New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-07
THE INQUEST CONTINUED.

This morning at 10 O'Clock. the eXami
nation Of the wne,se. In relation to the explosion on
| board the Reindeer was resumed board the boat
h. S. Van Orden, Esq, Attorney for the Coroner. The
| first witness called
Rer Henry Connolly. Res ded at Nswburg; had
a from the Reindeer few minutes before the
explosion board Kingston Point st about II
O'Clock halt people ash
Al Biisto evidence OF sing st all; the circum
stances would prove the contrary out
OF .hs Reindeer aud pump the the dock side
ward part OF boat saved smoke pipe fall
noise of exrc OF whisting OF
aud ahty blowing nd there this
main Geek which up from below; do not emember
seeing the pass heard remarks as 20 speed u
boat: aid notice her speed reading;
sTy haste could tell the number OF revolutions
she "a making impression there ra;ng and
no cause for extraordinary speed that his impress
sion Of those be conversed with Mr Bowers Of
Ala was the first he saw after the explosion; his wife
desd; saw during tie evening at Macen House. Mr SMELL
| Iro,ba,,' .i,"s dssdi Nj s,noel Bnw9 of N was
dead lr H. Rieish. Il Richmond. Va aud his step
dau ghters: the two Misses Ssmus and Marglreta Az
crews and their friend Mr. Barnes saw Miss lockwood
ard Mrs Lockwood her mother, (siucs dead slr Quey
Of Sew-Yoik Miss Quigey, his daughter; Hugh Lowne
James Brown, Gr.aser, dead Mg q Ruqisldt dead
her, OF e 5 Survey dead > GaTwOon Benway steward
snce dead > Capt Hoyt wife, I'D and servant, Mss Is
telle Loup dead y Rev Mr.. Williamson and son, Doth
dead Mr. Williamson hi. wife All these persons
or beard and injured. witLeS identified them.
Inch Toies tone OF the injured persons) sworn-Wass
FIREMAN board the time Of the explosion ors
boiler; the not tined the cocks, snd there
were Of In fore boiler the doors Of furnace
epen, and had 80 pounds steam; witness was
+ IocSr~ocd (r ured) examined-Wa, passenger on
board the aud down dinner the time Of the
explosion did any sign OF not ON the
upper deck and could Judge whether there
| haste; much injured himself by the explosion.
Mr. c. X MeGregor ii. c Flick, Martha QIigley,
Mr. La-her, Mr. Van Curen, passengers on board the
Reindeer, followed with their evidence, but nothing
new was elected This closed the forenoon session.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
At l04 p. NJ. the examination was re-
sumed.
John Hotrle engineer recalled and xamined His
Summation taken Saturday read over to him aud he
deposed that the forward and not
the after connexon therein stated tie had the
all that day except that lie went his meals the sec
ond engineer then attended TO it bis Abraham
Bache had been dinner and came just before
the explosions examined the then and had done at
Red Hook had three cocks In the after boiler did not
the forward quite sure Of that had tried 1t
mse ana tined teaIn gauge struck on It with hammer to
zee whether was suck down or played rec ~ ~ seneray
necessary make psy attended the after boiler
the time Of Tie eXplo'ion they have bell Ia the engine
for opening DOORS shutting on blowers Nc he struck
h nSe the s q hy q% d sh e s 9 a' o5
uied IN tho engine roo did perhaps once IN Wills
On 'ns s1ar "a to e the ospe, sbve Sere nor
out Of place; but he did not think hs die; went down
IN the fTeIoon several timsr 70 see everything wa,
ngu there; 1 make practice Of doing 50; had
whole control over eDgileso boat' while she was
ruInrz; the second engineer wa on duty, TOO ana
engine he try the water on the forward
en- IKE cld know who the engineer that
observed saSDs about On the prononaae deck lie
old leave bis the main deck usually walked
W and down from engine to boilers and never len unless
els. the steam could not raise or all more
than inch at time the second gneer there when
To me T1renan-Hsd been Chief Ensnesr on board dur.
ing this year they had been making about ~ revolutions
ali Gay. sde between 8ri'tO and P0ughkeep
sic did how far thew had carried the eob tide
with Them Il was food here, (ai BIistolD could lot
hat could produced it but flaw the iron high
pressure might have produced it the last
place he eXpects II 10 give wag nsuciecy OF water
| he thought would have pfodgced
To another Jpror-An insuiIsisncy Of water woald not
| g.f.r a. s.far
woud be where there the ues where there
Is any OF the cocks there sufficient, aud It
could be from that had been second engineer 10
the beat years and engineer for twelve years
It all customary to let OF steam at landing I'M
they have too much which they could Tell by the steam
gauge twenty revolutions would ehe tneeen miles an
hour; thought the beat cspabsof making tweat or
twenty two ell The sessop without rsf mad never mad any
INSTRUCTIONS about maslng Aoay 10 ceita Tune eIcsps
lie OF the Captain; there cocks belJv the
ues' sny one would bns the water over the upper me
they "C!dhaEe otsn srea desI queer :" "a an eP, e
Dies nCt hurried with the landings bur usual me'
had known such explosion; with such defect Ia
The oi bcsI might fr iO Yeas OF outs' s he uc'
dom, proof cefeet ola Lot tAlst lrAa MES
ton suspended Ca being recalled he continued That II
| there vas defect Ia the iron, boat "9lld De
| A. likely eNplDce under weigh as 50 laldinz
thought II nsle 20 o!Heienoe sun ho ooIl "yt.u ~
unlrs boiler deficient Or ilsu eject Waef was IA ~ WEN
a. er auo they DO not generate steam but thr" open
tie fun sces-so osles 20 TIE 'au' mag OHp
a. IL the hso Of eotnns lnt2 Tue en9ue-iGomi ga n
particularly remember seeirg him on sstgrdsy no (wlt
generally ~entoy his adTies a. he had been p,.. 5
| On q al day cuIlfg the present season
JrrOr--lLe boat tie iandlr5 Wn-n ne exam
a, sd the aauges; lad then 81 pOuuc OF steam
pcuuc IN two three minutes would be generating IL very
quickly If furnaces are open and blowers are no' lt7d u
be generated more quickly than th. OLD not kao"
~hep they last blew "a did not know -heher they
had since they LEFT Newl lt Vas iunatea snd they
generally let the steam dawn before m aAlng lsndog
| Reo1ied-Shoud think fthere defect b0a car
ryug too much would b. likely 10 explode when
way than hsrdcck bumishI do 81 she continued
- ISnarS C. Roqcr, called and exanined-Was ,
pLysoan. have cesd ard the seaided who came
s.htr- from this explosion Alr SMELL Mr. More BAKER
| Ms williamson, Aiiss Lockwood Dir LoeEwo1d Nh.
| Ho,t ard his wife were surviving be had not seen
| MeGregor Flick he then went trough the hst
| wee al injured BY the explosion; Dir Baker was
| ,,Iy POORLY these pers"ns al came 20 th'r DEANS
| IN cousequ,ncs Of scsdtpg and sufoeaoni the sur
viyors SEA ded 10 tiis eNQlosoa; saw Them all
sad Knew tbs not usirg blowers a. the dock
they might have been there two " hfee minutes inc eA
plosop wss IN the iorv ard .co3nexiou OF mo oiHAu
boiler they generally threw open the furnace doos oeoEe
then csine 10 the lanoios or the enEire stopped;
NJ NhYs Norton, sworn-Besded al bristol and vas
hotel eper kept The Exchange House there Is steam
toa landing there lev yaIes lP'ss nse ,bs ReioSser
YVES the habit OF gettinf up thefs oe.~Te - 40 S
o'clock should think she had danns ae 'sAh 90 S,
hefe ~ ocoek most Of the boats seneIaLy ze aP a'Ou'
M IT, Tir,,o,,ou sworn-Keeps the Maiden House
,,,snSed The landing Of this was there AZ the
ius Of the explosion this about quarter VIC
time varied fom malt past CLOCK ass 49, 49, tb,ss
20 there about ali past J.. abe bad oseh A. . ~
or four minute. at the time Of the explosion Ine
three four minutes As u IT, - a.
l.,S r him 10 say what done BY the ohcsfs OF INC
hoaf Al the time be then getting tia Injured P'
ashore. a., e,.,,.r m hoard and
xas on tcatd At the time q the explosion vas on y,
zen deck Immediately the boilefi rIsnes 100 a..
boil,r lid mot been below after the explosion oIa no
whether font furnace was open % no 70 IN.
~ 80 -, th.n ,uppied passed IL TO both furnaces
OF the boiler, did the ste am eone ~ "a
ter in the front boiler there a. "s'' - w.
steam and water Ia the am coo. , 80. ,ar.Iiaa and
MGP n, the Captain OF me oos' 90 ~. ,oe't -.