_No. 4. Preston. January 3rd. 1 killed._ Boiler for heating apparatus. Fire was lighted without noticing that as there was no safety valve, and that all escape of steam was prevented by the connecting pipes being frozen. _No. 5. Westerham. January 5th. 1 killed._ Cast-iron Boiler for heating water for a horse shower bath, fixed behind an ordinary fireplace. Burst and caused great damage, owing to the pipes being frozen. There was no safety valve. _No. 6. Barr. January 9th. 1 killed, 3 injured._ Kitchen Boiler, which burst because the supply pipes were stopped by frost, and there was no safety valve. _No. 7. London. January 11th. 1 killed._ Cornish, 12ft. long, 4ft. 6in. diameter, tube 2ft. 4in. diameter, pressure 40 lbs. Small piece of plate was blown out near the bottom, and the boiler was displaced by the reaction of issuing contents. The cause of explosion was extensive external corrosion on the lower part. _No. 8. Preston. January 16th. none injured._ Kitchen Boiler. Burst and did great damage, because pipes were frozen preventing escape of steam. There was no safety valve. _No. 9. Brechin. January 23rd. 1 killed._ Kitchen Boiler. Fire had been out some days, and the boiler burst soon after re-kindling it and did much damage, because the supply pipes were stopped by frost, and there was no safety valve for escape of steam. _No. 10. Sunderland. (Fig. 3.) January 26th. 3 injured._ [Illustration: _Fig. 3._] Plain Cylinder, 30ft. long, 6ft. 2in. diameter. Pressure 30 to 35 lbs. Rent into four pieces, which were flattened out and scattered on to other boilers, but are arranged in sketch so as to show their original position in the boiler. It had worked a very long time, and was overheated and injured along the fractured line. _No. 11. Exeter. (Fig. 4.) January 30th. 2 killed, 2 injured._ Elephant Boiler, 16ft. long, 5ft. diameter, tubes 1ft. 10in. diameter, 45 lbs. pressure. Flat end blew out, throwing boiler upwards by reaction, but shell and tubes were not injured. The flat end was not sufficiently stayed, having only one stay-rod to the centre, the bolt of which was broken. [Illustration: _Fig. 4._] _No. 12. Glasgow. February 8th. 1 killed, 4 injured._ Small Boiler to 6-horse power engine. Gave way at centre of furnace, and water forced out at both ends, and it was suspected that the water was low. _No. 13. Sheffield. (Fig. 5.) February 11th. 4 injured._ [Illustration: _Fig. 5._] Cornish, about 30ft. long. Tubes 3ft. unstayed. Tube collapsed sideways, and was rent from grate bars to end, without injuring front plates or shell. It was said to be short of water, but most likely the true cause was the weakness of the tube. _No. 14. Manchester. February 15th. none injured._