August 26th.
2 injured.
Domestic. Rectangular, and made of wrought iron. The front blew out. It was said that all the communication pipes were shut, and therefore steam accumulated until the weakest part gave way.
Manchester.
December 29th.
1 killed, 1 injured.
The sketch is to a much larger scale than the others.
Domestic, 14in. wide, 11in. high, and about 10in. deep, made of cast iron ¼ inch thick. It had close top and two circulating pipes to warm a bath about 10ft. above it. The supply cistern was about 17ft. above the boiler. The front was blown out into the kitchen. It was said that the pipes were frozen, and that steam pressure had thus accumulated.