Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 444
ttom of all three courses. At the same time the courses wereseparated at the girth seams, the solid plate tearing circumferentiallyparallel to the seams rather than through the rivet holes. A part of the 19^. THE LOCOMOTIVE 167 boiler was blown a distance of 225 yards, landing within a few feetof… … killed outright; two others died in the hospital. Property damage alonewas approximately $10,000. The owner carried no boiler insurance, so it is not probable thatthe boiler was examined by a competent inspector when it was broughtto the sawmill and set up. An inspector would surely have noted…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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