At the North Pole Or the Adventures of Captain Hatteras
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Forward a little ! " Brunton opened the valves, and the screw began to move ; the Forward drew near the blown-up iceberg. 102 THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTER AS. "Aim carefully at the passage!" cried the captain to the gunner. He obeyed ; when the brig was only half a cable-length distant, Hatteras gave the order, " Fire ! " A loud report followed, and the fragments of ice, detached by the commotion of the air, fell suddenly into the sea. The simple concussion had been enough. " Put on full st...eam, Brunton ! " shouted Hatteras. " Straight for the passage, Johnson ! " Johnson was at the helm ; the brig, driven by the screw, which tossed the water freely, entered easily the open passage. It was time. The Forward had hardly passed through the opening, be- fore it closed behind it. It was an exciting moment, and the only calm and collected man on board was the captain. So the crew, amazed at the suc- cess of this device, could not help shouting, " Hurrah for John Hatteras ! " CHAPTER XIV.
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