New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-17
BROOKLYN ITEMS.


ALIrARY.-Tbe Sarsield Guards, under Capt
Thomas Griffin held Parade Wednesday evening by
moonlight and turned out in good suesgth. Alsr drill
,hey marched through the principal under command
Of their Cspn. with SIC and drum, ard escorted by
large corcourse OF private citizens and gensilsl al
isched TO oher military companies Their que Uniforms
a1d gerefs equipments we're much admired Cspisia
Grisn Il popular Connapdsnt ard drills with a true
knowledge Of military tactics. The company numbers
some hny muslets
lNvEsTIGATION INTO The SrEAMBOuER Ac.
ciDESr At rHE CRY Mills o. TUESDAY, EyssISG.-An
rque.t VISA held In The Ciy Hall Thuisd " osore Cor
oner Bal and Jury Of ciukens investigate the cir
oumslsnces which ed 70 The death Of Edward Kernsn
woo hA9 oeen employed IN mat esshhshment II bad been
rumOed hat the former nsiHeer e the mill
o. The uIsae condition OF the engine and boilers and that
on lac evening o. The accident lhe deceased had made
toms Oh ecuous 20 return TO WORK o. OF these
ruuors &c Coroner considered Il bis duty 10 have fl
ana perfect exsminsllOn nto the matter.
LdWreEce Tory was he frat witness caleb His evil
denee 10 he eject that he employed In The essb
nstm miller he time Of The accident between
ard 10 o'clock 10 the evening" was In apart
ct TO he engine room ard bad conversation 9Th Do
ceaIed about The smo ohr with which to- mill worked
IN thOrt time sNsr, b. heard the mill shut down, and
pied TO o1i he rOom bot could not account Of
The TUsh Of seam through tbe door hs then plt bag
around his head and msde bis way ou when h- ans ts
csih-keepeF went down 10 thu engine where they
curd deceased yiog biz 'sce and hsndS be then
alive hot speechess and died IN 20 mlu'ss sner The
Fulton House here BE- taken No similar sccldant
occurred while witness worked there bu The crack OF the
ngine broken occasion TIE engine is kept
gons rt b and csythe engineers taking urns; tho boi
were leaned shout veekS siuce.
Nm " in2rctcs deposcd ihst Ia wssst the psce Ofths
scccent IA few mt uses sneT is occuued sad saw tue
deceased carried Cui looAed 81 the b.er and Nlud the
efhand door where Tie cos IL pat iol op'u, sud q1aa'
tits Of SIRE der foot ard he kne Sny
smi ar accident a. The mils Before
Thomas DUfy. an engineer la the Ciy Mis-, eXpNnod
hag be always regulated she amount " steam boiler
would bear by inGurng how long was In use sud that
be coItcefed his boiler IL question csaable ofcsfg0g
ho feam put on L. Iuefe were uf pe's)ls employer
Rhoul ihese boers w for CAV duy aad Two Tor night
Wilnsls hss al llncs tbs giue without he ala %
fireman thipis Il ssfe TO do Was present
the accident, but AinkS Attributable 10 The 1h0ueis
" tie iron 10 tte crOsihoiler Th b Nere must have
been scales r. the boiler the water used there would
produce hem. These boilers would require 10 be cleaned
our orce 'orris they were cleaned out ssI week II
Wines bad been aware az The hin spoil 10 Inc Ooe no
would have considered Il dangerous 10 dive ue engine
IRE defect could without examination hui IL
mi hl have been detected without eXaWiung II inside IL
isArsys The ergiueers du;y 10 examine The boilers X;
W lhouI any directions from tia employer Thinks th,
Herman peert 10 lun The engine There ara two
81 pires OF 81 horse power each Ths boilers NJ usd
TO csg steam to the amour, OF l1o ia to The square inch
bu mo Of The gear having Iuled they not
Cdria Hone hs owner ofhe mi stated that he hal
puchsaed them w wears and had the boilers thorough
" ovsrhRulea AID cross boiler put in that kieT
f,-sn lie h,d heen IN the habit OF runuiag
the engine sloue but had exclusive charge off, and
be Rlvays remarkable for keeping up good supply
OF water and being generally regular ,
John $. EdEa'ds examined the ooler Jesterdsy snd
found ssmG hole 10 H. caussd by tho scales on the nsie
excluding the water from The IRON and Ise hre burning t.
Dol IN question about Two yea since OF me bss
ir0b ard ~ The bea manner examined wednesday Anc
found the iron very thin oil wasted and gone where vas
broke; have been caused be- supposed, by Tue s7d
uent; sometimes resting brick wall would do so; ~
lying su as and nj h denpness strikes uoOn IL me
boiler looked "a N IL had been wei taken care OF
Charles J. ShtpAerd sGon.-WSh acquainted wi ma
chinefy, engines, &C; had examined The boiler
found ha The in which the rent was restei on bnck
wall vhch might account Tor the men not discoyennsi ia
thnueu when they souboe the boiler was prooabe me
deceased was shading feeding his hfes and Tho ruhn OF
scam, bot ~ alter, etc. had caused bis death
Nm Cam coro the lait witness ard had exam.
OF the boiler, which no found In prcty COCO
cOcdtton NJ
evcerce WA merely cOrO5oranFe CT the oher Two IA"
closed he inquiry and shortly aferward tbs jury rs
mrped The blowing verdict Ths Tho decsa,ed, Ed
vad Kiernan came 10 his death Ia eonseq lence o. az 1a
plo zion Of The crots-boier 10 the CITY MILLS bfookyn
II Il n consequence Of TIE part OF this boiler 10 wnco ns
rent occurred resng sold foundation, would oe
difficult TO discover by the usus test any unsOuudns or
weakness In this place The evidence shows mat WHO ns
exception the boilers were In good aud safe condlunn
ina 10 f.ult can DO attached 20 Nj hoWe or aoy o!hs
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