Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 712
paidout the hoistin-rope. They was right in themiddle of the river. The chief engineer himself was on that skip. I heard him shout somethinto the men. He was tellin em to hold on to thechains, because the skip might tip over when ithit the water; at the same time he took out hispocket-hankercher an… … EN somethin caught MY EYE OUT IN THE KIVEK. (see next page.) the levers back again. He was too late, though;the skip had dumped just as it struck the water,an it turned clean over, leavin the men hanginto the chains like wasps. Al hoisted them upclear of the river an then hauled them over toshore.…
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