Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 242
nd shore, accidentally 1922] A FLAME THAT WILL BURN UNDER WATER 839 smashed one of the twelve-foot lengths ofthis main. The water had to be shut off atonce and steps taken to make the pipe fit forservice again with the least possible delay.To understand the nature of the task, we Therefore, the… … ONE OF THE DIVERS WITH THE CUTTING TORCH IN HIS HAND, SHOWING HOW IT WAS USED UNDER WATER must bear in mind that the main, where in-jured, was fifty-three feet below the surfaceof the harbor and directly under twenty-oddfeet of rather soft mud. This mud had tobe cleared away over a wide area so…
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