New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
Attacks Prove Military
Failure-Germans Avoid
London After Loss.
BOMBS HURLED ON
BUCHAREST STAY IS
Orphanage and Hospital
Hit by Aeros-WOmen
and Children Perish.
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London, Sept. 26.--Last nights Yep
peln raid on the southern and eastern
coasts of England took a toll Of thirty
six lives, while twenty-seven persons
were wounded by exploding shells.
Tho official report giving these fg-
ures announces also that the corrected
list of casualties in Saturday nights
raid shows thirty-eight persons to have
been killed and 125 injured.
The unusually high death roll Of the
last two German attacks from the air
seventy-four fatalities--is the out
standing feature and perhaps the sole
fact that can reconcile Germany to the
loss Of two of her latest super-aircraft
and the failure of the raids to cause
any significant amount of military OF
industrial damage.
Raids a Military Failure
Operating under almost ideal air con-
ditions, nineteen Zeppelins, in two sep
srste attacks. failed in what must be
regarded as their primary object-the
inflicting OF material damage on the
works which supply Britain and her
Allies with supplies, military and other
wise.
Considered solely in the light Of
policy Of attrition, perhaps the people
of Germany arc led TO believe that at
tacks which snufTed out the lives oil
seventy-four non-combstants, including
at least sixty-nine women and chill
dren, may be classed as successes.
Several new features marked last
nights raid. In the first place, no at
tempt was made TO reach London. Sat
urday nights attack had tested out the
new anti-aircrsft defences of the capt.
tai city and had found them a little toe
effective TO warrant the nsk of another
flight within range of their shells.
Instead. the south coast district, pre-
yiously immune from raids, was visit
eI By one of the seven giant airships
1t had hardly appeared before 1t was
picked up by the ceaselessly vigilant
searchlights Of the air defence, anC
shells we're soon bursting in vivid fares
all around il. II had been flying at an
altitude that would have been safe
month ago, but the increased efficiency
of the aircraft defences compelled IT &c
mount more than 10000 feet to be free
from peril.
Entire Family Is Killed.
~, - l.x.ae,o vraa done in III,
north midland. A family of seven was
killed in one house. The raiders moved
at high speed, dropping only &c"
bombs at each place and then hurryini
TO the next. Small houses and cottages
suffered the brunt of the attack.
II is generally believed that the lstes'
Zeppelin raid was dictated by desire
"a give confidence to the crews, natural
" cast down by the sate OF their com
rades killed or captured on Sunday
morning. as well as for its moral effect
on the German people.
This is the best period OF
the year for air attacks, the
lights being thick with mists and
there being little or no wind "a
hamper operations. Undoubtedly the
Germans will continue their raids des
pito the losses they suffered on Satur
dav. because this is the only means the
authorities have of buoying the droop
ing spirits Of the people, who are ne
longer ignorant Of the true situation on
all the battle fronts.
Goal Is Industrial Centres.
The official announcement concern
ing the raids follows:
"Seven airships raided England last
night and in the early hours OF this
morning. The districts attacked were
the south coast, the east coast, the
northeast coast and the north MID
lands. The principal attack was aimed
against the industrial centres in tine
aforementioned area
"No attempt was made 70 approach
London. The raiders were engaged
no our anti-aircraft defences anc
we're successfully driven of from sew
eral large industrial centres.
at is now established that the two
s,rships brought down on SUNDAY
were the naval Zeppelins L-92 and
L-33, both Of very recent construc'
ton.
"Ths frs. sirship was finally de-
stroyed by an aeroplane, after pass.
ing through an eHeCIiso gum
second airship was hit by gunhre from
the London defences and was forced
TO descend in Essex through lost gas
Injured Victims Die
"owing TO deaths from injuries hav..
ing occurred and the casualties not
having been reported by. the police
Immediately, some amendment must
be made to the list OF casualties
csnsed durinr Saturday nights raid
The corrected figures follow: .
"Killed, % men, IL women and
children; total, 3s. Injured, So men
az women and 26 children; total, l25
Last nights raid total casualties
so far reported, are; Killed. SO; In
jured, 27. -,
military importance"
C:y{,, Gya Arc Killed