The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-10-28

The guns in Brooklyn seemed all con-
centrating on the New York end of the
bridge, where Jim had seen the soldiers
of the regular army. And the guns
which he had seen there still were 81
lent. The smoke billowcl again over
the bridge and shut from sight the
further half Of the centre span.
They'll be coming now" Houston
warned Jim. He raised his rife lit
tie higher above the cotton bale and
stared blankly into the smoke. Behind
that brown cloud were men now form
ing for the assault Of New York. Jim
terked and half spun about Suddenly
cannon had fired almost behind him.
simultaneously with it all up and down
the water front other guns had burst
into action. The gun which had star
tied Jim seemed to be concealed on the
top floor of building just behind
N 81. The conclusion and the gases
of its discharge arrived through the
hole In the roof. 1t was Smelling the
span Of Brooklyn bridge where the
smoke covered it. So were the other
guns all down the water front.
Men-quick moving specks in rows.
which must be men-merged from the
smoke. Shells showcred upon them.
burst among them. above them. But
they came on. They came on at run
running not Mt all like the men who
had crossed the bridge when the shells
which burst there were coming from
the other side. Some Of these men fell:
some OF them vanished completely. But
the others neither ran faster nor fall
tered for that. They came on steadily,
evenly. at one pace. as long as they
kept their feet. And for each who fell
or vanished two more emerged from
the smoke and rushed on.
The American machine guns were
going now. The "trip. rip. rip, rip" of
machine gun fire was constant clat-
ter In the air. AS it increased the
guns on the other side Of the river re-
doubled their fire and concentrated it
no longer upon the western end Of the
bridge. The regents gunners were
searching in other spots along the river
front for the American fieldpieces
which played upon the infantry storm
ing the bridge. Guided by the aero
planes lowering over the river-if there
had been American machines about the
regents had driven them from the
sky-shells from across the river 81
fenced gun which Jim had heard in
action just to his right. Now shells
were searching for the gun behind
N "a.
jim. shrinking, crouched lower be.
hind his cotton bale. He stared glass;
lily at the bridge and aimed his rife
at the row of specks which-appar.
emily not mortal to shells of machine
guns-was rushing on to New York.
he fired his rife, all the bullets in the
magazine. as quick as he could fire. He
was not conscious that. some seconds
before. he had emptied his magazine
and was simply pulling at tho trigger
until Houston spoke to him.
The first Of the charging troops
they had almost gained the tower at
the west end of the great central span
vanished altogether. The roadway
upon which they ran pulled upward
and was lost in great black burst
Of smoke and dust. From the cloud
fell dots of debris, bodies. and turn
ing, tumbling forms which might be
men still, and dropped into the river
below. Farther out between the bridge
towers the roadway simultaneously
was blown up. 1t stopped the specks
caught in between. but stopped them
only for moment. More men