Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-10-06
ZEPPELIN FLEET
ATTACKS LONDON
Two Of Fifteen Shot Down and
Others Routed.
2S KILLED AND 99 INJURED
Many Houses Were Burned and DAM
aged in the City-crew of One Air
ship Perishes in Flames of Craft

aged in the city-crew of One Air.
ship Perishes in Flames of Craft.
Fifteen of the biggest newest type
of Zeppelins, built especially by Ger
many for an attack on London, look
part in the greatest air raid that Eng
land has had to withstand since tne
beginning Of the war.
Three of the super-Zeppelins man
aged to reach London and dropped
bombs into the southern and so ltn'
eastern districts of the city killing
twenty-eight persons and injuring
ninety-nine.
Two of the huge raiders were
were brought down in Essex county
after being driven from the capital.
One reported to have been destroyed
by bombs dropped on the great bag
of the airship by British aviator, fell
in flames, all the crew being killed
The other was brought down by anti
aircraft guns. The crew of twenty
two officers and men were taken prs
oners.
Two attacks were made on London,
one by one airship that came from the
southeast, and the other by two Zep'
pelins that came from the east. Aero
planes engaged the huge raiders over
the houses of the city and the anti
aircraft guns showered them with
shells.
Apparently the Zeppelins were not
hit, but they raced away soon after
dropping a number of bombs in the
southern and southeastern districts,
where all the casualties were repors-
ed. The text of the latest Official state
ment reads:
Fourteen or fifteen air ships partici-
pated in the attack on Great Britain.
"The southeastern, eastern and east
midland counties and Lincolnshire
were the principal localities under at
tack.
"An attack on London was carried
out by two air ships from the south
east between one and two o'clock,
and by one air ship from the east be.
tween midnight and one o'clock.
Aeroplanes were sent IN and fire was
opened from anti-aircraft guns and de-
fences, the raiders being driven Off.
Bombs were dropped, however, in the
southern and southeastern districts,
and it is regretted that twenty-eight
persons were killed and ninety-nine in
jured.
"Two of the raiders were brought
down in Essex They were both large
air ships of a new pattern. One OF
them fell In flames and was destroyed
together with the crew. The crew OF
twenty-five officers and men Of the Sec
ond were captured. Detailed reports
of the casualties and damage have not
yet been received"
The leading units of the great fleet
Of Zeppelins were first reported over
the east coast ct eleven o'clock. Warn.
ings were teiegraphed ahead, part1cu
larly to London, where it was suppos.
ed the raiders were going. Bombs
were dropped at widely separated
points and for miles throughout the
countryside anti-aircraft guns tried to
reach the raiders. Apparently the
Zeppelins were not sure of their po
sitions and only three Of the air ships
reached London. 1t was more than
an hour after they were first reported
that the first air ship hovered over the
capital and began to drop bombs.
As the first raider was driven off its
course toward the sea coast could
be traced by the sound of bursting
Shells as the batteries, one after an.
other, shot at her. Finally observers
saw a great burst Of flames over the
Essex line and then the red glare shot
suddenly down. The report that the
big Zeppelin had fallen was given out
to the crowds in the streets and was
receivel with enthusiastic cheering.
twenty-five houses were burned In
London, according to early reports, as
a result of fires started by bomb ex
plosions. In other districts it Is re.
ported that cottages and churches have
been damaged. The full story Of tho
raid, however is not available.