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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 141

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hrough the buildings. Moreover, the explosion ruptured a four-inchwater-main which entered the Harney building near the boiler room, and thisreduced the pressure in the street mains to such a degree that the sprinklingsystems and the fire department were greatly handicapped. The outside… … Fig. 4. — A Detail of the Wreckage. The location of the boiler which exploded is shown in Fig. 2, by the littleblack rectangle. The boiler was insured with the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspec-tion and Insurance Company, and was of the horizontal tubular type, the shellconsisting of three courses, or…

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