List of boiler explosions
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This is a list of steam boiler explosions such as railway locomotive, marine transport (military and civilian), and stationary power:
Events
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Le Van, William Barnet (1892). Safety-Valves: Their History, Antecedents, Invention and Calculation. New York: Norman W. Henley & Co. pp. 134–135. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Hewison 1983, p. 26.
- ^ a b Grohman, Adam M. (April 2011). "Sentinels and Saviors of the Sea" (PDF). Boating World U.S. Coast Guard Series. River & Sound Publishing of NY. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ a b c Scharf, John Thomas (1883). History of Saint Louis City and County: From the Earliest Periods to the Present Day: Including Biographical Sketches of Representative Men. L. H. Everts. p. 1108.
- ^ a b Baxter 1986, p. 65.
- ^ Shaw 1978, p. 16.
- ^ Shaw 1978, pp. 46–47.
- ^ Baxter 1978, p. 13.
- ^ Schroder, Henry (1851). "Explosion of a Steam Packet Boiler at Hull". The annals of Yorkshire from the earliest period to the present time. Vol. 1. Leeds: Crosby & Co. pp. 303–04.
- ^ "Abstract of the evidence at the inquest relating to the explosion of the boiler of the 'Union' steam packet at Hull". The Mechanics' magazine, museum, register, journal, and gazette. Vol. 27. London: W. A. Robertson. 1837. pp. 189–192.
- ^ Timperley, J.; Cubitt, W.; MacNeill, J.; Buddle, J.; Field, J. (1838). "On the Explosion of One of the Boilers of the Union Steam Packet, at Hull. (Includes Discussion)". Minutes of the Proceedings. 1 (1838): 41. doi:10.1680/imotp.1838.24811.
- ^ "Trinity burial ground, Hull". British Archaeology. No. 181. Council for British Archaeology. October 2021. p. 11.
- ^ Lloyds Steamboat Disasters
- ^ Shaw 1978, p. 47.
- ^ Rolt & Kichenside 1982, p. 69.
- ^ Shaw 1978, pp. 47–48.
- ^ Baxter 1978, p. 16.
- ^ Rolt & Kichenside 1982, pp. 69–70.
- ^ Baxter 1978, p. 22.
- ^ "Boiler Explosion at Halifax". The Mechanics' Magazine. LIII (1428): 488–489. 21 December 1850. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ Leeds Intelligencer 22 March 1851
- ^ Common Council (1850). Report of the Special Committee: Catastrophe In Hague Street. New York: McSpedon & Baker. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ Little, George P. (1860). The Fireman's Own Book, Chapter: Explosion and Fire in Hague Street. pp. 259–277. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ "The Dreadful Explosion in New York". The Friend: A Religious and Literary Journal: 176. 16 February 1850. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ Baxter 1982, p. 27.
- ^ a b c d Shaw 1978, p. 48.
- ^ Dodsley, James (1855). The Annual Register, Entry for July 15, 1854: Terrific Boiler Explosion At Rochdale. London: F. & J. Rivington. p. 112. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 10, Number 1456, 24 November 1855 p.2, col.5
- ^ Rolt & Kichenside 1982, p. 71.
- ^ a b Rolt & Kichenside 1982, p. 72.
- ^ William, Smith (1866). Rambles about Morley. London: John Russell Smith. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ Rolt & Kichenside 1982, pp. 72–73.
- ^ Rolt & Kichenside 1982, p. 73.
- ^ Ullrich, Dieter (2020). "The Explosion of the Steamer Eclipse". West Tennessee Historical Society Papers. Faculty Research at Morehead State University. 74: 54–72.
- ^ Cudahy, Brian J. (1990). Over and Back: The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor. Fordham University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-8232-1245-3.
- ^ Roess, Roger P.; Sansome, Gene (2013). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer. p. 226. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-30484-2. ISBN 978-3-642-30484-2.
- ^ "APPALLING DISASTER. - Explosion of a Staten Island Ferry-Boat Boiler. Wreck of the Steamer Westfield at South Ferry. Dreadful Loss of Life and Limb the Result" (PDF). The New York Times. 31 July 1871. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Who Was to Blame?" (PDF). New-York Tribune. 2 August 1871. p. 4. Retrieved 27 September 2017 – via Fultonhistory.com.
- ^ Huddersfield Chronicle, 17 December 1873, p. 4, printed in Huddersfield, England
- ^ Burke, Edmund (1869). "June 9, 1869". The Annual Register. p. 55. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ "Boiler Explosion". Evening News. 26 December 1881. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ von Donop, P. G. (13 November 1900). "BoT_Westerfield1900.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "1 - Home Page". T. J. Salts Lumber Mill Boiler Explosion. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo, 24 August 1907, p. 4, col. 3, printed in Lincoln, England
- ^ Rolt & Kichenside 1982, pp. 74–75.
- ^ "The Great Locomotive Explosion". colfa.utsa.edu. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Directors' minutes of North Lonsdale Ironworls Co, BDB47 box 16 at CRO, Barrow
- ^ Ward, Rufus (2010). The Tombigbee River Steamboats: Rollodores, Dead heads, and Side-wheelers. Charleston, South Carolina: History Press. pp. 129, 169. ISBN 978-1-59629-285-7.
- ^ James V. Swift (14 May 2001). "This Southern Steamboat Had A Tragic Ending" (PDF). Waterways Journal. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ a b c Reed, Brian (1972). Loco Profile 28: S.P. Cab-in-Fronts. Windsor, Berkshire: Profile. p. 95.
- ^ Shaw 1978, p. 49.
- ^ "La Horrorosa Catástrofe de Medina" [The terrible disaster of Medina]. El Adelanto de Salamanca [The Forward of Salamanca]. 11 January 1918. p. 2. Spain: Ministry of Culture.
- ^ "Accident at Buxton on 11th November 1921". Railways Archive. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Reed, Brian. Loco Profile 20: The American 4-8-4. Windor, Berkshire: Profile.
- ^ Morgan, David P. (April 1988). "The Greatest Century of all: New York Central's 1938 20th Century Limited". Model Railroader. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing: 81.
- ^ Keyes, Norman C. Jr; Middleton, Kenneth R. (Autumn 1980). "The Great Northern Railway Company: All-Time Locomotive Roster, 1861–1970". Railroad History (143). Boston: Railway & Locomotive Historical Society.
- ^ "Foothill Rails Rosters P-Q-R".
- ^ United States Government Publications Monthly Catalog. Washington: United States Government Printing Office. August 1948. p. 969.
- ^ Kratville, William W.; Bush, John E. (1995). The Union Pacific Type. Vol. II. Omaha, Nebraska: AutoLiner. pp. 282–289. LCCN 90082171.
- ^ Long, Roy (29 October 2002). "Railroad Recollections: More About Engine 1642 Explosion". The Hinton News. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "BOILER-BLAST SUIT ASKS $8.2 MILLION; 10 Sue in '62 Phone Building Explosion Fatal to 23". The New York Times. 15 July 1964.
- ^ "Steam Locomotive Firebox Explosion on the Gettysburg Railroad Near Gardners, Pennsylvania June 16, 1995" (PDF). ntsb.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. 15 November 1996. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Boiler Explosion in Ohio, USA First Hand Observations from Andrew Semple
- ^ "Steam Engine Blast At Ohio Fairgrounds Leaves 4 Men Dead". The New York Times. 30 July 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "The Final Report on the Tragedy at the Medina County Fairgrounds – Steam Engines – Steam Traction". Farm Collector. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Ruscoe, Kim (25 June 2009). "Death after school boiler explosion". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ Byers, Christine (6 April 2017). "4th victim who died from boiler blast near Soulard remembered as hard worker; funds set up for families". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ Bell, Kim; Byers, Christine; Kohler, Jeremy (4 April 2017). "2 new employees filling out paperwork among dead in St. Louis boiler explosion". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Sources
[edit]- Baxter, Bertram (1978). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 2A: London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 0-903485-51-6.
- Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923. Vol. 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 9780903485524.
- Baxter, Bertram (1986). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 5A: North Eastern Railway, Hull and Barnsley Railway. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 0-903485-54-0.
- Hewison, Christian H. (1983). Locomotive Boiler Explosion. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8305-1.
- Rolt, L. T. C.; Kichenside, G. M. (1982). Red for Danger: A history of railway accidents and railway safety (4th ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8362-0. OCLC 9526651.
- Shaw, Robert B. (1978). A History of Railroad Accidents, Safety Precautions and Operating Practices. LCCN 78104064.
Further reading
[edit]Contemporary listings and accounts
[edit]- Abel, F. A. (March 1875). "On Accidental Explosions". Notices of the Proceedings at the Meetings of the Members of the Royal Institution: 390–396. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1877). Parliamentary Papers, "361. Boiler Explosions" (For Years 1875-1876). London: HMSO. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- Manchester Steam Users' Association for the Prevention of Steam Boiler Explosions (Founded 1855)
- Laxton, William (1866). "July 31st Meeting". The Civil Engineer & Architect's Journal. 29 (September 1): 265–267. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- Laxton, William (1866). "September 25th Meeting". The Civil Engineer & Architect's Journal. 29 (November 1): 333–336. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- Laxton, William (1866). "October 30th Meeting". The Civil Engineer & Architect's Journal. 29 (December 1): 359–. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- 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. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- Redfield, William C. (1839). Letter To The Secretary Of The Treasury, On The History and Causes of Steamboat Explosions And The Means Of Prevention. New York: william Osborn. ISBN 978-0-608-40457-8. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- Stryker, James (March 1849). "Steam Boiler Explosions". Strykers American Register and Magazine. II (I): 100–101. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- Thurston, R. H. (1903). Steam-Boiler Explosions in Theory and in Practice, Chapter: The Statistics of Explosions (3rd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
Other
[edit]- For a short status of European steam users' associations and boiler insurance companies c. 1897, see Hale, R. S. (April 1897). "European Boiler Practice". Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies. XVIII (4): 242–243. Retrieved 13 June 2009.