The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-18
CITY INTELLIG CE.

BOILER EXPLOSIONS Scarcely day passes with
out our journals being called upon to record some
terrible explosion attended with great sacrifice of
human life, desolating many homes, and spreading
gloom over entire communities SO frequent have
they become that the interests OF common humanity
demand that those using steam should in every pos
sibe manner guard against them sparng neither
expense or proper care to surround themselves with
safeguards. Explosions are the result of various
causes, defective boilers, incompetent engineers
etc; put IN the majority OF cases thorough nVes-
an undue pressure of steam, against which the
only protection is thoroughly reliable safety
the Philadelphia Navy Yard, by order OF the Govern
ment, of "Taylor n Coae's Patent Automatic Lock
up Safety Valve" which being matter of grave i'm
portance to the public, we gladly give place in our
columns, inasmuch as it has been deemed of sufii-
Gent Importance by the Government to order the
test, to accomplish which in thorough and salts
factory manner every facility has been afforded by
Machinist. The Chief Engineer, Mr.. Lorton has not
yet made his report but we are informed
the test was thorough and satisfactory
in every respect 1t not essential to enter into
description OF the valve further than to state that it
Is combination @ OF two valves cannot coTode or
be locked up beyond the possibility OF being tam
pered with or weighted, and should the steam rise
beyond the pressure at which the valve is set it will
instantly blow of faster than the steam can be ac-
cumulated, thus providing against the inatenton or
incompetency of engineers We understand this
valve secured the premium at the Maryland Insti-
tute over the valve for which an effort was made
Assembly, requTnJ its use e1cltsicelg The inven-
tors and owners OF the valve tested at the Navy
1aru ueSlTe no leBlSldllOu lOr bleT waive.
Through their agent MI. William S. Irwin, No. 4O6
Library street, they challenge competition, and
trsl with any other valve, either of home or foreign
invention, satisfied that no valve has yet been pro-
iuced to equal 1t as protection against explosions
This proposition is certainly fair, and must be pro-
ductive OF great benefit, as Messrs. Taylor Coale
40 not claim that improvements on their valve are
impossibie, and court competitive ingenuity; but
they do claim that their valve now stands excelsior
NJ can be seen on the boiler OF the machine shop OF
the Navy Yard and should be inspected by all skful
engineers, machinists, and scientific experts.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Within the next two weeks
there will be several sales by M. Thomas Sons OF
valuable residences and properties located in the
city Cold weather IS about setting in and as many
families are about returning to the city, there Will be
several good opportunities to purchase valuable resi-
dences situated In the most desirable parts OF the
cty For further particulars the advertisement OF
M Thomas Il Sons in another column.
LITERARY IMPRoyEMENT.-A meeting OF gentle
men favorable to the organization OF literary asso-
ciaton viii be held this evening at the hail. No 72r
Race street, third floor, at a TO o'clock. Young
men who feel interested in the movement or esta-
bishing nrst-class association would do well TO at
tend