pressure. The pressure amounted to about 134 lbs. during a temporary
effort to get up a steep curved incline, and the fire box was forced
inwards and the outside shell outwards, and the stays drawn, but little
other damage was done.
_No. 64. Middlesbro'. (Fig. 37.) December 13th. 1 injured._
Locomotive, 18ft. 6in. long, 4ft. diameter, 7/16 inch plates, 120
lbs. pressure. Gave way under bottom of barrel where "furrowed" by
the combined action of corrosion and the strain upon the plates, by
attachment to the frame of the engine.
[Illustration: _Fig. 37._]
_No. 65. Westbromwich. (Fig. 38.) December 28th. 1 injured._
[Illustration: _Fig. 38._]
One of five, 23 years old. Balloon, 16ft. diameter, 3/8 inch plates,
5 lbs. pressure. It ruptured at the back where the plates in contact
with brickwork were reduced by external corrosion, and the bottom was
forced down upon the grate, and the top rolled over on to its side. The
boiler was not being used, although connected with the other at work.
The strain upon the bottom was increased by the boiler being over full
and nearly to the brim. Those near were drenched with nearly cold water
from it when it upset.
_No. 66. Glasgow. (Fig. 39.) December 30th. 11 killed, 30 injured._
Portable upright, about 8 years old, 11ft. 4in. high, 4ft. diameter,
3/8 inch plates, 100 lbs. pressure. The internal portion gave way
where attached to the fire holes and collapsed inwards, and the
reaction of the issuing contents forced the boiler up some distance
on to the top of a house. The safety valve did not act properly, and
the pressure appears to have accumulated to more than the boiler could
bear, during a temporary stoppage of the engine.
[Illustration: _Fig. 39._]
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_R. Broomhall, Printer, Stourbridge._
[Transcriber's note:
Some of the figures are out or order, as in the original.
Several (apparently) missing punctuation marks have been added to
improve readability.
The word 'guage' appears several times. It has been changed to 'gauge'
in each location.
Italics are rendered between underscores e.g. _italics_.
Small caps are rendered as ALL CAPS.
The following table lists other changes made by the transcriber.]
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| 95| Uudue | Undue |
| 105| Fig. 5. | Fig. 6. |
| 110| to to | to |
| 110| place | placed |
| 143| he | The |
| 172| reqair | repair |
| 195| discribed | described |
| 216| reqaired | repaired |
| 221| diamer | diameter |
| 250|consderable|considerable|
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