The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-02-01


The preceding nights had not by any
means been 30 calm. Firing had been
kept up from the advanced posts. and
shells had Kissed through the air. and
this time there was nothing OF the kind.
The grand duke. General yoranzoff,
their aids-de-camp. waited therefore,
ready 20 give their orders according 20
the circumstances.
1t has been stated that Ivan Ogaren
occupied a room in the palace. IL was
a pretty large room, situated on the
ground floor. and It's windows opened
out upon side terrace. One need only
I step few PAGES Oh this terrace to-
overlook the course Of the Angara. a
I profound darkness regned IN that
room. Ivan Ogareff. standing near a
window, was waiting for the hour or
action TO arrive. Evidently the signal
could only come from him. Once this
signal was given, when most OF the de
! Tenders Of Irkutsk should have been
called TO the points openly attacked,
Z his plan was 10 leave the palace and
70 go and accomplish his work. He
waited then Ia the dark, like a tiger
ready TO spring upon It's prey.
! Meanwhile. some minutes before ,
O'clock. the grand duke asked that MI
chGel Strogon-h was the only name
he could give to Ivan OgareG -shouid
be brought to him. An aid-de-camp
/ came TO his room. the door OF which
was closed He called HIM. Ivan Oga.
ref, motionless near the window and
I invisible in the darkness. took good
care not to answer The grand duke
| was then informed that the courier OF
the ear was not ut that moment IN the
palace.
! Two o'clock struck. II was the mo-
ment that action had been agreed on
with the Tartars, who were ready for
! the assault. Ivan Ogaren opened The
window or his room and placed himself
at the north angle of the side terrace.
I Below him in the shade flowed the wa
! tiers Of the Angara, which reared as
they broke against the piles OF tie bat
tresses.
Ivan OgarefI drew a nint from his
pocket and lit with It piece Of cotton
wool lmpregnatcd with printing pow
der, which he threw into the river. IL
was by the order OF Ivan Ogarcn that
torrents Of mineral oil had been cast
on the surface OF the Angara. Springs
Of naphtha had been discovered above
I IrLutsk on the right bank. between the
village OF Poshhaysk and the town.
Ivan OgaroG had resolved to employ
! this terrible means for setting Gre 20
I IrRutsk Ike therefore Iadc use Of the
/ immense reservoir which contained the
combustlblc liquid Tie bad only TO
make a few canals TO draw IN streams
I into the river These he had made that
very night, some hours before. The
cotton wool had been cast on the wa
tiers Of the Angara. In an instant, as IL
the current had been made OF alcohol,
| all the river became mass Of flames.
up and down the stream. with the ra-
pldity OF electricity. Volumes Of blue
flames covered the whole surface OF the
river and shot far UP into tho sky
The few blocks Of ice that came lluat
lng down The river. being seized by the
burning liquid, melted like wax on the
surface OF a furnace and the water.
sent OFT as yapor, rose kissing to the
clouds. At that very moment the fir
ing began at the north and at the south
OF Che town. The batteries Of the camp
or tie AnSara threw an uninterrupted
vollcy OF shot and she'll Many thou
sand Tartars rushed to the assault Of
the nmpars The houses along the
HIGH banks. constructed OF wood. took
Gre IA every direction An Immense
! light disslpatcd the shades Of night
al laStn said Ivan OgaroG And he
had good reason 20 applaud. The III.
version which he had planned was ter.
ribi, che defenders saw themselves
/ placed between the attack OF the Ter
tar5 end the disasters OF an immense
| counagration. The bells sounded, aud
every abebodicd man of the population
hastCnel 10 the points attacked and to
the houses which were being devourcd
/ by Che Gre, which was threatening 20
communicate itself TO the whole city.
The Bolchaia gate was almost free. It
was with difficulty that any defenders
had been left there.
! Ivan Ogaea rc-cntered his room.
then brilliantly lit up by the flames
from the Angara that oyertopped the
balustrades OF the ranparts. Then he
prepared to leave It. But scarcely lad
he opened tie door when woman
rushed into the room, Win her gar
ments dripping wet. her hair In dlsor-
der.
"sangare" cried Ivan Ogaren In the
first moment OF surprise and not imag.
lining that II could be any other woman
than the gypsy.
IL was not Sangarre: II was nadia.
At the moment when, seeking refuge
on the block OF Ice, the young girl had
uttered that cry when she saw the fire
spread over the current OF the Angara,
Michael Strogof had seized her 10 his
arms. and he had dlved with her to
seek even In the depths of the river q
shelter from the flames. After having
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