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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 157

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he faster the engine runs,the more the condition is aggravated, and the remaining oil in thecrankcase is whipped into a fine mist and more of it taken in at eachstroke. In a few seconds the speed may reach an exceedingly highpoint, resulting in a flywheel rim speed several times higher than… … 93 THE LOCOMOTIVK [45 Flywheel Wreck Kills Man, Tears Engine to Pieces DESCRIBED by an inspector who has seen many engine wrecksas one of the most devastating and peculiar accidents of itssort he had ever come across, a flywheel explosion in a southernwoodworking plant on October 27th killed an…

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