New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02
Air hip Falls in
T h a m e S-BritiSh h
Ship Makes Rescues
GERMAN FLEET
DROPS 76 BOMBS
Destruction of Big Craft
Shows London Well
Defended.
lBy Cabls to Tbs Trihuns ]

London. April l.-Twenty-eight per
sons killed and forty-four injured, and
one Zeppelin, the LIS, brought down
and its crew of seventeen captured is
the record Of yesterdays raid on the
eastern counties of England by a feet
of German air craft.
Few events during the war have given
more pleasure TO the British public
than the news that Zeppelin had been
brought down near London and her
crew captured. Not only has il been
sh own to the public that air defences
near the capital are sufficiently strong
and ready TO make the German air
raiders hesitate before making any
further attempts, but the details of the
encounter which are now passing from
mouth 10 mouth give satisfaction as
showing throughout that the pl,n to
deal with Zeppelins is successful.
II appears that the German raider
was seen over the North Sea. making
for the mouth of the Thames. which
always constitutes the high road to
London for invaders. Patrol ships i'm
mediately opened fire on the Zeppelin,
which was sailing right along the
Thames estuary.
Its doom was quickly sealed from
the north and south sides and mouth
of the river. The Zeppelin caught the
triangular concentrated high angle fire.
Vainly attempting to retreat, it was
hit time after time. Finally it managed
to ascend out of range of fire, although
hopelessly crippled. Its escape was
only temporary. A few minutes later
it was seen TO be out Of control, and
finally it came down off the North
Kentish coast, where it was immedi-
ately pounced upon by British patrol
vessels.
Descending into shallow water, its
gondolas touching the sand beneath. it
was impossible to tow il to shore, but
the crew was quickly taken of.
1t is hoped to rescue sufficient parts
Of the machine TO reconstruct it.
Two Squadrons of Zeppelins.
The identity of the wrecked Yep
pelin and other details Of the raid
were disclosed in the following official
statement:
at mas now been Gscertained that
the Zeppelins which carried out the
air raid last night were organized in
two squaorons end one detached ship.
The two squacrcns made the eastern
counties their objective. while the de-
tached ship raided the northeast coast.
$50 far as is known az present. fifty
four explosive and incendiary bombs
were dropped in the eastern counties
and twenty-five on the northeast coast.
"The Zeppelin reported by the Ad-
miralty 10 have fallen into the sea
was Lis. She was hit by gunfre
while over the eastern counties, d she'll
striking the upper part OF the ship
near the tail. After being hit she
quickly dropped to a lower altitude,
we'll down by the tail, and finally came
down into the sea off the coast OF
Kent.
"A machine gun. some ammunition. a
petrol tank riddled with shrapnel and
some machinery was dropped either by
this vessel or By another OF the raiders.
Owing to damage 20 the telephone
and telegraph wires caused by recent
storms. il is not yet possible 10 ascer-
attn fully the casualties or the damage
caused. The casualties at present re-
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