The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-07-26


further orders
Tho crabs were also lying TO, each to
the windward Of and not far from one
Of the British ships. They had ceased to
make any attacks, and were resting
quietly under protection of the enemy.
This. with The fact that the repcller still
lay four miles away withoutany apparent
intention Of taking part in the battle,
gave the situation its sp ocular character.
The British vice admiral did not in
tend to remain in this quicsccnt cond-
tion. It was, Of course, useless 10 order
forth his ironclads, simply to see thcm
disabled and set adrft. There was an
other arm Of the service which cvidentiv
could be used with better effect upon
this peculiar foe than could the great
battle ships 4M u .M.%. .4s. 81.
But before doing anything else, he
must provide for the safety Of those Of
his ycssyl:, which had been rendered
helpless l,y the crabs, and some of which
were now drifting dangerously near to
each other, Dispatches HAD been sent to
Portsmouth for tugs, 1or it would not do
to wait until these arrived, and II suiii-
cicnt nutntor Of irnnclads wcrc detailed
to tow their injured consorts into port.
When t'yis order had been given tho
vi&e c:tl&iral iminetiatelS- prepared 10
renew tt1 fight, and this TING his efforts
were 10 lie directed cntircl: against tic
repGllcr 1t would be useless to devote
any further attention 10 the crabs, cspe-
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E3.r,. tl,.na,,o VIVA ,y.,4 ,,rut rTln.al
to.thn c,on; and il, "a }o,,r Inn ,ln,fg.
abrcast n nnal, ,tl,cr ,l,.sa c,L.ift ,,..Is
.-fhn li,sg,t infantry If tlr en.,--.lreul.cI
,,,,o,4 tbo ,4IiFary a4d ,ji.,a{,t f64 n
o,lctGrr@tio could Init r,tth lar hall TIA
Wee a6lair4l. in snite Of seven dj,abIfl
jr1uclnrl and n raI,tt,rc,l Eu,iiarIt ,ni..It
10. 1a.e ,ronGilv ut Mis- tloatiiu, l3a
t.vGl II l.ts ownslhW sl6ull la.lrittinu
l.m4tsid4 " The sra.. .-5..M-..5. ....-. ...
Ti4 li.,s.cf tatpcdo b@a:s sli4Atit ctIv-
Ing inward, had advanced at,nlt n mile
wlgn Repollgr NJ. ii Iw6le fr3ui hur
saclning slpep, and began IN act. The
ttyo great y.;Ius at hcr ho$y were trained
}lDwarl, So tIE!t a bomb discharged iro,u
them woi!lrlfi.ll into tic sea Il l4iio :sud
il ilali ;le;g5i. Slowly lurlling her bow
from side 10 side, SC, that tie guns would
cover a range IF nearly half i circla, the
instantaneous motor ljon4is OF the rc-
pclicY wci4 discharged, one tvel'y llalf
minute .g-.u -..m...
One ot the most appalling character
stics Of the motor bombs Fras the silence
which accompanied their discharge and
action. No noise was heard, except tie
Hash Of sound occasioncCl by- the removal
Of The particles ef tic object aimed at,
and tho subsequent roar of wind or fan
of watcr. =4 VI
As each motor bomb dropped into the
channel, q dense cloud appeared high IN
the air, above a roaring, s@ethIng cal
lron, hellowecI ont 9t the waters 4Nl o,.s
Of tic very bottom q the channEl. ls:'n
this ctasin taec!oudqntflTe e"rne down.
coudGased INTO vast boaE Ut Wat@f.
which fell, with the roar OF {: cyeLon"
into tho dreadful abyss from which IL
had been torn, before the Kissing walls
of the great hollow had malt titled itNvlth
their SIVp(,,lifIrr ct1g-CraE itp 11flg1 in