Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 333
nt. While the poor quality of the welding and thedesign of the vessel affected its strength, the violence of the explosion 58 THE LOCOMOTIVE April, indicates the probability that failure of the thermostat control per-mitted the temperature of the water in the tank to reach the boilingpoint… … This locomotive fire box t\pe boiler soared to the above location 250feet from its setting in a California oil field when the crown sheetdropped because of low water and over-heating. A boiler attendantwas scalded. Rastus, I see your mule has U. S. branded on his hindquarters. Was he inthe army?…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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