The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-23

although at least one person was
killed, Considerable damage was
done to business property. includ-
ing stores and shops and many
windows were blown in. One bomb
damaged q bank vault.
Delayed Action Bombs
Thi s morning shuddering ex-
blossoms In the region where the
bombs were dropped revealed that
the Germans had used a number OF
delaked action missiles.
The Germans claimed that flying
weather in the vicinity of Britain
was bad today for the fifth days in
succession. Despite the handicap OF
bad weather the German high COM
mand reported extensive air activity
in the past "A hours and admitted
that the British made their usual
nightly raids over Germany.
Latest targets Of the German air
force were said to be the Nabston
airport, conveys off Berwick and
the Downs wheer four merchant
ships were said to have been hit,
airports in Cornwall and Wales and
aircraft factories at Reading and
Rochester.
Unofficial reports said that TO-
600 tank merchant vessel apparently
hit a German mine between Ireland
and Scotland and was badly dam
aged. The score for yesterdays air
action was given as IL British
planes DESTROYED and two barrage
balloons. Two German planes were
admitted lost.
London Is Calm
London took it calmly. In the
alarm areas, United Press cores
pondents who live there reported
about half the people remained In
bed throughout, and of the other
half some gathered in living rooms
drinking tea or other beverages anc
others went to shelters.
In many districts unaffected by
the raid, people stood In the streets
and watched the gun flashes from
the anti-aircraft barage and the
beams of searchlights which caught
raiding planes in the air, to senc
them scurrying for safety.
The raid marked resumption Of
the blitzkrieg on Great Britain or
a furious scale. German big guns
had shelled the English coast last
night and German planes. taking
advantage of bright moonlight, hac
heavily bombed wide areas OF Eng
land and Wales.
What might have happened hae
the raid come few hours earlier
was indicated by the fact that one
movie theater and dance hall were
wrecked and another movie theatel
was damaged.
There had been German raids by
daylight in the London balloon bar
rage area Aug. Is, 16 and 10. This
one came in the actual suburbs ano
by night. However, it was many
miles from the center of the city
half an hours ride by taxicab at
the nearest point to the west end
One fatality was reported, and
that was indirect. A 67-year-old
man collapsed on his way to an air
raid shelter, and died.
EJylIlR SIdSS CdloCO LAAONSV WO0AANA9
A big bomb split open the strong
room Of a bank but demolition
squads quickly picked up the con-
tents.
Beginning Of End
0ermany's use OF long range ar.
tillery to shell the British coas
marks the start of the final phase
of the battle of Britain, authorized
German quarters said today.
Referring to yesterdays long
-ange artillery bombardment Of
British channel shipping and the
Dover area authorized quarters
said:
German long range guns are be-
ginning to ring down the curtain
on the final scene of the English
tragedy"
The official German news agency
DNB earlier had admitted that Brit.