Fall of the Pemberton Mill. From the Journal of the Franklin Institute

by James B. Francis

$90 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

Philadelphia: Franklin Institute, 1860. . First separate edition, 8vo, pp. 11, 3 ; 1 full-page illustration; original plain gray paper wrappers; very good. Built in 1853 in Lawrence, Mass., the mill collapsed quickly and without warning in January, 1860, killing 86 and injuring several hundred. Francis, a hydraulic engineer, here gives technical testimony alnong with a general account of events. Item #55191

• Binding: Wrappers

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