THE AIR RAID ON RAMSGATE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2465, 19 May 1915, Page 5

THE AIR RAID ON RAMSGATE

FURTHER DETAILS

ZEPPELIN PURSUED AND

ATTACKED

London, May 17. The Zeppelin was flying over tlie vicinity of the North Goodwin lightship until towards 2 o'clock. The inhabitants at Kamsgate were startled by ti loud report liko cannon.

Forty or fifty incendiary bombs wero dropped throughout the town. Considerable damage was done to houses, also to three smacks in the harbour.

A bomb demolislied the front and every door of the Bull and George Inn. An aged mail and his wife ivere prec.ipitatod through two floors 110 the collar; also a waiter. They were taken to the Hospital. RAIDER ATTACKED BY EIGHT AEROPLANES. ' JIELIEVED TO BE DAMAGED. London, May 17. Tlie Admiralty reports that British aeroplanes drove off the Zeppelin From I'aniKgute, and pursued her to ilie West Hinder lightship. Eight naval machines from Dunkirk attacked her at Nicunnrt, gunfire and lionibs igniting the Zeppelin, whirli ascended io a height of 11,000 feet, tail down. 11, is believed she was severely damaged. The Ilrih'sli machines were exposed to » heavy fire, but esi-appr] without casually. In the House of Commons. Dr. Macnpniara, Parliamentary Glider-Secre-tary (0 lh( Navy. said a, number of fioroplai"? hid ssrmirjryl in order tn 3^ tick the Zeppelin that visited ooutli-

The High Commissioner reports:— London, May 17, 2.50 p.m. ■Jin,tf i J'l anno ™ c es that a ZepPelm attacked Ramsgato this morning, nnS w' f ? ed off , . by tlle flo, i; V e ; st P te^a^.lnes to West Hin--1 l ? ,0® jvieuport she was atS, b - v n ?'S ht naval machines from fun lurk. Ihree machines attacked her at close range by fire. Flight-Com-"hen BS Y rth « r °" l?ed l • fQUr bombs «hen 200 ft. above the airship. A large column of smoke was seen to come out of one of her compartments, Tlie ZenJielm then rose to 11.000 ft., tail down, ""i 18 ,'!? lleved to , , be severely dam-i-f l L > o '"'c IT,l,c '"" e s were exposed to heavy fire from tho Zeppelin.

FLEET OF ZEPPELINS SICHTED. OFF KENTISH COAST. in,., London, May 17. A Deal pilot states that five Zeppe(T Vir n v s ! oe , nn « north-west-*M. Cwflfif. "" ZEPPELIN VISITS CALAIS. SOME OHILDIiK.V KILLED. , ~ , Paris, May 17. n A Zeppelin dropped bombs at Calais. f>omo children were killed. Haider, wrecked nv gfx fire. (Uec. May IS, 0.15 p.m.) u . London, Mav IS. It is reported from Calais that- the /.eppolm raider was wrecked bv 21111 ire off Cape Gmnez, alK i f c ]| , IG3r ]) un . • ivlj, pet-jil, n/grero Wd Ulirl.v.tlllCf. UlCll bams taken »rlsouar,