The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-10

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At IL O'Clock this morning, the Coroner, DR.. 0eer
proce eded with the adjourned inquest.
The names Of the jury were called over ana all were
Joseph Brown residing at sac Fith st. sxaminsd-Am
sequsntsd with MT Crssey. the engineer; he'd known
him going on four years; think be understood when
water never knew him to be careless until the morning
Of the explosion; that morning his neglect CONSISTED
in not attending to proper supply OF water IN the
U U the handle attached to the small cylinder or
gauge and letting It fall shews whether there IL water
suaes or not; this was probably four minutes be-
the accident occurred; could tell how much
in the boiler for the gauge did not show any
then tried the stesm by lifting the safety valve aud
that IL not Of the usual color Of steam that
from boilers; 1t was Of sky colored blue
he stated that he knew his business told him II
that the he going to Garry steam, should
soon be- going. Irsmarked to one Of the men when
tbs chop that II curious steam they had out
there that the gaskets around the hand holes
pg gaskets consist Of hemp twisted and mixed
with white lead TO make joint; I stood then by
my IRE In the shop, thinking what l should do,
having Q boy up stairs OF my own, and fearing
that there vas danger Of the boiler bursting; had
but minute two to think before the boiler did
hurst then halloced TO the apprentice boy working
with me- jump charles. for the boiler Is burst he
jumped with me, but timber caught him, and he
did not get lar 80 aid; he finally escaped however
with me- eighty injured; crssey perfectly sober
morning about the Waterman making a ere; wnst the
Misunderstanding between them was ! know not;
wes the bead blacksmith in the est sblislment
The witness was questioned by MIR. Crommelin. ono
OF the jury and further stated that he aid not know
how many pounds q pressure TO the inch
necessary TO do the ordinary work In that foundry.
The pes the lever, about i've inches from the
inside Of the hook had often heard u indian meal aud
such stun being employed TO stop small holes nooiiers;
every morning w.tsessed something wrong ab ut the
boiler but knev crss.y % be negligent before;
never raw sueh steam come from that boiler or any
saw but Que pun and judged from tsat, for ] imme-
diateiy let II down; Crissey sober, he tenn
peIste man; this boiler had the holes for cocks when
1t 10 MIR. Tsylcr's bat not the cocks plugged
ny the holes aud put In the new pss Tauge into the
boiler; consider this better than the cocks and 20
gauge with valve working inside IL rs bolted the
boiler there twenty feet Of the feed pipe 10 the
open air; ssy whether the feed pipe frozen
or not could not tell " there vas any eater az ell In
the boiler by the for the gauge aid not reach any
David Borlsnd, rssidinsst I2 William street, eI-
smnsd-I was waichn ian In the establishment of Mr..
Taylor have been ak years In It. working 1t nachue
ny the last two months employed Us Waterman;
on SUNDAY ana ell vas cOrrect,
At half past four o'clock Monday moraing the spgi
neer arrived; be haoosd TO me 10 put on the gas;
told him that the had been on ell night and day.
ssid This TO let HIN know that be had turned OF
when he went away; II bad not been all night bat
only ssid 60; be then went and looked ct the
clock went down to the engine room where he vas;
he went 10 his pump aud let on the water; stood ct
eide and lac at the other; and asked him ~ hi,
pump was frozen ard he said no and heard the water
rstt. through the pipe; left him and went mp stairs;
| presume be went TO work NJ his fire; sometime
after the elcck struck i've. he sung out 70 ms
sbsvipgs, as his IRE had gone cut; I stuck my
head Of the wndow and asked him how the devil
had gone out If he had started fetched him down
bis wood In the furnace. and the Gre out . to,k a
handful OF shavpgs out Of the basket and III them and
seeing that IL burned we'll enough. asked hin. ho~
came IL that your ere went out was your dam2er
clossd, vbst'n left him and went up stairs; knew
nothing Of what he had done tiIl O'Clock;
when the bell rang went up TO the csrpe oters shop
to get from his brother samuel, that wanted to
take home he told me II was down In the engine room
went down there ard found Mr.. Brown and MIR Cris-
ssy the engineer In font Of the boiler the engineer
eating his breakfast Il HE usual hour that
around somewhere did net knos where looked for
It. did not find It, aud started 70 go out; Mr.. Brosn,
the blacksmith took hold q shs safety valve pulley
carry 20 much steam - this en- going TO leave the
building thss said somsthps 70 crissey about the
xos Into ths house; eat desn :, the table, snd ny
mother was blowing me up for not going TO bed-ds-
heard TIL heard the Hall bell ring for IRE;
heard Kind Of noise before that Int thought 10
stage 10 was about halfpsst o'clock; looked
street. and going out. the Of the bulldog
James Montgomery, residiDg at No. Green sieh
years. aid make the boiler in question bat s The
inventor u the construction IL to have made
under my direction, but my direction YES not foOv-d
IL vss made 1t she Warren foundry by Walker aud
Mnliean; l eonsider that the arch IN the bottom
was not weaker than the crown Of the farssce pro-
vided IL bad been stayed with judgment; this BE-
Longs entirely to the boiler. makers; sxpostulat.d
with Mr.. MiIligan about the construction q this
boiler At the time it We. built, for not iO.io~ios
my directions; objected 20 various parts a tn.
boiler being terousy faulty the bridge the back
END 81 the crate vas too long which tended TO weaken
the boiler the sidss Of the boiler beng forced al
lev II being clipped inside to its place the tub chap.
vas properly laid OF seriously to der.ng- the
fus the tubes are badly put In many Of tube
holes were also too lsse protested against the boiler
on the ground of these objections and wished him 10
throw a~sy the tube sheets ana 80 forth. aud con-
struct ne~ ones this he refused TO do; then took
witness there and made the demand; Mr. Miissn
called on MIR. Taylor and succeeded after some tim.
Ia persusdins him that he could make good work OF
The boiler; TO this objected, both 20 Mr. Taylor and
MIR. Aillisan, telling them that II the tubes cracked
rom bad workusn,hip and forth, 4. you'd be ru.
persisted that the boiler was . good boiler and that
ny objection had no real foundation w-rds tants
mount called gain on Mr. Taylor and succeeded,
after some reasoning In inducing him not 20 lot the
boiler 80 into his establishment. Mir. Miligan then
zane to me to allow him 10 sell the boiler TO
'omstody else kno~ing Mr. Milixans cir-un.
stances not 10 be good at the time, 1 det.rmined
10 do all in my power to save him from the oonse-
lusncss Of his own carelsssnes therefore went to
lin yet again, and offered to give bir, my premium or
latsnt fee on condition that he would rebuild the ]
'olsr he or some one else having estimsted that 10
ouid be rebuilt for $500 my patent fee at that time
sould have been 500; Mr. Millissn smue-d sith /
raiious mail talk In order to gain time, as 1
ourd ntersards, TO sell the boiler ana ship |
away unknown to me- this he did, after making /
one alterstions On the boiler. to adapt IL /
o . low pressure beat at Savannah. All this /
done. and the boiler sent away without my know
EDGE or ccnsent On the contrary protested In the
hest explicit terms that the boiler should be over.
auled thoroughly and the objections removed before
should be allowed TO 60 into wee peEssn then I
bout sssociating himself with me Ia business insisted
nth othtrs that should take OF engineers
@ the place aud examine the better and n found de-
Client condemn IL publicly To this oouree objected.
ayrr that II would ruin Miliisan, bosr-n
b. other rjonsd that Mgan would sell IL aud Get II
@ work unknown to me; | replied that would
ratcb the Place aud zee that IL did not leave It,
An giy. es lived Miiligane place, cslled every
no days or TO make sure that the boiler bal not
zen removed morning after in tsrvsl Of t~o
hree Gays found the boiler removed frou the place
inquirtd from the men where II had been taken to-
hey replied that they did not know; then hunted up
Ar Milifrsu. hut mot md far tvo or hree