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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 138

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stipulated pressure allowed by the company carrying the insurance wasno lbs. per square inch, and that the boiler was in operation at this pressurewhen the explosion occurred. There were no evidences of external corrosion or leakage, nor were anyof the plates or tubes burned. There was a slight… … Ilc. 3.—Shki.l i>f Exploded Hoilek. The positions and soncral nature of the lines of rupture in the shell are-shown in Figs. 6, 7. and 8. The initial rupture occurred, so far as could bejudged by an examination of the ruins, along the center line of the boiler, ontop. where indicated in Fig. 6.…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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