The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-02
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street am ONE Of the cosl hssvsrst No. 10 Charlton
bat last night while vas setting tho ersroo
during strong fash of lightning mms sssep
nsaro report, such - gun shot. In III S;:acon NJ
the hreroom; remarked to John Granigan et - .t
nave struck somewhere near US; the whole ION Vas
lighted up BY the fash of lightning, therefore ,.nmot
or both zoe.
John Granigan sworn saysI reside at No. 60 Mulberr
street was on board Of the steamboat New World last
Eight during the thunder storm, and know the evil
osnce as given by Dennis sao~ TO DC true also heard
strong flash Of lightning; also felt cinch Of the boat
directly after the report.
Owen Fly sworn, ssys-I reside at No. Ill Mulberry
street am q coal HEAVIER on board said boat have
heard the evidence gwen by the witness
Or, snd know the same TO be correct
Burnitt Bruner ssysI reside at No. 1877 Wash.
heton street sm q laborer ~ssat work shssiug
board the New World and du ring the storm was
setting deck, opposite the reroom door during the
nash Of lightning saw IT it ming out Of the
freroom ooor and heard loud crash after it the cash
broke as VI from shot aud the freroom door
. Ssiah Write sworD says-l am chambermaid on board
Abe aid steamboat board last night during the
STERN and just at the encemeDt Of it there
hash OF lightning accompanied by dreadful crash it
appeared to though the vessel trembed aud shook
the crash appeared TO from the sbosd side Of the
boat ap0 II made the impression mind that
thing bad been broken board the bat at that place
George Halves sworn sass-I am second engineer
beard the New World this morning at about half past
SIX o'clock commenced to work the engine and at about
ten minutes before clock the accident occurrei
time of the accident the chief engineer Wa ming
ton HAYES, Mr. Isaac Newton, Jr aud Isaac Datchee
were in the engine ROOM about five minutes before the
accident occurred looked and found the pressure OF
steam to be about twenty 10 Thirty pounds TO the
square inch; suddenly heard crash, and looking to-
wards lbe larbOaro boiler saw steam escaping then
ran on the forward deck, last the deceased,
Eli Buel, about five minutes before the accident,
standing In the freroom by the door; saw ano her
man . stranger to me, with him at the time;
the pressure of steam not higher than usual
curry generally about thirty pounds; examined both
boilers at the ends of the uss last night between
and eleven A. NJ, and found nothing wrong; Also
dereA the TO take especial notice of flaw in the
bilers hues and inform Of If they discovered
anything 1t lie my Opinion therefore, to all
that the boilers and ues sound at the time up to
te accident, ~e have the boilers swept week.
the men have orders Thea TO look for defect in til
boiler or ues furnace; know that there five full
cocks Of water in the boiler the tune of the exploson
there in the boiler last night at the time Of
the Storm
DR. BLpMEsTHAL sworn says-I have made external
examination of the body Of deceased Eli Buel and found
the skin almost entirely aoraded from the whole body
and also the face my opinion is that deceased to
his death from injuries received by steam.
On the above evidence the jury rendered the following
VERDICT:
That the deceased Eli Buell. to his death by being
seadsd by steam board the steamboat New World
July 1853 by the bursting Of Of the hues In the
hrbOard boiler board Of said boat We believe the
bursting of said ue to be entirely accidental and untor
and eyculpate all the officers of said boat any
blame whatever"
Theodore Cozzens. Peter N Horsey
James P. Burdick. Erward Curtis.
Noses Gritty. Thomas Rockfellow.
Andrew Gale. Curtis Smith
J. Van Antwerp