Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
Dear Mammal:

| LOnQOn.
Dear Mamma:
After about five weeks freedom
from airplane attacks they came again
this morning during the darkness.
The moon was shining. although 1t
| had wancd to about one-thirds full.
There were about twenty five air.
planes.
They attempted to get over London
from four different directions. but
only six succeeded in getting over the
city. Two of these machines were
brought down by gunfire and the
crews captured alive. There were
three Germans in each machine. AL
though they had killed three persons
in London by dropping bombs, the cap
rights OF prisoners of war and given
"A good breakfast of bacon and eggs.
According to the official records. the
lairplancs attacked the east coast at
l.3O n. m.. hut were driven off. We
received no warning of this in Lon
don. but slept through it. Another at
tack was made at n. m. on the
river Thames, about half way between
London and the coast.
They were driven Off by the guns.
While no warning was given in my
Ineighborhood. we could hear II in dis
tant parts Of the city and the people
running in the streets soon convinced
,Is that something was pending.
dressed, put on my overcoat and went
out.
passed the Red Cross ambulance
station nearby and just then two large
ambulances drove up. as they always
do during raid. However some po-
liccmen came up and said the Ger
mans had been driven of and told all
to go home.
AS soon as | returned to the hotel,
at $50 n. H.. again went to bed.
When had just about decided to 60
to sleep again | heard some one use a
door knocker across the street. and 1t
made almost as much noise as a small
bomb. then heard a man tell his
friend. whom he was awakening by his
knocking. that there was another
warning.
In about five minutes the real warn
| ing came. which consisted OF automo-
bile hooters. police on bicycles. blow
ing shrill whistles and shouting, Take
cover" | dressed again and after
waking some people in the hotel who
had not heard the warning l went into
the street. could hear the guns roar
Il ing in the distance and knew then the
attack was on in earnest. 1t was then
5 a. m. ] went into the underground
railway. and while going down the
great spiral stairway which leads more
than 100 feet below the ground / saw
old men. women and children, many
women carrying babies in their arms.
Special constables lined people in the
corridors deep in the ground, and 1t
was interesting to see what people
in their haste had brought with them:
Many were carrying small dogs. !
saw two little girls carrying large
dolls. Many brought food and drink.
I went out about $50 a. m. and found
the guns were going with a greater
violence and could see some fires
which incendiary bombs had started.
BY 7 o'clock automobiles came along.
Announcing that the danger was over.
On several previous occasions the
German airplanes had come directly
over the place where I was. The guns
follow the machines about, throwing
bursting shells all around them. One
can then hear the noise Of the air
planes propellers, the bursting Of
bombs and shrapnel. but what alarms
one most Is the screeching Of the
shells. As they rip the air with q
whiz. one always thinks they may hit
him. During one raid as many as
20, 900 shells were fired at the Ger