The Locomotive . Exploding Boiler Kills 26 in Mexico TWENTY-SIX men, women, and children were killed and overa score were seriously injured by the explosion of a horizontaltubular boiler in a public bath house City, June and patrons of the establishment as well as occupants ofnearby houses and passers-by were crushed beneath debris of threebuildings which the blast demolished. An attempt to trace the circumstances leading up to the explosion 19^8. THE LOCOMOTIVE I2C proved fruitless because the engineer, as well as his wife and sonwho had brought his lunch and eaten
The Locomotive . Exploding Boiler Kills 26 in Mexico TWENTY-SIX men, women, and children were killed and overa score were seriously injured by the explosion of a horizontaltubular boiler in a public bath house City, June and patrons of the establishment as well as occupants ofnearby houses and passers-by were crushed beneath debris of threebuildings which the blast demolished. An attempt to trace the circumstances leading up to the explosion 19^8. THE LOCOMOTIVE I2C proved fruitless because the engineer, as well as his wife and sonwho had brought his lunch and eaten with him, was killed bath house attendant told police that, while the engineer was eating,the boiler ran low in water and became overheated. He said the ex-plosion followed an attempt to feed in cold water. This explanationscarcely seems plausible, however, in view of the great amount of -SfiM. energy that must have been required to wreak the havoc indicatedby the photograph. The plants two boilers carried 200 pounds pressure. Accord-ing to newspaper reports, the owner had no insurance and was ren-dered penniless. Well, That Settles It Jones: — Sorry, old man, that my hen got loose and scratched up your garden. Smith: — Thats all right; my dog ate your hen. Jones: — Fine. I just ran over your dog and killed him. — St. Paul Farmer. Prescription for reducing waist line: Place hands on edge of table— and shove back. The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company 56 Prospect Street,HARTFORD, CONN. ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1927 Capital Stock, $2,500, ASSETS Cash in offices and banks Real Estate .... Mortgage and collateral loans Bonds and Stocks . Premiums in course of collection Interest accrued Other Assets . Total Assets $622, 283, 1,366, 15,023, 1, 152, 54, $18,865, LIABILITIESReserve
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