No.17. Hull. ([Fig. 10.])
May 12th.
2 killed, 2 injured.
Fig. 10.
One of two. Plain Cylinder, 4ft. 9in. long, 3ft. diameter, ¼ inch plates, 25 lbs. pressure. This was a second-hand boiler, and rent into several pieces just after being put to work, owing to its having become thinned to 1/8 inch by corrosion.
No.18. Coatbridge.
May 15th.
1 injured.
Plain Cylinder, flat ends, 15ft. long, 5ft. diameter, 3/8 inch plates, 30 lbs. pressure. The back end blew out and caused considerable damage, and the boiler was thrown some distance. The end was very insufficiently stayed.