every word. and their story writes a new epoch in modern warfare : ;. MT and Mrs. McNab< were in Lon don. at the Metropo1e hotel, when the raiders came They had gone to London where MT. McNab had busl-
 
 heard of the previous raids of the German airmen. What happened on the night of September 8, is thus de- scribed by MT. McNab and others, as they arrived in New York this morn ing on the Orduna:
 ssMy wife and I were in our hotel" :" said MT McNab, "a week ago last when the whir< of propel1ers startled us A moment later.{ there was a terrific explosion.
 This was followed in rapid sue Scession by others, as scores of bombs showered down in many parts of the hotel and theatre district of the city. It was then about Il Q clock, We knew the 'zeps.' as they are call ed in London, had arrived.
 We stepped onto the balcony out side our windows, just as staccato reports from exhaust pipes and the wlliz of propeller blades told us that the British airmen were ready to meet the invaders
 ..suddenly three or four great shafts of light rent the sky. They were searchHght beams, trying to pick up the German airmen. They shot back and forth across the heav- ems and finally focused on a Zeppelin. It hung there in nid-air. brilliantly lighted by he glows of many searchItghts now playing on it. and occasionally playing a tattoo directed lat the enemy, on a rapid fire gun mounted in the bow of the ship.
 .sInmediately after the search lights had picked up the Zeppelin, the British airmen and the land forces be explode all around the invader as il hung there in mid -air-lo oking for all the world like a huge sausage con verted into a. war engine
 Some think the Zeppelin was hit by one of the shells; others hold diff ferently. At any rate. after with standing the fire for several minutes the invader turned almost vertically and shot high into the clouds, Search lights failed to find her and a few moments later the firing ceased.
 We had seen a Zeppelin raid or London. We knew later that score: were killed and hurt in the attack ant that great material damage wa: wrought Yet London was not pan fc-stricken. In fact, folks, clad II might dress, who had calmly watched the battle from the streets, stooe about discussing the raid for hour; after it occurred. The next dal found long lines waiting to enlist a. the recruiting offices.
 McNab Go, and is inventor O marine specia1ties- His iceberg de tector has come into general use sine, the Titanic disaster.
 A few hours after the raid on Lon don, September 8. Mir. McNab cablet his offices here that he and his wifi were safe. These private advice of the Zeppelin attack reached her long before admission of the raic was officially announced at the wa office. .RRwHK-HK