Popular science monthly . ttomside up compartments, interdeck spaces, andthe various tanks. The first step insalvaging the craft is the locating of thetwo distributing bases, one forward andone aft. To these bases flexible rubberhose, strongly protected by wire netting,was led to a surface float upon whichindi\idual connections were placed. Thefloat was pemianently anchored over thewreck. The compressed air from thepumps on the wrecking boat was sentthrough flexible hose connected with the The water will be pumped out, herwound repaired and she will be re-floated. The scarcity of ships and the
Popular science monthly . ttomside up compartments, interdeck spaces, andthe various tanks. The first step insalvaging the craft is the locating of thetwo distributing bases, one forward andone aft. To these bases flexible rubberhose, strongly protected by wire netting,was led to a surface float upon whichindi\idual connections were placed. Thefloat was pemianently anchored over thewreck. The compressed air from thepumps on the wrecking boat was sentthrough flexible hose connected with the The water will be pumped out, herwound repaired and she will be re-floated. The scarcity of ships and the highfreight rates ha\-e Viecn two factorsinspiring the sa\ing of the ship. At thetime the ^?essel was sunk she was valued,outside of her cargo, at a rough halfmillion dollars. Today, if she were re-floated and able to carr\- large cargos ofmunitions, she could bring a price ashigh as two million dollars. Plowing Snow with Your Automobile Front and rear plows on casters which canbe adilisted to anv motor-vehicle chassis. The front FRONTPUDV plow auto-matically CASTtR is>* turns and responds to T^-v-vV^ the move- ments of the automobile CASTtO WHLtl
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