Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 56
chimney,known as the core or flue,through which the gases fromthe boilers pass. These two shells are entirely separate (except at the bottom), so that they can move independ-ently without straining each other — the inner one expanding and contracting as itis exposed to varying conditions of… … 50 THE LOCO M O T IVE. [April, exposed. In the strange accident here illustrated, the lightning stripped off the outershell of the chimney, while leaving the inner one practically uninjured except for a fewfeet at the top. The chimney is about 153 feet high, and the inner core is about 48 inches…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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