_No. 30. Belfast. (Fig. 19.) August 27th. 7 killed, 3 injured._ [Illustration: _Fig. 19._] Cornish, 18ft. long, 4ft. 9in. diameter, tube 1ft. 6in. diameter, plates 3/8 inch, pressure 50 lbs. There were no stays. End plate blew out while being caulked at a jump joint in back angle iron. The cause of explosion was bad construction and want of stays, and also want of proper care in working. _No. 31. Plashetts. September 2nd. 2 injured._ Locomotive, but no details obtained. _No. 32. Ashton. September 9th. none injured._ Two flued, 40 lbs. pressure. The cast-iron mouth-piece of manhole fractured from insufficient strength, and allowed lid and upper flange to blow off. _No. 33. Blackburn. October 4th. 4 injured._ Water Heater, made of large bottle-shaped pipes placed in the flue. The force of explosion caused the neighbouring boilers to be unseated. No details have been obtained as to the cause of the explosion. _No. 34. London. (Fig. 20.) October 7th. 1 killed._ [Illustration: _Fig. 20._] One tube Cornish, 11ft. long, 4ft. diameter, plates 3/8 inch, tube 2ft. 1-1/2in. diameter, pressure 50 lbs. Gave way underneath. Top thrown upwards. Front part and tube thrown to the front. The cause of the explosion was extensive corrosion at the bottom where it touched the walls. _No. 35. Preston. October 31st. none injured._ Cornish, 26ft. long, 5ft. 6in. diameter, tube 2ft. 11in. diameter, plates 3/8 inch. Pressure 30 lbs. Tube collapsed for want of proper strengthening hoops, blowing out back end, and throwing boiler forward. _No. 36. Durham. (Fig. 21.) November 3rd. 1 killed, 1 injured._ [Illustration: _Fig. 21._] Plain Cylinder, 19ft. long, 6ft. diameter, pressure 40 lbs. It was 36 years old, and iron deteriorated and also much patched. The cause of explosion was over-pressure for so old a boiler. _No. 37. Bradford. (Fig. 22.) November 6th. 2 killed, 3 injured._ [Illustration: _Fig. 22._] Agricultural, wagon-shaped, 6ft. 5in. long, 3ft. high, 2ft. 4in. wide, plates 3/8 inch, pressure 50 lbs. Upper portion of barrel blew off. The cause of the explosion was over-pressure from locked safety valve and defective construction. _No. 38. Sheffield. (Fig. 23.) November 7th. 1 injured._ [Illustration: _Fig. 23._] Plain Cylinder, 12ft. 3in. long, 3ft. 11in. diameter, pressure 20 lbs., flat front, and round back end. Main portion thrown back and front forward. Front torn all round the root of angle iron, and stay rivets drawn through flat end. The cause of explosion was weakness of construction of flat end, and bad safety valve, which could have been loaded to 60 lbs. _No. 39. Langley Mill. (Fig. 24.) November 11th. 3 killed, 10 injured._ [Illustration: _Fig. 24._]