. The Locomotive . re relocated can be more readilyunderstood by referring to Figures 3 and 4. We can assure youthat it was a source of great relief to the tenants of the buildingas well as to the owner to have it heated at p. m. on the day ofthe accident, at which time the outside temperature was fivedegrees below zero. 46 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [April, Steam Gage Safety CI .J A WaterColumn Crcxck The general conditionof this boiler when exam-Damper ined after the sectionRegulator cracked did not indicatethat it had been permittedto become short of water,which would have causedoverheating, but
. The Locomotive . re relocated can be more readilyunderstood by referring to Figures 3 and 4. We can assure youthat it was a source of great relief to the tenants of the buildingas well as to the owner to have it heated at p. m. on the day ofthe accident, at which time the outside temperature was fivedegrees below zero. 46 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [April, Steam Gage Safety CI .J A WaterColumn Crcxck The general conditionof this boiler when exam-Damper ined after the sectionRegulator cracked did not indicatethat it had been permittedto become short of water,which would have causedoverheating, but in thewriters opinion there was originallya local strain set up in that part of thecasting at which the crack developed,caused by allowing it to cool morerapidly than the rest of the sectionwhen cast in the foundry, and thatit was only a question of time andobtaining exactly the right tempera-ture to bring about undue expansion,causing the rupture. Case No. 3, differs considerably, and was located in a large I/. .1. Fig. 3. Shaded Portions, A,Indicate Pads. SafetyValve *J»—Damper Regula+or Steam Supply
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