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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 upon St。 George's Channel in a rain of stone dust。 

Then the repeller steamed shoreward�察�and when she was within three   or 

four miles of the coast she ran up a large white flag in token that her task 

was ended。 This sign   that the   bombardment   had   ceased   was   accepted   in 

good faith�察�and as some of the military and naval men had carefully noted 

that   each   puff   from   the   repeller   was   accompanied   by   a   shock�察  �it   was 

considered certain that all the bombs which had been discharged had acted�察�

and   that�察  �consequently�察  �no   further   danger   was   to   be   apprehended   from 

them。   In   spite   of   this   announcement   many   of   the   spectators   would   not 

leave   their   position   on   the   hills�察  �but   a   hundred   or   more   of   curious   and 

courageous men ventured down into the plain。 

     That part of the sea´coast where Caerdaff had been was a new country�察�

about      which      men     wandered       slowly      and    cautiously      with     sudden 

exclamations�察�of amazement and awe。 There were no longer promontories 

jutting out   into the  sea�察  �there  were  no   hillocks   and   rocky  terraces   rising 

inland。   In   a   vast   plain�察  �shaven   and   shorn   down   to   a   common   level   of 

scarred and pallid rock�察�there lay an immense chasm two miles and a half 

long�察�half a mile wide�察�and so deep that shuddering men could stand and 

look   down   upon   the   rent   and   riven   rocks   upon   which   had   rested   that 

portion of the Welsh coast which had now blown out to sea。 

     An officer of the Royal Engineers stood on the seaward edge of this 

yawning abyss�察�then he walked over to the almost circular body of water 

which   occupied   the   place   where   the   fishing   village   had   been�察  �and   into 

which   the   waters   of   the   bay   had   flowed。   When   this   officer   returned   to 



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London he wrote a report to the effect that a ship canal�察�less than an eighth 

of a mile long�察�leading from the newly formed lake at the head of the bay�察�

would   make   of   this   chasm�察  �when   filled   by   the   sea�察  �the   finest   and   most 

thoroughly protected inland basin for ships of all sizes on the British coast。 

But before this report received due official consideration the idea had been 

suggested and elaborated in a dozen newspapers。 Accounts and reports of 

all kinds describing the destruction of Caerdaff�察�and of the place in which 

it had stood�察�filled the newspapers of the world。 Photo´ graphs and pictures 

of    Caerdaff    as   it  had  been    and   as   it  then  was    were    produced     with 

marvellous       rapidity�察  �and   the   earthquake     bomb     of   the   American      War 

Syndicate      was    the   subject   of   excited   conversation      in  every    civilized 

country。 The British Ministry was now the calmest body of men in Europe。 

The great opposition storm had died away�察�the great war storm had ceased�察�

and   the   wisest   British   statesmen   saw   the   unmistakable   path   of   national 

policy   lying   plain   and   open   before   them。   There   was   no   longer   time   for 

arguments and struggles with opponents or enemies�察�internal or external。 

There was even no longer time for the discussion of measures。 It was the 

time for the adoption of a measure which indicated itself�察�and which did 

not need discussion。 On the afternoon of the day of the bombardment of 

Caerdaff�察  �Repeller   No。   11�察  �accompanied   by   her   crabs�察  �steamed   for   the 

English Channel。 Two days afterward there lay off the coast at Brighton�察�

with a white flag floating high above her�察�the old Tallapoosa�察�now naval 

mistress      of   the   world。     Near    by    lay   a   cable    boat�察  �and    constant 

communication by way of France was kept up between the officers of the 

American Syndicate and the repeller。 In a very short time communications 

were opened between the repeller and London。 When this last step became 

known   to   the   public   of America�察  �almost   as   much   excited   by   the   recent 

events     as  the  public    of  England�察    �a  great   disturbance     arose   in  certain 

political circles。 It was argued that the Syndicate had no right to negotiate 

in any way with the Government of England�察�that it had been empowered 

to   carry    on   a  war�察   �and   that�察 �if  its  duties    in  this   regard   had    been 

satisfactorily   executed�察  �it   must   now   retire�察  �and   allow   the   United   States 

Government to attend to its foreign relations。 But the Syndicate was firm。 

It   had   contracted   to   bring   the   war   to   a   satisfactory   conclusion。   When   it 



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considered that this had been done�察�it would retire and allow the American 

Government�察�with whom the contract had been made�察�to decide whether or 

not   it   had   been   properly   performed。   The   unmistakable   path   of   national 

policy   which   had   shown   itself   to   the   wisest   British   statesmen   appeared 

broader   and   plainer   when   the   overtures   of   the American   War   Syndicate 

had     been    received     by    the   British    Government。        The    Ministry     now 

perceived      that   the  Syndicate     had    not  waged     war�察   �it  had  been    simply 

exhibiting   the   uselessness   of   war   as   at   present   waged。   Who   now   could 

deny that it would be folly to oppose the resources of ordinary warfare to 

those of what might be called prohibitive warfare。 Another idea arose in 

the   minds   
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