New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-14

seemed 10 have thought 10 order cart
or notorious TO pull up across the road.
All sight Of the car seems to have been
lost near the Hackney Road.
Guided in this fashion, the raiders
found their way TO Leytonstone, sub
urb TO the east of London. At this
point they were going at full speed az
height estimated from 1000 10 5000
feet, but they dropped few explosive
bombs, none of which seems 20 have
done any harm.
II was just before II o'clock when
the raiders were seen skirtlng the
cosmopolitan district of Poplar. and
within two or three minutes they were
over Whitechapel, in the East Emo
district packed with Jews and foreign
ers OF ell nationalities. Here the real
business Of the evening commenced.
The first bombs were dropped IN
Christian Street. Simultaneously the
anti-aircrsft guns mounted on the
Tower Bridge began TO boom.
Within two minutes the district was
in an uproar. Thousands OF frightened
women, shrieking in all languages,
rushed into the streets, the malority
dragging children with them. Police
ran to the spot, fire engines dashed
up, and for a few minutes pandemo-
mum seemed to have been let loose;
From Christian Street the raiders
turned slightly northwest across Gon-
mercial Street. Here an lncendiary
bomb was dropped in front OF the
shop Of an Italian. 1t failed TO ignite,
and was found to consist OF tow
stepped in petrol.
Boot Factory Destroyed.
Still going northwest, the alrsnlp
passed up Union Street, Whltechapel'
and here the first serious damage was
done. An inccndiary bomb fell on the
roof of a boot factory belonging TO
George Parr & Son, and before the
fire brigade could get to work 1t was
practically a mass Of ashes.
Ten yards from this factory, abut-
ting on 1t. lies St. Mary's, Whlte-
chanel. one of London's historic
churches. One bomb fell by. the side
of the church and another directly IN
front. To-day the aged rector Is as
playing the fragments of explosives
which so nearly sent his church TO oe-
From this point the raiders turned
+oward Shoreditch. Here again they
made a big mistake. Undoubtedly they
meant to 20 west toward the Bank OF
England and all the valuable buildings
in the city of London, barely a mlle
awav. Instead they went slightly easI'
across a densely populated district DuU
ono containing few vulnerable points
In the High Street, Shoreditch,, the
raiders caused commotlon. Ihree
bcnnbs hit the Shoreditch Empire, a
vaudeville house, just as the audience
vss leaving. Fortunately, no ilVes were
lost few doors away an explosive
tomb fell through the roof of BAKER 5
shcn without exploding. 1t wrecked all
the ceilings and made a hole IN the
cellar but none Of the occupants was
IN iured For some distance around
scarcely q shop or house escaped WITH
out some or all o. the windows 0elng
smashed. ..,-,.
Twelve hours later a recruiting meet
ing was held at this spot by Lieutenant
Kirby. of the 7th County OF Lonaon
Regiment, Just returned from the
front. Within half an hour ne hau
nearly 300 recruits .,
Turning northeast again, the invaders
resched Hoxton. Here large TIMBER
mill was set on fire, several houses
we're Quilted, a man and his wife were
badIv injured and a dozen persons were
slightly hurt.
ed nv way of Stoke Newington ana
Stamford Hill, in both places causing
considerable damage, but with only nve
persons reported even slightly injured
They were then we'll in the north OF
Icndon at this point, when they headed
etraioht north and reached the sea by
wav of Brentwood and Burnham-on-
Crouch.
Raid without Effect.
The extraordinary feature about the
ra;d is its absolute lack of effect. Apart
from the districts actually affected
Tondon remained in entire ignorance
and apart from the sudden panic IN
Wbitechapel, there was complete ao-
SERGE of excitement. Nine out OF ten
Tondoners knew nothing of the peri.
in which they had slept until they read
the newspapers next morning 90 IS'
as results are concerned, renewed spo-
ralic attacks on Germans not yet IN
termed seem to have been the sole ell
feet L.-
No attempt appears to have been
made by aeroplanes in London to at
tack the invaders. The authorities De
I;eve that such a course would have
brought worse results than the Leppe-
Inns would attain. Similarly, with the eX-
cention of those on Tower Bridge, none
~ the anti-aircraft guns was hred'
nor we're any of the searchlights at
work. The only attack on tne raider
was made outside London before and
after their visit. n-,.,rr+
In all, according to the Official account
ninety bombs were dropped VI mes
not more than thirty-five are oeIieveu
to have had any effect at all. NOR
over. in not single instance was any
AIfogether the raid shows two re-
sultsCfrst. that in the present dark
ored condition of London streets 1t Is
imnossible for Zeppelins to steer accu-
rateIy toward the points they wish to
damage; second, that with pon .p
dropped from the height at whlch ene
Zeppelin must travel for satety -aDouU
10000 feet-the chance OF them e@
ploding is only about one IN 'hree'
Two Types of Bombs.
The air raiders used two kinds OF
ho-,hsNone was of incendiary type and
~ otber an explosive filled with
shrorrei They did about equal dam
oge 80 far as can be judged, and many
af those injured suffered from wounds
Fused bv the exploding incendiary
hoTnbs although the severer wounds
came from flying shrapnel.
A. tho parish church of Whitechapel
tbe rector has in his possession what
is probably the best specimen Oh tne
i e. bomb. II is pear-shaped and
st.rds from ~ TO IA inches high, with
9 I've handle like that attached to a
tir bucket It's casing is Of zinc, Gov
erad with a wide meshed wire. Inc