New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-07
THE REINDEER EXPLOSION.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.

Of the dead and wounded, Coroner Merclean SUM-
noped Jury, and held an Inquest on the bodies oil
several OF the victims Captain Fsrnhsm Of the boat
was the first vtness BE explained the position OF the
othcers at the time of the explosion he stated that
there was no racing, either with other boats or win
the cars he did not know how much steam she nsa
on asa general thing when not racing, they would
reach the dock before l o'clock; the explosion &C.
CURED at Ia Pm. he was practical rneer me
boilers and engine were made under his own superin
tebdence he thought the explosion occurred oy resson
Of defect In the iron.
John HouLt svorn-Is Chief Engineer OF the boat
was on duty in the eusueroom az the time OF the ex
plosion at the time Of the explosion the boiler had on
mir y inches Of steam she has cerrhcste 20 carry
forty five inches of steam / cannot tell the cause OF
the explosion the back connection OF the ide box ex-
plcded have not examined the exploded part OF the
machinery co not know upon what part oil the Ooat
the part of the passengers were a. The tune OF the
exuosiop this connection which exploded Is on the
part of the boiler about half wsy between decks and
called the connection OF the return fues she had
on at the time pounds OF steam 10 the square
inch and had not blown of any ste am at this landing
At the conclusion Of this examination, the Jury pro-
ceeded 10 the vessel az abe lay az the DOCK and made
minute inspection Of every part. The connecting nue.
spoken of Is lust inside one Of the boiler doo part IF
The boiler i1ef and the exploded part easily seen !u"
s of this portion of the boilers which are on the wer
deck ana the lsrbOard side VI the boat was the
stewards pantry, communicating with the ca In oy
door the dis,sI from the boiler 10 the later being
son forty feet II not the wafer direct from the
boiler that caused the havoc but the fue contain
ipg the heat olly being burst the surrounding
eeter rushed IN ard ran down the return nues
into The furnace frebOX. Here, of course, being
suddenly gene rated into new steam the rush from the
open furnace doors was tremendous IL laid waste
everything In the passage before described, clearing
away the pantry and carrying before II huge pieces OF
coal wood, and large plate OF Iron, some into the
cabin and all considerable dbsance, and Filling the
cabin with dense body OF stesm. All in is way With
one or two exceptions are said 10 have perlsAed or
been dar eerousy injured TIE suffering OF tho unlor
ate may be imagined by tbs awful ndica-
tons remsibg ia the .bin By the windows ara MARKS
of bloody ageTs evidently made in their frantic efforts
70 obtain rs for themselves or Dgress Orsir Wnere
the steam inhaled the Internal Injuries are almost
SUI 10 prove iss But the mott awful sight was seve-
raj pieces OF skin from 'he bands OF the sufferers "hch
The after dsnt picked W, aerwad, on and ABOUT the
floor, fome Of which had come Oh so completely "a ID
present the appearance, when dry, OF leathern glove
with the nails attached All through the passage and
at the arbOard side of the cabin srewed the
rants Of the deIroyed portions OF The pantry &c, and
large pieces Of coal The smokeppa had fallen on the
hurricane dech, and done Considerable damage
the jury, on returning TO the wharf after a short
con'utsiion, returned the folio wing verdict:
S'oteof Nfv. York. County Of Ulster, s,-The Jury
haviI been ouiy to inquire the part of tia
people of the State Of NeWYork Of all the cireumtan
attending the deaths of said persons and BY whom
the tame was produced and In what manner the said
persons their deaths do saw upon their oaths
aforesaid that the said persons and each and every
of them, came TO their deaths by suocaon and scsd-
Ing while on board the steamboat R-r deer on her pas
ssge from New York to Albany. The Jury do further
IN and say that at Bristol In the town of Siugerties
County Of Ulster the connection Of the return dues,
attached b. the forward part Of the boiler, said
stesu err, accidentally BURT and that such accident 10
not attributable 10 any negligence or careleuness on
the part Of the officers of the boat and that such uo
eaton and tcaldpg by which the death OF the Aforesaid
W" produced, was In consequence OF such &C
cdertsl bursting as aforesaid In witness whereof
have hercuDto iet hands and seals this ih day OF
September, ls52 (Sisuedl
hgbert Cooper, Aanson Esgner George Waters
P. NJ Gillespy, Major Esgeston, Samuel Crawford,
Jonathan Roosa, Christopher Fiero, c. b. Nreeman
Yesterday new Jury chosen and further exam.
nation made. The only witnesses In the former case
will be seep, the Captain, Engineer and Portsr
all belonging TO the boat Before the second Jury, Cap
tain Farnham again examined at considerable
length; he had no list OF passengers names, the NUN
bes only keptas they come on board and 60 ashore
by that tally there 100 passengers and 80 OF the
board when the boat 70 the docA, besides
or ite passengers not reckOned; be saw man and
woman Jump overheard but they were saved htmSeL
and crew prevented many from jumping over
The engineer has full control of the engine, and the
captain hes control unless he should 20 and order
him to stop, when he would be bound to do So have
carefully examined the machinery since the explosion
and found the steam gage had been In good working
order before we lsnded. We landed at Kingston about
II O'Clock cannot tell how many revolutions she was
making We generally made twentyOne or twenty.
tao, which would carry us twenty miles an hour az;
carried II 10 POugbkeepse think the Iron was deec
tive otherwise she could not have carried steam
enough to explode that part of the boiler; thought
that part of the boiler the strongest part OF Ene
boiler think cause, other than the defect In .he
iron could have caused such explosion wsn, Of wafer
nj. BIT have caused 1t cannot state what quantity OF
wafer was in tho boiler | can't ssy whether we blew
Of any water not below Bristol or az is.ol it's
usual raising the safety valve the engineer can
not tell accurately Whist qusptiy of wser there Is 10
the boiler the amount Of steam Is lesssned by opening
the furnace doors at toe time Of landing.
The only passenger examined yesterday was James
r. Mscfsrane, Of Virginia. who said had flushed my
dinner, and went on the forward deck; while there
heard crash and the fall Of tue smoke pipe snuts-
peou,ly there immt diate escape of steam from
the hurricane deck do member seeing any steam
cone through the main deck at this moment passed
sopg; | saw nothing Of The engineer or hremen |
can't say what OF speed tbs boat under bat we
calculated that abe be going the rate OF twenty
miles hour, 10 make the time and reach Albany Al
O'Clock heard no complaints or observations Of the
beat NAH ng landings In lue 90 not know OF the
Reindeer racing; this day there no other boatn
company with Der; | DO not k1ow WHISTLER the boat
was racing with the Hudson River RarOod cars or not
here was one train passed US At the Highlands;
thought saw another train psls; there were not many
81 OH the time OF the explosion after the expo
,op, the deceased Mr. Whippe walked ashore with the
cid OF two men,