200 SHELLS AT WHITBY
SHIPS WITHIN A MTLE OF THE
SHORE.
LONDON, Dec. 17.
■Under cover of the ha-ze the warships approached to -within a mile, of Whitby. The- first shot lodged at Eastcliffc. Then they got the range, and rained shells on the town.
It is estimated that 200 shells were fired.- Many fell short. They were directed at the coastguard buildings, which were slightly damaged . Windows were broken throughout the town. Otherwise the damage is apparently not. serious.
Manv precautions had been '.pre-arrang-ed- along the East Coast. The gas -was cut oft* at North Shields, and the military guarded the. post office.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 18 December 1914, Page 5
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