New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-16
Doings of the Board of Steamboat Inspectors.
A Washington correspondent Of TIE Buffalo


Commercial gives particulars Of the doings of the
Beard Of Steamboat Inspectors which recently closed
its session at Washington. He writes:
The districts IN which each OF the Supervising Inspect.
orr are 10 perform their duties are divided as follows:
Frat Dknct embraces all the waters OF the Atlantic
cCast nom the northern extreme Of Maine 10 the south
point OF Connecticut Samuel Ha OF Boston, the
Inspector.
Second District embraces all the coast from the First
DstIic to the extreme OF Delaware Bay and tributaries
inoudiAs also the Hudson River Jar Troy. Charles
W. Copeland OF Ne~-York, Inspector.
TLnd Distric ein races the coas; from Delaware TO
Cope Sable in Florida. James Murray OF Baltimore,
Inspector
Fourth District embraces all the Gulf coast from Cape
Sable the Rio Grsnde in Texas, the Mississippi River
high up Baton Rouge, including also California and
Oregon p. II Sidpwiih, OF New Orleans Inspector.
Firth District embraces al the waters Oi the Missssip
ii and lie tributaries except the Ohio, from Baton
Rouge, 20 and including the Missouri river. DAVIS En-
bra, u - Louis, Inspector
sixth District embraces MI the waters Of the Ohio 10
Kentu,ky river John Shallcross Of Louisville, Ky,
L.. IectCr
above Kentucky river Benz Crawford, OF Pittsburgh
Inspector
Telfh District ernbrsees all the waters north and
west OF Like Erie including the Illinois and the Mssis
srti above The Missouri river. Alfred Guthrie, OF Chi
NirtI Dsric, embraces all the waters Of Lake Erie
Ontnrio Ct Lawrence TO Champaign VIM. A. Bifd, Of
Buff 10. Inspector.
Tie rules and regulations adopted by the Board 70 be
Observed by pilot Of steamers upon the lakes and At
ntic coast in passing in narrow or dangerous chan
nels ere az follows
All pilots Of s,s nsv eating gu lakes bays
rvers Except emptyng into the Gulf Of Mexico
telr when meeting pasng eech other sla
a. they sppsh each other observe the following regua
RUE TIE pilo: Of a descending vese If IN q nArrow
rseT cksrEe sail check h,r engine, only much
shall b necessary keep her sserage, and
ssLa even each shall pass the hi the lrb)srd
q tie other, bot ts mode d: passing shall Be dee md
ursae ty tie p0, Of either vessel the pilot Directing % II
shall ave TtsscnAbe BY sd-inct and strong stroke
tie tell pestpg the Necessary, a. short bat dt,
Intervals, while the other sail heard b.
sin lar sroke CT the bell they shall each pas the LETT
rstse Of the rh But Il passage By each other unsafe
TS-Uc1be bT OF the narrOwress VI tie channel
from oiEer css the po, OF tie vessel fst such chan
rel shG her bel rapidly and the other II not already
II the cha.Le shall give way and lei her pass bat bJ:h
n TIE cbeDue the ssCsucnS vessel snail way 70 the
ctsceI ding weasel and vessel sh be justified IN coming
INTO cslhC ih another Il It be possible % avoid t.
HJLE SlOa the pilot Of either vessel fail 20 make or 20
the gDa PIE -ribtd shOuld ngus Be answered
erroneouEy. both vessels shall be Immediately stopped
When vessel Is running foz, Il shall be the duty OF the
pilot bell 20 be struck TIE steam whistle % be
sou1cec every minutes this rule al BE observed By
al pilots IN al seGs cuffs. axes, BAYS and rivers
understand that the pilots rules tor boats nny-n5
the VttcI7 Cmplyng INTO the Gull Of Mexico are some
VIA, deEsnt owing TO the peculiarly Of these rivers