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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 57

An illustration from The Locomotive, 1867, leaf 57
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 indiameter, internally. The outer shell was octagonal in shape,… … *~ss ffijars? ism-Sttf, On the ground floor of the boiler house there were four boilers, and over these wasthe drying room, which was tilled with wood in short lengths, destined to be used inthe manufacture of chairs. The roof of the boiler house was of corrugated iron, sup-ported by structural…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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