Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-31

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sharply and IL bedroom on the second
door was left intact with it's occupants
uninjured. The floor was carried away
under the head OF the bed. leaving the
bed balanced on the tagged edge of the
nr'Sns. with nine-year -old boy in IL
, anharinvd.
IT took US many years to save
enough TO build tina; home. with IN hell,
of my sons employer said tho grand
mother Of The boy. but IL is all conc
III one night. together with my son and
my daughter-in law. But have this
lad left ana he is plucky enough to be
gin ii all over again, for, although he
WAS blocked up there on the edge or
what is left OF his little hedoorm an
hour before the tiremen rescued him. h"
never finchcd. never even whimpcrcd.'
The Zeppelin must have been Soimp
At top speed in tina; ne eli borhood Cor
the nearest trace OF ii beyond WIS a
quarter OF "a mile away. where Il bomb
fell full in the center OF a thick stone
wall. ana, cutting a biz hole ou; OF it
as clcanly rs If IL had been done ty a
knife, dug through the pavement deeply
INTO The earth causing bad -cnvc-in.
SIX-sroRN APARTMENT
BUILDING IL S'TIstCI>
In = more populous quarter bomb
struck siN-story apartment bui!dinc
occupied by The families Of working
men, cutting II IN tNo OH the line OF
the curnrr Of the Kitchens from sarrci
20 cellar, huryinC ten victims uu1er
the debris OF The central part of tn.
structure. The stree; front Was M
touched, and one the other side Of Tie
gap the sin Kitchens OF the building
one atop al another. We're left open
10 the weather with the ranges and
utensils III plain view and apparently
undst urhcd.
rms quarter was besiegcd all the
morning by dense crowds that we're
held AZ the street ccrncS. by the pu-
lice. none but the city authorities.
representatives Of the government. and
newspaper men with Identification
press cards, being allowed TO inspect
the ruins
The greatest ,hroug was in tho
street. where men from the municipal
chemical laboratory were carefully eX-
aiming Il bomb, Weighing nearly coo
pounds ;hat had fallen in the court
yard IF a factory and failed TO explode
1he CROWD n one time broke through
the police line and slbowcd up 10 the
ioo'board Of tie official car to yet Il
near Wow Of the monster
Altogether. "a dozen bombs. weigh
inr about 6"o pounds each. were
dropped.
MAJoRiTN or VICTIMS
kiI.LED IN THEIR BEDS
None % TIC fatalities occurred IN
the opcr streets. the majority Of the
victims being killed IN their beds
y fog Of considerable density lung
over Paris nj the tim. OF the raid
Presidcn; roincarc. who. in company
with III" military governor ~ Paris
ana protect OF police. visited the scene
Of tn. wrecka2e caused by some OF the
bombs shortly after midnight. seemed
greatly moved 10y what ne saw One
OF the houses that he viewed was that
Of Police Sergeant Hidault who had
just reached his home ana was killed
by a bomb wmch At the same time
seriously injured his sistcr-iulnw.
one Of the bombs felt in the court
ward o' a hotel. \ corporal returning
from tho front at lI"rtsmHnS- Weller
koDf, had jus, entered the hotel with
MS VA" when tn" explosion occurred.
"My Hrst m"vc.' said tho soldier.
was {" lie nat ou my chest. compelling
my wifc 20 do the same. We do this
insunc;ively when German Shells burst
near u on the line No snoner had
sc done than the sir,icrs "I tho
hutidir. gave way. precipitatinG my
self and my wife 10 tia" iloor below.
Fortunately. We were only slightly in
lurcG. had also Thought OF asphyyi-
aI;r- gas. and tried 10 omen the win
hows. Eut that was not necessary:
ihay were all broken
AUrthcr bomb DESTROYED modest
i"o.stor! dwelling. ktlliu.: "a man aud
his wife. ana Slightly injurjnr their
-FOUR children.
DIES OF rRi.Hr