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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 89

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ir collected inthe rooms and was ignited by an arc from a circuit breaker which 76 THE LOCOMOTIVE July, opened automatically the instant the switch was thrown in the trans-former house. The night watchman suffered burns and injuries from falling brick.A man living nearby noticed the smell of… … In a house standing within a few feet of the boiler room a man, hiswife, and a small daughter were badly jarred when the blast shook thehouse, damaged the wall and roof. The woman claimed to have sufferedadditional injuries by inhaling ammonia gas. Although the building housing the boilers was…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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