ain, a gun appeared as if by magic on
the submarine's deck, and a hail of bullets was poured into the first of
the nearby lifeboats. At the same time the U-Boat launched a torpedo at
the Brigadier.
Jack gave a cry of horror at the predicament of those in the small boats.
But he did not lose his head, and at the same time maneuvered his ship out
of the path of the torpedo.
Came a hail from the lookout aft.
"Submarine off the stern, sir!"
At the same moment the battery in the Brigadier's turret aft burst into
action.
"Forward with you, Mr. Chadwick," cried Jack, "and see if you can't get
better results there. The men seem to have lost their nerve."
Frank sprang forward. Jack's words were true. It appeared that the crew in
the forward turret were so anxious to sink the first submarine that they
had not taken time to find the range.
"Cease firing!" shouted Frank as he sprang into the turret.
The order was obeyed, but there came a grumble from the men at what they
deemed such a strange command under the circumstances.
"I thought you fellows were gunners," said Frank angrily. "Smith, get the
range."
Smith did so, and announced it a moment later.
"Now," said Frank, "get your aim, men."
No longer was there confusion in the forward turret. The guns were trained
carefully.
"Ready," cried Frank. "Fire!"
"Crash!"
A moment and there was a loud cheer from the crew. The German submarine
seemed to leap high from the water, and then fell back in a dozen pieces.
Frank wasted no further time on the first submarine. Leaving the forward
turret, he dashed aft to where other guns were firing on the second
submarine. Meantime Jack, perfectly cool on the bridge, had maneuvered his
vessel out of the way of several torpedoes from the second U-Boat. But,
as he very well knew, this combat must be brought to a quick end or one
of the torpedoes was likely to find its mark.
From the deck of the second submarine, a hail of fire from a machine gun
was still being poured into th
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Reverend Nehemiah Adams (born February 19, 1806; died October 6, 1878) was an American clergyman and writer. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1806 to Nehemiah Adams and Mehitabel Torrey Adams. He graduated from Harvard University in 1826, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1829. He was ordained as co-pastor of First Congregational Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that same year. In 1832, he married Martha Hooper.
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