March 17th.
1 killed, 1 injured.
Fig. 12.
One of five, 5 years old. Plain cylinder, 68ft. long, 4ft. 4in. diameter, plates 5/16 inch full, 65 lbs. pressure. Heated by gas. Rent at fourth seam, the front end being thrown a great distance forward, and the back end to the rear, displacing the other 4 boilers. The ruptured seam was next to a patch where the cutting out of the old rivets and putting in of new had caused a seam-rip.
No.23. S. Wales. ([Fig. 13.])
March 18th.
none injured.
Fig. 13.