Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 125
A BOILER explosion of considerable intensity occurred at theplant of the Albert David Chemical Company, Chicago Heights,Illinois, on the morning of June 15th, 1926. One man was killedand property destroyed to the extent of nearly $18,000. Greater loss oflife was undoubtedly avoided because of the… … Fig. I. The boiler that exploded was of the water tube type and was locatednear the center of a large brick boiler room. This boiler house wassituated in one corner of the plant with no buildings on two sides of it.On another side it was separated from a machine shop by a 13 inch brickfire wall.…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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