Evening star., 1915-05-09

obedient to the instructions from the
range stations. till the blasts from the
bursting charges above and around
them tore away all the system OF fire
controls
One enemy howitzer. trained at the
very edge of pit. threw shot on shot
TN group of mortars was buried un-
der the debris that was hurled down
from the torn mounds.
The mortars ceased action. The
assailant. suspending his hombardment.
demanded instant surrender. with the
condition that the works must be de
livered intact. The remnants OF the
garrison, black with smoke and CRIME
wounded and burned. replied hy man
ming such movable artillery as was left
There was only one end to that II
was death. In twenty minutes there
were four men left alive in the defenses
two artillerymen. the newspaper man
and non commissioned officer.
They lay fat under mound. There
was small boat hidden below the far
end of the island. Get out of this II
you cam" said the non commissioners
man. an electrician sergeant. Hurry
III give you five minutes, Good
He crawled back into the works As
they rowed away they saw boats with
soldiers leaving the mainland for the
Island. Then there came a lick of fame
out OF the mortar battery that expand
ed instantly into a spraying fountain
An enormous detonation nearly blew
their boat out of the water The
sergeant had found the firing key and
touched of the hidden mine to demolish
the defenses
In the excitement over this news that
had broken the dull strain of waiting.
tne people of Boston scarcely noticed
mat all at once the firing at sea had
stopped.
Down the harboar a boat with n fac
of truce was lying under Fort War
rem An officer. led blindfo' led into
tne works. presented a summons trans
mltted from the headquarters of the
army 1t called on the commander N
surrender the entire system of defenses
without further damage. it demanded
also that complete diagram of all the
mine helds be delivered at once.
Il
You have four hours" continued
summons. "At the end of that ti,,.
we shai bring our artillery to bear
on the city from every quarter. Every
nVe minutes thereafter we shall fire on
given section. You have made brave
and magnificent defense. BY surren-
oering now you will save your city
Aioii unnecessary destruction. which
You are unable to prevent otherwise"
Will reply In half an hour" said the
commander. At the end of that time he
sent this answer:
Il shall surrender the defenses on con-
dition that the city be left inviolate: that
no troops occupy It; that the civil
authorities be left in control. and that
no levy be made on the municipality"
absolutely refused" the hostile COM
Hianuer tia replied promptly. 'Uncondi-
tlonal surrender. or bombardment begins
az time stated. II any attempt is made
begin at once"
This was at noon. The hour-hand Of
the Old South Meeting House clock had
not quite touched 1 when artillery
was passing through waltham and New,
ton Center. and along all the roads cross
ing the Charles and Neponset rivers
Ihere were cavalry and cycle and motor
troops on these roads, and trains full of
infantry: But always and everywhere
was artillery. The sleek guns. pounding
a,Gng s M New England's highways. spoke so
wickedly OF destructiveness hat thew
were more terrifying to the populat ton
than long columns of heavily armed
At Jamaica Plain big howitzers were
detrained and taken to the ridge running
west by north from the line Of the New
York and New England railroad More
guns were unloaded in Brookline and
pbosted pb on the crests from whose tops.
zoo feet high, they had all BrookIine. All
Boston to the bay, and Cambridge and
Somerville under their long range fire. -
Infantry with field guns occupied Cam
VI AoSo anu sooHeTVIlle ana lald their ord
nance on oil points that covered Boston
from there. regiment pushed quickly
thrcugh Chariestown. took possession OF
the great grounds Of the navy yard and
stationed battery of 8-inch field pieces
under the Bunker Hill Monument
At a quarter past the hostile gem
eral sent a message to the American COM
mander at Fort Warren apprsing him Of
quarter Of an hour" said he "the bonn
bardment will begin. We shall fire at
Brookline first"
The commander walked to the shat
splintered top the American flag was
waving in the wind from the Atlantic
He barred his head, and with his own hand
hauled down the colors that he had de-
Five minutes later the colors on all the
defenseS dropped.
Until then no soldiers had appeared
in the city of Boston itself. The armed
cling all the suburbs. Now the tele-
phone bell rang in the city hall and q
voice asked for the mayor.
The voice was that of the hostile
commander. speaking from Brookline
Your defenses are in our hands," he
said. Our guns command every part
of your city. I have the honor to de-
mand unconditional and -peaceable sur
render at once, with all property Of
every kind. I regret to say that i can
give you no time for discussion. must
request you to give me youg answer
now"
The mayor, with the instrument at
his ear. looked around at the members
of the committee. TT is the army
commander" he said. HE demands
unconditional surrender"
There is only one answer to make"
said one of the committee.
The mayor turned to the telephone.
I'VE surrender" he said.
Very WELL" was the response "A
body of troops under a general officer
will enter the city at once. They will
have orders to punish any disturbance
severely. I shall have the honor Of
calling on you shortly. after my men
have occupied the town"
A little later the citizens. committee
saw cavalry with machine guns ap-
were taking position in all the squares
and parks and posting their little guns
where they could sweep the intersect-
Ing streets. Up and down Washington
avenue, and up and down all the side
streets, were sentinels and guard par
ties. A wagon train was encamped on
the common.
And little later still. preceded by
light cavalry, three automobiles rolled
through the streets to the city hall In
each sat four men, dressed in campaign
uniforms. They were leaning back,
smoking. and looking with interest at
the buildings They seemed not to see
the silent crowds that lined the side
walks.
These sedate, cheerful, Interested gen
tlemen were the commander and his
stafr. arriving to take formal possess