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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 276

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developed, undermining the boilerfoundations. Late in the afternoon of that day, before the water had reachedthe boiler room floor and while steam was still maintained, an initial settlementoccurred in the end one of a battery of six boilers. This caused a break in afeed pipe by which three of the… … Wrecked i;v a Fi.oop. 14 THELOCOMOTIVE. [January settings and steam piping and tipping the boilers on end as shown in the pho-tograph. These pages have frequently described the circumstances of a wrecked steamplant, the cause of which was attributed to low water, but it is quite a noveltyto record…

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