Fig. 8.
One of two, 1 year old. Portable upright, 6ft. high, 3ft. diameter, 7/16 inch plates, 25 lbs. pressure. There was but one safety valve, and that was on the other boiler. The junction valve between the boilers was closed, when left for the night, without the fire being properly put out, and there being no outlet for the steam the pressure accumulated, and the boiler ruptured at the unguarded manhole and rent into fragments, much damaging the closely packed houses near.
No.17. Stockton.
March 8th.
none injured.
Locomotive. The connecting rod broke and pierced the boiler, allowing contents to issue violently. A similar case was mentioned as [No. 27], July 21st, 1868, and others have occurred in previous years.
No.18. Bradford. ([Fig. 9.])
March 9th.
1 killed, 1 injured.
