The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-06

Captain Farnham recalled-I practical engineer;
the engine boilers under nay Immediate super
Also have esamiaed the boilers ana .sclissry sinss
the explosion and particularly the exploded part the
Of the explosion in my opinion the detect o.
the iron OF the connection because the thickness q
the iron and the manner with which It braoed,
was sufficient in my opinion. to consain pressure
Of fifty pounds to the square inch AID there being
less amount Of steam than fifty pounds attribute
il 70 the defect Of the iron this connection Is
about twenty thirty feet from the safety valve The
cause most Of the Injury to the passengers In
sequence of the water running down from the connection
into the fires, and the furnace doors being the
steam passed through into the cabin they
they were dining We usually carry from thirty to
thirty pounds of steam and generally thirty The
CINE and boilers Of this boat underwent repairs this
spring. No repairs done to this exploded part
The machinery has been fn two ycare 1t Is
customary to open the doors Of the furnaces at the
time of landing. to stop the draught Of the
furnace and not generate steam while landing
The why this exploded part not repaired
because there indication of asy defect The
pairs done at the Morgan Iron Works, New York,
where they were built The deceased (Morrcll) was
about twenty six years old
INSPECTION OF MACHINERY. ETC, BY THE JURY
At the conclusion of the Captains examination, the
jury accompanied by him and the Coroner proceeded to
the vessel beay at the dock and made minute in
spection of every part.
description The connecting ue spoken Of is u,t inside
of the boiler doors part Of the boiler itsf and the
exploded easily just aft Of this portion Of the
boilers which The lower deck and the larboard
side Of the boat the stewards pantry connuncat
ing with the cabin by door the distance from the
boiler TO the latter being forty FEET 1t was not the
water direct from the boiler that caused the havoc but
the fiue containing the heat only being burst, the
surrounding water rushed in and ran down the return
hues into the furnace fire box Here of course being
suddenly generated into steam the rash from
the open furnace doors tremendous 1t laid waste
everything the passage before described clearing away
the pantry and carrying before 1t huge pieces Of COAL
wood and even large plate Of iron some into the cabin
and all considerable distance and filing the cabin with
a dense, powerful body Of steam All in its way, with
or two exceptions said to have perhed or been
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creatures may be imagined by the awful indications
remaining in the cabih by the windows marks
eor,s 70 obtaip esres for themselves or naress
for air. Where the steam inhaled, the internal
injuries are almost sure to prove fatal But the most
awful sight several pieces Of skn from the hands Of
the sufferers which the attendant picked up. afterwards,
and about the floor Of which had off SO
pv 10 present. The appearance, when dg Of ieathern
gicre tc the nails attached All through the passage,
and at the arboard side Of the cabin strewed the
remnants of the destroyed portions Of the pantry &C.
and large pieces of coal The smoke pipe had fallen
the hurricane deck and done considerable damage.
TESTIMONY CONTINUED.
On their return to the store house Joel Nicolet Ger
man, and a porter employed on board was sworn He
deposedI at the after gangway at the time of the
explosion The following persons were all or per
Dunn John Bower Peter Fauchs Robert Farrell, Jacob
kocher, Denis Seboy. They are now all dead. and
identify them all. was acquainted with them. They
each and all came TO their death by this explosion They
were scalded and suffocated John Bower German;
Jacob kocher. German; Denis sebey, colored; Peter
who Is hand or waiter, name unknown was German.
The Rev Josiah Leonard of Bristol. Ulster County,
the deceased among others. and he told him his
The said person all board the steamer Reindeer
at the time of tie explosion James Brown carried
to the Maiden House.
Dr. Rogers testified to the of death, and the
Jury then invited every who knew anything of the
matter to forward and testify The greater portion
CT the survivors however had flea from the awful
as above described and consequently no further evidence
could then be procured.
The jury. after very short deiiberation agreed the
following verdict 'That the above named persons
and scalding while the steamer Reindeer her pas
fagc from New York TO Albany And the said jury do
further find that Bristol in the town Of ssngerties
county Of Ulster The connexicn Of the return flues
attached to the after part of the boiler said steamer
aecdeniy burst and that such accident is not arbu
table to negligence caTeessness the part Of The
officers of the boat and that such soocatpg and scald
ing by which the deaths CT the aforesaid persons
produced was in consequence of such
aforesaid y
INQUEST on THE BODIES OF THOMAS j. BARNES, JOHN
g. BUhFELDT. MRS. DAVID n BOWERS, NORMAN N.
WILLIAMSON, AND j. ID HoLDEIDGE.
The death of these parties being announced the
jury was resworn and the evidence repeated form;
with the addition of that Of the Rev. Mr.. Wilamson,
who testetied he had the parties while living and
they had Informed him Of their names, &c and being
thus identified similar verdict rendered TO the
above
Atbs stspe of the proceedings our reporter went ex
prssly 10 Saugertes-lttle thantwe mics distant
for the purpose Of sending elegraphic despatch which
telday morning that IL had rot been got through w
here give the explanation afforded by the operator there
TELEGRAPH 0rrIcE,
SAUGERrIEs, September !, 1852 !
This is to certify that the reporters of the n HER.
AID and Daily and Sunday Times to this Office at
precisely IL O'Clock last Saturday. night with despstch
from their respective papers giving account of the
Reindeer .aster. At that time the line working
with Albany and Buffalo. continued work until
quarter past IL o'clock when used by best cell
the New York operator but he closed up and left it i'm
possible for me to got said dispatches through.
i Thor hat fha aho
word to this Office by socock in the evening by promi
nen citizen Of nhs village, that they he reporcrs)
me to keep open I received the information and re.
NAMED at my post until they arrived as above stated
tsigped) CHARLES STRANAHAN Operator
D b. sTRANAuAN.
MORE DEATHS.
On arriving at the Maiden House, yesterday morning
he found The fatal list swelled TO the number Of twenty
ore and during the day fie expired pakpg up to
Fix O'Clock at night, twenty-six deaths, and leaving
twenty Others badly scalded some in hopeless con-
dton
INQUEST ON TIE BODIES OF JAMES BROWN (GREAsER
On BOARD, HUGH RILEIGH (RICHMoND, vA.}, A.
BAoHE cox (ENGINEER), GARwoOD BENwAy
(sTEwARD), JOHN sEBOY (wAITEB), AND MISSES
sAMUELLA AND MARC ARETTA ANDREWS (sTEP-
DAUGHTERS OF Mr. RILEIGH)
The following jury were empaneled yesterday morning
at Messr kilogh 4 Crs warehouse, on view Of these
Il W Woodward Foreman, zacharish Brinck,
Jacob IL ElmeDdorf. Abraham Hummeu,
Oliver p IIupgerford, George Burhaps
Chauncey Berry, Judson c. Ferro
Abraham Craft
The evidence precisely the same in the former
cases and so was the verdict repetition therefore
necessary.
INQUEST on BOARD THE BOAT on THE BODIES OF MRS
s.E LOCKWOOD. ALBANY; A. W. wHIPPLE, OF
LOWELL, MASS; DEGNIs sEBoY, AND REV. GEO r.
WILLIAMSON.
In the afternoon fourth inquest held on board
the Reindeer The Rev. Mr. Williamson having just
died The Coroner having taken steps to the pre-
tence OF competent engineer TO testify the matter
The following the jury
solomon A Smith, foreman Henry oMeyer
ID A. Woolf John Hanmore.
Robert Cutter, H. Ransom.
Aioxr G-smsn Cbauncey Berry,
Theodore Isbam John Knox.
Christopher TeTpn II Emendorf
Tho first witness was the captain Charles W. Farnham
Ills former examination read over to him and he de
posed the contents quite true He was then more
particularly questioned The boilers were put into the
Reindeer In Juue. 1850. under his own snperysion
There was register Of passengers kept 1t was no.
usual TO do SO with any other boat as they found II