Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-14

The bomb fell upon the roof of the
eating house, shattered it and causing
the wreckage to take fire.
The legs of one man in this group
were shattered below the knees; an
others arm was blown off as he was
raising a cup of coffee to his lips, while
third was seriously wounded in the
chest by fragments of the bomb. The
clothing of some of the wounded was
torn in shreds and the faces of nearly
all We're purple hued from the effects
of the explosives.
For nearly an hour after the ex-
plosion at this place ambulances were
busy carrying away the wounded.
One bomb which failed to explode,
dropped in a churchyard, digging a
hole three feet deep. Another dropped
upon a banking house. Four clerks in
the place were injured and the ex-
plosiOn shattered the windows for 200
yards around.
AS soon as the raiders appeared,
coming from the southeast coast, warn
ing was given the schools with the re-
suit that in many of the suburbs the
children We're dismissed in time to
reach their homes before the raiders
were in the vicinity of London.
There We're many evidences of the
GOODNESS with which the people greeted
the appearance of the raiders over Lon
don. For instance, despite the reports
that a raid was in progress, King
George proceeded with an investure in
! buckingham palace, the recipients OF
the honors walking in and out of the
palace grounds without a trace of ner-
vousness being apparent
For an hOur after the RI i'll tho ta1o
phone system Of London was swamped
with calls from business men who were
anxious to learn the fate of their fami-
lies in the suburbs. Despite the loud
reports of the explosions the telephone
girls stuck to their posts.
A case was being heard in court
when explosions were heard in the vi
cinity.
4 understand there is an air raid
going on and bombs are being dropped,
said the justice presiding, but | thinl,
/ we are safer here than anywhere else
After few moments the judge an
nounced: Il understand the raid has
come as far as this but now has gone
away, 50 we will proceed with the case
unless it returns"
| The east end of London which was
the hardest hit by the raiders, is com
/ here live the poor of the city in much
conSested area. Much material damage
was done and many We're killed OF
"ounded. The total number of these
is not vet known but one hospital alone
had received forty cases up to O'Clock
and others were arriving steadily, num-
| bers of the injured being sent here from
| other hospitals which lacked facilities
| to handle their cases. Three patients
including a little boy. died at this In
Stitution and others are in a serious
condition.
Another hospital for children was
caring for six wounded babies and an
other had already died there. Nearly
all of these injured persons were res.
dents of the east side.
A squad of at least five airplanes ap-
peared over the east end district, al
though it is impossible to say whether
one or more of them was not British a:
British aircraft were pursuing the Ger
mans and all were flying at grea
height
The East End stood the strain o
the raid well and there was no panic
such as one might expect to fine
among a population of this class
which is largely foreign Cuisines.
was at a standstill in many section.
for few minutes and great thronc!
gathered about the wrecked build
ings, but they fere orderly crowds
bent on seeing what damage In,
Germans had done. and there wa.
! plenty of damage to see, for score:
Of buildings had suffered and NOR,
than one was still smoking from fire.
which the engines were working upon
Throughout the bombed area Their,
was steady movement of dmbu
lances, collecting the injured anC
rushing them to the hospital On
hospital which has been used largely
for wounded soldiers, probably go
more patients than any other in thi,
section. These soldiers did yeoman:
work as the injured arrived, not ii
caring for those hurt, but in givin&
comfort to relatives who gatheret
/ about the building to learn the fat
of those being carried within. Il
and out among the crowd of women
many of them with infants in thsi
arms, hobbled soldiers on crutches
stopping here ard there to drop ;
! word of sympathy and encourage
ment.
While the damage done in the Eas