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September 16, 1844
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
The September issue of the Journal of the Franklin Institute features a committee report on the Princeton gun explosion, concluding that the iron was of poor quality and welding imperfect, leading to the failure.
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THE EXPLOSION OF THE PRINCETON GUN.—The September number of the Journal of the Franklin Institute, contains much interesting matter. An article that will attract much attention, is a report on the Explosion of the Princeton Gun, made by the Committee on Science and the Arts, constituted by the Institute.
It is a very able paper, and the Committee arrive at the following conclusion:
1. The iron of which the gun was principally made was capable of being rendered of a good quality by sufficient working.
2. In the state in which the iron was put into the gun, it was not in a sufficiently good condition for the purpose to which it was applied.
3. As the metal existed in the gun, it was decidedly bad.
4. As to the manufacture of the gun the welding was imperfect.
It is a very able paper, and the Committee arrive at the following conclusion:
1. The iron of which the gun was principally made was capable of being rendered of a good quality by sufficient working.
2. In the state in which the iron was put into the gun, it was not in a sufficiently good condition for the purpose to which it was applied.
3. As the metal existed in the gun, it was decidedly bad.
4. As to the manufacture of the gun the welding was imperfect.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Disaster
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Princeton Gun
Explosion
Franklin Institute
Iron Quality
Welding Defect
Committee Report
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Story Details
Committee report analyzes the Princeton gun explosion, finding the iron capable of good quality but poorly worked, resulting in bad metal condition, and imperfect welding in manufacture.