August 16th.
none injured.
Fig. 25.
One tube Cornish, 32ft. long, 6ft. 6in. diameter. Tube 4ft. diameter, 7/16 inch plates, 40 to 50 lbs. pressure. There was no steam gauge.
The tube collapsed from end to end, both ends being torn, but the boiler was not moved from its seat. The fusible plug was uninjured. The cause of the explosion was the weakness of the large tube. [See No. 57.]
No.36. Leicester. ([Fig. 26.])
September 1st.
1 injured.
