The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-08
Thirty-seven Dead and One
Hundred For,y-one Wound
ed In Terrific Attack Yes
terday
SEVEN ATTACKING
PLANES BROUGHT DOWN

Caused Tremendous Prop
erty Damage in British Cap
ital
London, July Tn the heart Of
London . squadron Of German AIR
planes. between thirty and forty
strong. struck terror. death and ruin
In broad daylight today. II was tho
most powerful air feet ever sent TO
England. A myriad Of bombs were
dropped. hrst on the Island Of ThAnet
and then in the Metropolitan area OF
this capital. The bulk Of the missiles
was hurled from an altitude Of only
1000 yards. The raiders criss-crcssed
over the city At lightning speed.
Seven, machines were brought down.
Spectacular air duels were fought
above London and the Thames and all
the way across the channel.
Up to late hour tonight the cas-.
ualties no far as known were:
KilIed-Totai. 81.
Metropolitan arsa-Nsn. g; women.
4; children, s; total. "a.
Isle of Thanet N-Men. /; women. .:
1niured-rs i41.
Metropolitan area--Men. "A: women.
20: children, 80: total taa.
isle Of Thanef--women. :: children.
n: total. ..
Lasted Fffteem Minutes.
The raid on London lasted hftecn
minutes. onicially only four Of the
raiding machines were reported de-
EseTpEada - 10 late -tnntkAse. but thsea
Others were 1hagSsd.~sast er, the last
|ofictal announcement had been issued.
according to eye-witnesseE
OF those mentioned in Lord French's
bulletin one raider fell into the sea
of the mouth Of the Thames. two 9TH
ers were seen to crash into the ssa
and three fell In flames OF the mouth
Fof the srheidt xftsr \ bitter combat
with Brttfsh fiters from nunAiri<
| II was $3.50 this smorning when the
raiding squadron In two detachments
appeared over the Island Of Thanet
and the east coast OF Essex. They
,hovered for only . brief space over
the island, on which are located the
lfavorite watering places OF RamsEate
land Marxata.- Bombs were dropped
fprofusely. Then the grim visitors
moved toward London. flying parallel
with the north hank Of the rhAmss
Arrived over the northeast outskirts
they siackened their speed suddenly.
remained almost stationary Tor q few
minutes. AZ X holding . last confat
| to determine the hne Of attack. Their
they changed their course and . little
| later they cana whirring across thu
/ city from the northwest to the south
east. They picked the metropolitan
area for the center OF thsir attack
Every anti-aircraft gun In London We,
at once In action. Every British ma
chine on hand shot slxyward to attack
the raiders. simultaneously the radio
was set sparkling with 'tips" TO thu
Royal Aircraft stations all over Eng
land To Dunkirik. on the French
coast. opposite Dover. the nrst nasf
iwas ssnt; for thsfg - sfAyTonsd one O
the most formidable Of British squad.
rons.
Nash q The wtnAsvvs.
| AZ usual the people Of London tool
the raid ~ IN object Of unboundet
curiosity. All through the city sound.
ed the alarms that mean -rush to YOU
cellars. Ana everywhere person,
rushed 20 their highest windows. 4
the roofs ana eysry othsr yanta9>
Spoint that could be found. The few
that did seek fsfues in their cellars
though escaping death and injury
probably suffered more from shock and
fear thar ths Thousands that remained
Iunharmsd high up-
Iflke 1eeAnae Darth4uaka.
FOR the very Foundation Of Londor
Iseems6 nhEkgM ~ tHx 1vtf fecurrinf
lconcussions from exploding shells. II
eas ~ r. = tItAnie sAfthuuGhe had tn,
city jumping.
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