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closed. However, theengine continued to accelerate, and the superintendent warned his mento run for safety. He started for the valve in the cooling water line in an attempt to shut off thewater and thereby protect thegenerator from water damagewhen the Diesel went topieces. The wreck occurred… … from the Figure 2—A eylindei zvrecked engine.parts came out of the other side of the crankcase. Despite the damage, the engine continued to run and black smokepoured into the room. Meanwhile, the superintendent looked for a crow-bar to force open an explosion plate, and another employe shut offthe…
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