Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 508
t damage. An apartment house in Seattle, Washington, was damaged to the 19-29- THE LOCOMOTIVE 231 extent of about $10,000 by the explosion of an oil-fired cast iron hotwater supply boiler, on June 12th. This blast was so violent that itraised the first floor of the building more than an inch,… … Figure 5 as has happened in many other instances, the valve disc had stuckto the seat and the valve was unable to open. Moreover, a check-valvein the supply line prevented such relief as would have been obtainedhad the pressure been able to back water out into the city mains. The practice at the…
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