Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 507
rmanipulation of valves in the system caused the explosion of a cast 230 THE LOCOMOTIVE October, iron hot water supply boiler, killing an eight-year-old boy outrightand inflicting fatal injuries on his grandfather, the janitor. On the morning of the accident the janitor instructed the firemanto… … figure 2 water supply tank. As the boiler had not been provided with a reliefvalve, it took but very few minutes for the rapidly accumulated pres-sure to exceed the strength of the cast iron. A severe explosion wasthe result. Figure 2 is a picture of the boiler after the accident. Evidently…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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