There wasn't the least
possibility of the mother ship offering resistance, since it was now
a matter of a few minutes at the longest until she would be taking
her last dive. So the conning tower of the _Monitor_ was opened and
the officers climbed on deck to watch the death struggle of the
_Bergerhof_. The _Monitor's_ torpedo had done its work well, for it
was quite evident, as the American craft drew near the scene of the
explosion, that the German vessel had been blown out of the water.
"Probably a half dozen men were out on deck when we hit them," said
McClure. "Suppose we get right up close and see whether we can fish
a few of them out of the water."
He rang the _Monitor_ ahead directly for the spot where the German ship
had disappeared under the waves, and as it drew closer slowed down the
engines.
"There's one poor chap directly off the port bow," observed Jack as he
pointed to a bobbing figure in the water. The _Monitor_ was stopped
and in a few minutes the unlucky German was hauled on deck.
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