Q. What should be done in case a grate bar breaks and drops out of place?
A. If no other bar is at hand, it might be repaired with a heavy stick of wood.
Q. How can this be done?
A. By cutting the stick in such a shape as to fit the space made by the broken bar, then cover with ashes before the fire spreads over it.
Q. Will the stick burn out?
A. Yes, but it will last for several hours.
NICHOLS & SHEPARD TRACTION ENGINE.
This engine is also of the Side Crank, Side Gear pattern, the engine is mounted upon the side of the boiler, upon a long heater, which is securely bolted to the boiler by three brackets. It is of the Locomotive Guide pattern, and has a [cross-head pump]. The cylinder rests its full length upon the heater and is lagged. It has the link reverse gear and plain slide valve, [Friction Clutch], [Injector], Automatic Sight Feed [Lubricator], [Governor], Extension Front and Straight Stack. The hand steering wheel is on the opposite side from the band wheel.
The boiler is of the round bottom fire box style with double riveted seams, and has a dome in the center, and is mounted upon the wheels in the rear with a wrought iron axle which passes around underneath the boiler and is held in place by brackets attached to the side of the boiler.