As for
Goliah, he was hailed by the newspapers as another Tom Lawson with a
panacea; and there were specialists in mental disease who, by
analysis of Goliah's letters, proved conclusively that he was a
lunatic.
The yacht Energon arrived in the harbour of San Francisco on the
afternoon of April 5, and Bassett came ashore. But the Energon did
not sail next day, for not one of the ten summoned politicians had
elected to make the journey to Palgrave Island. The newsboys,
however, called "Extra" that day in all the cities. The ten
politicians were dead. The yacht, lying peacefully at anchor in the
harbour, became the centre of excited interest. She was surrounded
by a flotilla of launches and rowboats, and many tugs and steamboats
ran excursions to her. While the rabble was firmly kept off, the
proper authorities and even reporters were permitted to board her.
The mayor of San Francisco and the chief of police reported that
nothing suspicious was to be seen upon her, and the port authorities
announced that her papers were correct and in order in every detail.
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