New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-01

C. : CIRCUIT COyRr-Gsese iadse isessso.t .,
Ei'gNiNc OE TRE STEAMBOAT HENRY CLAY
TRIAL FOR MANSLAVGurER

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Philemon II Smith s~ors-Was Captain OF steamboat
Nsssrrs frn pcughkeepsic 20 Albany met Tho Henry
ti.y ti day ol ths 6re she making but % rcvoa
,.crs 3 r,u;c the Armenia was abreast OF her, Ia
s4qr ,hs CLAW wsse q revolutions minute; she was
about q sc inks behind her lime i was iQl o'clock
john Squire. Jr, sworn-is one OF the hrm OF William
Rsdfogd \ Co ". agent of the Henry Clay the
isreccrs certificate in July ls5s. allowed IS lbs steam
Addison W. Brown sworn-Was passenger was ia
The 10; souse whom the fire broke out had been the'e
mos, If doe ims from ~burh timed her revolutions
~ y -. II, mute: was there when the first person came
u, % the ire; did not hear the pilot say to him
h. Knew h. own business; the plot iod Mr.. Enendor
bs assistant 90 20 down and zee what was the matter
which BE did; the lady in the plot house was believe
Ms Erend0ri when the boa; straok was standing near
ths wheel house nine OF Us were thrown uowp py Tue
shock from the uppCr the main deck the steam began
10 blow of about that time | cot on shore saw Mr.
hubbard the plot aferward in the water showing OUT
Cross Samusd-My wife and daughter, and others,
were with me- and were thrown down was; got of
my wife snd daughter on boards placed as gang plank
III ss conceded that the ordinary duty of the engineer
IS T. remain in the engine attend t" hs engine, obey
the pilots signals and direct the nremen.
Aaxar2eI Cunningham sworn-Was a passenger; sat
= or feet from the steam chimney ON promenade deck
little forward of the paddle boxes 1t was the coolest
place could md il in draft of air and shaded from
IL sun had friend board went AFT as nc went for
ward then got of went twice in boat aerward with
Cap Tan,sn and got the boat full of ladies' each time
saw Mr. iessup the clerk, shore; he was wet having
been IN he water Capt fallman with buckets, after
he ssm pouring down water at the side of the
chimney Heard steam blow of as got on shore thought
II strsnge the engineer could have remained go long
Gross exGminod-Afer getting oft | proceeded again
forward and Jumped OIL then of my CATERS coat and
and got into the water to assist the passengers
Hazard Morev sworn-NGs q passenger up on the eth
20 Albany got on board az Hudson Capt. Talman was
no. on GeCk that time has been stated by witness
law him in his state sick five minutes afterwar1
JoseIh Crary sworn-Was fireman on board the Henry
CLAY veIt On duty at POughkeepsie, and continued so
I'll shs took FIRE used Laokawana coal; no other Kind oil
fuel than the ordinary res were made and had
directions 10 make more than The ordinary iires re-
ceyed different directions from other days Tst ds
covered tie fire it the staTboard side of the lar
bcCrd boiler about the middle Of the boiler, which was
entivi-e It in the bottom # the boat just on the
il va nearly under hole in the deck which covered
NH rrs,i1q the fire had began flame when first
saw i. had within the ten minutes before been In the
Ere rooIn Dot in coal put the blower az usual andtrled
have been sufficient then started for the deck, and dis
covered the fire, have said, alongside the boiler;
hal got about TWO steps up the ladder went back and
hanosd % Nr Ge1nane the engineer to hand me buck
e. Of water and did and threw il on the fire then
Js-ed tn hucket up ard called for another and got
that AID 'kFev il the IRE there was then so much
saoks cond .tsud i no longer; then saw Mr.. Coyer
coming mo the GFe room, and when up NJ. Ger
ae oer the sea cock lei out The steam had there
Ten any Ere in front Of The boiler it would have put it
or the cock J. there for that purpose when came up
saE Mr. Genaaine IN the engine room the dock hands
ard oker Feuea we're ihrowng water on the FIRE down
~ tie .de d ihe sesne PIPE they continued TIL the
ksat rsashe6 The shore Whit waa about minutes
threw coaple Of b1ckefs, by which time the boat had
-; IN shors r.; III from the bows was in the FIRE
room % n N nutes before ssU the fire had az good
A chaaee had i ben there to The FIRE when went
GcrE Is wien came ~ thcfe wEs no IRE there when
vent dorm 7 have been fireman hye years WIS two
gsars On hoard tie steamship Empire thy, between New
York snd Chs9res ssr the hfe ~ came up through
NJ gsa;as Of M hle "a sex had ~, prsvieasy 90
servet tny smoke thess = dIance 81 folr feft from
onf II he boer phefs ne f1r1soes are - tho side
q f vessel sa6 sbDat - FEET befVeen them ~ s bark
end Of he boiler il j. IN oIen N the engine room
shcsM have Observed 10 mike had The 6fo been iherg
rhen ne door, n Tie boiler were lacbs1 hnd
wsGysG TIA sngiaseT shoad have le he engine
rAea t ne Gfs Int he stayed N % b9 bsD wont
IN ne promenade DICK sed ,S The bah weight m The
aVer ws.,A Wap.6 open re valve ibtfe vse theR ~
eoun6s stes4n ~ Examined ne iyoers next mining
ser ne ga faey t hsA thfs> tcr~s bf Hs,ef M them
oss srsn,ine,l bad been acnA IN NE ere roora the
Is minutes Con<Nn ,e ttaer sfessn vas IN deos having
come SO ~ ~ snl vent Down hssg tbs
sssar slsce ia AZ con& sf'eyvfr3 70 sssis ne PCS
sen9er. he srs snd "e"Se sfer : "a ~ s.,ts
hers eef space from he roe ~ ne boxers
- fAo woodwork where he SEA iAA ccilNs rssNd IN
.ssf Toa SOD seen no back connection DOORS II mo
boer secnrAd - % ros e Albany m IRE 'oos sber
midway 81 fho boer rood Nsny ~ ihe p1ssensfs hsi
iaped ~ sf>re So spd re s41 hs6 b>en 'ht'Tn
90 ,foa'vsrf sav ~ Eerasaino 10 eng n~er gth
~ .ing hplc . 'cofsle 70 vessel more VS. ROPE
BELONGING n IA saefy vsive hsf engineer hsA ~
fv,,vn y, b- e. wei 90 draw 70 tr2 rhan .'e to2,
.hord har, he vaive would s9an fA y Porghseepsic
Ehen w'n' on tnty tse grage 'hcvNt 20 ne ~ Steam
no frrrce ioors ~ 2 Henry Csy rere Yorg rghy -
Much 49, TAssol AvN- me
girc, Trcra rvcra rro ropes attached n thc s''ts
gsiv, o,e }esio r'ise h t' ne other IN the eof
" 10 e-sr n o'N hHHf 'e sitchen YES On ha grsris
-sra rArA NJ sgr-s ~ mo ~ n staani yirg, n show
no sr,,onNf 81 aosn more ',aTtr ~ w1ih he
yrce~ srd i-cr,r- 'rd '.,cr', vac pad 'con n--fr'
snev bnt ,,-spger corh pot ~ herc vas = pteat
sa-ge ~ \ to,sd rof reh f.,n tns- ohc' wh0 c1rlt
-Asd .-A rSfo righ. sf'y 'e back CORRECTION doors
- nc boiler nev- iay .hcy Ysra 'fN ils c ashes anal
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70 s~ir~, ~ thr Are -ooN 81 - cwnera hlf SnrF NJ
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feseph Haisrsp nrrnni- 'rne ho'lcr coIngs 20 wl'la
righ. ~ fca rchss ~ fhr Urn q. 5ytton Of le boat
,se~e .rr 90 v'rcsT H'to Il Pc IRE lr9ea-ng, ort
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