Mapping the Bombs

[Monte Davis]

Oooo, nice one - thanks, James!

 

From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf
Of James Kyllo
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 3:02 PM
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Subject: Mapping the Bombs

 

>From "The Incredible City" by Robert Henrey

 

published 1944, here in 1940

 

"The police station is the nerve-centre of Hyde Park. I passed through its
portals and called on Sub-Divisional Inspector L.H. Cooper, whose historical
knowledge of London's most popular Royal park makes him delightful company.
He lives in a flat above the station and works in a narrow office on the
walls of which are three large maps of Hyde Park.  On one of these maps is
shown, by coloured pennants, the exact spot on which every bomb fell during
the air raids.  There are red, pink, green, yellow and black pennants,
according to the nature of the bomb - whether it was a high explosive, a
delayed action, or an oil bomb, whether it went off or whether it did not.
The map is so covered with pennants of every colour that it seems impossible
that there should be anything left.  Inspector Cooper tried to count the
incendiaries, but after reaching the number of 2,844 he gave it up and is
now somewhat ashamed of this lack of tenacity"

 

p71

 

J


 

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