Chapter 14: Fires and Chimneys. [pp.297-331]
- Reference:GB 254 MS 102/1/2/14
- Dates of Creation:1865-1866
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A lazy watchman - Buildings fire-proof - Effect of alum solution - Experiments - Theory put into practice - Paper on factory chimneys - The three at the Dens - Effect of a gale - Importance of draught - Houses for workpeople - Spontaneous combustion - Danger of greasy waste and dust - Experiments on oils - Fires in 1865 - Simultaneous fires in 1866 - Charles Mackie's training of nephew James - Tour in manufacturing districts - Trouble from masons - The limited principle - Domestic troubles.
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Description compiled by Mary Young, Jan 2007
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