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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 545

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which rose or sank by shifting water in tanksrunning lengthwise of the craft, while the air inthe hull was freshened by spraying it with water.At the bow was a bomb or torpedo containing 500pounds of powder, and near it were two heavyindia-rubber gloves, by means of which a maninside the vessel… … NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS 365 and, dropping his gun, ran in terror for his life.Bauer sank again, and repeated his manoeuver atthe next fort. Before he had reached the innerharbor, the entire city was in a turmoil. With a crew of thirteen Russians to operatehis boat, Bauer executed many…

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