The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-04
REHABILITATION OF DEATHS.
THE CORONER's INQUEST.
sEv EsTu DAY.

The Coroners Inquest met a. about three o'clock yes
trdsy a the railroad depot at Yonkers and proceeded
with the examination If witnesses in the Of the
deaths resulting from The disaster board the ILL fated
steamboat Henry Clay on the 2sth ult
William Rsdford. being sod:-I ono Of the
owners OF the stesmer Heory Clay was not board Of
her on the 2Sth july she steamer navigating the
Hudson river and carrying passengers the other
were. MIR Thomas Collyer Of New York city-he own
cd Ave eigkths; Jno Tsman Captain and owned
one eighth; owned the remaining eighths young
man named Jessup was clerk think he resides at
Newburg; the name of the bar keeper do not know;
there was bar-keeper on hiard, the nane of the
engineer vas John GermaDe. he lived in New York
city; The name of The first pilot Edward hubbard,
Of Cornwall do not know that tusrc any second
pilot; James Elmendorff acted second plot: there
four frcmen board, think there were Ger
taiDly many that do not remember their
names the Henry Clay was built by Mr. Collyer; do not
know the Of the assist ant engineers the cn1 from
the furnaces drawn platform covered with
sheetiron that platform placed in front Of the furna-
the cin6ers were thrown rbrd through cast iron
port formed for that purpose they could be thrown out DO
fore the boat stopped don't kn whctheri usual TO
them till the boat stopped at New York Albany
the bottom Of the fnrpoc was formed Of two thicknees
OF with three four inch water between
them to prevent nIe; 1t l. called wator bottcm there
must be In this space loug there Is in
the boiler this water bottom cooijer rbe most per-
feet preventive TO fire the platform which wa covered
with ,heet iron wa ite composed of wood as all such
pat atforms are "a diagram here shown, exhibiting
the fact that there t@o boats the promenade
deck which has in this uecssuriop been pro periy
called tho hurricane deck) nese boats would have
saved think at least fifty lives the fuel used in the
furnaces was Lackawara @ nj wi wood TO kindle; am
that pitch would have tendency TO put
coaf&Fo IL tried. but think such wonid
be the tendency frnhed all the fuel for this boat
and Furnished any thing but wood aud GOAL
don't know that they ever Used any oih"i tael have
been able to lea ba' thing 'ud be used with
coal that would give more ttesm than coal alone
don't think that wood OF rosn would generate steam
hon the coal itf unirss the coal fire very
iow the coat fire was IN good c"ndiion it would not
osin could be used with much safety coal or wood
about Of the d0y previous to the Armenia goLg out
with the Clay sent for Capt smith the ctmmaoder
and principal Of the Armenia; l asked him
VI il wos true that the Armtp,a going out in
The mort ing aPain.t the Clay he ,ad 1t told him
Ievretted IL very mu~h asked him if it could
be prevented he said he had chartered his bat to Mr.
B hop ofthe trm of james Hishop s 10 Of New York,
and Obliged to 90 there with her II Mr. Bishop said
ao then repeated thar were joint owners in other
boats very sorry th,t boats houd come In op
position with each o,he, he then seid Won't you 90
with nc Dir Bi-hop and tcy prevent it;n went
to Mr. james T sobmdt Office, in Wall street and Mr.
Schmi0t spDt Tor Mr. In hop and brought him there's
said 10 Mr. Bishop that came there TO see II
ranV.ment could not be made whereby the Armenia
could be kept ebere She the Ponphkeepse route
proposed to Mr. Birbop to give him half the receipts OF
the Henry Clay the foe the two days that
the Reindeer obliged to leave the rute the Arme
MIA should not GO the ronte Mr. Bi mop declined be
offer sayire that would dcrapgc hia business; left
bim Captain smith ayiDg to hun VI you insist upon my
boat running to Albany my boat shalt no race; Mr. b.
very frankly replied that ne did Dot wishit on leaving
tho Office and previous to parting with Mr.. smith we
commenced talking (Hr Cohyrr being prescnt) about
how we should run the boats that there should
be no excitement, or that we should run no nix.
Mr.. Smith, previous leaving had pretty much agreed
that the Clay should go out ahead and remain so run
ming al Der regular speed, wns Obliged To leave ana 0id
not see Mr.. Smith that night again; l home To
Yopkers where reside that bargaiu being final
with Mr. Smith and being anxious the result OF
an interview which he to have with Mr. Coyer that
evening l returned to New York that evening 10 soc
about IL; early the next morning to the II nry
Clay and found Mr. Collyer Capt Tallman and then
learned that full bargaR ID been made; this bargain
was in eject the the one have mentioned only
more eYpcit Cspt Smith arresing that the Arnlenis
should run b. hind the Clay both up and down; that
morning went up on board the Hcnry clay in company
nth Mr. Ooilyer "a far Nrwhurg found that Capt
altman was very upw.u and prupos ed to Mr. Coyci
ate thoud make that trip to Aihaoy and back az ain
report to me whether they (the Armenia officer
kept their bargain 10 good faith being then
he Henry clty; this was the Jay previous 10 tn.
cnt; Of course knew poihiug more about the bpa
came up the river ip IL. Nh htngton and saw hef
Henry olay) burning Nr Gol,yer aud nyself Lav
rouenuy goue up in the Henry Clay, bat neither Of u