The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-18
American Divine Tells
Of FoIkstone Air Raid

.FuLKSTuNE. Eng. Ma! %I-l'o
""spunurnC" Of In" Associated Press. }
Among thus" who experienced me
horrors Of The recent German ais RAID
on FOikSlOnr. in which many peEaons
were Killed and injured. was th, Key ,
Rurri$ 4. Jenkins, OF Kansas CITY! IN
a statement given the Associated Pr"4S
Nj. Jenkins graphically; described ms
record breaking attack and 'old ot MS
SENSATIONS during IN" rain 't deStruc'
ilun fruiY The Ski.
III wa Our first tim" under hr"'
AND j; reminded Inc OF Missouri rH-
clone" he said THE only draw
back III his comparison Is lEat IN"
sun wa$ shining in clear blnr SKY
over placid sea As lhr shells were
crashing around MS and houses were ~rrr
Caving in. before knew il ! vas MUM
ming a long-Forcnlt"n tune. dophilHSs
SubcunsCiouSly associated with inoSe
old days. Two other men in our parry
independently testified that they also
hogan singing softly.
Tendency to Sing.
perhaps his tendency 10 sing or
whistle is 4 manifestation OF nerves
and explains why troops always do so
when We sec them cmbarklnG for
France; they know that next day they
will Dc in lhr reimbursement" over
The parapcI Al all events, We alt CON
frsSed 10 nerves and fear.
Most people took 10 the reIl"rs:
Had known there Was cellar mandy,
or that il is considered good form IN
no circumstances. | should have tnI-
lowed, Tor soon found myself alon"
on The leaS overlooking The sea. where
| had gone at the first cry OF 'LepS.,
"Whan | rushed out Of our nous" by
the side. | found the crowds gazing up
ward in the direction o. ;hc sun.
could SOC nothing for the glare. neither
apparently could others.
"Sudd"nly two li,iln girls crinI:
There they arc Then | SAW, Them.
;wo airplancs: moi I"npciinS. emery
ing from The discs Of tn" sun. almost
overhead. Then ioll" more, or five,
in line. and others and others. all
like bright silver insects lowering
against the blue Of the sky. The heaV-
ems seemed full of them. There were
about score in ALL md we were
charmed with tho beauty Of he sight.
am SIRE few OF us thought seriously
o: danger.
The First Bomb.
Then The air vas split ny IN"
whistle and rush Of tho FIRST bomb,
which sounded like no shril! sirnn Of
= car. This was followed al onCn by
y defamation thai shook the earth. |
heard nobody shrek, weep or cry
aloud. The people were marreloGSIy
controlled.
II glanced in tho direction Of TIE
shell burst. a hundred yards away. ami
Tho debris was sill! going IN like Il
column az smoke. Then came TWO
more strokes. apparently in The same
sroI. Then three other bombs fell: !
aflnrward found III" missiles wrecked
The C hotel and wounded our mo.
or driver.
Then another bomb demolished
mo Manor house. by Ihr sea. Two
n, hers now foil In lhn waller behind
me-, and Tho gravel and mEd and VA
tor snnutri up in Il geySrr 10 the Top
Of the cliffs whore | stood Later !
learned that ono OF these shots tore off
rhr legs Of little boy plaving win
his sister. Tho mother law III fain;.
ard The little sister. driven mad.
rushed blindlv into Tho water. Sh"
was rescued by q wounded soldier.
Came Thick and Fast.
"Othcr shots fell. hui could count
M further. They came thick and fast.
like cracking. rollinF hiasts n! on"
western lightning and thunder. No.
hndv has repCrted The number OF n"
shells 50 far rs I know. b.: there
were goo or more casualties. nearly n
hundred Of than fatalities.
THE anii-aircrart shells wnr" now
bursting in frnges of tho air H'"i.
Thnn followed in the distance ;he. nur"
" the machine gins. and W" Nn""
ihal our own planes were up IN nNr,
.;j, W., we're later informed tca'
three Of rhn hostile hccr WHr" brought
down in the channel.
When | reached tho spot wher h'
first rhrea bombs had fallen ciaS!
strewed the street for 4 block. In inc
middle Of The maCadam road was a
shell hole. six or eight feet acroS
and three deep. Here La tw0 NOR m
uniform who looked 10 me- 10 b" dead :;
here civilian. whit ehared. VINO
know had been killed. Wonder WAS A
litt9c girl hcr face half gone: ynndc7
Young. both feet gone. Our youn Z
Iirutcnanl. Il Y. NJ. {. A, man from
canada. our host for those days. him
self wearing Tho gold stripe on MS
arm whirh bntokers wound and no
LONGER fl for service in Inc field. WAS
bending over the wounded. | heard
one of tho stricken soldiers moaning
now: Mother. oh mother Wonder
Iav TWO little babies already ro'"7"d
with saCkinc.
Rushed to Basement.
I'VE rushed Into a nearby haSHmrn,
where they said there WIS wounded
woman. Her hip was 2ashcd. \ Red
Cross nurse appeared from nowhere.
Now they were carrying an Old lady