The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-21


ing back to scattered points in the
city like the long white ribs of
fancy fan.
The searchlights finally conferred on
a Zeppelin while the others contin-
ued to search the sky. Already the
air was dotted with aeroplanes which
could be seen frequently as they
crossed the searchlight beams, circl-
ing upward. The roar of guns from
the city was punctuated at intervals
by the explosions of bombs which
fell in Newgate street, not far from
st. Paul's cathedral in Holborn, in
Cheapside, in bloomfield street, near
the Liverpool street station and near
the water front, in that section in.
which st. Paul's is located.
"The Zeppelin seemed to float lazi-
ly above u.s." said Miss A. S. latham,
of Sydney, Australia, who was stay
ing at the Victoria hotel near Char
ing Cross. cit reminded me of moth
ing so much as great, long sau-
sage"
my wife and I watched the Yep
peline from a balcony of our hotel,
the Metropolis" said Alexander Nc
Nab, of Bridgeport, Conn.
at went directly over the hotel and
dropped bombs around us"
There was hardly a space of five
seconds during the ten minutes or
more that the searchlight beams
rested on the raider, eye witnesses
said, that the sky was not frightened
by flashes of exploding shells. AS
the noise of cannonading grew louder
those who had fed to cellars came in
to the streets. Thousands walked the
streets, or stood in groups, gazing up
ward, dressed only in their night
clothes.
The bursting shells, lighting the
sky-like meteors, shattered into sud
den fire all around the Zeppelin. The
spits of flame seemed to be finding
their target. Meantime the Zeppelin
Unanswered over the Hobern section,
circling at least twice. These man.
euvers ended when a shell burst al
most directly under the aircraft's bow
| A swerve, 8 sudden dip and the
searchEghts lost the Zeppelin. Then
they were on her moment afterward
and it was seen that she appeared tc
be going down by the head. For 3
few seconds she lowered as If uncer-
tain what to do, then righted herself
!, pointed her nose slightly upward anc
assembled so rapidly that within g
minute or two, the searchlights coulc
find here no more. There were nj
further bomb explosions thereafter.
HOT WITH WRATH
London went to bed that night hot
: with wrath, but not in fear, these
1 passengers said. The next day the!
i went out to see what damage haC
: been done. Having noticed that thu
5 sky in the vicinity Of ST. Paul's Ca
thedral had been tinted sd as if b!
: the glow of great fire, they wen
in that direction first.
t They passed by recruiting stations
which had been empty the day before
: There were long lines Of men waiting
!. outside, eager to join the army. Bacl
: of the cathedral where there are man,
warehouses near the river front, the.
came upon the first visible effect o
the raid.
An entire block was in ashes wit
only the smudged shells of building
standing. The sight-seeers heard tina
the burned buildings had been BIZ
: warehouses, filed with clothing an
other supplies for the army. Their
were no munitions in the buildings
however, it was said.
At the Opthalmic hospital the
found that considerable damage ha
been done by bomb which had faIle
about block away. This buildin
: and two others converted into hospi
tails for wounded soldiers, had felt tn
force of the explosion, as if it ha
: been at their doors.
! In Bloomfield street, two and one
: half miles from Trafalgar square,
: row of dwelling had been damaged, a