. The Locomotive . Boiler Explosion at Savannah, Georgia. 162 THE LOCOMOTIVE, [April, Boiler Explosion at Savannah, Georgia. THE year 1920 closed in an unfortunate way for the firm ofG. H. Tikon and Sons of Savannah, Georgia. About themiddle of the afternoon of December 29th, while everythingwas running smoothly and the years work was nearing its close, oneof the boilers in the mill of this concern exploded with terrific vio-lence and serious damage was done to the plant. A general view ofthe ruins appears on the front cover of this issue of The Locomotiveand, as will be seen by reference to t
. The Locomotive . Boiler Explosion at Savannah, Georgia. 162 THE LOCOMOTIVE, [April, Boiler Explosion at Savannah, Georgia. THE year 1920 closed in an unfortunate way for the firm ofG. H. Tikon and Sons of Savannah, Georgia. About themiddle of the afternoon of December 29th, while everythingwas running smoothly and the years work was nearing its close, oneof the boilers in the mill of this concern exploded with terrific vio-lence and serious damage was done to the plant. A general view ofthe ruins appears on the front cover of this issue of The Locomotiveand, as will be seen by reference to that picture, the wreckage was. View of Exploded Boiler. spread over a large area. The boiler room was completely demolishedas was also a brick warehouse nearby. The boiler, in exploding,ripped off one course or sheet which landed some distance away fromthe mill. The rest of the boiler was hurled through the pickerroom, adjoining the boiler room, and was brought to rest by the wallof the main mill building but only after it had torn a fair sized holein that wall. In the picture above, the boiler is shown where itlanded after its flight. A piece of pipe three inches in diameter and 1921.] THE LOCOMOTIVE. 163 about eighteen feet lon^ was thrown throuj^li the air and came downthrough the roof of a dwelling fifty yards away. The property loss amounted to about $40,000. In addition to theproperty damage, however, and for which money cannot adequatelypay, was the injury to the two firemen at the plant. One of these menwas so seriously injured that he was not expected to live. The cause of the explosion is not definitely k
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