7 injured.
Fig. 24.
One of two. Cornish, nearly new, 16ft. long, 5ft. diameter, 3/8 inch plates, 45 lbs. pressure. Three plates over fire collapsed from overheating through shortness of water.
No.29. Nottingham. ([Fig. 25.])
June 13th.
3 injured.
Fig. 25.
Ten years old. Plain cylinder, with flat ends, 10ft. long, 2ft. diameter, diagonal seams, ¼ inch plates, 25 lbs. pressure. The whole shell was blown 80 yards to the front, and the chimney and engine house much damaged. It was much corroded and badly patched, so as to be unfit to carry pressure.