Did Water and Alum Cause It?
There was a lively discussion in progress Tuesday morning in the Atlanta (Ga.) water-works office, in which Judge Hillyer, president of the water board, Commissioner Erwin, Su perintendent Richards and City Engineer Clayton all took a hand. The subject under consideration was the theory advanced by Engineers Smith and Hancock that the recent explosion of Central Railroad Switch Engine No. 154, near the Whitehall street crossing, was caused by the alum in the waterworks water corroding the bolt heads on the interior of the boiler.
“ The best refutation of such a theory,” said Superintendent Richards, “ is the fact that all of our own boilers at the waterworks are in excellent condition and we have never had an explosion.
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