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Benson Signal in Benson, Arizona

30 Jun 1917

Page 6

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Benson Signal

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Benson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1917

Page

6

Fateful dam battle in Brady's Web of Steel chapter

On a rain swept mesa watchers report a desperate dam fight. Three men below race toward dynamite in a bag while Helen Illingworth and Rodney strain to glimpse their purpose amid torrent and ruin.

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Winters Rodney Miss Illingworth Winchester Sheridan Helen Illingworth Helen Meade Murphy Funaro Tony Funaro Mike Murphy Fansro
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Meade Saves Dam by Blasting Hogback in Flood Crisis

In a desperate act during a cloudburst, engineer Meade and two workers race across a flooded terrain to plant explosive charges. The plan detonates, breaching the hogback and diverting the flood, saving the dam, bridge, and town as Vandeventer rallying the group vows to hold the embankment.

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Meade Vandeventer Murphy Funaro
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WEB OF Steel Cyrus Townsend Brady Fleming H. Revell Co International Atlas Picket Wire Kicking Horse Big Murphy
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