Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 338
ieces,and now it was only necessary to push the stone intothe steamer, precisely as timbers are put into thebows of our schooners, as you may see at any lum-ber-yard along the East or North River. This jobwas really the hardest of all, for the stone touchedthe opposite side of the ship before it… … THE OBELISK SlSPENDED. June the great dock sank in the water, and thr.ship with its precious cargo floated off. All thetools and the stones of the pedestal had been puton board. The steam was up, the flag flying,and all was finished. The bell rang to goahead, the screw churned up the sea, the great…
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