17th August 1898

Wenesday

Divers & Torpedo men getting things ready to blow up the wire with 16 1/4 lbs charge of gun cotton 1pm left the ship with Electric battery & Gun Cotton charge, divers went down and palced the charge, whent he divers came to the surface and everything ready they cleared away from the spot and the charge was exploded, by pressing the Button of the Firing key, there was a  good many fish brought to the top by the concussion, some of them was very curious indeed, but was rather soft and watery when cooked, divers and party returned to ship.