BOILER EXPLOSION AT THE WHITE SWAN HOTEL, HALIFAX
... On Monday, about noon, the inmates of the White Swan Hotel, and the tradespeople the immediate neighbourhood, were much alarmed by a terrific report, which arose from the explosion of a boiler in the cellar of the hoteL In the kitchen, on the basement storey, there were two boilers for supplying hot water to the baths and various parts of the house. One of the two was set only last week, and ...