Plain Cylinder, 40ft. long, 5ft. diameter, plates 7/16 inch, pressure 45 to 50 lbs. Parted at third seam, and front thrown forward and main portion backwards. The cause of explosion was a seam-rip of old standing near patch at place of first rupture. _No. 40. Bradford. (Fig. 25.) November 14th. 4 killed, 3 injured._ [Illustration: _Fig. 25._] Breeches tube 25ft. 6in. long, 7ft. 6in. diameter, plates 7/16 inch, pressure 30 lbs. Front end and fire-grate tubes and taper junction were thrown to the front in one piece. Main shell not injured. Back part of tube remained in boiler. Bottom part of taper junction where flattened to receive the two fire tubes, collapsed upwards. The cause of explosion was the want of proper stays or strengthening tubes, and consequent weakness. There was only one safety valve of small size. _No. 41. Chippenham. (Fig. 26.) November 21st. 3 killed, 2 injured._ [Illustration: _Fig. 26._] One tube Cornish, 11ft. long, 5ft. diameter, pressure 44 lbs. Tube gave way at an old crack at back of strap-plate and partially collapsed. _No. 42. Dudley. (Fig. 27.) November 27th. 1 killed._ [Illustration: _Fig. 27._] Plain Cylinder, 25ft. long, 6ft. diameter, plates 7/16 inch, pressure 50 lbs. Had been a one tube Cornish, but tube had been taken out, leaving flat ends. Back end was blown out. Main shell thrown forwards. The cause of explosion was weakness of construction in not sufficiently strengthening the flat end to compensate for loss of tube. _No. 43. Shields. (Fig. 28.) December 7th. none injured._ [Illustration: _Fig. 28._] One tube Cornish, 28ft. long, 6ft. diameter, tube 4ft. diameter, plates 3/8 inch. Pressure 28 lbs. Tube collapsed for the whole length, but no particulars of the cause obtained. _No. 44. Belfast. December 14th. 2 killed._ Some repair had been done to a Boiler, and a blank flange used to stop off the steam was being removed without shutting the stop-valves to the other boilers, and the joint blew out when the bolts were loosened. _No. 45. Manchester. (Fig. 29.) December 23rd. 6 killed, 4 injured._ [Illustration: _Fig. 29._] One tube Cornish, 18ft. long, 6ft. diameter, tube 3ft. 2in. diameter, plates 3/8 inch. Pressure 25 lbs. Rent along bottom, and two rings of plates blown away, but tube and ends not much injured. The cause of explosion was extensive corrosion on the part resting on the mid-feather wall. _No. 46. Barnsley. (Fig. 30.) December 28th. 1 killed._ [Illustration: _Fig. 30._] Balloon, 11ft. 6in. diameter, and 11ft. 6in. high, plates 3/8 inch. Bottom domed up 3ft. 6in. over fire; ordinary pressure 8 lbs. Boiler had worked two days at 25 lbs. pressure, but safety valve loaded to 16 lbs. The cause of explosion was undue pressure for an old boiler of such weak shape. _No. 47. Leeds. (Fig. 31.) December 30th. 2 injured._ [Illustration: _Fig. 31._]