Something of the appalling power of submarine mines similar to tnose laid by the raider Wolff off the shores of New Zealand was demonstrated at Bridlington, England, recently, when a mine wnich was washed up by the sea exploded, against a wall on the esplanade. As a result of the explosion, houses along the sea front were_ partially wrecked, and hundreds of windows shattered. A number of people were cut and bruised, but no one was seriously hurt. Whole terraces of houses near the sea front had their windows blown out, ceilings brought down, and doors smashed. One hotel has not a single window left whole. The force of the explosion threw sea water over the housetops in the promenade 300 yards away. People who witnessed the Scarborough bombardment state that the damage at Bridlington seems to be greater than that wrought on the sea front at Scarborough. There is not glass enough in the .town to replace one-tenth of that which has been destroyed.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16256, 5 July 1918, Page 4
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