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The explosion of the steamboat H R. W. Hill was of a remarkable character. The pressure ef steam carried was 120 Ibs. The boiler head was forced out from the upper part and doubled over at the ...

The  American Antiquarian Society has received what it calls "an unprecedented gift" of more than 18,000 items of rare 18th- ...