Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-04-15 | Page 1 | Zeppelin Raids Tyne District

ZEPPELIN RAIDS TYNE Bombs Dropped in Northumberland Northumberland Northum Northum- Northum-I Northum berland Villages but Nobody Killed or Injured red Newcastle England April 1 W. W 2 45 a a. a m. m A m.-A A Zeppelin ep raid was made In the thc Tyne district of or Northumberland count county county coun coun- t ty last night It appears that the tile Zeppelin reached Blyth from Crom the North sea at about o'clock passed over o BI Blyth th and and proceeded to the neighborhood of ot Seaton Burn Bombs were dropped on several of ot the villages passed b by the tho airship five airship five at Choppington three at Wallsend two at Seaton Burn and one at ton The airship passed near North Shields and Newcastle While neither city I was visited both took precautions against attack b by extinguishing the U electric lights Full Inquiry shows allows that no loss 1058 of or orBre life Bre or serIous per personal onal Injury resulted from the Zeppelin raid and that althou although al although al- al thou though h several small houses were damaged damaged damaged dam dam- aged the material loss Josa was not heavy The Zeppelin followed cd tho the track of the railroad When last seen een It passed seaward from Crom the mouth of ot the Tyne The failure of or the air all raid to cause e eany any serious damage Is attributed to the prompt measures taken taleen at once to plunge all aU the tile towns In the district into darkness when the alarm was as given Tho general belief belle is that It was the Intention of ot the aircraft crew to drop bombs on pa the Tyne shipbuilding yard but only one missile fell foll even en neat near tho the yard This did no dan damage It is estimated esti s l- l mated that t ent twenty bom bombs s a n majority of ot them of ot tho the incendiary variety were dropped but all tho the fires started b by them were quickly quenched