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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 64

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n the habit of running the weightout on the lever to stop the noise. He said after the accident that hehad seen as high as twenty pounds registered on the gage. On the eveningin question, he had banked the fire and gone home before the explosion.It is said that there were but two radiators turned… … Fig. 2. Wrecked Boiler Room at St. Johns Church. not under inspection, the cause of the accident does not seem very hard tofind. We learn that, as is usual in such cases, an attempt was made to provethat the trouble was due to low water, but we feel sure that in the light ofthe probable condition…

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