Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 123
Boiler Explosion in an Ice Plant. We present, herewith, three photographic views illustrating a recent boilerexplosion in an ice factory. The boiler house contained four horizontal tubularboilers, set side by side, the one which exploded being the third, counting fromthe left hand end. It was 6o… … Fig. 1. — General View of Ruins. inch tubes, 18 ft. long. The shell was 11/32 in. in thickness. The initial rup-ture took place in the center course of the boiler, along the horizontal joint, eachcourse being composed of a single plate. After the explosion, unmistakable evi-dence could be seen of…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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