Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-25
BOTH SHOT DOWN
BY ANT|A|RCRAFT
GUNS Of LONDON
Crew of One Dies in Flames
and Other Captured
by Authorities.
TAKE TOLL OF 80 LIVES:
AT LEAST ITO WOUNDED
Property Damage Confined to
Small Suburban Dwell
ings and Shops.
THOUSANDS VIEW WRECKS
Casualties of Last Two Air Visits
Expected I" Have Depressing Er-
feet on German Morale.
Casualties uf Last Two Air Visits
Expected (" Have Depressing Er-
feet on German Morale

LONDON, september o4--Of tho
twelve big Zcppolins which invaded the
British Isles last night to deal death
and destruction from the skies. two to-
dag lay stark ana black masses or
steel and aluminium In the little village
OF Mangold. Essex County. They fell
victims OF the autiaircraft dofenscs of
London and outlying districts.
one came down a ilamin- torch. as
did the Zeppelin L-ol. destroyed three
weeks ago. while the second. disabled
by Suntre. effected II landing which
saved the lives OF the crew who to-
night are prisoners in England Tie
crew Of the first raider died in the
consuming flames of their own ship. but
they were not so terribly charrcd as
their predecessors.
This last raider 10 light her own
funeral way on English soil collapsed
and was consumed much more quickly
than the L-2l Ii Is possible though
that some of the men were still living
when the great vessel struck tho
/ ground. The captuins body was found
some distance from the wreck
The death and burning of, the first
Zeppelin was witnessed by ten of
thousands OF London's residents. but
the wounding and descent OF the sec
ond raider was matter of doubt until
to-day's official statements were given
out. Few details are available OF this
second raiders condition. but 1t is re-
! liably reported that the crew surren-
dcrcd 10 special constables.
zErpr:IINs ATTACKED
FROM ALL SIDES
Many who saw the shrapncl bursting
like sky-rockets about the invader,
, which subsequently caught fire, think
there must have been several direct
hits. Many acroplanes were alort and
attacked the Ieppeins from all sides.
The raiders took n heavy toll OF lives
before their destruction. twenty-eit,ht
persons being killed and nincty-ninc
wounded In the metropolitan district
or London. Two persons were killed
probably four and eleven were wound
ed in tho provinces
The property damaged, while widely
distributed. is confined for the most
part to small suburban dwellings and
Shops. although one railway station
was damaged. some empty cars bcjnc.
destroyed AMI part of the tracks torn
up.
nv i"'r ol dropping bombs was
heard in many districts where the i'd
crs were invisible II is not believed
that more than two or three Invading.
Zcpprlins which crossed the east coast
succeeded in reaching the environs OF
London. and that two Of these paid tho
death penalty gives the greatest salts
| faction TO the military authorities
Apart from the loss Of material the
casualties or the last two raids il is
believed. VIII have depressing effect
on the morale OF the Zcppeli:i crews In
/ the future. l.ondcrs were jubilant to-
day. but there was not the same cNul
tant enthusiasm as three weeks aro
indicating. that the destruction of sl<v
raiders is already taken AS an ordi-
nary incident in this unusual world
war.
| DEfENSES OF LONDON
DEVELOPED WI'riI CARE:
The fact that the airships were
brought down wei! outside of London
both last night and on September 2
shows the care with which the defcnses
nave been dcvcIoped The efficiency in
dealing with the raiders was further
evidence by the speed with which ,ho
search lights picked up the first raider
that appeared above the suburbs about
SHOT into the star-lt sky. Three more
dazzling shafts followed. and within
hftecn seconds the uhirring airships
were caught in the tolls and the guns
began sending IN shrielline shrapncl
shells
For minute or two the raider ksp;
ITS course. then wavercd. turned partly
away. and suddenly dissolved apparent.
~ INTO thin air. Evidently the Zeppelin
was declouded In the smoke and the
tights lost her completely. In tho
meantime, however. bombs were drop.
ping. and red Nnrcs were visible AS tbcv
hit the earth. Then the city was quiet
I for an hour, the scarchlights flashing
only occasionally in the hunt for raid
crs.
All London within sound of tho gun.
and bombs was out to sec the spectacle,
aud almost dcspaircd OF further cx-
citcmcn; when well to the eastward n
Tiny glow appeared 'ow in the sky
II looked first like the moon risius
red III lis last quarter from cloud
lhank. From the city appeared to h,ns
STATIONARY for a minute or more. ihcns
glowing redGcr and redder. slowly turn