Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
N All Bombs
That Amused
The British

n London the bulseye Hiter's blzkreig where
ncessant rain of destructive bombs has been falling,
] undaunted Briton frequently pokes his head from
his shelter of the all clear to dis
little ones and FRANKS that have been played by
Nazi bombs which bring him laugh and heighten his
courage
one of these ironc twists given a
raid copies of "Mein Kampf' blown from
shattered shop window to the sidewalk at Trafalgar Square
by German bomb dropped nearby. Many passerby
aged to grin he emerged from his shelter and the
Hitler books about by Hitler bomb.
Symbolic of Britains determination is the bent-but
not broken sword of the statue of Richard the Lion
Hearted still astride his horse the Houses of Para
ment Oddly enough only the of the weapon which
is held aloft by the figure grazed by falling missile
AS rule bombs wreck mpartialy but sometimes they
show curious consideration for building while annhi
ating its neighbor. This apparent in West End
where houses exactly alike One of these
total wreck while the other moved several feet
from its foundation without much disturbing the fur
nture breaking the glassware
Pointing grmly into sky like accusing finger
is one tall chimney all that remains of an office building
bombed in Chancery legal profession.
the only thing standing amid the debris and wreck
age across the street is large sign offering
building for SALE with immediate possession.
Bombs falling during the night close to suburban
dairy Jared number of of milk, causing all the
to be spilled out leaving only skinned milk for the
dairymen next morning. In the adjoining stable three
delivery wagons had been moved sdewse six inches but
didn't roll inch forward backward their wheels
In Coventry where the damage almost irreparable
the work of the air raid large degree heightened
by the of fire and Of the unique FRANKS
played by the bombs undoubtedly obteraed before
they could be observed But here few that could
still be seem
one house was almost totally demolished The brick
trent blown the roof had plunged through the
flooring and the side walls twisted and cracked But
window-edge high above the ground large potted
geranium in full bloom remained undisturbed
Another frame structure was hit by bomb that did
not explode, yet heavy beam Of the second floor had
loose, forced like bateringram through the
wall and proruded some five feet into the thoroughfare
directly the front door And it, hanging from
hook and entirely unnjured was wildly protesting green
parrot in a shiny, brass cage
a
tep-Rut in the hnnle of minor government official
huge grandathers clock that had not run for months
completely around with its face to the wall
and merrily ticking off the minutes
The strange part this freak bomb hit that the
mepece had opheavy that for safety sake had
been bolted to the wall with metal ceats and though
thrown from the shelves in the
ROOM the furniture broken overturned the clock,
torn from its support and turned about face sti re-
manned upright
curious anomaly concerning air raids is that
residents of that has been bombed, sometimes
say they noise yet people living miles
that they greatly disturbed by the explosions
perhaps accounted for the singular echoes vbra
lions midands while distant town under fire.
The noise closely resembed heavy motor truck racing
pel-mel down the road behind one teamster, that he
hastily pulled his horses into the ditch to permit the
posed fleeing vehicle to pass him by.
Perhaps strangest of these shell pranls occurred
when Dover bombardment the waters
edge are a number Of cottages not much shacks
owned by poor fisherfok Swinging at anchor front Of
one these houses small. but brand fishing
which for days had excited the envy of the COM
munity although knew who owned the trim little
boat.
before the siren could of the Naz raiders
suddenly hured earthward falling on land
and terrific the caused by the eXplo
sons bay that boats torn from their mornings
and smashed together with such force that
demolished
The house directly in with the fishing smack
was utterly ruined establishment and delight of its
terrified may be imagined when after the subs
the confusion he crep trembling and deectedy
wreck of his home and found stranded on
the foundation fine fishing boat with
hardly Flemish -
The owner of the craft was heard from-prob-
ably persisted with the many others during the raid
and the fisherman accepted gift of the gods of
went out in it next day to pull his nets