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were   utterly  unfit   for   service�察  �and   must   be   towed   into   a   dry  dock。   How 

could the Government�察�the municipality�察�the army�察�or the navy explain this�拭�

The     anxiety�察   �the   excitement�察    �the   nervous     desire    to  know      what    had 

happened�察�and what might be expected next�察�spread that evening to every 

part   of   the   Dominion   reached   by   telegraph。   The   military   authorities   in 

charge of the defences of the city were as much disturbed and amazed by 

what had happened as any civilian could possibly be�察�but they had no fears 

for the safety of the place�察�for the enemy's vessels could not possibly enter�察�

nor even approach�察�the harbour。 The fortifications on the heights mounted 

guns   much   heavier   than   those   on   the   men´of´war�察  �and   shots   from   these 

fired   from  an   elevation   might   sink   even   those   ;underwater   devils。;   But�察�

more     than    on   the   forts�察 �they   relied   upon     their  admirable      system     of 

torpedoes   and   submarine   batteries。   With   these   in   position   and   ready   for 

action�察�as they now were�察�it was impossible for an enemy's vessel�察�floating 



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on the water or under it�察�to enter the harbour without certain destruction。 

Bulletins to this effect were posted in the city�察�and somewhat allayed the 

popular anxiety�察�although many  people�察�who were   fearful of what   might 

happen next�察�left by the evening trains for the interior。 That night the news 

of this extraordinary affair was cabled to Europe�察�and thence back to the 

United States�察�and all over the   world。 In many quarters the account   was 

disbelieved�察�and in no quarter was it thoroughly understood�察�for it must be 

borne in mind that the methods of operation employed by the crabs were 

not evident to those on board the disabled vessels。 But everywhere there 

was   the   greatest   desire   to   know   what   would   be   done   next。   It   was   the 

general opinion that the two armoured vessels were merely tenders to the 

submerged machines which had done the mischief。 Having fired no guns�察�

nor taken any active part in the combat�察�there was every reason to believe 

that    they   were    intended    merely     as  bomb´proof       store´ships     for  their 

formidable consorts。 As these submerged vessels could not attack a town�察�

nor    reduce    fortifications�察  �but   could   exercise    their  power     only   against 

vessels afloat�察�it was plain enough to see that the object of the American 

Syndicate was to blockade the port。 That they would be able to maintain 

the blockade when the full power of the British navy should be brought to 

bear   upon   them   was   generally   doubted�察  �though   it   was   conceded   in   the 

most wrathful circles that�察�until the situation should be altered�察�it would be 

unwise to risk valuable war vessels in encounters with the diabolical sea´ 

monsters now lying off the port。 In the New York office of the Syndicate 

there    was    great   satisfaction。    The    news     received    was    incorrect    and 

imperfect�察�but it was evident that�察�so far�察�everything had gone well。 About 

nine o'clock the next morning�察�Repeller No。 1�察�with her consort half a mile 

astern�察�and preceded by the two crabs�察�one on either bow�察�approached to 

within   two   miles   of   the   harbour   mouth。   The   crabs�察  �a   quarter   of   a   mile 

ahead     of  the   repeller�察 �moved     slowly�察   �for  between     them    they   bore   an 

immense       net�察 �three   or   four   hundred     feet  long�察  �and   thirty   feet  deep�察�

composed   of   jointed   steel   rods。 Along   the   upper   edge   of   this   net   was   a 

series of   air´floats�察 �which   were   so   graduated that they  were   sunk   by  the 

weight of the net a few feet below the surface of the water�察�from which 

position they held the net suspended vertically。 



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     This     net�察 �which     was    intended     to  protect    the  repeller    against    the 

approach of submarine torpedoes�察�which might be directed from the shore�察�

was   anchored   at   each   end�察  �two   very  small   buoys   indicating   its   position。 

The crabs then falling astern�察�Repeller No。 1 lay to�察�with the sunken net 

between her and the shore�察�and prepared to project the first instantaneous 

motor´bomb ever used in warfare。 

     The   great   gun   in   the   bow   of   the   vessel   was   loaded   with   one   of   the 

largest and most powerful motor´bombs�察�and the spot to be aimed at was 

selected。   This   was   a   point   in   the   water   just   inside   of   the   mouth   of   the 

harbour�察�and nearly a mile   from the land on   either side。 The distance   of 

this point from the vessel being calculated�察�the cannon was adjusted at the 

angle   called   for   by  the   scale   of   distances   and   levels�察 �and the   instrument 

indicating rise�察�fall�察�and direction was then put in connection with it。 Now 

the Director´in´chief stepped forward to the button�察�by pressing which the 

power of the motor was developed。 The chief of the scientific corps then 

showed him the exact point upon the scale which would be indicated when 

the gun was in its proper position�察�and the piece was then moved upon its 

bearings so as to approximate as nearly as possible this direction。 The bow 

of the vessel now rose upon the swell of the sea�察�and the instant that the 

index     upon    the   scale   reached     the  desired    point�察   �the  Director´in´chief 

touched the button。 There was no report�察�no smoke�察�no visible sign that the 

motor had left the cannon�察�but at that instant there appeared�察�to those who 

were on the lookout�察�from a fort about a mile away�察�a vast aperture in the 

waters   of   the   bay�察  �which   was   variously   described   as   from   one   hundred 

yards   to    five  hundred     yards    in  diameter。    At   that   same    instant�察  �in  the 

neighbouring   headlands   and   islands   far   up   the   shores   of   the   bay�察  �and   in 

every street and building of the city�察�there was felt a sharp shock�察�as if the 

underlying rocks had been struck by a gigantic trip´hammer。 At the same 

instant    the   sky   above     the   spot   where    the   motor    had    descended      was 

darkened by a wide´ spreading cloud。 This was formed of that portion of 

the water of the bay which had been instantaneously raised to the height of 

about a thousand feet。 The sudden appearance of this cloud was even more 

terrible than the yawning chasm in the waters of the bay or the startling 

shock�察  �but   it   did   not   remain   long   in   view。   It   had   no   sooner   reached   its 



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highest elevation than it began to descend。 There was a strong sea´ breeze 

blowing�察�and in its descent this vast mass of water was impelled toward 

the land。 It came down�察�not as rain�察�but as the waters of a vast cataract�察�as 

though a mountain lake�察�by an earthquake shock�察�had been precipitated in 

a body upon a valley。 Only one edge of it reached the land�察�and here the 

seething   flood   tore   away   earth�察  �trees�察  �and   rocks�察  �leaving   behind   it   great 

chasms and gullies as it descended to the sea。 The bay itself�察�into which 

the vast body of the water fell�察�became a scene of surging madness。 The 

towering      walls   of  water   which    had   stood   up   all  around    the  suddenly 

created aperture hurled themselves back into the abyss�察�and down into the 

great   chasm   at   the   bottom   of   the   bay�察  �which   had   been   made   when   the 

motor sent its shock along the great roc

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