Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 31
ng in which the boiler stood fell back onthe furnaces and took fire. A scene of the wildest excitement followed. Fire compa-nies hurried to the place in response to a double alarm, and patrol wagons and ambu- 18 TII E LOG O M OTIVE. [February, lances joined them. The noise of the explosion beggared… … Fig. 2.— Showing the Exploded Boiler in Detail. measured by minutes. Everybody in the neighborhood was instantly awakened; and,although the explosion occurred in the middle of the night, thousands of persons weresoon on the scene, and other thousands joined them as daylight approached. As the drum…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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