The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-13

Papers Were Late
 Disclosure that the bombs hat hit the palace came while the Lon don newspapers were expressing tn, sympathy of the nation to the Kim and Queen and pointing out tha they were in the same position a! thousands of their subjects whost homes were damaged.
 l The king and queen were in thu shelter under the palace when tn. bombs struck. Three members O. the palace staff were injured. | The newspapers pointed out tha crowds of homeless persons hac cheered the king and queen wher they inspected damage in the poor. est sections of London and tha they took shelter with the crowc when caught in an air raid alarm.
 During the record day. light raid, the capitals anti-aircraf batteries fired intermittently or both sides of the Thames Estuary where some bombs were dropped There was sporadic machine-gun- ming and canonading as the Ger man planes roamed above the clouds.
 In Early Morning
 The first daylight air raid alarm came at 7:35 a. m. (2:35 a. m. EDT) at the peak of the morning rush hour, only one hour and 50 minutes after the end of an eight hour and 34 minute dusk to dawn attack ir which the capitals new defense sys- tenn kept all but 8 few raiding planes to the outskirts.
 Only 8 lone British fighter, dron- ing above on patrol, could be seer in the gray sky over central London as the alarm sounded.
 Those who were on their way tc work-they are 1ate-goerS now al that hour-kept on their way anc traffic proceeded normally.
 The "all clear" signal signal came after 56 minutes at 8:31 a. m. (3:31 8. m. EDT).
 German planes, it developed, ha6 tried to attack the city from the southwest, flying low to get under the anti-aircraft barrage. They hao run into fury of gun fire and hac flown northward, Skirting the city Only one plane which might have been German one was heard, fal above the clouds, flying northwest Nward over London proper.
 A second alarm sounded at 9:45 a. m. (3:46 a. m. EDT0
 This time gunfire was heard in central London. But most people continued on their way, as did busses, street cars and automobiles This mornings was the first morn ing rush hour raid of the week. Night In SubwayS
 Thousands had spent the entire night in subway stations far below ground in an effort to get an un- broken nights sleep, now made harder because of the terrific blast of anti-aircraft fire which met every attempt by German planes to force through to central London. Damage in the central part ot town, it was reported after a prelim- mary survey, was almost negligible Guided by a new predictor tech- nique which, it was understood, op- erated by sound and automatically aimed guns to the spot where a shell should strike an approaching plane, London's guns had won their second test with the invading planes.
 r But danger from delayed action bombs, wh icshtill menaced St. Paul's Cathedral and caused the blocking of of many streets includ- ing Regent street at its most crowd- ed point between Piccadilly and Ox- ford CircuseS, remained a danger ous menace and pedestrians step- ped warily around roped of areas.
 It was teh quietest night since Saturday, when the German night terrors raids began.
 Streets Deserted
 The streets were almost complete ly deserted throughout the. closely populated part of London, for dan ger was now almost as great from flying shrapnel from the anti-air- craft guns as from bomb fragments.
 Unable to penetrate the heart of the city, the Germans dropped bombs in the suburbs all around, but damage was less than on previous nights and 1t was indicated that casualties would prove few,
 Deep subway stations were crowd- ed all night with people of all classes. Some had been able to sleep through the bomblngs, if their dis tricts were lucky: nobody, 1t seem- cd could sleep much through an anti-alrcraft barrage of the inten- sity the London batteries were putt ting tip.
 Many groups brought hampers and suit eases filled with food. Most had rugs and quilts. and Q few had mattresses. Some slept: others sat chatting, smoking and reading books and newspapers.
 The poor, their homSs in ruins, were queueing up in lines 200 and 800 long, carrying rolled bedding and portable tea-imaking outfits and food supplies. awaiting accommoda. ton tn shelters.
 On 6 nearby street, well known as a fayorite promenade for "ladles of tho evening", the girls were btrolllng GO iisnal-along sidewalks Atrcwii with heaps og glass and past dan,