. The Locomotive . pped up, as it very likely did, considerable condensa-tion accumulated in the exhaust pipe between the time of shuttingdown on Saturday and of starting on Monday morning. As soon asthe engine reached normal speed with no load the governor cut downthe steam admission to the cylinder to a very small amount, the coldcylinder walls readily produced a vacuum in the engine, and thewater was thereby drawn into the cylinder and caused the hardly seems probable that the water reached the engine from theboiler as the water was well below the normal level at the time of theac
. The Locomotive . pped up, as it very likely did, considerable condensa-tion accumulated in the exhaust pipe between the time of shuttingdown on Saturday and of starting on Monday morning. As soon asthe engine reached normal speed with no load the governor cut downthe steam admission to the cylinder to a very small amount, the coldcylinder walls readily produced a vacuum in the engine, and thewater was thereby drawn into the cylinder and caused the hardly seems probable that the water reached the engine from theboiler as the water was well below the normal level at the time of theaccident. To guard against a repetition of the accident, however,the exhaust line has since been provided with a larger drain pipe. Engines may very often be subjected to any one of a number ofconditions that will cause a sudden breakdown. Protection againstthe financial loss that is so brought about may, however, be securedby having the engine covered by a Hartford Engine Breakage Policy. 180 THE LOCOMOTIVE, [April,. Deyotid to Power Plant Protection Published Quarterly Wm. D. Halsey, Editor. HARTFORD, APRIL, 1921. Single copies can be obtained free by calling at any of the company^s agencies. Subscription price SO cents per year inhen mailed from this office. Recent bound volumes one dollar eacn. Earlier ones iito dollars. Reprinting matter from this paper is permitted if credited to The Locomotive of the Hartford Steam Boiler I. & I. Co. TO be given a square deal, machinery of every descriptionshould rest upon a firm foundation. In no case does this applywith greater force than in that of the steam engine. Althoughthe inertia of the reciprocating parts is well balanced in a properly de-signed engine, yet there must inevitably be a varying load imposed uponthe area on which the engine rests. A varying load is often moreharmful than a steady pressure and inadequate support under suchconditions must result in misalignment of the parts and, sooner orlater, undue wear will develop
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