The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
ELEVEN ARE KILLED
AND 46 INJURED IN
AIR RAID ON LONDON
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just preparing to desert their homes,
most of which are three story build
ings, for the more substantial shelter
of the two nearby subways, when the
bombs began to fall.
The first bomb made a square hit
on a three-story dwelling of concrete
ard brick. crashing through two floors
before it exploded. While the police,
special constables and volunteer res
cuers were busy there three more
bombs fell nearby in quick success
sion. Ambulances arrived speedily and,
Notwithstanding the confusion. the res
cuers worked effectively under the
anti-aircraft barrage. For 20 minutes
after the bombing of this district the
barrage was continued.
NORTHERN LIGHTS SEEN
There was a remarkable display Of
the northern lights last night and it
Is believed by many that this fur
nished conditions under which the air
raiders could work more effectively
than under clear, starlit sky. Watch
ers on the Kent coast said that just
before they heard the raiders APP
preaching the whole northern sky be-
came Illuminated in bands of red and
white light which shone over the sea
with far more powerful effect than
the full moon. Then, as if to accen-
tuste the brightness by contrast the
skies to the southwark, toward France
and the English channel, seemed to
grow pitch dark. Another feature OF
the raid was the strong breeze which
most persons believed hindered the
operations OF the hostile airplanes.
Those who watched from high points
the spectacle Of the searchlights and
tne gun flashes wondered how the
enemy could face the wind and cold
bomb which fell in a northern
suburb destroyed two houses and dam
aged the windows of every residence in
the street Doors were wrenched from
tneir hinges and chimneys collapsed
NOT Iar away dance was in progress
1t was not interrupted, although the roar
OF the guns almost drowned out the
music.
RESCUE WORK CONTINUES
Rescuers. who included Red Cross wom-
en-. continued into the daylight hours to
pull living persons from the wreckare
OF their homes In one district two aged
women We're dug out alive. while at mid
day an elderly man was brought out
sunering only from bruises.
Several of the rescued persons still
chung to frightened dogs and cats, while
one woman carried a cage in which was
live canary.
The hero of one neighborhood Is a
youth. who borrowed a steel helmet to
protect himself from shrapnel, and res
cued his two aged sisters and their
maid after IL hours hard work.
An early report on the raid said:
Last nights air raid appears to have
been carried out by seven or eight enemy
airplanes, OF which two reached London.
The first two raiders approached the Isle
of Thanet at about 1O:55 D. M, and
proceeded up the Thames estuary. Both
were turned back before reaching Lon
don.
Meanwhile. the third raider came
across the Essex coast at II 20 D. M. and
started east At HAS p. m. il was re-
ported over East London. A few minutes
later 1t dropped dombs on the Southwest
ern and Northwestern districts. At II 80
p. m. the fourth raider, which had also
came in across Essex, dropped bombs
to the north of London, and then pro-
ceeded south across the capital, drop
ping its remaining bombs on the North
ern district between 1920 and 1890 a. m.
The remaining enemy machines, all OF
which came across the Essex coast, were
turned back before they reached London.
"A certain amount or damage was
caused to residential property in London.
Several houses have been demolished