New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-14
Steam Boiler. and Explosions.


hardly Thought my suggestions would be printed
i1ueh less noticed. edtor.ay or would have given ny
ieas more at length. uak yoa are entirely rrisaken
when YOU .av that son might well puiFunpovier cold
water ia red 10, boilers The q 81 explosions r
steam boilers s excessive pressure, and II su- -en
lumber OF sac;y-vlves oi suicen capacity were
provided properly GAGGED he steam would blow OF when
generated Toe rapidly GIL wei swsre Of the rapidly
viii which siesm generates retho, -un' but AMER 1i
is vastly less rapidly han fhe usu0n OF gInPowder
you need evidence OF that heai 1d ladie red hot and
throw In pint cold take yonr watch and 80
how many minutes before Il Is svspsra,ed Amer that throw
In he aunpovder and you viii difference Iyou
sx by law the amount n pressure e VIII b no such terri
&c explosions - tie Hsgue-st one The boiler J. defective
viii tear give out and most hkeJ in'ure ne fireman o.
engineer alone whose duty : 0 Keep he boiler m goo1
order For my part believe he pressure on The Hague
boiler not less than - he per Inch lrk ne r.
su., has proved the sren 9Th 81 t'c boiler
Nv eri making h' preceding Suggestions i 90 Inar
mem "hen u'ey hut rit -cs ~. 49, =, .' ~ m
Ile way ineN np" Whnss" y h4'u IKE 'u' 'oi wig
When Manufacture veofs .rgrs he assumes hs te
wants 10 er-orse power (Which by the WAY, l. MOI
dehne enoug 30 ie buys al rnfe when requires ply
bs pressure Der irrh s piston produce that amount
ofpower instead " having an engno ~ produce is ssne
power with y or 80 lhs ~ ne me lie goes on ana W
-rcases BE- ORR with me same engine. ant % course -
increase the amount o Pressur- per inch sni 1rge M
boiler ine highest point 20 generate steam a-i enough
dollars Boo De- CONNIE rceri-nt
ia bocrs required generate large snouni II steam
high pressure Ire wal ferr The walter as loN
- he can and moment he fred l. stopped OF he de
tanned from his machine hr fles e-i bare lr red hot iror
expands the 81 eady generated snd he sseiyvaNr
won't 90 % is NOT tie .cfns ~ Ire wser 80 much
lhe 2parson By the relo aes % he steam aresiy
generated that causes explosions The reason why inA
BOILER vii not eNpiole soon A. win less water i ue
cause tie valve vii lef OF On - The f1 boiler wif
make whereas witt TIE boiler bAfiu he valve i not lal
large enough Every boiler wanis more valves auf thev
be- sTfnuged not 10 be altered =. he o4on o.
hy DE recke-sness ~ he ensinetr o.
II our correspondent viii but appreciate tie
difference between cRacfug that boiler shall
carry only So much steam aud mixing all boilers
always conform t. The legal standard, we shall
nave little lelt 70 differ about II be knows q
sa.ety-yalye which vii nj al times let oil the
steam In full volume wheneyerIi rises above the
i-ht whi-h the .aw shall prescribe, We shall ur7e
the general adoption Of that valve We Ike laws
Is well as he does and shall GLADLY see good law
IN this subject bat law merely iorb.dding ard
threatening with penalties tie working Of steam n
TO high a pressure. without requiring the Use o.
such machinery rs shall absolutely preclude tie
carving Of more. would 30 little good so ons as
.ls engineer shall have power 10 raise his steam
above the point Of safety jus; 50 long viii there BE
explosions When huuiei or in want Of extra
power. the water will be allowed 10 run down
while the steam runs up. and nobody beside tie
agneer viii know anything Of i unless Al e1-
p,osion ensues when knowledge Wi. come too late
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