But, of course, the damage to property' i extensive as significance, that many innocent people were killed, and a large number of others maimed for life.
There was not a panic, But a very large number of women and 4 good many men, obeying the first instinct, sought to escape by getting as far from the coast as pos sible.
Of the damage done by the bom: bardment, that most obvious to the eye was on the Castle Hill, where the old barracks—fortunately—unoceupied—have been razed. The castle keep was also hit, as well as the walls facing south.
One shell fell through the roof of All Saints' Church and the west window was blown out. St, Martin's Church was struck twice. The spire of the Wesleyan Church on the South Cliff was damaged. The sacristan of All Saints' Church, who was near the west window when the ell burst, had a miraculous escape; he came out unscathed through a shower of flying bricks, mortar, and other debris.
In the main thoroughfares of Westborough, Newbrough, and East-borough there are evidences of the bombardment on every hand. The hotels, picture establishments, shops, and private dwelling-houses overlooking the South Bay have
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