The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-19
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challcnge 70 nationalist bomberS 70
repeat their pitiless raids. Pursuit
planes OF the latest type made up
the ioyalist fleet. The planes pa
troied In units Of three and four
each, some over the city, some In
wide circles about II. They were
looking for battle and the people VI
Madrid watched the expectantly.
But before the planes went up, the
nationalist bombery had made an.
other early morning raid over the
stricken capital 10 send more torn
bodies OF men, women and children
10 the crowded city Snorgues and
'"'' " Over 900 Killed
Official figures put tho death Inst
In 80 hours at more than 300 and
the total OF wounded, In addition
10 those with slight injuries, OF
nearly 1000. The 10 story American
owned National Telephone company
building, highest In the city, seemed
the target for the bombs, explo-
sive and !ncendiary, which the no.
tionaiist raiders sent down Oh the
helpless city. gosthenes Dehn, OF
New York, head OF the company
and also chairman Of the executive
OF the Postal Telegraph and Gable
corporation and president OF the
International Telephone and Tele.
graph corporation--calmly directed
the work Of caring for women and
children who took shelter there.
Artillery Bombarment
Nationalist and loyalist artillery
opened q resoundipg bombardment
In the suburbs at dawn. Front
commanders reported that chief ma
tlonaiist activity IN the trenches
along the Manzanares river cen.
tered IN the south and southwest
districts OF the suburbs and there
were indications that the national
lists, held firmly on tho wesct and
northwest sides, might shift their
spearhead Of attack. All night long
there was o bedlam OF nose from
rifles, machine guns and trench
mortarB IN the south and southwest
areap, drowned only when the raid
Ing airplhnes sent their bombs down
into the streets, Dnd Eucceeded when
daylight came by artillery fire. Five
pIg fires were visible this morning
from the roof OF the Telephone,
company building. They we're
caused by q mixture OF incendiary
and TINT explosive bombs.
Results OF Bombing
Only 10 yards from the building,
q three story house blazed brightly.
A little bit farther away, near the
United Press offices. two more fires
were burning. There were two
more deep bomb holes In the street
near the building. A third bomb
destroyed q house, killing three and
wounding ten OF its occupants. near
by. Many automobiles were burned
in the streets outside by the cal
ciurn- sodium iacendiary bombs. This
mornings raid was conducted by
five bombcrs. Militiamen were
kept busy gathering wounded from
the streets, many OF them the
homeless women and children who
sheltered In doorways. with only
blankets left on their household pos
sessions, after their homes had been
ruined. Their spirit has not been
broken. The city has been under
continuous bombardment since sun.
day morning. and the planes that
went UP today In challenge to the
nationalists circled high over many
columns Of smoke that rose and
dissipated In the air.
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