Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 249
e wall,— exploded with great violence, killing twovalued employees of the company and causing the damage that is partiallyindicated in our illustrations. Deplorable as was the actual loss of life, itwas small in comparison with that which would most certainly have resultedhad the accident happened… … Fig. 2.— The Exploded Boiler. which were choked, after the explosion, with the heaped up debris of fallenwalls. Nearly all had gone in time, however, and only Michael Mooney, thechief engineer, who was preparing, in the boiler room, to leave his charge,and Robert Beers, the night fireman on duty…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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