Records of Steam Boiler Explosions

by Edward Bindon Marten

								E	K	I
Brought forwards								138	167	289
Marine Boilers.
		E	K	I
A	Weak flues	3	6	3
	Weak ends	2	6	5
	Bad material	1	3	1	E	K	I
					6	15	9
B	External Corrosion	2	10	3
	Internal Corrosion	3	1	4
					5	11	7
C	Shortness of water	1	11	7
					1	11	7
								12	37	23
Locomotive Boilers.
A	Boiler used as frame for engine	2	1	2
					2	1	2
B	External Corrosion	2	1	4
	Internal Corrosion	2	0	3
					4	1	7
D	Broken connecting-rod pierced boiler	1	2	1
	Dome caught by railway bridge	1	1	0
	Uncertain causes	2	0	4
					4	3	5
								10	5	14
Agricultural Boilers.
A	Weak manhole	1	1	4
					1	1	4
B	External Corrosion	2	3	3
	Internal Corrosion	1	1	7
					3	4	10
C	Shortness of water	1	0	0
	Undue pressure	6	15	15
					7	15	15
								11	20	29
Furnace Upright Boilers.
A	Too much flame on one part	1	2	0
	Frequent repair producing seam rip	1	13	2
					2	15	2
B	External Corrosion	2	13	11
	Internal Corrosion	2	15	6
					4	28	17
C	Shortness of Water	2	3	8
					2	3	8
								8	46	27
Elephant Boilers.
A	Weak ends or want of stays	1	2	2
					1	2	2
B	External Corrosion	1	0	4
					1	0	4
								2	2	6
Carried forwards								181	277	388

								E	K	I
Brought forwards								181	277	388
Crane Boilers.
		E	K	I
A	Weak manhole	3	7	3	E	K	I
					3	7	3
B	External Corrosion	1	4	2
					1	4	2
C	Shortness of water	2	2	0
					2	2	0
								6	13	5
Rag Steamers, &c.
A	Weak manhole	3	2	5
	Bad material	1	1	5
	Want of stays	1	1	0
					5	4	10
C	Undue Pressure	1	2	6
					1	2	6
								6	6	16
Feed-water Heaters.
D	Uncertain causes	2	0	6
					2	0	6
								2	0	6
Domestic Boilers.
A	Weak shape	3	4	7
					3	4	7
B	Corrosion	2	0	5
					2	0	5
C	Undue Pressure from freezing of Pipes	9	7	9
					9	7	9
								14	11	21
Balloon Boilers.
B	External Corrosion	2	1	2
					2	1	2
C	Undue Pressure	1	1	0
					1	1	0
								3	2	2
Boilers of uncertain description.
A	Weak manhole	1	0	0
					1	0	0
C	Steam entered through blow-off pipe from another boiler while cleaning	1	1	2
	Steam pipes broken	2	4	3
	Shortness of Water	1	1	4
					4	6	9
D	Uncertain causes	2	0	3
					2	0	3
								7	6	12
								E	K	I
Totals								219	315	450

TABLE IV.

Summary of causes of the Steam Boiler Explosions comprised in Table III.

Causes of Explosion.		E Number of Explosions.	K Number of persons Killed.	I Number of persons Injured.
A	Faults in construction or repair	95	128	167
B	Faults which should be detected by periodical examination	62	105	185
C	Faults which should be prevented by careful attendants	54	79	84
D	Extraneous or uncertain causes	8	3	14
Totals		219	315	450

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