Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03

London. April 2, 10.50 D. m.-With the exception of the big raid of Jan 31, when the casualties aggregated 67 persons killed and IF injured. the Zep- pelin raids of Friday and Saturday nights caused greater loss of life than any previous aerial attack this year.
 The total casualties for the two nights, according to an official report, were 59 persons killed and 166 wound ed.
 AeropIanes Attack Raiders.
 As some compensation for this sac I7fice of life, however, the British pub lie finds satisfaction in practical proof afforded of a great improvement in the defensive methods of dealing with aerial incursions For the first time since the inception of this method of warfare on the British coast, not only has one raiding Zeppelin been brought down and its crew taken prisoner, but the official report recountS an exciting aerial fight between a Zeppelin and a British airman, Lieutenant Brandon, who, mounting to a height of 5000 feet, got over the raider and dropped several bombs on it with effect.
 Machine Hit by Bullets from Zeppelin.
 The machine of Lieutenant Brandon was hit several times by machine gun bullets from the Zeppelin It is still unknown whether the Zeppelin in this fight was the L-15, which was brought down of the Thames estuary, or an- other craft which is believed to have dropped its machine gun, petrol tank and other parts
 Alfred Brandon. the British airman is a native of Wellington, V. 2. He is | 32 years old. and only joined the flying corps last July.
 Confidence in Aeroplane Defense. There has been constant agitation ir the newspapers for British airmen tC | ascend and attack Zeppelins and the l fact that this has now been success fully done gives promise of stiil great l CT achievements in the same direction | At the same time 1t will tend to In | crease public confidence that the au | thorities are making progress in thef
 efforts to deal with the Zeppelin dan
 ger
 ! don's exploit is an unconfirmed but in teresting report from Copenhagen tha 1 A Danish fishing vessel observed at great distance in the North sea wha appeared to be a half-submerged Yep pelin. The authorities express the hop that this may prove to be the machin that Lieutenant Brandon bombed. Scanty Details of Last Attack. Saturday nights raid was much les
 serious than that of Friday nigh Only the most scanty details of tn last attack, however, are yet available According to these, only one of tn
 two raiders succeeded in passing tn
 coast. the other being turned bacl
 Sixteen persons were killed in thi
 raid. of whom six were women an children, ana about 100 injured | Lieutenant Commander Breithaup
 commander of the wrecked Zeppeli
 L-15, in an interview with The Asso | ciated Press, disavowed any desire c intention to kill civilians in air raid! Newk unfortunately fall victims to the moI
 important military objects of raid He asserted that the aircraft com
 manders were able to define building below them. but he was unable to de ! termine how near bombs droppe would be likely to come to the object aimed at.
 Three Women and Three Childre Killed.
 A correspondent in a northeast tow says that a Zeppelin was sighted thel
 at II o'clock Saturday night. It droT ped 14 explosive and seven incendiaT !, bombs. Ten men, three women an . three children were killed and 25 pei
 sons were seriously injured In add ton about so others received minC injuries.
 , A tram car inspector was killed an a woman tram conductor had le , blown off. Several houses were wrecl ed in one street. One house was con pletely wrecked. but the family of fV managed to scramble out without SC
 rious injury.