eleven minutes past six
They have disappeared . But the contents of those bags are still somewhere on board this ship . And if they are not found in time , by gad , sir , we will all be in Kingdom Come before we know it . '' The first explosion occurred at eleven minutes past six . The chart-house and part of the bridge were blown to pieces . Three dull , splintering crashes ensued in rapid succession , proving beyond question that the bombs were set to automatically explode at a given time . One of them wrecked the engine-room ; another blew a great hole in the stern of the ship , above the water line ; the third destroyed the wireless house and carried away a portion of the deck with it .