Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 453
e most disastrous of these accidents. Occurring during thenoon hour while the mill operators were eating their lunch near-by, theexplosion killed three men and injured twelve others, eight of themseriously. One news report stated that parts of the boiler were hurled1000 and that the blast was felt… … Figure i—A crack in a longitudinal lap-scam caused the explosion ofthis boiler. Three men were killed and twelve others injured, eight ofthem seriously. been set at 140 lb. From an examination of the wreckage the causewas definitely established as a crack in a longitudinal lap-seam, thecrack…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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