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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 476

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d kept on dumping in sand-bags. The pumpswere throwing great geysers of water over thebarrier, and as soon as the water was drawn downenough, Dahlgren waded around inside with atorch, watching to see where the water came in,while scores of men dumped sacks on the outside.I m having an awful time… … THE SKIP SWUNG DANGEROUSLY BUT THE MEN CLUNG TIGHTLY AND THRUST THENOZZLE OF THE STIFF HOSE STRAIGHT DOWN INTO THE WATER (SEE NEXT PAGE) Weve got to have it! The water is within twofeet of the top and forcing its way in in a dozenplaces. The pumps are losing ground now! A dripping man leaned over…

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