Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-25
ARE CAUSED
BY ZEPPELIN RAID

tContfnued From First Pare1
observed to result, these remaining
visible for long time
rreV1ousIy, before crossing the
BRUSH coast. the airships were fred
attack itself were under an extraor.
elnarliy heavy fire of incendiary shells
from numerous batteries in we'll
directed volleys. Two of the airshins
fell victims to antiaircraft guns at
London. All the others returned un-
damaged
London, Sept. 25.-Regardine the
German official report on the Zeppelin
states: '''
In addition to the fact that no anti
aircraft defenses or places of military
Importance were damaged, this ac-
count is full of the usual mis- state
ments."
London. Sept. 25.-Of the twelve big
zenpelins which invaded the British
Isles last night to deal death and de-
struction from the skies. two to-day
aluminium in the little village of Man
soid, Essex county. They fell victims
or the antiaircraft defenses of London
and outlying districts.
one came down flaming torch. as
did the Zeppelin L-21, destroyed three
weeks ago, while the second, disabled
DIV gunnre, affected a landing, which
saved the lives of the crew, who to-
night are prisoners in England. The
crew of the first raider died in the con.
suming flames of their own ship.
This latest raider to light her own
funerai way on English soil collapsed
ana was consumed more quickly than
the L-21. 1t is possible, though. that
some of tho men were still living when
the great vessel struck the ground.
The captains body was found some
distance from the wreck.
Thousands See Zeppelin Fall
The burning of the first Zeppelin
was witnessed by tens of thousands OF
London's residents, but the burning of
me second raider was matter of
doubt until to-day's official statements q
were given out. Few details were
availa BILE. but it is reliably reported
that the crew surrendered to special
constables.
Many who saw the shrapnel burst
ing like skyrockets about the invader.
which subsequently caught fire, think
there must have been several direct
hits. Many aeroplanes were aloft and
attire cked the Zeppelin from all sides.
The raiders took heavy toll of lives
before their destruction, twenty-eight
persons being killed and ninety-nine
wounded in the metropolitan district
of London. Two persons, perhaps.
four. were killed. and seventeen were
wounded in the provinces. More than
half the dead are women and children.
The property damage. while widely
distributed. is confined. for the most
part, to small suburban dwellings and
shops. although one railway station
was damaged, some empty cars being
destroyed and part of the tracks
torn up.
The roar of dropping bombs was
heard in many districts where the
raiders were invisible. 1t Is not be-
lieved that more than two or three
invading Zeppelins which crossed the
east coast succeeded in reaching the
environs of London. and that of these
two paid the death penalty gives the
greatest satisfaction to the military
authorities. Arart from the loss in
material, the casualties of the last
two raids. II is believed, will have a
depressing effect on the morale of the
Zeppelin crews in the future.
| Londoners were tubi'ant to-day, but
there was not the same exultant en-
thusiasm as three weeks ago. indi-
eating that the destruction OF giant
sky raiders is already taken as an ordj-
nary incident IN this unusual world
war.
The fact Hhat the airshtns were
| brougff down well outside of London,
both last night end Septemher 3. shows
the care with which tho defenses have
been developed. The efficiency in deal
ing with the raiders was further evil
denced in the speed with which the
searchlight picked up the first raider
that appeared above the suburbs about
midnight.
Suddenly a searchIight beam sho
into the starlit sky. Three more daz-
zling shafts followed, and within fifteen
seconds the whirling airships were out
lined and the guns began sending up
shrieking shrapnel shells.
For q minute or>two the raider kent
its course. then wavered. turned partly
awav and suddenly dissolved appar-
emily. Evidently, the Zeppelin was
shrouded In smoke, and the lights lost
her com pletely
| In the meantime. however, bonn bs
were dropped and red flames were Wis
] ible as they lit the earth. Then the