Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
AirShipS Rained Bombs
On Women and Children

\ TOWN On The SOU IhEASI
COAST OF ENGLAND, May 26.-(Nia
Lcndon-l-Women and children who
had stood for hours in n long line in
the busiest street here waiting to pur-
chsae potatoes were the principal VIC
TINS or the German airplane raid last
evening Intent only on not losing
their places in the line. the women and
children had littl, warning of the raid
shd we're easy victims of the air Nut-
lures who dropped their deadly bombs
Unfortunately
Flying 50 high that they looked like
2 flock Of ducks the raiders rained
dozens Of tOmos on the busiest block
OF the main :noroughfare which was
caCked with shoppers Of every age and
sex.
\ CORE poudent of the Associated
Press visited the destroyed district to-
da.-- NEIe found a grocery store that
had collapsed and was told by the gro
Ger. whC lost two members OF his fam
lily, that ten dead persons were found
In 'tl- debris II the building. dozen
more were killed and three score Ur
more were injured by flying glass and
bricks and shrapnel-like fragments
which were scattered forcibly by the
bursting bombs.
Many persons lost theiT lives on a
two buildings and this street when a
bomb burst overhead, the conclusion
killing them.
vi the victims In this part of the
town were struck down within radius
OF 200 yards.
one OF the most striking results was
the small property damage here COM
pared with the heavy loss Of life.
This is thought to be due to the
fact that the bombs happened to drop
where large crowds of shoppers. aug
meuted by people attracted to the po-
tatO sale, were gathered
In the residential sections of the
town fashionable homes were demolish-
ed. but only one or two victims were
found in the ruins. The raiders made
= bee-line over the town. first bomb
ing the residential section and then
peIting the shopping district as they
flew out TO sea.
The casualty list for this town alone
Was tonight placed at sixty dead and
80 injured Large gangs OF workmen.
however. continued 20 work into the
night on huge piles Of debris in the
residential section where several per-
sons are missing.
The raiders spent less than three
minutes over this town They came
from places further inland which they
had bombed freely. The loss OF life
and property in those places. however,
is reported 10 have been comparatively
sight At one place a baseball game
was in progress when A bomb fell into
the outfield- Fragments or the burst
ing shell wounded the right and center
f!elderE SO severely that they had to
lie taken 90 a hospital
In one town. the name Of which was
withheld. fourteen women. seven chill
dTen and SIX men were Killed by one
bomb In this town bombs damaged
a school building
The attacking aircraft i'm formation
~ fives lowered above the town before
the sirmen began dropping their bombs
simultaneously.
The loud whirl OF motors caused resi-
dents to rush to the streets in great
numbers
The majority Of those killed had run
INTO the street at the sound OF the air
,rsfts' motors" according 10 an official
statement Very few were killed in
buildings struck by the bombs
number were injured nv falling walls"
In the southeast town referred tn
in previous reports the bodies OF men.