Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-14
Number Of Dead Definitely
Placed at 81 and Wounded
at 437; Attack Lasts Fif-
teen Minutes,
CONGESTED DISTRICTS
GREATEST SUFFERERS
British Planes Attack Fifteen
Raiders and Battles Are
Fought in Air Results Un-
known. @
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London, June l3.--In swift ana
deadly raid on the city of London to-
day German airpIanes took heavy
toll in killed and wounded Other
places were attacked, but so far as is
known at present, by far the heaviest
losses occurred in London town it.
self.
At late hour tonight the casual
ties as officially announced number
cd 534, including ninety-seveen killed
and 437 wounded. Fifty-five men
met death and 223 men were wound
ed. Sixteen women and twenty-six
children were killed and t22 women
and ninety-four children we're
wounded.
The German squadron consisted OF
about fifteen machines, and the
downtown section OF London was
their chief objective. Many bombs
fell in the east end where buildings
were destroyed and others badly
damaged. Scores of persons fell VIC
tins to the explosions. In one in
stance alone ten children were killed
In street and fifty were injured.
British Planes Attack.
British airplanes assembled imme-
diately the signal was given that hos
tile machines were coming but the
Germans remained at great height
and flew swiftly and evidently the
British fiehteIs mad difficulty In the
pursuit, for the loss of only one Ger
man machine has been recorded
Others are reported to have been
brought down but there is no Off
cial confirmation of this, The anti
aircraft guns of London seemingly
were unable to reach the Germans.
While a greeat many small busi-
ness houses and the homes of poor In
the crowded districts suffered great
damage Field Marshal Viscount
French, commander of the home de-
fenses, announces that no damage OF
a military or naval nature was done.
Begins Near Noon.
The German airplanes appeared
over London shortly before noon. A
great battle occurred in the air. The
invaders were attacked by anti-air-
craft guns as well as by British avi-
ators.
The east end Of London. in which
live the city's poor, suffered heavily
from the raid. Bombs fell In many
congested districts and while the
number of casualties has not yet been
ascertained. two hospitals reported
handling upwards of fifty cases, four
of whom died and many of whom
we're seriously injured.
The first bombs were dropped on
the eastern outskirts of London at
about 1880 a. m. Numerous bombs
fell in rapid succession in various dis
tricts>in the east end. One bomb fell
in a railway station hitting an incom-
ing train. Seven persons were killed
and seventeen injured here. Another
bomb fell on school, killing ten and
injuring about fifty children. A
number of warehouses were damag-
ed and fires were caused.
Raid Outside London.
"A few bombs also were dropped
near North Foreland and opposite
the banks of the Thames. four per-
sons being injured.
"The air raid over London lasted
about fifteen minutes. The raiders
were engaged by guns of the East
London defenses and large number
Of airplanes of the royal flying corps
and the royal naval air service were