October 4th.
4 injured.
Water Heater, made of large bottle-shaped pipes placed in the flue. The force of explosion caused the neighbouring boilers to be unseated. No details have been obtained as to the cause of the explosion.
No.34. London. ([Fig. 20.])
October 7th.
1 killed.
Fig. 20.
One tube Cornish, 11ft. long, 4ft. diameter, plates 3/8 inch, tube 2ft. 1½in. diameter, pressure 50 lbs. Gave way underneath. Top thrown upwards. Front part and tube thrown to the front. The cause of the explosion was extensive corrosion at the bottom where it touched the walls.