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

motor sent its shock along the great rock beds。 Down upon�察�and into�察�this 

roaring�察 �boiling   tumult   fell   the   tremendous   cataract   from  above�察 �and   the 

harbour   became   one   wild   expanse   of   leaping   maddened   waves�察  �hissing 

their whirling spray high into the air。 During these few terrific moments 

other things happened which passed unnoticed in the general consternation。 

All along the shores of the bay and in front of the city the waters seemed 

to be sucked away�察�slowly returning as the sea forced them to their level�察�

and    at  many     points   up   and   down    the   harbour    there   were    submarine 

detonations      and    upheavals     of  the   water。   These    were    caused     by   the 

explosion�察�by concussion�察�of every torpedo and submarine battery in the 

harbour�察�and it was with this object in view that the instantaneous motor´ 

bomb had been shot into the mouth of the bay。 The effects of the discharge 

of   the   motor´bomb       astonished     and   even    startled   those   on   board    the 

repellers and the crabs。 At the instant of touching the button a hydraulic 

shock was felt on Repeller No。 1。 This was supposed to be occasioned the 

discharge of the motor�察�but it was also felt on the other vessels。 It was the 

same shock that had been felt on shore�察�but less in degree。 A few moments 

after there was a great heaving swell of the sea�察�which tossed and rolled 

the   four   vessels�察  �and   lifted   the   steel   protecting   net   so   high   that   for   an 

instant parts of it showed themselves above the surface like glistening sea´ 

ghosts。     Experiments      with    motor´bombs       had   been    made     in  unsettled 

mountainous districts�察�but this was the first one which had ever exerted its 

power under water。 On shore�察  �in the forts�察�and in the city no one for   an 



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instant supposed that the terrific phenomenon which had just occurred was 

in any way due to the vessels of the Syndicate。 The repellers were in plain 

view�察�and it was evident that neither of them had fired a gun。 Besides�察�the 

firing of cannon did not produce such effects。 It was the general opinion 

that   there   had   been   an   earthquake   shock�察  �accompanied   by   a   cloud´burst 

and     extraordinary      convulsions      of  the   sea。   Such     a  combination       of 

elementary disturbances had never been known in these parts�察�and a great 

many   persons   were   much   more   frightened   than   if   they   had   understood 

what had really happened。 In about half an hour after the discharge of the 

motor´bomb�察�when the sea had resumed its usual quiet�察�a boat carrying a 

white flag left Repeller No。 1�察�rowed directly over the submerged net�察�and 

made      for  the   harbour。    When     the  approach      of  this  flag´of´truce     was 

perceived   from   the   fort   nearest   the   mouth   of   the   harbour�察  �it   occasioned 

much surmise。 Had the earthquake brought these Syndicate knaves to their 

senses�拭    �Or   were    they   about    to  make     further   absurd    and   outrageous 

demands�拭�Some irate officers were of the opinion that enemies like these 

should   be   considered   no   better   than   pirates�察  �and   that   their   flag´of´truce 

should be fired upon。 But the commandant of the fort paid no attention to 

such counsels�察�and sent a detachment with a white flag down to the beach 

to meet the approaching boat and learn its errand。 The men in the boat had 

nothing   to   do   but   to   deliver   a   letter   from   the   Director´in´chief   to   the 

commandant of the fort�察�and then row back again。 No answer was required。 

When the commandant read the brief note�察�he made no remark。 In fact�察�he 

could     think   of  no   appropriate     remark     to  make。    The    missive    simply 

informed him that at ten o'clock and eighteen minutes A。 M。�察�of that day�察�

the    first  bomb     from    the   marine    forces    of  the   Syndicate     had    been 

discharged into the waters of the harbour。 At�察�or about�察�two o'clock P。M。�察�

the second bomb would be discharged at Fort Pilcher。 That was all。 What 

this extraordinary message meant could not be imagined by any officer of 

the garrison。 If the people on board the ships were taking advantage of the 

earthquake�察�and supposed that they could induce British soldiers to believe 

that it had been caused by one of their bombs�察�then were they idiots indeed。 

They would fire their second shot at Fort Pilcher� �This was impossible�察�for 

they    had   not   yet  fired   their  first  shot。   These    Syndicate     people   were 



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evidently very tricky�察�and the defenders of the port must therefore be very 

cautious。 Fort Pilcher was a very large and unfinished fortification�察�on a 

bluff on the opposite side of the harbour。 Work had been discontinued on it 

as soon as the Syndicate's vessels had appeared off the port�察�for it was not 

desired to expose the builders and workmen to a possible bombardment。 

The place was now�察�therefore�察�almost deserted�察�but after the receipt of the 

Syndicate's message�察�the commandant feared that the enemy might throw 

an ordinary shell into the unfinished works�察�and he sent a boat across the 

bay to order away any workmen or others who might be lingering about 

the place。 A little after two o'clock P。M。�察�an instantaneous motor´bomb was 

discharged   from   Repeller   No。   1   into   Fort   Pilcher。   It   was   set   to   act   five 

seconds after impact with the object aimed at。 It struck in a central portion 

of   the   unfinished     fort�察 �and   having    described     a  high   curve   in  the   air�察�

descended   not   only   with   its   own   motive   power�察  �but   with   the   force   of 

gravitation�察�and penetrated   deep into the   earth。 Five seconds   later a vast 

brown   cloud   appeared   on   the   Fort   Pilcher   promontory。   This   cloud   was 

nearly spherical   in   form�察�with   an   apparent diameter of   about   a   thousand 

yards。 At the same instant a shock similar to that accompanying the first 

motor´bomb was felt in the city and surrounding country�察�but this was not 

so severe as the other�察�for the second bomb did not exert its force upon the 

underlying rocks of the region as the first one had done。 

     The great brown cloud quickly began to lose its spherical form�察�part of 

it   descending   heavily   to   the   earth�察  �and   part   floating   away   in   vast   dust´ 

clouds borne inland by the breeze�察�settling downward as they moved�察�and 

depositing      on   land�察 �water�察   �ships�察  �houses�察   �domes�察   �and   trees   an   almost 

impalpable powder。 

     When the cloud had cleared away there were no fortifications�察�and the 

bluff   on   which   they   had   stood   had   disappeared。   Part   of   this   bluff   had 

floated away on the wind�察�and part of it lay piled in great heaps of sand on 

the spot where its rocks were to have upheld a fort。 

     The effect of the motor´bomb was fully observed with glasses from the 

various   fortifications   of   the   port�察  �and   from   many   points   of   the   city   and 

harbour�察�and those familiar with the effects of explosives were not long in 

making up their minds what had happened。 They felt sure that a mine had 



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been   sprung   beneath   Fort   Pilcher�察  �and   they   were   now   equally   confident 

that    in  the  morning      a  torpedo    of   novel    and   terrible   power     had   been 

exploded   in   the   harbour。   They  

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