Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 108
99 new tubes were put into the boiler some four years previous to the time of the explosion.These tubes were expanded into the head, but were not beaded; and in the course oftime they became thinned at the ends, particularly at the rear, where measurementssubsequent to the explosion showed the… … Fig. 3.— General View op the Ruins. 100 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [July, explosion that it was last thoroughly scaled. An examination of the rear head showedthat the tubes had been leaking somewhat, and when all the available data are consid-ered it appears probable that the explosion was caused in the…
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