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March 19th. Severe snowstorm, all
roads blocked,
hundreds of sheep reported smothered on the Wolds.
21st. Fine, wind westerly.
A minesweeper was driven ashore at Bridlington
during the storm. All the crew were drowned. The L.S.A. got a line aboard but
the crew were not able to make use of it. An accident also occurred at the
launching of the lifeboat, one of the drivers, named Carr, and two of the
horses being drowned owing to the breaking of the carriage axle.
26th. The body of a woman was found
on the beach here by Filey fishermen, it was supposed to be one of those lost
at the wreck of the hospital ship ‘Rohilla’ wrecked at Whitby in October.
Government horse buyers are instructed to
supply 3,000horses from this district within a month.
Three year old horses are
selling for over fifty guineas each at farm sales.
April 16th. Coal laden steamer
ashore on Filey Brigg.
The roads at Speeton are blocked at nights by
the military. Weather fairly dry but very cold for the time of the year.
18th. Grass is very backward. Mr
Burdass has not yet begun to sow spring corn.
May. Cold and dry. Beef is selling at 12/- to
14/- per stone.
June 5th. A Zeppelin airship passed
over this district this morning about one o’clock. It dropped two bombs at Driffield.
One woman has died there from shock as a result.
June 3rd. Herbert Witty paid a short
visit home today having been in France since the war began.
6th. Zeppelins visit Hull. Serious
damage done.
No reports are allowed to appear in the papers
but reports say that 150 or 160 people were killed and a large number injured.
A statue of King William on horseback was destroyed and a large number of
houses levelled to the ground.
Later; report of King William’s statue untrue. |
