[Diagrams explaining the cause of a boiler explosion on the USS Bennington: three small tubes passing heat from a furnace to a boiler; a furnace cylinder, crimped from too much boiler pressure; and a wavy line, representing one side of a crimped furnace cylinder]

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Title: [Diagrams explaining the cause of a boiler explosion on the USS Bennington: three small tubes passing heat from a furnace to a boiler; a furnace cylinder, crimped from too much boiler pressure; and a wavy line, representing one side of a crimped furnace cylinder]
Date: 1905 July 26-28
Creator: Goodrich, Caspar F. (Caspar Frederick), 1847-1925.
Notes: [Caspar] F[rederick Goodrich] ALS to Little wife [Eleanor Milnor Goodrich], July 26-28, 1905. Flagship Chicago, At sea; San Diego, [Ca.], page 3. From a collection containing correspondence, documents, ephemera, and other items related to Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich, who served in the United States Navy from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. Many of the materials relate to his naval career, business and personal affairs, and his political interests after World War I.
Names and Subjects: Bennington (Gunboat No. 4); Boilers--1900-1910.; Furnaces--1900-1910.; Goodrich, Caspar F. (Caspar Frederick), 1847-1925--Correspondence.; Heating--Charts, diagrams, etc.; Heating pipes.; Manuscripts shelf.
Genre: Diagrams.; Letters (correspondence); Line drawings.; Pen and ink drawings.
Collection Title: Caspar F. Goodrich papers
Collection Creator: Goodrich, Caspar F. (Caspar Frederick), 1847-1925.
Project Name: Illustrated Manuscripts Project
ID: 8510
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2019-07-18 17:59:19

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