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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 487

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ve in. Much specialized equipment wasdestroyed. The direct damage to property amounted to more than$15,000 and six men were injured. Boiler Accidents TWO employes and a visitor were killed and another employewas seriously injured when an uninsured boiler exploded re-cently at a North Carolina… … Part of the boiler plate after an explosion which killed three. accompanying photograph. The white line along the edge of the plateindicates the thickness of the metal, which measured from 1/16 to )/%instead of the normal 11/32. It was said that the boiler had leakedat the crack for some time prior…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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