Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-28

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Hnndrc9u' Man The Casting Away
of Mr.. tce!:S and 'irs. Acshnc," The
Dusantcs." etc.
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with hia taro.;s3i il.. American G,.ss As,ocia.
ton. All F.S''i-' reserved
tConunsci cyom Yesterday
AHnougn rae engines OF the craU were
of enormous power, the progress made
WAS SLOW. fer the AUamant was being
lowed atocl foremost 1t wouid have
been easier to tow the great vessel had
the crab been attached t. hu.' bow. but
ram with c.tenl-;i MANY feet under
water rendered ii dangerous for Il sub
merged vessel to attach Itself in its
vicinity.
During the night the repel!ar kent
company, & lhou..h at considerable dis
lance. with the captured vessel; and
early the next morning ler director pre-
pared TO send To The Adamant a boat
with flag oi truce and 4 letter demand
ing the surrender and subsequent eyacu-
alton Of The British ship. II was sup
posed that now, when the officers Of the
Adamant had had time to appreciate the
fact that thcy had no control ever the
movements OF their vessel; that their
armament was poworlo-s agail1st their
enemies; that the Adamsut could lie
towed wherever The syndicate chose to
order, or lett helpless in naid-ocean, tlev
would be obliged toadmit that there was
nothing for them TO do but to surrender
But events proved that 10 such IDEAS
had entered The minds of the Adamant's
officers. and their action totally pre-
vented scnGi2ca Gag CT trace boat. As
soon as 1t was light enough to see the
rcHoller TIE Adamant began firing great
guns at her. She was too far arvay Tor
the shot 70 strike her, bal. to launch and
send boat Of any kind into a storm Of
shot and shell was OF course impossible.
The cannon SUSPENDED over the stern
of the Adanant was also again brought
into nlav. and shot after shot was driven
down rpoa tIe TOWING crab Every
ball rahouu(lcd from the sDrjne, orn7or
Int the officer in CHARGE Of the crab he
came Convinced that after = tine tbi;
cone4anf ro,,ndinc. almost in thn so,,,a
place. would i1;ure his vessel an,l he
sionalel the YoDcIlar to that effect
The director az Po,eller No. : hedhoeo
considering The situation. There WIS
ONLY one gun On the A92n2pt which
could be brought TO bear unon Crab K
and Il v,oul1 be- the l,9rt of wisdom n
interfere win tho por5is,ort- u,a Of fb;s
GUN. lAcco~llinclv the b3w Of the re-
rellor WIS broii@bt II haar noon tho
AIa,naat. ana her motor o,ln W. oin,cd
ut the boom from which the cannon was
SUSPENDED.
The nroioctil e with which ,bo cannon
va; l3a..el was not an instantaneous
motor bomb. 1t was si,nplv a heavy
solid shot driven b. an instantaneous
motor attachment and vastbps i.onal1ea
by the same power and in thosamo man
ncr as the motor bombs. The instantanc-
GUS motor power had not vet been used
at 80 great q distance as that between fho
ropcller and the Adauant. an.lt the occa-
sion was ore OF intense interest to the
s,haH ooaE OF scieatlnc men havnl6
cii III Ct me aiming ana n|ns
ING c2lcoi|.-lo1S Oh the distance, sas the
ist, e4e' ,tiIo-l aod difec'lois,sslala
"a INC ois5te1 % 1ho'o. power Feqairaa,
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