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having been established�察�the Syndicate soon received from its Director´in´ 

chief full and comprehensive accounts of what had been done and what it 

was proposed to do。 Great was the satisfaction among the members of the 

Syndicate when these direct and official reports came in。 Up to this time 

they   had   been   obliged   to   depend   upon   very   unsatisfactory   intelligence 

communicated         from    Europe�察    �which    had   been    supplemented       by   wild 

statements       and   rumours      smuggled      across    the   Canadian     border。    To 

counteract the effect of these�察�a full report was immediately made by the 



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Syndicate to the Government of the United States�察�and a bulletin distinctly 

describing   what   had   happened   was   issued   to   the   people   of   the   country。 

These reports�察�which received a world´ wide circulation in the newspapers�察�

created   a   popular   elation   in   the   United   States�察  �and   gave   rise   to   serious 

apprehensions        and    concern     in  many     other   countries。     But   under    both 

elation and concern there was a certain doubtfulness。 So far the Syndicate 

had been successful�察�but its style of warfare was decidedly experimental�察�

and   its   forces�察  �in   numerical   strength   at   least�察  �were   weak。   What   would 

happen when the great naval power of Great Britain should be brought to 

bear upon the Syndicate�察�was a question whose probable answer was likely 

to   cause   apprehension   and   concern   in   the   United   States�察  �and   elation   in 

many  other   countries。 The   commencement   of   active   hostilities   had   been 

precipitated   by   this   Syndicate。   In   England   preparations   were   making   by 

day an by night to send upon the coast´lines of the United States a fleet 

which�察  �in   numbers   and   power�察  �would   be   greater   than   that   of   any   naval 

expedition in the history of the world。 It is no wonder that many people of 

sober   judgment   in America   looked   upon   the   affair   of   the   crabs   and   the 

repellers as but an incident in the beginning of a great and disastrous war。 

On the morning of the destruction of Fort Pilcher�察�the Syndicate's vessels 

moved toward the port�察�and the steel net was taken up by the two crabs�察�

and moved nearer the mouth of the harbour�察�at a point from which the fort�察�

now in process of evacuation�察�was in full view。 When this had been done�察�

Repeller No。 2 took up her position at a moderate distance behind the net�察�

and the other vessels stationed themselves near by。 The protection of the 

net was considered necessary�察�for although there could be no reasonable 

doubt that all the torpedoes in the harbour and river had been exploded�察�

others   might   be   sent   out   against   the   Syndicate's   vessels�察  �and   a   torpedo 

under a   crab or   a   repeller   was   the   enemy  most   feared   by  the   Syndicate。 

About      three    o'clock    the   signals    between     the   repellers    became      very 

frequent�察�and soon afterwards a truce´boat went out from Repeller No。 1。 

This was rowed with great rapidity�察�but it was obliged to go much farther 

up the harbour than on previous occasions�察�in order to deliver its message 

to an officer of the garrison。 This was to the effect that the evacuation of 

the fort   had been   observed from  the Syndicate's   vessels�察�and   although   it 



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had been apparently complete�察�one of the scientific corps�察�with a powerful 

glass�察�had discovered a man in one of the outer redoubts�察�whose presence 

there    was   probably    unknown     to  the  officers   of  the  garrison。   It  was�察�

therefore�察�earnestly urged that this man be instantly removed�察�and in order 

that   this  might   be   done�察  �the  discharge    of  the  motor´bomb      would    be 

postponed      half  an  hour。   The   officer   received   this  message�察   �and   was 

disposed to look upon it as a new trick�察�but as no time was to be lost�察�he 

sent a corporal's guard to the fort�察�and there discovered an Irish sergeant 

by the name of Kilsey�察�who had sworn an oath that if every other man in 

the fort ran away like a lot of addle´pated sheep�察�he would not run with 

them�察�he would stand to his post to the last�察�and when the couple of ships 

outside had got through bombarding the stout walls of the fort�察�the world 

would see that there was at least one British soldier who was not afraid of 

a bomb�察�be it little or big。 Therefore he had managed to elude observation�察�

and to remain behind。 

     The sergeant was so hot´headed in   his determination to stand by  the 

fort�察�that it required violence to remove him�察�and it was not until twenty 

minutes past four that the Syndicate observers perceived that he had been 

taken to the hill behind which the garrison was encamped。 

    As it had been decided that Repeller No。 2 should discharge the next 

instantaneous motor´bomb�察�there was an anxious desire on the part of the 

operators on that vessel that in this�察�their first experience�察�they might do 

their duty as well as their comrades on board the other repeller had done 

theirs。 The most accurate observations�察�the most careful calculations�察�were 

made and re´made�察�the point to be aimed at being about the centre of the 

fort。 

     The    motor´bomb      had  been   in  the  cannon    for  nearly   an  hour�察  �and 

everything had long been ready�察�when at precisely thirty minutes past four 

o'clock the signal to discharge came from the Director´in´chief�察�and in four 

seconds afterwards the index on the scale indicated that the gun was in the 

proper position�察�and the button was touched。 The motor´bomb was set to 

act the instant it should touch any portion of the fort�察�and the effect was 

different from that of the other bombs。 There was a quick�察�hard shock�察�but 

it was all in the air。 Thou´ sands of panes of glass in the city and in houses 



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for miles around were cracked or broken�察�birds fell dead or stunned upon 

the   ground�察  �and   people   on   elevations   at   considerable   distances   felt   as   if 

they had received a blow�察�but there was no trembling of the ground。 As to 

the     fort�察  �it  had     entirely    disappeared�察     �its   particles     having     been 

instantaneously removed to a great distance in every direction�察�falling over 

such a vast expanse of land and water that their descent was unobservable。 

In the place   where   the fortress   had   stood   there   was a   wide   tract   of bare 

earth�察�which looked as if it had been scraped into a staring dead level of 

gravel and clay。 The instantaneous motor´bomb had been arranged to act 

almost horizontally。 Few persons�察 �except those who   from a distance  had 

been watching the fort with glasses�察�understood what had happened�察�but 

every     one    in  the   city   and   surrounding      country     was    conscious     that 

something had happened of a most startling kind�察�and that it was over in 

the same instant in which they had perceived it。 Everywhere there was the 

noise of falling window´glass。 There were those who asserted that for an 

instant   they   had   heard   in   the   distance   a   grinding   crash�察  �and   there   were 

others who were quite sure that they had noticed what might be called a 

flash    of   darkness�察    �as   if  something      had�察  �with    almost    unappreciable 

quickness�察  �passed   between   them   and   the   sun。   When   the   officers   of   the 

garrison mounted the hill before them and surveyed the place where their 

fort had been�察�there was not one of

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