The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
GERMAN AIRMEN IN SUNDAY RAID
 AGAINST BRITISH
Considerable Damage Is Re
 ported Following Attack By Seaplanes.

planes yesterday made a raid over thu east and southeast coasts of England according to an ef9fffciaI announce ment issued this evening: The tota casualties are given as tive men an6 one boy killed and one marine wound ed. Consid material damage was done. The official eemnauniea -ien saysi
 The first raiders, two bipIanes,
 appeared over Lowestoft at 1e:55
 B. In., cireled over the south side
 of the town for five minutes, and
 dropped bombs. In about five
 minutes they rose to a great
 height and seemingly vanished.
 At 11:10 a. m. the two seaplanes
 were again over the town, and
 then vanished eastward again.
 tI1ewestoft Is a town of about 90,- '$$ population in Suffolk, at the east point of England.1
 Altogether 1T small high ex- -pIosive bombs were dropped.
 There were nc casualties. Consid- erable damage was caused to the
 outbui1dings of a restaurant and
 to two dwelling. houses. Two
 naval sea planes went up at 11:e5
 a. m and pursued the raiders, but
 without result.
 A4eanwhfIe two other German
 seaplanes were making for the
 Kentish coast. The first passed
 over the Keatish knock light ves-
 se1, Ndropping bombs in that vicin-
 ity at 11s2e a. m. The last raid
 CT made straight for Walmer Ia
 town of about 5000 people.1
 Reaching that town at 11s27 a. m.
 flying at less than 9, 500 feet, it
 dropped six bombs and turned
 sharply east.
 Two of the bombs that fell
 destroyed roofs and broke win
 dows in the neighborhood. One
 of them fell close to church,
 blowing out the windows as the
 congregation was singing 'HTe
 Deun.'' A third bomb fell on a
 roadway running along the beach.
 killing one civilian and dnjuring
 one marine.
 The total casualties were two
 men and one boy killed and one
 marine wounded. Two of our
 aerop1anes which went up from : Dover pursued the raider but ap-
 parehtly could not overtalxe him.
 Didn't Stop Church Services.
 Deal. Feb. -2i-The realities o1 aerfal warfare were brought home to he residents of Walmer in startling fashion yesterday, when an enemy eeroplane visited the town and bombs at different points Some damage was done, chiefly broken yIass.s Two persons were killed.
 Many persons were about the streets the whfrr of the aeropIane'z 4ngines were heard and the prone 1aders saw the machine flying at an height of l. 900 feet. It was instantly recognized by many as an enemy seaplane, and the cry was 'aised. Look out! It's a German. Get lnder cover!
 Sond persons took the advice. Oth- ITS calmly waited about and watched he raider. Presently series Of loud followed one another in -apid succession, and the sound o1 glass was heard in many di- ,ections.
 One of the missiles struck an out house, while others dropped near a ;hurch where divine service was in progress. The ''Te Deum', was being sung when a tremendous explosion shook the building. It caused, how ever, only a momentary pause in the singing and the service proceeded without the least sign of anxiety on he part of the congregation. Houses n the immediate neighborhood of the explosions suffered considerable dam Lge. There were many in which not ! single pane of glass remained un- broken.
 There seemed to be little excitement enong the residents, however, and a 'ew minutes after the retreat of the airmen Tnistresses and maids were ousily sweeping up fragments of glass. Curiosity seemed to- be the prevailing ceiling Men and women. apparently were more anxious to secure souvenirs ,f the raid in the shape of pieces of he bombs than concerned about heir safety
 A boatman, who was the first to go 0 the aid of the two persons struck " bombs, said:i
 zone of the bombs fell eight or ten ards away from me. It caused such ! concussion that was knocked off ny feet. This was the bomb that zilIed a boy who was walking along he roadway, and terribly injured a nan who was walking behind him. .ushed over to give what help could.
 found the boy killed on the spot, ,eing almost blown to pieces. The nan was still living, but was very ,od1y hurt \.
 The German machine was out of tight in the clouds in less than five minutes after the first bombs were lropped.'
 Paper Boy is Killed.
 Walmer, Feb. 21-Two British air nen were observed in the air almost after the dropping of the bombs yesterday, but the air raider made his escape.
 One of the victims was a paper boy ,n his rounds. with the Sunday news papers. He was killed instantly. An ,ther victim was a man of 19, who has lot yet been identified.
 A dramatic story of the narrow escape of a boat which had just taken ! pilot aboard at Walmer was told by he occupants of the boat. Three bombs fell into the sea directly in the wake of the boat, causing a tremend- JUS upheava1 of the water.
 Two Houses Struck, Nobody Hurt.
 Lowestoft, Feb. 21-Lowestoft re- ,eived visit yesterday. from two Taubes, which dropped seventeen bombs. No one was injured. and the damage consisted chiefly of shattered windows and displaced slates.
 The inmates of a workman's cot age had a remarkab1- escape. A