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Marten E.B. Records of Steam Boiler Explosions Various volumes, e.g. 1869 at Open Library; 1872 at Open Library; 1875, 1878, 1890 covering explosions in Britain. The National Boiler Insurance Company Laxton, William (1866). "Abstract of Report". The Civil Engineer & Architect's Journal. 29 (February 1st): 39– 40
The cylinders and driving wheel dimensions were unchanged. Three small boiler locomotives - 4, 5, and 6 - were rebuilt to the medium-boiler variant complete with 480 gallon water tanks in 1907–14. No. 16, with its 3 ft 6in diameter boiler pressed at 180 psi, and 12 in by 18 in cylinders, is the solitary example of the "Large Boiler" variant.
Boiler explosions are common in sinking ships once the hot boiler touches cold sea water, as the sudden cooling of the hot metal causes it to crack; for instance, when the SS Benlomond was torpedoed by a U-boat, the torpedoes and resulting boiler explosion caused the ship to go down in two minutes, leaving Poon Lim as the only survivor in a ...
Whoopi Goldberg is doubling down on her claim that a bakery refused to make the sweet treats she tried to order for her birthday “It does seem a little odd that when we called a few weeks before ...
Mersey Railway locomotive Cecil Raikes, showing the prominent exhaust pipes leading back to the water tanks. A condensing steam locomotive is a type of locomotive designed to recover exhaust steam, either in order to improve range between taking on boiler water, or to reduce emission of steam inside enclosed spaces.
The commission, chaired by Rep. Megan Cotter, D-Exeter, was formed in the wake of last April's devastating blaze in the Queen's River Preserve — the largest wildfire that Rhode Island has seen ...
An investigation of the fire by a Rhode Island state grand jury was started by then-Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch on February 26, 2003. [2] [46] On December 9, 2003, the grand jury announced indictments against Station owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian and Jack Russell's Great White road manager Daniel M. Biechele. [2]
A 5-year-old killed in a hyperbaric chamber fire last month in Michigan was receiving treatment for sleep apnea and ADHD, said an attorney for his family.