The sun., 1917-06-18
AIR RAID LIKE CYCLONE.
Missouri Clergyman Gives Graphic
Description of Aerial Attack.

FoLKEsToNE. England. May 81 (cor-
respondence of the Associated Press) -
Among those who experienced the hor-
rors Of the recent German air raid on
F'olkestone In which many persons were
killed and injured. was the Rev. Burris
A. Jenkins OF Kansas City, Mo. In a
statement given to the Associated Press
Mr.. Jenkins graphically described this
recordbreaking attack and told OF his
sensations during the rain of destruc-
ton from the sky
ut was our first time under nre and
1t reminded me of 4 Missouri cyclone"
he said. The only drawback to this
comparison is that the sun was shining
in clear blue sky over a placid sea.
As the shells were crashing around
US and houses were caving In, before
knew 1t / was humming long forgotten
tune. doubtless subconsciously asso-
ciated with those old days. Two other
men in our party independently testified
that they also began singing softly. Per-
haps this tendency to sing or whistle
is "A manifestation of nerves. and ex-
plains why troops always do so when
we see them embarking for France
They know that next day they will be
in the trenches--naybe over the parapet
At all events, we all confessed to nerves
and fear
Most people took to the cellars. Had
I known there was a cellar handy, or
that II is considered good form In the
circumstances. ! should have followed
for soon l found myself alone on tho
leas overlooking the sea. where ! had
gone at the first cry of Zeps"
Crowds Gaze Upward.
When I rushed out of our house by
the seaside I found crowds gazing up-
4 4
could see nothing for the glare neither.
apparently. could others. Suddenly two
little girls cried, There they arer Then
] saw them. two airplanes. not zeppelins.
emerging from the disc of the sun al
most overhead. Then four more, or five.
in line, and others and others. all
like bright silver insects lowering against
the blue of the sky The heavens seemed
full Of them. There were about a score
In all and we were charmed with the
beauty OF the sight. am sure few OF
us thought seriously of danger
Then the air was split by the whis
tie and rush of the first bomb, which
sounded like the shrill siren OF n car
This was followed at once by detona-
ton that shook the earth. ] heard no.
body shrek, weep or cry aloud. The
people were marvellously controlled
glanced in the direction OF the shell
DuIst, lUu Ndrus away, and the debris
was still going up like a column OF
smoke, Then came two more strokes,
apparently in the same spot, then three
other bombs fell. I afterward found
the missiles wrecked the hotel and
wounded our motor driver.
Then another bomb demolished the
Manor House by the Sea Two others
fell in the water behind me and the
gravel and mud and water spouted up
in geyser to the topsof the cliffs
where I stood. Later I learned that
one of these shots tore off the legs OF a
little boy playing with his sister. Tho
mother lay In faint and the little
sister driven mad. rushed blindly inio
the water. She was rescued by
wounded soldier,
200 Casualties.
"Other shots fell, but could count
no further. They came thick and fast.
like cracking. rolling blasts of our
Western lightning and thunder. No
bocy has reported the number OF shells.
so far as know. But there were 200
or more casualties. nearly 100 Of them
fatalities.
"Anti-aircraft shells were now burst
ing on the fringe of the air fleet. Then
followed in the distance the purr of the
machine guns and We knew that our own
planes were up In pursuit. We were In
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