Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 30
the Transit Company were forced to theirutmost, not only as regards capacity, but also with respect to pressure. Theboilers of the company were not insured with the Hartford Company, but weunderstand that the company that did insure them allowed them to carry a loadof 125 pounds per square inch,… … Fig. 5. — General View, Showing Boiler No. 7 in the Foreground. were broken at the time of the explosion. Under these circumstances we areprobably justified in assuming that the pressure carried at the time of the ex-plosion may have approached 160 lbs., which gives a factor of safety on theshells…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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