The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
EDINBURGH VISITED
BY GERMAN RAIDERS
Berlin Statement Declares
Leith and Newcastle Were
Attacked Also.
DEATH LIST REACHES 90
Special CoJie Despdich to TBp slS.

Great Britain In three successive nights
caused ten deaths and injuries to eleven
persons. II was ofhcilly announced to.
day. The total toll Of the three raids
as far as has been officially reported. Is
.sixty-nirc killed and ~ wounded.
The attack last night was made by
six Zeppelins. apparently "A squadron
separate from those which raidcd the
English coasts Friday and Saturday
nights, and of which one. the LIS. was
hi. by British sell fire and fell into the
names during Friday nights raid.
The War Office issued "A lengthy state.
ment to-day reporting last nights raid
but not mentioning any specific localities
beyond DC ignating the areas raided a.
"the southeast counties Of Scotland, the
northeast coast OF England and the two
remaining eastern counties of England
Edinbursh and Lrith Attacked.
An official statement issued In Berlin
to-day asserts hat Edinburgh. Leith
Newcastle, a. well ~ establishments III
tho River Tyne and ~ the Firth OF
F'ort, were Successfully bombarded,
important damage being caused. Nj
merous fires and explosions were aused
and one battery at Newcastle was 81.
lenced by the raiders. according To the
German statement. which follows:
For the third time a German air
chip squadron attacked the English
coast on the Hieht of April 20.
this time on the northern part. tx
plosive and ~incendiary bombs were
thrown with very good success on
Edinburgh and Ieith. dock establish
ment on the Firth OF Forth. and at
Newcastle. X,d important shipbuild-
ing works. furnaces and factories on
the Tyne River.
There we're numerous fires and
violent explosions, with extensive dem
~onstrations. ON. battery near New
castle was silorccd.
Although shell.d heavily. III, the
airshps returnel safely.
An earlier statement from Berlin de.
scribed the raid on tn" night Of Apri
/. Ii follows:
During the night Of April l-2 naval
airships renewed the attack on the
east a of England. For a period
Of one n one-half hours explosive
and ~incendiary bombs were thrown on
blast furnaces. larg, iron works and
Industrial establishments on the south
bank OF the River Tees and ON tho
port establishments uf M"iddle>brouch
and Sunderland Large explosions.
fires and d-molit!ons wer" caused. and
the successful effects of our attack
were clearly noticeable.
Notwithstanding heavy shclling Of
u airshlT~. they suffered neither
losses nor damage.
A later s,a,.m-n, issued hv the C.r.
man Admiralty to.uieh. -pr.~ tina,
London and "oth,r impor,aut wiliiar,
v.nt,tS -, tf.. .t.yt ...Z, 80 -, .rfF ,.-..
in GUIDED in tn. attacks hv liz. ulsht',
raiders. The raid VIZ ."tfrlai on. -,
"army and naval airship~," tn, state,
ment says.
The statement sand
Army and ra\a. tirSn.iS t'a".'l
during IN" nish' IA" locks "t london
'uid other important nll'a'N lf"'als on
the English east t"dsi. a. wen ~
Dunkirk.
Thtrfy-slN cNpluslN" ana seventeen IN
ccndi iry bombs were dropped IN scot
land Nv last mghts r'idtrs, act"r'iht
to the British Wal ofiv" statement j
IL asserted that some hotels ana dwell
ing houses yer. damaged. me 'aS
ualties IN scotland includ" TIRE" 'hi'
dren killed II t"" women u i"ui
children injured
Ninrty.six uomb. urOpurd.
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ua''''s nn' "v'" 'tp,'''" q" i" t'r-''"'
areas Inc war ZINC" '''o'"' '''"NS
II appears that altnreth'r sN I"I.-
p"lins took part ~ IN" fdldN "' ldS'
nicht. They ra,d"d southeast 'ou'-
ties of Scotland. u on IN" northeast
coast of ENGLAND and IA" remaining
two eastern counties or England
The vessels which ldid"d scotland
crossed the coast At - !. NJ. ";3' J.
VI. and l";l1 !. VI, respectively AMI
cru!sed over Suu'h"ast"ru counties "i
Scotland ulI'il about ! y" y NJ Th'ir
cours" gay" v" ihhl'h'l"i' "t any Si"-
cial locality for attack. hut thirty-sl>
explosive and seventeen iht"udlirN
bombs were dropped IN Narl"us places,
damaging some" hotels ana dwelling
houses. f"'lowing are N" casualties
which are reported at present IN scot
land
Killed, seven men, No WOMEN three
children. Tota! ten.
Injured. Nv" men, " women ana
four children. Total eleven.
one vessel visited the northeast
coast and dropped Twenty-Five 'Npln-
sive and fifteen i~ncentiary bombs. The
two remaining ships crossed tn" Eng
lish coast about lo:l' J. NJ, and
cruised over eastern counties until