Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 25
DIAGRAM SHOWING HOW THE CABLE IS KEPT TAUT. But … AN ALLEY IN THE CHINESE QUARTER. splice a rope; all the separate strands loosenedand deftly tucked away again, so that the strainwill be shared equally by all. A cable like this is head-quarters, and there ring an alarm-bell, which would insure its immediate repair. Every two days the cable must be…
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