1 killed, 1 injured.
Fig. 9.
Cornish, one tube 32ft. long, 6ft. diameter, tube 3ft. 10in. diameter, plates 3/8 inch, pressure 25 to 40 lbs. It was 20 years old, but just repaired and reset. Furnace tube failed and collapsed from one end to the other, except about 4 feet of front, owing to its weakness, being unstrengthened by hoops or cross tubes.
No.20. Belfast. ([Fig. 10.])
April 20th.
1 killed, 2 injured.
Fig. 10.
Plain Cylinder, 6ft. long, 2ft. 5in. diameter, plates ¼ inch, pressure 90 lbs. The end blew out from excessive pressure, as the escape from the safety valve was prevented by a plug in the exit pipe.