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vantage   on   the   mountains   lying   some           miles   back   from   the   coast      was 

occupied by excited spectators�察�nearly every one armed with a field´glass。 

A    few     of   the   guns    from     the   fortifications     were     transported      to   an 

overlooking height�察�in order that they might be brought into action in case 

the   repeller�察  �instead   of   bombarding�察  �should   send   men   in   boats   to   take 

possession   of   the   evacuated   fortifications�察�or   should   attempt   any  mining 

operations。 The gunners for this battery were stationed at a safe place to 

the rear�察�whence they could readily reach their guns if necessary。 The next 

day was one of supreme importance to the Syndicate。 On this day it must 

make plain to the world�察�not only what the motor´bomb could do�察�but that 

the motor´bomb did what was done。 Before leaving the English Channel 

the director of Repeller No。 11 had received telegraphic advices from both 

Europe   and   America�察  �indicating           the   general   drift   of   public   opinion   in 

regard     to   the   recent   sea´fight�察    �and�察  �besides     these�察  �many     English     and 

continental papers had been brought to him from the French coast。 From 



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all   these   the   director   perceived   that   the   cause   of   the   Syndicate   had   in   a 

certain way suffered from the manner in which the battle in the channel 

had   been   conducted。   Every   newspaper   urged   that   if   the   repeller   carried 

guns capable of throwing the bombs which the Syndicate professed to use�察�

there was no reason   why  every ship   in the   British   fleet should not   have 

been destroyed。 But as the repeller had not fired a single shot at the fleet�察�

and   as the battle   had   been   fought   entirely  by   the   crabs�察  �there   was   every 

reason to believe that if there were such things as motor´guns�察�their range 

was very short�察�not as great as that of the ordinary dynamite cannon。 The 

great risk run by one of the crabs in order to disable a dynamite gun´boat 

seemed an additional proof of this。 It was urged that the explosions in the 

water might have been produced by torpedoes�察�that the torpedo´boat which 

had   been   destroyed   was   so   near   the   repeller   that   an   ordinary   shell   was 

sufficient to accomplish the damage that had been done。 To gainsay these 

assumptions was imperative on the Syndicate's forces。 To firmly establish 

the prestige of the instantaneous motor was the object of the war。 Crabs 

were of but temporary service。 Any nation could build vessels like them�察�

and there were many means of destroying them。 The spring armour was a 

complete      defence    against    ordinary    artillery�察 �but   it  was   not  a  defence 

against submarine torpedoes。 The claims of the Syndicate could be firmly 

based on nothing but the powers of absolute annihilation possessed by the 

instantaneous motor´bomb。 About nine o'clock on the appointed morning�察�

Repeller No。 11�察�much to the surprise of the spectators on the high grounds 

with field´glasses and telescopes�察�steamed away from Caerdaff。 What this 

meant      nobody     knew�察    �but   the   naval   military    observers     immediately 

suspected      that  the   Syndicate's    vessel    had   concentrated     attention    upon 

Caerdaff in order to go over to Ireland to do some sort of mischief there。 It 

was   presumed   that   the   crabs   accompanied   her�察  �but   as   they   were   now   at 

their fighting depth it was impossible to see them at so great a distance。 

But it was soon perceived that Repeller No。 11 had no intention of running 

away�察�nor of going over to Ireland。 From slowly cruising about four or five 

miles off shore�察�she had steamed westward until she had reached a point 

which�察    �according     to  the  calculations    of   her  scientific   corps�察  �was   nine 

marine miles from Caerdaff。 There she lay to against a strong breeze from 



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the east。 

     It was not yet ten o'clock when the officer in charge of the starboard 

gun remarked to the director that he suppose that it would not be necessary 

to give the smoke signals�察�as had been done in the channel�察�as now all the 

crabs   were   lying   near   them。   The   director   reflected   a   moment�察  �and   then 

ordered that the signals should be given at every discharge of the gun�察�and 

that the columns of black smoke should be shot up to their greatest height。 

     At precisely ten o'clock�察�up rose from Repeller No。 11 two tall jets of 

black   smoke。   Up   rose   from   the   promontory   of   Caerdaff�察  �a   heavy   gray 

cloud�察�like an immense balloon�察�and then the people on the hill´tops and 

highlands felt   a  sharp   shock of   the ground   and   rocks   beneath   them�察 �and 

heard the sound of a terrible but momentary grinding crush。 

     As the cloud began to settle�察�it was borne out to sea by the wind�察�and 

then it was revealed that the fortifications of Caerdaff had disappeared。 

     In ten minutes there was another smoke signal�察�and a great cloud over 

the   castellated   structure   on   the   other   side   of   the   bay。   The   cloud   passed 

away�察�leaving a vacant space on the other side of the bay。 

     The second shock   sent a   panic   through   the crowd of spectators。 The 

next earthquake bomb might strike among them。 Down the eastern slopes 

ran   hundreds   of   them�察  �leaving   only   a   few   of   the   bravest   civilians�察  �the 

reporters   of   the   press�察  �and   the   naval   and   military   men。 The   next   motor´ 

bomb   descended         into   the  fishing    village�察  �the   comminuted        particles   of 

which�察     �being    mostly     of   light   material�察   �floated    far   out   to   sea。   The 

detachment of   artillerists who   had been   deputed to   man the guns on   the 

heights   which   commanded   the   bay   had   been   ordered   to   fall   back   to   the 

mountains as soon as it had been seen that it was not the intention of the 

repeller   to   send   boats   on   shore。   The   most   courageous   of   the   spectators 

trembled a little when the fourth bomb was discharged�察�for it came farther 

inland�察    �and   struck    the   height   on   which     the   battery   had    been    placed�察�

removing all vestiges of the guns�察�caissons�察�and the ledge of rock on which 

they had stood。 The motor´bombs which the repeller was now discharging 

were   of   the   largest   size   and   greatest   power�察  �and   a   dozen   more   of   them 

were discharged at intervals of a few minutes。 The promontory on which 

the   fortifications   had   stood   was   annihilated�察  �and   the   waters   of   the   bay 



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swept   over   its   foundations。   Soon   afterward   the   head   of   the   bay   seemed 

madly rushing out to sea�察�but quickly surged back to fill the chasm which 

yawned   at   the   spot   where   the   village   had   been。   The   dense   clouds   were 

now   upheaved   at   such   short   intervals   that   the   scene   of   devastation   was 

completely shut out from the observers on the hills�察�but every few minutes 

they felt a sickening shock�察�and heard a momentary and horrible crash and 

hiss which seemed to fill all the air。 The instantaneous motor´bombs were 

tearing   up   the   sea´board�察  �and   grinding   it   to   atoms。   It   was   not   yet   noon 

when the bombardment   ceased。 No more   puffs of black smoke came   up 

from   the   distant   repeller�察  �and   the   vast   spreading   mass   of   clouds   moved 

seaward�察�dropping down up

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