Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 226
The death of Mr. Charles S. Blake, chairman of our board ofdirectors, has not only taken from our company one who has contri-buted greatly to its success, but one who also has had a large influencein the general development of machinery insurance in this country. Hecame to us in middle life… … engines thoroughly from personal contact in their construction andoperation, and he had learned their frailties and the dangers to whichthey were exposed. He was thus especially technically fitted for a lineof insurance which deals with mechanical hazards. But even to a greaterdegree he possessed…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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