Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 124
Fig. 4. shows the front end of the left-hand boiler. Fig. 3 the rear end of same boiler, whichwas thrown nearly 300 feet, while Fig. 4 shows the upper portion of the steam-drum. 1886] THE LOCOMOTIVE. 115 We have had Fig. 5 engraved to show how these boilers should have been con-nected. A… … Fig. 5. vided with its own steam pressure-gauge, directly connected. Had the boilers been con-nected in this manner, the explosion, with its accompanying loss of several thousands ofdollars, would never have occurred. The first rule to be observed in connecting-up steam boilers is : Never put a…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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