No.38. Liverpool. ([Fig. 28.])
September 8th.
1 killed, 1 injured.
Fig. 28.
One tube Cornish, 22ft. 6in. long, 6ft. diameter, 3ft. tube, 7/16 inch plates, 55 lbs. pressure.
The tube collapsed over the fire. It was so much thinned by corrosion, and so many of the rivet heads were eaten off, that there was not strength left to bear the ordinary pressure.
No.39. Boxmoor. ([Fig. 29.])
September 10th.