Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 72
so we couldhardly be surprised at finding the bolts broken off. However the original fractures were made it is apparent that after the plate had beenunder hydraulic pressure for twenty minutes, it would hardly burst without some immedi-ate cause ; and it would be interesting to know what that cause… … Fig. 2. — Appeauance of Exploded Plate. in the engraving are the drip pipes. They are braced in such a manner that it is conven-ient to have them enter the plates at about midway of their thickness; and an examinationon the morning of the explosion showed what evidently must be the fact, namely,…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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