The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22


of the police. 1t Is about two zee
long and shaped like carrot. VIII
IL was thrown some sort OF rnachi'
nation containing bcn1ine, the evident
purpose being TO start IRE.
BY this time the searchliEhts on th'
pufayel stores. In the Boulevard|Rar'
bes, three blocks east OF the Sacrt
Ceur Church which dominates Paris
had Joined those OF the Eifel Tower
and the two dirigtbles were plainly
visible in the flashing shafts of light
Now the guns on the forts about the
city began to join In the chorus started
by Mont Talerian, and special batteries
heear TO bark out defiance TO the ae-
rial visitors.
The Rue Dcs Danes was the next
point of attack. The raiders seemed
to he searching about for the Batig"
HolleS station Of ths Ce!nture, the
RAILWAY which encircies Paris and they
we're very near IL, for the number IS
Rue DulouE is only bali block
away Ia the Rue pes Danes. two
houses Nos and 9, were hit. but no
damage was done. From there the
Zeppplins Gew over the Eattgnollrs
bridge. on which the boulevard pes
Bat}gnolleS crossed the ratlW a$s lead
iuS 10 the care -. Lazare, tho great
failroad station OF the western trains.
which is only hree blocks to the
south
Hit CAFE Quarter.
Number g Rue pes Danes is near
ihe Avenue peCuohy. and tn the cen
tar OF the cafe quarter of Paris where
once the famous might lfe' kept the
streets alive until daylight Another
noted spot over "a hich the raiders
passed Was At st cloud. where the
palaces Of Louis XIV. and OF Napoleon
Banaparte were located. and where
Napoleon H. had hts summer resi-
icDce.
From the Ba,ignores Bridge the
zeppelins turned and threw more
bombs in the Impasse Milford. whore
again no damage was done, Then they
went back over the suburbs, attacking
-lichy. center Of a manufacturing dis.
trlCt. and then AsDieres. across the
Seine where the famous dog cemetery
ts located. THIS was after { o'clock.
and the last glimpse Farisians had Of
The Zeppelius was as they were shoot
ng along above the Flace Clichy,
eloselr pursued by ct dozen French
aeroplaues, which were bombardiue
hem with machine guns
This was half after four. and since
IL was too early. OF rather too late.
for Paris to go back IN bed. everyone
seemed to stay up. and spent the rest
pf the time. and, indeed. most Of Sun
day, recounting their experiences,
The public instructions that the
melancholy, if distinctly, too-toot of
the fire buEles; which make wondrous
sounds both at the intake and the ex-
pulsion of the breath. the sounds end
Ing in a sharp bugie call, would mean
the approach OF Zeppel!ns. had been
almost forgotten by the people of
faris. Therefore. many persons ques-
Toned, when these mournfui noises
were heard, whether anything more
serious than fire was occurring. In
deed, many slept right through the
disturbances, although in the quarters
where the bombs landed everyone was
certainly up and about.
Refused to lie FreightencSi.
In the Batignolles district the resi-
sdents of the upper floors crowded the
lodges of the concierges and shivered
the night through until the bugies
sounded again signifyinE that the
danger was over Paris refused To
become panio-stricken by the Yep
peiins any more than by the Taubes
and many spent today In cheerful
ooasting Of the fact that the dirgible'
failed to. f'y over much OF the city
itself and that their exploits were
limited to the northwestern suburbs
and to IA short and Intellectual eX
cursion over the Batignolles section
The majority Of the people In tht
district attacked thought at first. as
was natural, that the noises theS
heArd were due 20 the emptying OF
garbage tins into the iron automobile
removal carts. This conjecture was
dispelled by the report of cannon. and
then every one. ignoring police orders
to seek places OF safety. rushed to the
streets in the hope of seeing aoInc-
thing. Few were unable 70 d.stin-
nuish anything extraordinary except
the searchiights, although many coulc
hear the noise OF the motors which are
not unlike those of aeropianes,
IL is understood that four Zeppelin:
started from the base behind the Ger
man lines, but one OF them was com
PEELED to turn back at Ecouen, ter
miles north OF Paris. through which
the outer line Of Notifications passed
and the other was stopped at Nantes
thirty~six miles northwest OF the CAPT
tai. near Limsy. and forced TO beat &
hurried retreat The other two. how
ever. few so high above the batteries
at these places that they succeeded
In getting past and on TO Paris
Bomb Fer Chfid.
One of the raiders ia said to have
been hit by the fire from the fort:
here Persons IN tiaronnes, suburb
said that they could see that the big
cigar shaped craft seemed to waver
and not to ny vey steadily, Neverthe
less. II was stable long enough Il
attack Garrenes where Il bomb went
through the roof of a midwife's house
and exploded in a room In which d
faby was asleep, The furniture was
ernasned. but remarkably enough. this
child was unhurt Saint German
nearby. vas also attended 10. seven
bombs being flung there. although only
slight material damage was done.
Your correspondent, 10 see II re-
ports that considerable damage bad
been done. and that numbers had beer
killed, paid a visit today 10 the sub
urbs which were attacked. The small
extent OF the harm and the few per-
sonal injuries sustained were extra
ordinary.
Attacked Nine Times.
Paris has been attacked from the
cir nine times and has been threaten
"a score more. All OF the attacks
were made ny HerupfHuEs ana ait were
abortlve, no military advantage being
gained, no panic being caused among
1'aristans only A few persons being