Arnold Bennett's war journal - Thursday, June 14th, 1917 London, Yacht Cub – On getting to
Yacht Club from Richmond at 1.30 I had a telephone message from Marguerite to
says she and Anna were in the air raid at Liverpool Street and were unhurt [157
were killed and 432 wounded]. Today I found out that though their end of the
train was bombed, M. knew nothing of it and Anna was only sure she saw smoke
‘by the side of the train’ behind her. Neither heard cries of wounded, or
broken glass, or anything. M. heard 4 bombs or 5. Anna said she heard a noise
and thought it was guns; then she saw a girl porter running and heard her cry
‘Oh’ and thought it was an accident. When she realized it was bombs she
remembered nothing more till she ‘found herself’ near underground lavatory,
where people were taking refuge, with M. They were in different carriages and
had lost each other. She saw people ‘crouching down’ (near base of girders,
apparently).
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