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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 101

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ORY OF THE WRE( K. It appeared that the initial rujiture occurred about tlie wagon top on left-hand sideof Xo. 1 boiler, probably about the base of the dome, for that boiler was not lifted fromthe ground, but was shifted around upon its base, so that it stood nearly at right-anglesto its former… … Fig. 2. It ajipears probable that the initial rupture occurred about the base of the dome (Fig.2), from the fact that that part of the boiler was stripped off and projected to a con-siderable height, and was afterwards found in a yard about 800 feet away. It isassumed that the secondaiy rupture was…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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