Evening star., 1940-11-06
Nazi Bombers Smash
Southampton Public
Buildings and Houses
Urstuted Number Killed
And Injured; Some Are
Buried in Ruins
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 6.-German bomb
ers smashed public buildings and
houses in Southampton in massed
raid early tonight and killed and
injured an unstated number of per-
sons.
The British, however, said most of
the raiders were unable to penetrate
inland.
An art school and an office build
ing were hit by bombs, and a number
of persons buried in the ruins. e
Three German raiders, the Air
Ministry said, were shot down during
the day. Two British planes were
missing, but one of the pilots was
reported safe.
Emden Base Blasted.
The R. A. F. was active overnight.
British bombers started 80 fires
among petroleum tanks at the big
German naval base at Emden last
night and damaged shipyards at
Bremerhaven and Bremen, the Air
Ministry reported today.
Other attacks were launched
against the Neuhof power station at
Hamburg, where fires were started,
and against the submarine building
yards at Vegesack, near Bremen, a
cornnoI1ninIIn cold
In addition, the German "invas-
ion ports" at Boulogne, Calais, Dun
kerque, Antwerp and Flushing and
"a number of airdromeS in German
occupied territory were reported
heavily bombed
The operations were said to have
cost the British two aircraft.
Longest Night Raid.
London was Showered with in
cendiary and high explosive bombs
during the longest night air raid
alarm Of the war. but came up today
with the official announcement that
"the general scale of damage .
was not heavy and it is confirmed
that the number of casulties was not
large"
A direct hit on a London police
station killed a number of officers
in a canteen.
German bombers demolished an
art school and an Office building in
a south coast town today, burying
students, teachers and office workers
under the debris.
There was a lull in London after
the all-night alarm was lifted. but
the afternoon brought fresh alerts.
There were two alarms by mid
afternoon, each followed shortly by
the signal for raiders passed"
The night of bombardment started
at dusk yesterday.
MidIands Are Hit.
Taking advantage of the increased
hours Of darkness, the Naxis began
their assaults earlier than usual, and
the nightlong alarm still was in ef-
feet this morning when London's
workers started for their jobs.
The all clear finally was sounded
shortly before $50 am.
Sharing the brunt of the Nazi at
tacks with London were the indus
trial Midlands and Eastern Scot
land, where private homes and in
dustrial premises were reported
damaged. Some damage also was
done at other widely-Scattered
points, the government said.
Casualties Reported Few.
The attacks apparently were car
ried out by lone planes-moStly light
bomberS-and at no time developed
on a large scale, communique de-
clared. Casualties were reported
few, although they included some
fatalities. -
The record alarm gave London a
foretaSte of what may be in store
in the long winter nights to come.
Londons blackouts now begin a
few minutes before pm. and end
at 7:30 am.
Next week the nights will lengthen
to approximately IA hours, and, by
the week of December 8, London
will be cloaked in darkness for more
than IS hours each night, with the
blackouts beginning about $40 pm.
and lasting until $50 am.
A government communique said
seven enemy aircraft we're de-
stroyed in combats yesterday, while
the British lost six freighters.