Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-14
AIR RAID
Continued from Page Cne)
Correspondent Sees Area

| The Associated Press correspondent who
visited one of the bombarded areas found
that the damage done was comparatively
slight and that majority of the casual
ties occurred among a group gathering
for the MONDAY meal. The bomb fell
upon the roof of the eating house, shat
tering it and causing the wreckage to
take fire. Policemen, firemen and special
constables who arrived on the scene IN
record time worked heroically in rescuing
the manned from the debris.
/ The legs Of one man In this group We're
shattered below the knees, another's arm
was blown off as he was raising a cup
of coffee to his lips. while third was
seriously wounded in the chest by frag-
ments of the bomb. The closing of some
of the wounded was torn in shreds and
the faces of nearly all were purple-huei
! from the effects of the explosions.
/ For nearly an hour after the explo-
| sion at this place the ambulances
were busy carrying away the wound
ed, while great crowds gathered, anx-
| ious to ascertain the identity of the
| victims.
One bomb which failed to explode,
dropped in church yard, digging a
| hole three feet deep. Another dropped
lIpon banking house. Four clerks IN
| tie place were injured and the explo-
sion shattered windows for two hum
| dred yards around
Warning to Schools
| AS soon as the raiders appeared.
coming from the southeast coast,
warning was given the schools, with
the result that in many of the suburbs
| the children were dismissed in time to
reach their homes before the raiders
were in the vicinity of London.
! There were many evidences of the
GOODNESS with which the people greeted
! the appearance Of the raiders. For IN
| stance, despite the reports that rald
was in progress, King George pro-
/ ceeded with an investiture in Buck
I ingham Palace, the recipients of the
! honors walking in and out of the pal
| ace grounds without a trace of nerV-
! business being apparent.
! For an hour after the raid the tele-
phone system Of London was swamp
| ed with calls from business men who
were anxious to learn the fate of their
| families in the suburbs. Despite the
/ loud reports of the explosions the tele-
phone girls stuck to their posts.
Case in Court Proceeds
/ A case was being heard in a court
| when explosions were heard in the vi
| cinity.
II understand there is an air raid
| going on and bombs are being drop
Ped" said the justice presiding, but
i think we are safer here than any
where else
! After a few moments the judge an
! nounced:
Il understand the raid has come as
/ far as this but now has gone away, SO
! we will proceed with the case unless it
} returns"
Throughout the bombed area there was
a steady stream of ambulances collecting
the injured and rushing them to the hos
pital. One hospital. which is partly sup
ported by donations from New York and
has been used largely for wounded SOL
ders. probably got more patients than
any other in this section. These soldiers
ibid yeoman's work as the injured arriv-
ed. not In caring for those hurt but in
giving comfort to relatives who gathered
| about the building to learn the fate OF
those being carried within. In and out
among the crowd Of women, many Of
| them with infants in their arms. hob
| bled soldiers on clutches, stopped here
and there to drop word of sympathy
and encouragement.
King in Stricken District
The raid had been over but short
time when the king, having heard Of the
damage In the East End, motored into
and through the district. His prompti-
tude in thus manifesting sympathy with
| the sufferers appeared to be deeply ap-