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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 366

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y a sawmill boiler accident. Parts of the boilerand engine driving the saw were scattered as far as 300 feet. Thefatality was caused by a piece of the flywheel, and the injured man t936 T UK LOCO MO T I V E 89 was struck by a heavy timber. The equipment was of the sort used inthreshing operations.… … After the boiler had traveled 60 ft. feet from its setting. Although the setting was made of mud andstones and was scattered over a wide area, only one of the nine menabout the mill at the time was injured. A pair of mules escaped injurywhen the shell landed immediately in front of them. The…

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