The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-03
HOW THE BRITISH BROUGHT DOWN
TWO MIGHTY ZEPPELIN RAIDERS
All London Turned Out in Its Night Clothes to Watch Thrilling Spec
tace of Battle Between Great Arships From Germany and
Flock of Defending ~Aeroplanes and Land Guns-PeopIe
Showed No Fright, and Millions Cheered When One
Invader Shot to Earth, a Mass of Flames.
Afterward it was carefully placed in
n of the motor lOrries for removal.

ohe vi the motor lOrrleS Tor removal.
Tells of Finding Bodies.
A special constable gave a thrilling
account of the tragedy.
when l reached the spot" he said,
the Zeppelin-a mangled mass of
ruinS-was still a seathing furnace,
with tongues of kissing flames licking
the framework, and reducing it to
molten metal. So fierce was the heat
that it was at first impossible to APP
prOach to close quarters. Pals of wa
ter had to be fetched from a pond in a
field some distance away to cool the
remains, and the work of extricating
the bodies was proceeded with.
"That of the commander of the Yep
pelin was first discovered. His left
hand was still resting on the steer
ing wheel, but his right hand had been
torn away.
CLOSE by, the charred remains of
six other members of the crew were
with difficulty extricated from the wire
ENHANCEMENT to which the skeleton
of the fabric had been reduced, and
were taken to the clubhouse of a neigh
boring inn. Upon the hand of one
was found a diamond ring.
-Four engines were taken from the
crumpled airship, together with a
clock, which survived intact, the hands
stopping at ten minutes past three"
Saw the Raiders.
The arrival of the German raiders
over the suburbs of London is related
as follows by one who saw the de-
struction of the airship from n of
the heights of Cufiey, where the raider
came to grief.
"Some time after midnight the 81
lence was bitten into by the deep boom
of guns. Occasionally the maze of mist
vas pierced by gun flashes. The boom
of the guns found an answering echo
along the hills and valleys in the dis
lance. For a time nothing could be
seen to justify the unwonted activity.
Gradually our ears caught the sound
of q dull droning noise overhead. 1t
came nearer, getting louder and loud
er, until it resembled the roa Of a fast
travelling train.
81 swept the skies with my glasses.
The outline of an airship was family
discernible crossing out Of the mist
from east to west. 1t lowered about
for q while as though the crew were
trying to find their bearings. Sudden
ly it began to bear north. It swerved
shortly and moved rapidly westward
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straight for the south at a high speed.
"Once more it turned east until 1t
came astride the main road to -,
when it bore steadily along parallel
with the road.
SearchIights Shine Out.
Meanwhile searchlights were played
east, west, north and south Of the road,
their range stretching far out like the
tentacles of an octopus. So far the
raider had managed to evade the light.
Now, however, n ray fell full across
it's path. 1t lighted the airship up
beautifully, making it look like a mon
| ster silver-scaled fish. Other rays were
concentrated and began to play on the
monster. The sky was now n blaze
Of revealing light in the vicinity.
'In vain did the Zeppelin move
about, hither and thither, seeking a
way of escape. Everywhere the raider
was pursued by those fatal rays. The
guns began to play around the airship.
Shells burst all around. Some got very
close. The airship made a quick
oo <ho,,Uh %a acaon0 nnrfh-
ward. The pitiless searchlight followed
and the raider was caught between two
powerful rays and lined against a dark
bank Of clouds.
"That was the beginning of the end.
There was a gun flash, followed by a
roar. The raider was struck. Through
my glasses 1 could plainly see it reel
and rock under the hit. Then it be-
gan to descend earthward, very slowly.
1t could not now escape the rain of
missiles. After the next hit the rear
part of the Zeppelin broke into flames.
"The ship then floundered about in
the air as though its crew had lost
control of it. 1t was now n mass
Of flame, looking like a blazing house
suspended in midair. There was no
question of escape. It's descent quick
ened, and finally it crashed to earth
less than a mile from the height on
which we had watched.
Crew In Mi1st Of Flames.
"As 1t approached the ground the
figures of the crew could be seen
wreathed about by flames. Two of
them either fell or jumped from the
airship when 1t was about two hun
dred feet above the ground. While the
blazing raider was suspended helpless
in the air three loud explosions were
heard in rapid succession. 1t was
after the last of these that the final
earthward plunge "a made.
'The fight was watched by crowds
on the hillsides for miles around. AS
the monster took her final plunge,
round after round of cheers blended
with the boom of the guns"
An occupant of one of the very few
houses situated in the district where
the Zeppelin fell says:
Suddenly the Zeppelin assumed a
perfectly perpendicular position, and a
tremendous flame burst from her, trav-
cling from the bottom to the top. 1t
was for all the world like applying
messenger arrived as well. He took
the box of cigars into the judge, where
upon the judge, thinking it was the
book package, addressed it to Maine
and it was sent OH.
LATER the box of cigars was returned