unk : ▁ ▁" The ▁sch oon er ▁was ▁about ▁three ▁cable ▁lengths ▁off ▁Brad ley ' s ▁Head " ▁" I ▁could ▁judge ▁the ▁collision ▁occurred ▁exactly ▁half ▁way ▁between ▁Garden ▁Island ▁and ▁Brad le ys ▁head " ▁" The ▁collision ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁Brad le ys ▁Head ▁and ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Garden ▁Island ▁about ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁cable ▁lengths ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁point ▁not ▁quite ▁half way ▁between ▁the ▁two " ▁ ▁The ▁Marine ▁Board ▁ordered ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁which ▁had ▁s unk ▁in ▁the ▁channel ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁conducted ▁on ▁Wed nes day ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁with ▁the ▁vessel ▁ ▁B low n ▁up ▁by ▁dynam ite ▁last ▁night . ▁It ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁have ▁fired ▁the ▁charges ▁at ▁ 5 ▁o ' clock ▁in ▁the ▁evening ; ▁but ▁at ▁that ▁hour ▁the ▁sun ken ▁vessel ▁was ▁so ▁thick ly ▁surrounded ▁by ▁boats , ▁it ▁was ▁de emed ▁in exp ed ient ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁the ▁work , ▁and ▁ 9 ▁o ' clock ▁was ▁decided ▁upon . ▁The ▁knowledge ▁that ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁fish ▁would ▁be ▁thrown ▁to ▁the ▁surface ▁st unn ed ▁by ▁the ▁shock ▁influenced ▁the ▁attend ance ▁of ▁small ▁boats ▁to ▁a ▁marked ▁degree ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁and ▁though ▁there ▁were ▁not ▁nearly ▁so ▁many ▁at ▁night ▁the ▁number ▁was ▁larger ▁than ▁was ▁expected , ▁and ▁ca ution ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁observed . ▁ ▁Three ▁mines ▁were ▁laid , ▁each ▁of ▁ 5 0 lb ., ▁and ▁were ▁successfully