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as but an incident in the beginning of

great ana OlSaSlTOub WAL.
On tho morning of the destruction of
Fort Pitcher the syndicate's vessels
moved toward the port. and the steel net
was taken up by the two crabs. and
moved nearer the mouth of the harbor.
ut a point from which the fort, now in
process of evacuation, was in full view.
When this had been done, Repeller No.
9 took up her position at moderate dis
tance behind the net, and the other YES
sells stationed themselves near by.
The protection Of the net was consid-
cred necessary, for although there could
be no reasonable doubt that all tho tor
pedoes in the harbor and river had been
exploded, others might be sent out
agains; the syndicateb .essels, and
torpedo under crab or q repeller, was
the enemy most feared by the syndicate.
About 3 o'clock tho signals between
the repellers became very frequent, and
soon afterwards u truce boat went out
from Repeller No. /. This was rowed
with great rapidity, but it was obliged to
90 much farther up the harboT than on
previous occasions, in order to deliver its
message to an officer of the garrison
This was to the effect that the evacua-
ton of the fort had been observed from
the syndicate vessels, ana aithonsh IL
had been apparently complete, one OF
tho sclentllic corps, Will Il po"eiiu'
glass, had discovered man III one y, 'i'e
outer redouots' whose presence .hefe
was probably unknown 10 inc olilceFs VI
the garrison. u was lhe5eAole, eai IL
estly urged that TINS man might oe M
stantIv removed, and in order that this
might be done, the discharGc OF 1he mo-
tor bomb would Do pos1pohen nan ~
hour
The officer received this message anu
was disposed 20 iook upon y as y i1e"
trick, but as no tlme Was 70 oe l$9s' ~
sent corporal guara 10 t'e iors' anu
there discovered an IRISH sergeant bs me
name or hllsey, VINO nae sworn az oAlh
that II every other man IN tne ,oft ran
away like lot OF addle pated sheep nc
would not run with them; ne Would
stand to tls post TO the last ana *heh
the couple OF SHIPS OUTSIDE iiaa gov
through boinoaralns the stout Wa'ls O.
the fort, the world would see That 'heie
was at least one british soldier VINO was
not afraid OF u nomp' DC ~ l11tse or oi5'
Therefore no liaa mahagea 10 eluoe OBJ
serEhtlon, ana to remain beliihd. ..l.~
Inc sergeant was SO hot headea N ms
determination to stand by the lott that
1t required violence TO remove MN; ana
1t was not until twenty minutes Fnst
that the syndicate observers perceived
that he had been taken TO the hlll beillnd
which the garrison was encamPea'
AS 1t had been deciaea mat hepe'ler
NO. : should alscharge INC next ihs'ah-
tancous motor bomb, there was an
anxious desire on the part OF inc opera
| tors on that vessel that IN TINS, their lrSs
| experience, they might 90 their duty rs
! well as their comrades on board the othef
repellor had done theirs. Inc most ac-
curate observations, the most carefui csil-
cuiatlons, were made ana re1nade' INC
! point to be AIMED ut beng about the
center OF the Tort.
The motor bomb had been IN the can
non for nearly an honr' ana everything
had long been ready when AZ precisely
thirty minutes past ciock the siena
to discharge came IRON 'fic u''ector-i'A
ch!ef, ana IN lout seeoiius aitef"sf" ,As
index on the scale ihd'ea1ea mat Vac
| gun was IN the proper position' anu '''s
button was touched.
The motor bomb was set 10 'Gt thr II
slant 1t should touch any port'o! :" '"'
tort, ana tho erect was alllcfcPtl lf"'!
that OF the other BOMBS. lhefe WAS
quick, hard shock' out II was ;'is N ',''
air. thousands OF pahcs OF G'iss III 'a'
city ana IN houses Tor mics arou'ih "eF'
cracked or broken; bros leli 'e1a
stunned upon the ground, ana l"oHl' "l
elevations at consioerable Instance, se!
as If they mad received blow; out 'l'sr
was no trembling OF the ground
AS to the tort, 1t had en'!rely alSai'
pcArea' lts l'iitlcles having oeei' liiA''i.'
taneously y removed to great distance i
every direction, falling over sucli vas