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An incendiary bomb penetrated the glass dome of a hoter and landed the middle of a crowded saloon where the guests were sitting, drink: ing and listening to the orchestra, "The head porter leaped forward grabbed a chair by Its legs and Started to beat out the. flames. Other hotel "employees went to his aid and the fire was subdued in Several] minutes. While many guests watched the proceedings, the orchestra continued playing.
igh explosive bombs crashed through several floors of a club and burst" into. the brary," but the members were all downsiaits in the shelter, Another bomb shattered several floors of an office building, but 300 persons in its underground shelter were unharmed.
'A rectory of a church and a cinema were set on fre.
As the cinema was hit and sot ablaze, the audience felt the build-ting rock. A policeman told the people to keep their seats and the audience continued watching the picture for two minutes. Then the police ushered them quietly out of the side door while the Names were being extinguished.
'When the rectory was hit, the sexton and his wife were buried under debris. 'The rector ran for help.. Army officers donned stea! helmets, collected any soldiers they' could find and began digging out the couple. They worked, despite the fact that gas was escaping from main and bombs were falling all Found them.
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