The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
40 CASUALTIES IN
GERMAN AIR RAID
Bombs Dropped on Several Places on
Coast of Kent BY Four Machines
Canadian Hospital at Rams
gate Sunk.

London, March 20.--Nine persons were
killed and 81 injured in raid of four
German seaplanes over the east coast oi
Kent yesterday, it was announced off.
cially last night. British airman
brought down one raider over the sea
the German observer being killed.
The official statement on the raid reads
as follows
-Four German seaplanes few over
east Kent to-day. The first pair ap-
peared over Dover at height of 5000
to 5000 feet, one at :57 p. M, the sec
ond at 2:02 p. IN.
"The first dropped six bombs in the
harbor; then went northwest dropping
bombs on the town. The other raider,
after passing over Dover, appeared over
Deal at 2:l3 and dropped several bombs.
"The second pair appeared over Rams
gate at 2:l0. They dropped bombs on
the town. One of this pair went west,
the other north, pursued by British
aeroplane. One bomb is reported to have
been dropped on Margate.
"The second machine appeared over
Westgate at $500. Here sev, raj of our
aeroplanes went up in pursuit. No
bombs were dropped on Westgate
"The total casualties so far reported
are: Killed. three men, one woman and
five children; injured, IL men, five wom-
en-. nine children.
"As far as ascertained as bombs were
dropped altogether One bomb fell on
the Canadian hospital at Ramsgate,
causing damage, but no casualties. Ma
terial damage done: Several houses. the
homes of artisans and cottages were
wrecked.
"Flight Commander Bone. royal naval
air service in single scatter aeroplane,
pursued one German seaplane 30 miles
out to sea. where. after an action lasting
a quarter of an hour, he forced it to de-
scend. The German machine was hit
many times and the observer was killed"
According to a dispatch from Rams
gate. the two German seaplanes which
carried out a raid on that place were at
tackled at sea by a French machine be-
fore reaching the coast. The seaplanes.
however. arrived over the town and
dropped a number of bombs, one of
which killed a man and four children.
So far as can be ascertained the other
Ramsgate casualties total one woman
and eight children slightly wounded.
Bomb Struck Motor Car.
The first bomb dropped in Ramsgate
fell squarely on a motor car. killing the
driver and setting fire to the gasoline
tank. Pieces of the bomb flew among
children on their way to Sunday school,
killing four Of them. Other bombs hit a
business block, a barber shop and several
residences.
One bomb fell through the gable of a
hospital TO the floor below. but nobody
vas injured. The weather was clear and !.
he attacking machines few very high.
A dozen bombs were dropped in Dover
md four persons were killed there. One 4
II the missiles crashed through the roof /
4 an orphanage. causing extensive dam 4
lge and injuTing nun. The children in .
he institution suffered no injury. having
,een taken 20 the cellar AZ the first /
.larm One of the raiders dropped four /
,omhs into the sea a. he was departing. +
several British aeroplanes started in
lursuit
AZ neal honnbs also were dropped and
ONE damage vas done TO property.