Steam boiler explosions, in theory and in pactice; . Fig. 40.—Interior of Boiler-House priorto Explosion. The terrible wreck usually consequent upon the ex-plosion of a locomotive boiler is well illustrated in the. Fig. 41.—Exploded engraving, which represents the result cfsuch an explosion on the Fitchburg railway, August 13, THE RESULTS OE EXPLOSIONS, 139 1877, while the havoc wrought among the tubes on suchan occasion is as strikingly illustrated in the next the case of an explosion of a locomotive investigatedby a commission of which the Author was a membe
Steam boiler explosions, in theory and in pactice; . Fig. 40.—Interior of Boiler-House priorto Explosion. The terrible wreck usually consequent upon the ex-plosion of a locomotive boiler is well illustrated in the. Fig. 41.—Exploded engraving, which represents the result cfsuch an explosion on the Fitchburg railway, August 13, THE RESULTS OE EXPLOSIONS, 139 1877, while the havoc wrought among the tubes on suchan occasion is as strikingly illustrated in the next the case of an explosion of a locomotive investigatedby a commission of which the Author was a member,the train was moving slowly when the boiler explodedwith a loud report; the locomotive was turned completely Fig. 42.—Tubes of an Exploded Boiler. over backward, carrying with it the fireman, and bury-ing him beneath the ruins. Nothing could at first be found of the engineer. Par-ties searched for long distances about the wreck for signsof the unfortunate man, but it was not until next morn-ing that his body was found. It was discovered lying inthe woods, seven hundred feet away from the locomo-tive, which was completely demolished, and everypart of the machinery was twisted or broken into pieces. i4o
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