Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 76
of the locomotive type — a variety used in the oil regions of Penn-sylvania— having a narrow base to the fire-box and a tapering waist; base, 26 incheswide by 4 feet 4 inches long; fire-box, 20 inches wide by 3 feet 10 inches long; front 4feet high by 3 feet wide at axis; dome, 22 inches diameter,… … Fig. 5. Tg. The boiler was located in an open field some dis-tance from the works, and covered by a shed ; it was used to furnish steam for a smallpumping-engine in a large well which was in process of excavation. The boiler as it originally appeared is shown by the following figure:When the…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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