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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 152

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icpower station in Texas. There were six boilers in the battery, and they had beenworking all right, until, without warning, boilers Nos. 1, 2, and 3 were seen to belosing their water rapidly. The feed pump was started as fast as possible, and thewater rose in Nos. 2 and 3; but No. 1 still showed… … «^ The Cause of the Accident. tubes at both ends, and at the girth joints and some of the longitudinal joints. Theprompt hauling of the fires also saved Nos. 3 and 3 from being damaged; and afterre-rolling the tube ends and caulking the joints in boiler No. 1, all the boilers wereready for use…

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