The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-21

their dancing as though an air attack on !
London were an ordinary occurrence,
1hc balconies and roofs of hotels and
private houses were dotted with watch
crs Needless Of the danger from the
bombs and the rain Of shr1pnel that.
having missed its mark In the sky, fell
back to earth again with killing velocity.
The policing of the city was perfect.
In the vicinity Of Wood street, where
the flames were blazing high In the sky.
an area was lined of by the soldiers and
constabulary that took in the old post
office. In addition to the regular police
messengers were sent to summon all sol
diers and officers In the neighborhood.
Some were called from bed, some from
hotels and heatres. The military train
ing of the soldiers was seen at its best.
Linking arm i'm arm they formed lines
across the various streets and marched
the crowds back. The curiosity seekers
obeyed implicitly. even with "A sort Of
reverent Difference to the khaki uniforms
which seemed to mean more to them
than the blue of the boobies" Taxicabs
which poured to the scene were halted
and ordered TO return. The fire was un-
der control shortly after midnight and
the damage, although considerable. was
found the next morning to have been far
less than anticipated.
The daylight disclosed other damages
which had not been generally known at
the time. Particularly was this true of
the neighborhood of Queens Square and
~nheooaids road. In the FORMER. which
lies Just or southampton row, there was
not u pane OF glass intact on any OF the
iour sides. Several hospitals had mar
row escapes. A bomb dropped in the
gardens directly IN 'front.' OF the Hospital
Tor faralytics and Epileptics, tearing n
mole IN the turf some hfteen feet In
diameter and four feet deep. Splinters
struck the facade OF the hospital and
chipped the brickwork. Had the bomb
Ial,en twenty feet nearer the hospital.
wu its hundreds OF wounded soldiers
and paralytics, 1t would have been de-
moliehed. AS II was. although every
WINDOW was smashed by the CONFUSION,
not an inmate was hurt.
Inc homeopathic Hospital In the ad-
JOINING block likewise escaped damage
beyond the loss OF windows. The Inn
perial Hotel close TO the square, was
pauly injured. whiie uttle shops IN the
SIDE streets All bear their wounds. The
opntnalnlc Hospital, IN Charing Cross
road' ana the Charing cross Hospital
We're stripped OF glass and the patients
had 10 be taken out into the square
WINE tne deorls was cleaned up. a SIX
story tenement near by was totally
wrecked by "a bomb that penetrated from
roof TO cellar.
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Inc greatest sufferer OF the large
buildings was perhaps the National
fenny Bank at the corner Of Red Lion
street and Theobald's road. Its interior
looked as though II had been struck 10y
cyclone tIIpinlElV tho un1 clock ra-
manned Intact. its hands stopped at
twelve minutes TO IL o'clock. Houses
on narrow Red Lion street and Lambs
Sonduits were damaged, one in particu-
lar being Quilted. There was considerable
damage further along In the Raymond
buildings forming part OF historic Grays
Inn.
All along Aldersgate and In the heart
OF the city Of London the progress OF the
raiders could be tracei by broken WIN
.ain US a, iIyornnni stroo, station
where a bomb demolished three plat
forms and two signal boxes. Part OF ihe
station had to be closed. but the train
service was not interrupted.
The raid of the Germans the previous
night caused less destruction. although
many bombs were dropped in thiCkly
populated suburbs like New cross Dept-
ford, EnneId, "dithain Aobey anu Nooi-
wioh. The casualties of the raid were
hfty-six. Ten were killed, of whom nVe
were children. Mliitarliy the Germans
nearly scored. one OF the bombs ek-
ploded Just outside the gates OF WOOL
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