Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 505
ildingin St. Louis. In each case, the boiler had been idle during cold weatherand the explosion occurred shortly after it had again been placed inservice. In two cases no provisions had been made to prevent freezingwhile in the third, the boiler had been drained previously as a precautionagainst… … Figure 4—Through an operating mislake, a siitall hoi i>.atcr supplyboiler was changed to a steam boiler. As its water relief valve didnot afford suitable protection, the boiler exploded from overpressure. -941 THE LOCOMOTIVE 231^ located. Freezing of the water in this section of piping would…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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