The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-06-28

uundrcdtl Man." "The Casting Away
OF Mrs Lecks and Mrs. Aieshine," "Thc
Dusantes." etc.
ICopyrlehted by p. r. Collier, of Golfers Once
Week and published by special arrangement
with him through the American Press Assocla-
ton. All rights reservedi
IContinued from last meeh.
Wten the conllnunuunt read the BRET
note he made no remark. In fact, he
could think of no appropriate remark to
make. The tnis:sivc simply informed
him that ut ten o'clock and eighteen
minutes a. M, of that day, the irst
boom from the marine forces Of the syn
dicatc had been discharged into the
waters OF the harbor. At. or about two
o'clock D. m, the second bomb would be
discharged at Fort Pitcher. That was all.
What this extraordinary message
meant could not be imagined by any
officer of the garrison. If the people on
board the ships were taking advantage
Of the earthquake, and supposed that
they could induce British soldiers to be-
lieve that 1t had been caused by one OF
their bombs then were they idiots in
deed. They would fire their second shot
Mt Fort Pitcher! This was impossible,
for they had not yet fired their first shot.
These syndicate people were evidently
very tricky, and the defenders Of the
port must therefore be very cautious.
Fort Pitcher was a very large and un-
finished fortitication on bluff on the
opposite side of tile harbor. Work had
been discontinued on it as soon as the
syndicate's vessels had appeared off the
port, for it was not desired TO expose the
builders and workmen to a possible
therefore, almost deserted; but after the
receipt Of the syndicate's message, the
commandant feared that the enemy
might throw an ordinary shell into the
unfinished works, and he sent boat
across the bay to order away any work
men or others who might be lingering
about the place.
a little after 2 oclo5k p m. an instan-
taneous motor bomb was discharged
from Repelcr No. into Fort Pitcher
| It was set to act five seconds after I'M
! pact with the object aimed at. 1t struck
| in a central portion Of the unfinished
| fort, and having described Il high curve
| in the air, descended not only with its
own motive power but with the force OF
gravitation, and penetrated deep into the
earth.
Five seconds later vast brown cloud
| appeared on the Fort Pitcher promon-
tory. This cloud was nearly spherical
in FORM with an apparent diameter Of
about thousand yards At the same
instant q shock similar to that accom-
panyinc the first motor bomb was felt III
the city and surrounding country, but
this WAS not Eo severe as the other, tor
the second bomb did not exert its force
upon the underlying rocks of the region,
as the first one had done.
Tho great brown cloud quickly began
to lose its spherical form, part Of it de-
scending heavily to the earth and part
floating away in vast dust clouds borne
inland by the breeze, settling downward
as they moved, and depositing on land,
water, ships, houses, domes und trees an
almost impalpable powder.
When the cloud had cleared away
there were no Notifications, and the blufl
on which they had stood had disappeared.
Part of this bluff had iloated away on
the wind and part of it lay piled in great
heaps of sand on the spot where its rocks
were to havo upheld fort.
The effect Of the motor bomb was fully
observed with glasses from the rariou:
Notifications Of the port and from many
points Of the city and harbor; and those
9 familiar with tho effects Of explosive
wero not long in making up their mind
what had happened. They felt sure tina
! a mine had been sprung beneath For
}: Pitcher, and they were now equally con
q q fident that in tho morning a torpedo o
d novel and terrible power had been cx
plodcd In the harbor. They now disbc
lieved in the earthquake and treate'
with contempt tho pretense that shot
had been fired from the syndicate's yes
sci. This was merely q trick OF tn
~ enemy. 1t was not even likely that tn
mine or tho torpedo had been operate
from the ship. These were in all proba
bility under tho control of confederate
on shore, and had been exploded G
times agreed upon beforehand. All thi
{, was perfectly plain to the military a,
thorities.
But tho people of the city derived
= comfort from the announcement of thes
N conclusions. For all that anybody kne'
tho whole city might bo undermined
and at any moment might ascend in
J, cloud of minute particles. They felt tn:
they were in region OF hidden traito
and bombs, and in consequence of til
g belief thousands Of citizens left the
homes.
That afternoon o truce boat aga
went out from Repeller No. and rowe
j. to the fort, where letter to tho cor
mandant was delivered. This, like Il
= other, demanded no answer, and the bo
returned. Later in the afternoon Il
two repellers, accompanied by the era
= and leaving tho steel net still nnchor'
I in its place, retired q few miles seawar
l, where they prepared to lay to for Il
night.
The letter brought by the truce bo
ell was read by the commandant, surround
by his officers. 1t stated that in twent
O. four hours from time Of writing it. whi
would be at or about 4 O'clock on t
next afternoon, q bomb would be throw
o's into the garrisoned fort under the col
- mand Of the officer addressed. AS Il
would result in the entire destruction
the fortifcatiOn, the commnndant W
, earnestly counseled to evacuate the ft
TO before the hour specified.
u Ordinarily the conmandant of
fort was of calm and uncxcitable te
permanent. During the astounding evel
h. Of that day and the day before he h
As' kept his head cool: his Judgment, if l
correct, was the result of sober and eal
Sc. est consideration. But now lie lost
temper. The unparalleled effrontery a
impertinence Of this demand Of
. American syndicate was too much
his self possession. He stormed in I
y \ ger. .>.
" Here was the elimination of the kn'
ish trickcry of these constituencies
rates who had attacked the port. A t
pedo had been exploded in the harb
an unfinished fort had been mined q
DID blown up, and all this had been done
pre-. frighten him-a British soldier-in &C
las mand of strong fort. well garrison
. in and fully supplied with MI the mu
''on tions Of war. In the fear that his
would be destroyed by mystical DO
u. he xyaa exnected to march to place