THE DIARY OF WILLIAM SELLERS

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Dec. 16^th. Heavy gunfire was heard on the coast this morning. Some German cruisers have bombarded Scarboro, Whitby & the Hartlepools. It is estimated that fifty shells fell in Scarboro & thirty in Whitby.
20^th. Found a fine primrose on the cliff
21^st. Three steamers have been blown up by mines laid by the German raiders. A number of minesweepers have been at work during the last few days clearing the mines, one or more of these are also said to have been destroyed.
22^nd. A Norwegian ship struck a mine some miles out at sea this morning. The crew of eighteen men took to the boats, one landing at Filey the other at Scarboro. The vessel is at present ashore on Filey Brigg.
A cargo of wood pulp is keeping her afloat.
31^st. A quantity of new wood ashore today, have laid up two hundred pieces. A large number of rolls of paper weighing several hundredweights have also washed ashore, also several bundles of short boards possibly intended for box making. The month of December has been very wet and stormy, reports say the wettest for fifty seven years.