Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 220
il April _o to examine boilers and pressure vesselson which a Connecticut institution had applied for insurance, aCompany inspector found on his arrival that one of the hoiwatei supply boilers had exploded just a few minutes before. Heassisted city firemen in getting the water turned off and in… … . In accident clearly attributable to corrosion. ruptured, the resulting explosion was sufficiently violent to damage abuilding column and break out windows. Fortunately, no persons werewithin the range of the flying debris. It will be observed from the photograph that the torn edge of thefurnace…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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