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Americus Times Recorder
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
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Eyewitnesses arriving in New York on Sept. 20 report the first Zeppelin raid over central London on September 9, involving one or three airships that bombed the hotel and theatre district, destroying warehouses and a tenement, killing a dozen civilians, and damaging hospitals.
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FIRST AUTHENTIC INFORMATION CONCERNING RECENT RAID OVER ENGLISH CAPITAL IS BROUGHT TO NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—A number of persons who saw the first Zeppelin raid over the heart of London, September 9th, arrived on the steamer Orduna today. Some stated there were three Zeppelins, while others said there was only one airship.
The air machines circled the hotel and theatre district, dropping incendiary and explosive bombs.
An entire block of warehouses was burned. A six-story tenement was wrecked, and a dozen men, women and children were killed.
Several bombs fell near three of the hospitals, shattering all windows.
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London
Event Date
September 9th
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a dozen men, women and children were killed
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A number of persons who saw the first Zeppelin raid over the heart of London, September 9th, arrived on the steamer Orduna today. Some stated there were three Zeppelins, while others said there was only one airship. The air machines circled the hotel and theatre district, dropping incendiary and explosive bombs. An entire block of warehouses was burned. A six-story tenement was wrecked, and a dozen men, women and children were killed. Several bombs fell near three of the hospitals, shattering all windows.