TORPEDO ATTACK. 751 



" Where away ?" is the answer. " We have come to attack 

 jrou," cries the lieutenant, at the same time firing his fowling 

 piece, checking the engine, and directing the torpedo. It 

 struck, but before the "cigar boat" could retire, with a gurg- 



TORPEDO EXPLOSION. 



ling roar it exploded. The explosion sounded like the dis- 

 charge of a submerged gun. Water mixed with flame was 

 forced by the explosion far up above the gunwales of the ship, 

 and bearing up the bows of the smaller craft, poured back id 



