The Artizan . MANCHESTER ASSOCIATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF STEAMBOILER EXPLOSIONS. The monthly meeting of this association was held on the 4th ult., when thechief engineer presented his report, of which the following is an abstract:— • During the last month 136 engines have been examined, and 273 the boiler examinations, 160 have been external; 15 internal; and 98thorough or entire. The following defects and omissions have been found inthe boilers examined: Furnaces out of shape, 4; fractures, 3 ; blistered plates,8 ; internal corrosion, 5 ; external corrosion, 19 ; internal groovin
The Artizan . MANCHESTER ASSOCIATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF STEAMBOILER EXPLOSIONS. The monthly meeting of this association was held on the 4th ult., when thechief engineer presented his report, of which the following is an abstract:— • During the last month 136 engines have been examined, and 273 the boiler examinations, 160 have been external; 15 internal; and 98thorough or entire. The following defects and omissions have been found inthe boilers examined: Furnaces out of shape, 4; fractures, 3 ; blistered plates,8 ; internal corrosion, 5 ; external corrosion, 19 ; internal grooving, 5 ; externalgrooving, 2 ; feed apparatus out of order, 7 ; water gauges ditto, 19 ; blow-outapparatus ditto, 6: fusible plugs ditto, 5; safety valves ditto, 15 ; pressuregauges ditto, 11; boilers without glass water gauges, 3 ; without blow-out appa-ratus, 7 ; without feed back-pressure valves, 4. Entire, or Thorough Examinations. During the past Whit Week, when many of the works have been stopped,every
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