The Diary Of William Sellers

wages have been advanced to £1 per week on most farms in the district.

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 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 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. 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 12/12/- to 14/14/- per stone.

June 5th. A Zeppelin airship passed over this district 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 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.