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Identifier: pickshovelpluckf00bond (find matches)
Title: Pick, shovel and pluck; further experiences "With men who do things"
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Bond, A. Russell (Alexander Russell), 1876-
Subjects: Technology Engineering
Publisher: New York, Munn & Co., Inc.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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how foolish it was for me with my fly s weight to attempt toSWING THAT PONDEROUS SEE-SAW.—See page 247. Wrecking a Skyscraper. 247 Safe as an elevator, he assured us. We climbed aboard a big slab. Bill stood up, but I feltsafer to sit down. Then the signal was given, and we wereswung out over the side of the building. I dont know howit happened, but the men must have been careless in puttingthat lewis together. At any rate, when we were within aboutfifteen feet of the platform over the sidewalk, the bolt workedloose. There was a sudden jar as one end of the clevis sHppedfree. Before I could scramble up, the clevis parted with asharp crack, and down I plunged with the massive stone.At the same instant, I felt a stinging blow as Bills heelstruck my forehead, and I caught a fleeting gUmpse of mychum clinging to the dangling cable. The next instant, there was a terrific crash as the bigstone struck the platform. I have no clear idea of just whathappened, the fall or the kick must have p

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