Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22

a,lo:i Or tIc t:;..is,l 6isl0. IT was slI3-
posed that 5lcy.-, vi:en tAo officers Of the
AGamcrt lad had time To appreciate the
fact that t.2cF lad no control over the
Inorc.acut3 oS their vessel; at their
ornament was nowariess against their
cle1lia5; th2t the Adal1an5 could be
t3Ted wherever the syndicate chose to
order. OF Let helpless il raitl-ocea1l, they
would ba obliged toaiaiis that there was
nothing Tor them 10 DO hut to surrender.
But events proved that 10 such ideas
had entered tire minds Of the Adan2ant's
cliccys, and their action totally pre-
vented sending a Gag Of trace boat. rs
soon as Is was Light enough to see the
repe!icT the Al23naIt began firing great
guns at llcG. She was too far away for
the shot to se.ri.1o her, bit TO launch and
send g beat Of any kind into :; storm Of
shot ;;al shell w1.5 OF course impossible.
The cannon suspended OYER the stern
CT tie Adam2nt was also again brought
into play, and shot after shot was driven
down upon the towing crab. Every
ball rcbouaaed fro1n the spring arnor,
but thc officer in charge Of the crab be
came convinced that sitter a time this
constant pounding, almost il the same
place, would injcre his vessel, and he
signaiel the ropelIcr to that effect.
The director Ct Ec}cllcr 10. had been
considering the situation. There was
only one gun On the Adanant which
co2ld be brought to bear uDon Grab K,
and i would be the part CT wisdom to
interfere Will the persistent use Of this
gun. Acco- 3ingiy the bow Of the re-
p1l!or was brought to bear upon the
Al,G3iil;..-t, i:ld her motor sun was aimed
1T the to9:a fro:3 which The cannon Yves
Suspended
The proj9ctila with which the cannon
was loaded was not an instantaneous
motor home, 1t was aiE1p!y heavy
solid shot, driven hy an instantaneous
motor attachment, an! v.as thus i-npclied
By the same power a:.,l il the sar2o man
nor as the meter l2r2js The insta12t.ilc-
GUS motor power had not yet been used
at so Graat 4 distance as that between the
rcpellcr and the Al-,1l2l4t, and Tic ocoa-
sion vas one Of iEtc2Go interest to the
small boIT O. scientific mon having
charge of the aiming and !irinm.
Tho calculations Of TIE Gi1.a.:co of the
ncoc15a-y clcv1t.o-3 and direction, and
Of tie degree e meter power required,
were malo with c&reful cx&atncsa, end
when IT, EceEcr i.2Gescat arrived the but
ton VS. touched, and the shot with
| which tA2 CG-l2on YES charged was
i-1st>nta::coCs!y removed to = point il
The ocean ;.!5Ji.t (. nile beyond the Ada
rla1t, accompanied ly Q large portion Of
he heavy boom It which the gun had
bccn ~iG>c1.
The c2aDon which had Lccn suspended
fIoIn the cd 6 t!:;j lcom fol into tho
sec, and V-cu?I have crashed Gcwn uncl
the rocf q Crab T., had not that vessel,
il obedience 10 Z si-Eal fruI.2 the repel-
leI, luo5-nol lis l"td upon tie Ada1nant
and retired ! short distance 21tern. la
ts..,,l i::UrF III 1t not have resulted
fem lie I&u C Ills greet l.-ass Ct metal
upon i!ic cra5, LIT itNas considered pIu-
dent not t. tazc U8cliag Til,a.
The oi-!ceT3 Of the AGamant were
! greatly surprised and chae1incd b. lie
le-.I - Their f5Gl, vi i I,s4c. they had
expected ultimately 70 pound il the sacf
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