THE BLOWING UP OF THE ORIENT

Bruce Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 2954, 22 April 1898, Page 3

THE BLOWING UP OF THE ORIENT

.-\.>Vj?ii»iiK.--Ap.. r «*.;,G«fjßii|iJui:««Xfj!^. l Aujt^if,.pt.tjto,,,-..._; battle of the! Nile, Prnfssor J. K. L« ugh lon Ki.fos.fch^^ollo^ing^.apcouDt of the blowing op avfertile source bf inspiration foe poets and painters. The French powered. The huge Orient was at first engaged by-fche Belietophon alone, whioh, by a mischance, lay exposed to her tremendous broadsidiejßßd wa&swegiW xeduced to^ w^eqk, 6jMfsßߣs£ ttfalcfef'M-^o 6 come into actian Mil about eight o'clock, aad anchored, oce or the Even before th.is time it had beea sees that the £kfjent r was_ jjn fire between decks. This was apparently extinguished, bat some little time after she was a gain, on fire under the poop. It ance of probability, to hate been caused by the ignition" of •• » pile •»f'«areaßseß^*-8b;ells flttn* ••«•"•' with iuflanamable composition— on the poop. have^ißVieed^jdeDied- the jpo|si;biirby of this ; %&& tHirtr toV&enoft stfijtetiid c»cxy~ ani& things was proved by their actual PEesence-fji b«rd.s»me ottbe prizes. . Aajhe „ tre^thefed 1 *irengtn, u ttie J ' Aleiiftid-er I direct«a a *^ ; her^gu|osb-on \she spot, so as to prevent its being extinuuisheil, aad aboat 10 o'clock the ship blew up, with, a, terrific explosiou. This is Captain Miller's accouat of the incident :— "The^Orieutf caugu^HßreJoi£*nai2H poop, when the heavy oannbiiAddufroa^all the Alexander's and par^-oP the.S wiEfeupjTs guns became so furious ttja^fshe was soon itf^ bUza, displaying a most graudrand^awful sjiectacle, such as fertnerly.wpultt hav«rdrawn:to»rs down the victors' cheeks ■ TJutTnow.^ty was ilifled as it rose by the remembrance qf-theau.-uerous aad horrid atrocities tbeir uiaprintip^ed and bloodthirsty nation had been aiid "were e6jnmittlag, and when she blWupabfcut ll'Volock, though 1 endeavoured to «top .the momentary cheer of the ship's^ ffpmpanyAniy hFart f elt scarce a single p*ng for their fate." Borne of the menaiid offic«r« : were, however, picktd-upf ■'^ -'- but the^freatet number, jwent-jdawn with the ship and the £600,000 which she bad on board. I.fc will^be that about eight years ago a company' was formed to recover this aud oTier Treasure from the sunken ships ; but ! though they- claimed; to haveOietrtinmadtße Z positipn of the wrecks, the' search fo£ the/com o sprofß^^lrjUtleHj- .Tha G»sabianQa: legend, as ftela^^y .J^re.^^omjMisi in yßraesfidea^'Jo p gpyernw^eß, jsfictitious in.Bll §s^re thexf act that '" rtibe^CaK^tiMneas," JaVteV and Tle^rw^f^iiuilea- roW^e>a^r.toiefcher, and iji'ere^ieen' sw?mmiWg, l: but -werp lostsig^t ot in -f "■ ■ttie d'arknesi« and we're drowded-. ;-' With the blowing up oftthl Orient the victory, already certain a iqo'aple of 0 hours C before r was practicUly won;- -I 'i : - - i