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Updated: May 22, 2025
In the excitement of night-firing a reinforcement gunner had failed to "engage the plungers," the muzzle had not been elevated, and the shell, instead of descending five thousand yards away, had hit the bank twelve yards in front. The explosion killed two of the four men working that particular how. and wounded a third, and knocked out the N.C.O. in charge of another how. forty yards distant.
Consequently, they were picked by the poolmakers as the eventual winners, and large bets, amounting in some cases to practically the entire "bank roll" of the plungers, were placed on them to win. But the "Blues" had of late been going at such a terrific pace that they had a most excellent chance of winning the pennant.
He bred horses, he raced this, he backed that, he laid against the other; he was one of the greatest plungers, one of the biggest figures on the turf. He had been a kind of god to me a god in a grey frock-coat, with a grey top-hat and field-glasses slung over his shoulder; or in a hunting-suit of the most picturesque kind great pockets in a well- fitting coat, splendid striped waistcoat.
The pumps used on all these lines are the Worthington compound, condensing, pressure pumping engines. The general characteristics of these pumps are, independent plungers with exterior packing, valve-boxes subdivided into separate small chambers capable of resisting very heavy strains, and leather-faced metallic valves with low lift and large surfaces.
When this delusion was dispelled, he noted with chagrin that the spoils of Egypt had departed, taking with them some plenty of real money. That was the turning-point. By midnight he was hoarse with repeating, parrot-wise, "That's good give me another stack." His persistent losses won him sympathy, even from these hardened plungers.
A. There are two safety valves, consisting of pistons 1-3/16 inch in diameter, and which are kept down by spiral springs placed immediately over them. A section of this valve is given in fig. 58. Q. What are the dimensions of the feed pumps? A. The feed pumps are of brass, with plungers 4 inches diameter and 3-1/4 inches stroke. The feed pipe is of copper, 2 inches diameter.
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