Litchfield enquirer., 1833-10-31
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 late 0f the city 0fltew York, having besn d,bsl csverrd and taken Out of the water of tIke
 Connecticut river, within inc town of Say
 brook, sn the nth day of Octobpf. l8Sst near ths place where the bnilers of the Steamboat
 Nel0 ERglaRd exPloded. on the 9th of the
 same moath-a Jury of Inquest was imnsedis
 ately impauneled, aecording t0 law whA pr0-
 ceeded at said SaybrOok. on the liih of Oct. 1888, tO inquire into the ma0ner and cause oil the death of said deceased. Tn the examina-
 fion Sf said matter, the Jury have taken the testimony 0f every person. within their iuris- diclion, whom they hate s7y rvasOB tO sup NDse can give evidence material to sAi6 inses. Iigation. This has all been taken mRem Oatt,
 except that of Edwin BelIand Giles Farnhain,
 both of Sheni were -Gfvmen, and sp tlangrr-
 Oasly wouDded by the explOyion. as e rendef1 t, in the opinion Of the Jury. alike difficplt and nnsiecessary tO administer an oailr to ei
 ther :..s them.
 The following was intended. and is believ- ed to be. correct report of the evidence ta- ken before the said inquest
 Henry Waterman, Jf.--Lives in Harffnrd.- Is Captain nf the steamboat New England.
 and was on board atfh time ef the explosion. For come little lime previous io sbe 5tli ofthe present month, a small part ofthe Engine did pUt work to dissatisfaction: on thM day. said
 Boat being ip New York, he ealsed on.s Mr.. Hall, bf that city. who has charge 0filae ah0p where the Engine was made. and requested that Mir. Mafshall, who worked in The same shop, and Mhn put up the said Eaginc, might go a trip Ur IW0 in the Boat, and see if he cesild remedy the deieet in sshe machinery. - III. Marshall accordingly cane on board ofl the boat for that purpose, and came up to Hastford-Mr. Petter retaining charge as en- giDerr. When the bDat returned on the fOl- lowing Monday. Nlf Potter ip cs,nsesluence of indspOsition. remained at his hume in Hartford. and Mr. Marshall then took charge of the enginp. The boat went to New York l ---Mr. Marshall retaining charge "fthe engine. l On the 8th of October, left New York it 4, ] F. M. Nothing particular occurred during the | eyening-wind fresh from the westward -apd considerable sea. About O'clock--,he sea I rising-went down and found l5 inches eieam. and dirrcted 10 have it reduced to 8QF gD inch- es. This was immediately done. Witness was in the engine room as often as once in 80 fs minutes until 10 o'rlpck then wenf lD his state room and renained until past I3 OsciOek, when the bOat was s Or miles eastward Ofl Falkner's Island that about l.2 past la O. clock hs was again h the engine room, when there was but or g i0ches Ofsteatn. Alter getting into the river, and coming near the ! wharf at Saybrook Point, some difficulty oc. cured in the machinery, and was obliged to | drop the anchor for l5-or % minutes. The i engineer said the diiifcullY was in the work. l ing of the rOds and valves that let the steam into the yIider steam constantly blowing ou, while the boat lay at anchor; saw one of the hrelaen pumping water into his boiier by hand and immediately sent others to assist him; went and examined the other .bciler ;l the fireman turned shs coclN and there was sulliciant water; tAs difficulty in thu 8ngine heieg corrsetrds itp boat came up the river; landelia number of passengers at SaybrOOk Point; then eame Dp tO Lyme. aboni miles further. He thinks that full valve of steam was not blown og at Lyme. hut moderate quantity he had no knowledge of the steam aiter leaving SaybrOok Point. The baat ar- fisetaat Essex about 8 o'clock iD the nOrn- ing l; was iq the stream, alinut eight rods from the wharf, -engina stopped-small boat with ] three hands in it. at inc wharf landing pas senger; witness standing 0n upper deck. a few fAet forward ofwhcel. house, and l8 or 20 feet F from the larboard boiler, looking over the side and watching the b0at that was then landing the passenger the boilers. one or both, instantly exploded, carrying away great part of the upper works of the bGat, Gc.-- He does not recollect that any steam was let of at Esssx and he thinks the engine had not been stopped more than minute; he had 10 Knowledge t,at there was more stean, on { flhan usuaL The passage through the Sound f was made in about hours; but this not in consequence of m unusual quantity Of steam, but in consequence Of fair tide a0d very 1 strong and fair wind. The witness saith that the reason of his ordering a moderate steam in the Sound, was on account Of the high sea. 1 Az tho time of the explosion. both engineers. thati1, MF. Marshall and Mr. Rahesis. were at their proper places in the engine roOnl--Mr. Marshall had not only worked upon and put up the engine. but was recommended ny ] Capt. Sanford. of the steamboat Superior, and an owner in the New England. and was man in whom tho witness hadsthe most en- tire confidence. He thinks there wese about | 70 passengers; his estimate. however, may | iuelude the gentlemen only. in which case A l Menid hs toe sasalh The wsy -blls is lostst has no reculieciion of seeing Mr. EstabrOokss | the deceaaed. 0n board the boat. hut has no douht that hs was there, and killed by the ex- | picsiOn. Being inquired nf as tO the dizer. ence hetwixt letting or blo,eiag of steam and skHtfiAg it ef-he says, that letting Or bl0w- ing 0G steam is done hy hOisiing the safety valve and permiltinE It t0 escape entirely. - Sh0tting it of. is dune ny st0pping or parlial- ly stopping its passage iAtS the cylinder, and consequently its Actiua upon the engine, an a' greater or less degree, while 1t is at the same an