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and Of practical that the cause Of the
explosion was from excess Of steam, snd that the
MI. Waterman, must have called for at least $50
pounds Of steam to the square inch, with 2 slight
elevation Of the this because Of the s thu
boiler a. stated by Mr.. Browne
Cross examined by the Jury MIR Burr stated to me,
that they did not begin to start the work at less than
100 pounds to the square inch, and they used and
wanted l2opounds to dothe work. Mr. Burr was partner
In the estabshment and took much interest In the
engine and boilers Mr. Taylor himself there were
various conversations about economy Of fuel and Mr.
coal witness told MI Burr that be thought it do
cdedy dangerous to carry on steam to so high pres
sure IN that boiler Mr. Burr since the sspSs,9n &C.
In question; but am confident 1t did, for we were talk
ing Of the new boiler.
house No street, where Mr. Crissey was In the
habit of coming five six times day for glass Of
about once week on an average before breakfast for
glass Of brandy or beer on the morning OF Monday,
the 4th Of February he called at about half past
O'Clock, and asked for glass of brandy and water,
which small in quantity: he called In again near
o'clock and drank another glass of brandy and water
he drank at about half past We O'Clock the same morn
ing: have known Mr.. Crssey for than year,
toxication or any thing approaching to it.
James Frost examined am not only an engineer,
but constructed steam engine hity years ago ana
engsged in discovering the nature OF the cause OF the
explosion Ct boilers and have after numer-
ed by new and unknown element, generated bys
sudden chemical conversion Of portion Of steam into
a and really far more valuable element because 1t
IL a voluminous and energetic elastic fluid, which,
for distinction, have denoDinated "stame," which Is
so technically and economically distinct from steam as
to require equal volumes Of equal tension but
eighth the heat for forming Volume OF steam
For steam in all cases whether high or low Pressure
definite compound Of heat aud water, while 1t is
ceptbe Of easy proof that the addition Of fourth
the heat Gequisite for the formation Of volume Of
sttam to volume Of steam apart from water increases
the original volume Of steam tenfod In volume or force
Again is susceptible of proof that the increase
of volume will be instantaneous for 1t has been expert
mentally found that Q volume Of steam was continu.
ousy heated four hundred degrees In the seventh part
Of !, cond In short through stube heated to
ncipient redness Had the steam In Taylor's boiler
been over heated only two hundred degrees, would
have acquired the tension OF COO lbs per inch and
that would account for the lamentabe result but such
result could have only occurred when the water was
deficient in the boiler and the boiler overbested which
upon the heated water in the boiler sud
denly lets.Ded by opening the safety valve, for in,
the heated water In the boiler would instantly flash
into common or natural steam, and that portion OF
common steam would be as transform
ed to stsmen which boiler could retain. On
the contrary, were sufficient water In the boiler
Opening the safety valve woad only rapidly reduce
the tention Of steam in the boiler II is therefore,
necessary TO distinguish between these separate facts
they may constitute all the difference between life
and death That this newly discovered elastic fluid
stsne Ia immensely more profitable than steam, be-
csuse 1t can be as safely employed at such compsra-
several email engines and apparatus, constructed
expressly for testing Its peculiar and economical
qualities, whereby 1t was shown to numerous COM
pettnt engineers and scientific persons, that much
more than six times the motive force was obtained
from equal amount Of heat produced from the same
Daiey in the different states Of steam and Of stsme,
while that difference may be much increased at higher
iteam is both unscsntiac and pitiful compared with
what may be done by the judcious production and
application Of stspe for the production Of motive
the fuel that is now consumed In Q steamer to
Europe will as well suffice for voyage around
Cape Horn to California, for several voyages to Eu
rope at present speed than double speed with
les than half the fuel useessy and glorantly
jury to chow any depution thereof various scsn
ttc instr umeps constructed for demonstration OF the
facts stated and described in pamphlet which have
pub.btd for the purpose Of discriminating aRnowiedgs
Of these important matters and shall be most happy
to ,hoS them an engine and ,Ppsrstu. that has per
pamphlet and engine have both been familiar to Of
the jury Professor Repwck for many months the jury
can also satisfy themselves Of the general nature OF the
diacovery, from lis representations.
The Jury sed they had gate enough Of the nsstsr;
The Coroner raid he did think the evidence bore
much on the qusstion, but he would smbody 1t.
Alb. Tsylor examined.-I reside at Newark, n. J.;
there xix floors heavily tmbered with the grders
ispsssssys; the timbsrs each way rested on these
sirders the building Elk stories high and basement
front ~ seventy is.s on the Long sds o. the
tbrd story, twelve inches above this to the roof
ne ref Was n,ds Of IN the boiler and engine were both
crs,y as an engineer he WAS recommended to by his
sH. iosSs asn' si
s we s:s s% S 20 ten ss
week and city dollar. New Year. present per-
sIsns,r snpss q he r.asIsd o hay. seam sasuss
was more ISnetSs that particular than any man ever
knew VI. bad ehrss Of generally ceased
'aSS Ps sS;s 4:
n" is' s s: aSs
s s s sS s s.s
Tor ,psirs forty dollars making total Of
InS 1l s @ ss sisa M
capable BE- stated 70 me ha, u Would not Be safe
st,s ordered him % spsir the boiler, whics ". had
X: sS mt m
S,rsns after having seI srd and sn ssa
.psn i. ny fcs,%ss u. Fora cane into the Siesto me
sssI ssss 4 |: s,pa.s q S',s STI
ihs eossuon because hs I @ , pssy as
ard the boiler vas Of rueient esracy for tbs o.
r,malndsr o. n. aereasd ths steam % 100 l5
he Boiler Bss! o. is S
after which /, .on,.s.d .sss yoIi :, ha
srser su have 10 Of ste steam s1 % Tie s1u are
81. In,sTii, srsas, d. sss sfisia-
s sI r Ts is Ss, vss ssse,,d ,, I,aIns
the tettcn The boiler strong any other
IN ss & s,.ss ! s
-, .ss az &c. Ss srs'1 az s cen g f upon
increase q steam erdsred b. myself. alone am
responsible.
Jeserh b. Coffee examiredI reside at ss6 Washington
street n IL opinion the boiler in Hague
from an over pressure Of steam having hunered pounds
more wlen IRON its construction would be safe
With oyrniiy yovndsto the square inch there vas suei
eaused not ~ the explosive force Of snsd hut the
expansive force Of which at that
% IS, Ssh s s sT. rSas ~ y. sS.s
cad; there being tie Of IT, and bottom
lcfs % the boiler having tie support
arch the leg, the way BEING weakest
rsrt.
jeremiah e. Bunce exarined.-1 reside az N Columbia
srtet am Practical engineer and have tssr connected
v h the butiE twenty SIX ~ 10 opinion that
the ploon from the fact that
thsn the heller wss able 90 bear.
W. y. Miliaan cxsmined.-l reside at a22 Mashingtou n
street. practical boiler mahtr and have been
tunts about fifteen Of the arm Of hixan
and waler the the boiler In question tuilt ia
tuilt for A. ID. Taylor, for twelve inch diameter
cyiirder four and half fet strobe from sanction
ed - Mr. hons.mery and calculated 10 carry forty pounds
Of sesm to TIE square neh The construction Of this Kind
OF heller demands considerstle height, en- account Of
the tubes icing yertssi 20 obvists this surge,ted
tie q lead, which would have admted Of
well niumtrt 10 resist the spread Of the
subuittd a. TO MT. hentscmtry in letter, which
dsrccd be would produce hut he thought be had better
uld ksd control 81 the boiler. would
lpflt he ms