New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-11
The Uaeue-srcet Cara.trophe.

TIE Coroner. Doe Ger ard a. re member. u he
Jun sIcs7i Two were present TIE snsi witness .~o'u
J-r-pl R-o,-. restrg :, - F.Nh-,t-Am acquainted
I'D NJ trs'el re el-i--tlt Ial A-oN- ~ s.->
to4r years AJAX - l-cer-iooi "--- -arlr =
-esl of steam I'D fl supply Of ws-eT' leF- fleN n.I
Pc e careless an ,h- rorulg Of ~ eKPosi3u On "a
morning. hs neglect eors sed = 'ot au-nGias % Psoi-
supply ~ wsrer b. ne Dbl @r Suew ,hi. by ying nay.
.et PROBABLY four minutes before ne accident occurred
Goa = rot TEL ho'T g--ch wl-r va- IN ne hoer' o me
gauge ID not show auv Ken i->i lie stsA1 5y lrus
De .s-y All saV la . va not u -e l,uA coV
q steam LAT eour- -c ooi ef' . - a % So co.ofsd
1rv !" Re siaiec Knew oxl hls.lrss, tod til
tla- Wa hs way going tc s'csI' sholc
81 gong remarked 10 VI ,a= men when @ot io
flr sr10 -a- Curious steam ines Is1 rf lere saw
tst 1. es,se-s s--nt te hand bo - were sloAns ca
sets Of hemp twiset ur az. mixed with white
cad % maze Joint stood hen by ere 10 ne sa3p
lirsslg yha s1or.a Do, having boy lp stars % ny
Ing had minute o .iink before he boiler
do burs-. heu IA oosi 10 ne apprentice BOY working
Jumped with re- boz one 1noer cal-ht Tim and be di
Sei - Tar a. 90 he tray escaped. however, VIII
tine. tlorsl he va somewhat agiSteSl N the morun-
shout the ssieamsa usSng ire whai The u'.'gndr'
b.arksu.ith IN 10 stab snmelL
rlzs, Aicn'r5~e-y residing a. " Grcenw.chs; ex-
AmnedAm prScucsl engineer ior niue wears did no.
make ne boiler 10 quesuon a- an ne in eof o. ne co
sr!col j, 20 have mace under uy direction.
Warren foundry by walker and Nligsn | consider thai
The arch bottom not weaker han TIE crown 90
Lie furnace provided % bal 5eca saved VIII Judgment,
this belongs entirely % TIE boiler rlsEers exposiiled
VIA Mr Migan about the construction OF tas boiler -
DEE tine was bui. Tor not following ny directions, !
OF ected 10 various paris % he boiler ~ being seriously
faulty. ,te bridge back end Of he gratis goo
olg winch tended 20 weaken the boiler Tie sides Of ue
boiler beng forced oc. 20 allow being sippe inside
-He "a iurrrrerlC laid rF
clsy crraIge the dues the uoes very badly pu'
"a u.nv OF he lube hoes we're also too large protested
lfs, te boiler ihe ground o. these Oh ecuons So
wished him 90 throw ne tube sheets and o. ufh ano
construct new ones. his Il refused 20 co' then iooS
H H|m~. Ina. L. n.a. afsHn
III Nr rayO ard succeeded ares some ur" i1 per-
sgadng him ihs' ae could make good wofS OF NE n"ef
,h. Oh eced hoih 'o M favor and Mr. MI saa ir-
ina hem Inst 70 te ln1es e'scSed f0m oai "ofAH4nsA g.
would hs ruinous to tue reputation o. my Invention
Mr 81 persisted tlli h- boiler vssa good boiler. and thai
objection LAD no req. foundation or wofds laaianpt
called agsn on Nj Taylor and succeeded. alter come
e. atl-Autfi Hf NIKsn iheu tilr io nc !" .oN u..
% sci he boiler 90 somebody Sc knowing ar Milga
Circumstances not 20 be- gooa a. tne time determined w
his carssssne-s therefore went 70 aim Yet ssain
ard offered 10 give HIM my premium " rsensee, on con-
duon hai be would rebuild The boiler De " come one IS
having esna thai could te rebuilt for $50 my pa'
Fee a That nme would have been 500 Mr. Mu4gan
amused me with various small lax order % gain ue a.
found afefvsrd 10 sell tho boiler and ship % ur
known to ME MS did after making alterations ou
an, boiler 10 adsrt toa low pressure boaf savannah
All h. was done snd me boiler away. without ms
suo. rde e or consent On Ire coura protested n OBJ"
rlo-i explicit terms hs tie boiler should 90 oyerlanl
f1.ul1 So and objections removed, before o. should
be- al owed f0 20 r pcr-1l iheu about assocls
himself WITH ne in business. INSISTED, viii o.itrs iia B
anne le 1oor All f f1rlf deficient condemn % publicly
IL ODD. course 3i ed tsy i'm. 'nai j. would r-.n Misa
eel and sei % o wnfh t shu"u I" me 'FD," l't
would watch The ACE sul mat od not cave 3D. uc
corir,ly. ri. Aved near Mligan' p.ee called ever
tyo DAYS or 80 90 make ere hat ihe poicf nad To-"
been removed one mouns ahef m interval 90 tNo pr
three days found he boz er removed from iie pace
-lirra from 'h" men WERE i AZ pcfn anrl -" ~ ~
refis-i bal hey dId E0t a1f, hen n1utd mp MI Mii
gan. dd rot fnd hn or teo cr three day.' when
SAYS hm. a-sed Lin VIA uad peeome 2. .ic u'..e pr
replied hot le bad pu 90 storage not having room g."
Do beng 10 nay his. however, DID DOT pee ~ niF'h,
previously seen him make alterations in ue Vo-ief ana
.rar fta lie negotiating OBJ sell % io some p'fsur,
cull l end who, atrs*ari earned maj % Al
.t,r Shipped Oh savannah having beon sold 10 ne Gee
r'eauboai Company not being more than uNi 1afsr
- S,,,e n "a. semi 6.ck To- Se,v.Yofs ID be sod
ca.sug great dissausfscion in ih- ume, io the
,..-f ri cap.elrv fo in the work I believe Mr WI
lam Campbell nerchsni of Vests applied to, in
cell % on commission be-, knowing that there had been
ds-gv sholr h.s boiler came 10 me 10 get permission
% sell the san whatever parues wished 10 purchase T.
20 iLls OF ec,ed R toto saying should never pcini
10 "a be GOD unless overhauled In the manner bad
PREVIOUSLY described 10 M M.ligan be- used s0nls
argument. 10 induce 90 allow him 20 sell me boil
e. he assured % was not - 0sd IS 1loGsLt ,
Peas. Murphy IA part payment FOR new boiler, 10 he
for ihs engine Tor which The rejected boiler hsd
a.AeI ne 10 allow him 10 sol Il a. had told him ~oad
not u the objections were removed by oyernsu4ing NE
boiler considerable uue elapsed, during which he boiler
Was eii standing Of dJofs DO ~, consider would
have Akeu any serious injury Il being wei painted ukes
M
ground Mr. Taylor cane 20 me and stated ihA1 he woud
AMI loos a. ll boiler and VIA, could be done win j.
M Murphy bad gwen glowing account OF 10" admir-
aby 10 pcr1Tmed making good dea! % Steam, snd e.
rh he stated nat Mr. Murphy offered 70 SCI % 20 him
Sod lad made alterations IN calenlatef to sfrnshe le
boiler, stating 81 the same Tune hs confidence Va MURPHY
statement practical boiler maker ms CONFIDENCE was
not misplaced. Tor Mr. Murphy known 10 DO oue Of %,
best boiler iu he city felt soinewnsi n.tt.i
ne time hal be- should place more confidence IN Nj lnf
pby,sAemeut thau mine bave been III for time beek
with gbt Inflammation aud was unable ~ inspect "a person
ali
he wofknen commenced a. 10 tney we're nseIns aho
cauking a. Sir Taylor called my Lodgings when ley
cE Gier this time and told be hsd decided on plf'
chasing The boiler, Told am IN reply Ihai wona ehsI
premium FOR the use Of me same adde4 had Afeeey
great dea OF trouble win H. and would have no more ?"
do with iti | have nothing material 20 say agahst ee
siTeRgih o. The boiler having condemned Il more Ion E
believe i 10 strong other boilers OF ne same pow
err tlls, however. do not know positively, as hs1 70
opportunity Of Inspecting he Interior 70 Ino~ whe.'ss
~, a. urorefv shaved under he impression ma
all The requisite had been put in A. NJ Mlsan
good boier-nsker, ard can maze good W0fS "Lca -'
kes did not inspect MS boiler N gihaIy iOi &c
as stated shove that % removed Unknown % ne IRON
The city tid not Inspect Ae boiler =, .se ue y "a -
and erected me second uunr because !" A. eoueu - d"
bed from illness ssd had oesu for sons nine previous. ~
since The boiler ~ss built HIS principal 90 eeuon y as 20
~ much AT q strength a. Thai ne naes ef
deransed and hat hey wogd Sax Al me ends snd % &c
sfroy The 3r1fi and hr reputation OF NJ pa'eAlee Dse
here error IN the drlns u ne hoie. invi
made 100 afge the mbe' esise ~ one n.Anee WI.
10 o. a. inch together when hey ought " haVe Dcro Ia
AZ inch Mr Murphy praised Inc boiler very tnuch
Wtginr A LigslaA reading a. Albany was neat exam
ar practical engineer and have been of q year
~ more coun-ced with the business OF experimenting an
rururE steamboats,. have examined NJ boiler ~ qlcs
ol my opinion The cause OF 10 explosion ~ nat ~
boz er show 81 from hayirg The hfecng seven inches
rom centre 20 centre and about No strapped Dfaf
3ois consider i0 have been dsngerou. ogef Ahq
rave Fuovr he came kiut Of boiler to - olA ~ "
Nor thirs i1 i.l1 1871. az he Novelty N"fAsf ~
rbes Of thai boiler .ced upon me zane Principe
rbes bu, beng re Or ~ inches disDrt-f ~ 40
Dol e. was ru board he steamer Novelty, ana olno
Be ro,a Allure from expansion VI The front loes ilrh
~ lie furnace suan1ou-i snd lfO~n On ar "a
40 pair " Grinder boilers placed theif -ea4 siirf
.r. these takeu ouf ard he sasre prncipir iof
- viii sua er tubes ho-e from ume 70 ine, gave o.
.ns irh greatest effort Sept me Eesse 10 opefa1n -
al ensh r= up and A. UNDERWOOD ruined ne cVnc-rn
rhe L s5s1cOnet have been .~ay sos
Of hsf and boiler ard have never Lo1glt 70 sae hvi ~
fsc rtsr frorf flDes ler my lave -
te,tec / was ssxed nv opinion regards NJ MonLsOh
e-v's boiler e. N-x-Or.esns SAD o Wa 81 UNSAFE -e
exsrf1slor believe here plenty % Wslef 10 uis
Har-est boiler believe hat ne selns oi ne piae m
b front IL he uts-sdss red Dot from ine nrnsiy OF
n-.r uuon he front fu5es All that when lie engine ~
started fritsuon 10 ne ~aier VS.
through .nose ubes and -slsed he e1pOs0n an sa-
sd ron experience tha MS c0nvusou axes sc y a.
knds Of boilers ben engines are started and "a W
% SRA portion * Vafef - % - actrd IPD1 80 -
resf Al trfrUslrv hal q must lncFany cave 9lr
h. ~ster from he front tgbes. sso CONSIDER az noLeis
"a ed TOD bolis; DID p0f nes1 - give ss-fo1y De- u
MoufEun,erv made threats 10 deter ne rom o ions ~
AL. uiace and thai ~ - occupied hcey q.
's- 10 ave evidence ! cave bulk AID per1Die1dSd
-rear number Of steam AID never Lao any 1ccs@t
fsrren fc nv boilers he Only saefy - ne E1aSe clcE
H ~ optr0n lie axe Ct iae safety wave lac nosIz Y
DO Rih ~ % The e1posoc, - 20 F.se cD1e az
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