The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-23

COrOneSY Iaquests.
THE LATE EXPLOSION OF BOILER IN PRArTS
FOUNDRY-INQUEsT ON THE BODY or THOMAS
REILLY. ONE OF THE SUFFERERS, AND VERDICT or

THE JURY.
Yesterday Coroner Hilton held an inquest ssshs New
York Hospital the body of Thomas Reilly ouo 5f ths
sufferers By the explosion OF boiler In the fouadry u
John Prstt in Attorney street. Tuesday last frous
the injuries Of which he died Thursday afternooo.
The deceased resided in Ridge street. ad ct the time Of
the explosion the tcop Of his rssiaeocs whe
brick stone thrown from the sxplo ion struck him
on the head frsc'urpg bis skul, the injuries from
which cau'ed his death The deceased native Of
ireland arc abt ut 80 years of ago.
Tbe ~fe of the deceased ths first vtueos examined
She STAYED that her husband was juok gztherer aud
lived At No. 81 Ridge street Further, that Tuesday
about O'Clock ia the aftenot her usbAna sitting
upon the steps of The door In the act coming In
been bio from the foundry, and seriously iaursd
wa. bleeding extremely from the head wheo che di.co-
met her husband in that condition.
henry Wal being tworp fa'd-I was 10 the foundry
Pratt az SO and 81 Attorpey street the steam s,ras i.
located in the o. the premises; few minutes after
O'CLOCK Tue.dsy afternoon the boiler exploded,
sDd threw bricks about the foundry, but ia
Ridge street Of the orkmsn sosldsd Thomas
Service tho engineer and others, aided
por ~ers thee or four ards from the boiler;
there brick wah each sde OF the boiler ~hieh
was part.ly knockd do ~n the explosion not AXE
nearly tgh. s.a,s; Mr. Service The engineer aud to-c.
man. vas there before employed In the foundry;
the boiler generally bstween txo and three
o'clock in the morning. fred up between ton and
O'Clock in the reIoon and thsensine put In motion
bas been In the foundry about six week, do not
kpov whether o. not n w.s ne orc. a. n.s not No.
rsta,rad ,ince i. VAS nIacad tLs,a ax.ant tbs, t.
stones were nut or the in,de 70 sr.eooth,n,t q
Jame- Conpor sworn sad Thsrs rsrs nee or.oa. 4,
the boiler. and saw the water running OF ths top
sbrsd Of ma ana ~ aanad the ws,ar III tna s'"a h"S -
then be- put in motion; this half past IL O'clock
onest, = bss hssn in NO N the h,S,Oa so 40 at :. =
weeks, kpo~ DothiSg about the boiler.
Of Mr. Pratt the boiler was set on the I'LL of Jae X
came from South Brooh'yn 1t wac raed at twenty ave
Dnrcba, ed from D;charon Iohnson ~ nth pra.,n.
The smmnt nsia for i. as Saan ..d sIso u a,n - ~
and sddi,ioI nj .,.v. nut in a.. ~ r.o."os.d 49,
ipo been in nse ssvsr months. y vas rensirsd ~ n
hrnaht fo Rl, NJ Rmno VIE L. ds. a m ~
A. many braces A. xoud make a. s.a. he Ala not TiA
maid for each bracs ''''' W." ''pa'Aeu p''0' !" %
Richard Doans sworn, said-I am q practical boiler
maker and have sxamioed the ilsr whcn sxpiodsd n
WAS locomotive built nho.id Judge that the boiler vn
sfe from th- of ths IRON It il ps.s,b that
some defect might have been in It. the pars that bsoa
TN Ms 20 T., con ssous.ca 81 the h.ct haad ~ ~
cart o the boiler lot Senx suaicentiy brsced il v,aN
take an hour and half To make instant .ts.m "a 80
the engine IL ,ouId he inn aooasihls t boii Ia
belov the srchss IN the ,nace ~ hsH 81 homr. S th.
infer that there was suicisnt vstsr Il the bosr vn
1, e1n,c5aa. c.rr.t ssv TO-. S.ui. thi. ..san.
but should think II vas The maker. fnt thsre s,s nos
sufcient number of braces put into the boiler .hsn it
vss c,nstrrc.a. th,nk cond vo,Em.n IN rso.rjs~ -
might have over looked the d. cencv he might no, ,sve
noticed that more braces were necessary: vhes rst
kaW hN L IundAr
engine had bsen in operation during tho foreaoea but
since have learned that wss mistaken.
Samuel BrJaot, sworn said-He was an engineer o.
gagged at No 81 Columbia street: have sxsonsd the
Doier ana nave maoe ssetcn OF IT. she iron shoughS
was gcod ana on sumcient tnickness; Came 70 eho
conclnMm toat continuAi ;tons And expaaas.s
mao WeaAebe0 tne IRON, put tne Dolce was NOS suMa-
emily Draced when built the explosion took olace st she
osck part OF the am satisfied there was plenty ot
wSes n tne ooer wnen expiooso tnts knd o. soters
Wben properly Ou ID one OF the safest dencrption u
W0
Inm = nong1n, worn, ssicNi -. sH Doher nakce
apd engineer and have examined the boiler In question,
and ag.ee with Mr. Bryant 10 the testimony As has
ooer and want OF braces; the iron was good d not
snow VINO mace toe boiler, but UNDERSTAND 1t t. have
Deen mace le o'naoa.
n .onn f1a,s sworn, said-i purchased the boiler a
cxeison Johnson OF Atlantic docs Brooklyn; they
t 70 90 good one and had been Ia use about
nve ol SIX ~ tns han repaired thoroughly without
Ie'eienGe enc 70 eapense De,ore placing In ny dactry
was % soio II was mace IN Canada and cost $500; paid
se"usncs ~ the ho,is, iasy;Dn o ~ ~ W.
vhe,e tho ~ aIo."n 80 i g 49, 80 ou ~ ny
sno,ho ~ - "a I @ .I .L. pi"oo ~. tna. VS. IN iionts
Their Snsina ,hs srd hitch isLJ aJ' ske eIousn
and ,ba :. a. 20 49,; 80 Tho ;r nn W, nsrS SnSs
,,an nf hall =, nos rancoraS ~ ~! IT, s' uon's1
TIA, Tho. Rain, o,n,s s,no'cI, ~ Ct. a...,, ), -
the skpil mr. Sncsa =. blo@ S.om Sr.s - 49, -
thrown r.. ,he tounSYv Of lem r. P,ae, =, Nas 20
of tn. as ,,n.,ny 81 80 - hs,, "a -
AMID e, ,bs srt as ths h",ar has
rsrac,.n,lv h,acad H. THO hrid.r ,ho a. ~. ..
unkno Wn but believed 10 be in Canada " 'A 'N''
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ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.
sofoher 1smoie yes'erosy hed an inquest at NO 2O8
avenue the BODY ot bryan Goraon, nauve OF lrc
lana aeed 'orty three ears VINO came 20 his death uu-
Ger the iolo aing circnHstnnees-
feter Murphy OF No 200 avenue Q, sworn, sad--I
was with deceased on Thursday even ny bet seen and
O'Clock; several othera were With us, won't 70 tbs
fsot f Sxteeu'h strve and OF the party rppsd
AND went into the river to bathe there LADY in
parfy and we aen off At some distance while the others
saia ,ht b. 80 % A. , ; ~ @ ~; y Sy " . aS o.S -.
dros neS " o. ~ Wv "
John Gamer svorr sadI v.s h. thing in th. r.,.-
with DE- ceased INV attention was d;rctd 70 hx
some boys who hsllooed out that he sa, drowning.
swan tsvsrds him and H. tey Ora oped bei 81
ne al was obliged to gee away fron him 10 ssys INV
own life was 40 much sSha from INV exe,t,ons -
save him that went down twice gseH and INV brorhsr
ar another man were oblaed TO an me from dro nio0
The Jury rendered n verdict of death nv accl,entsI
Drowning
DEATH OF AN UNKNOWN MAN
Coroner hilton ye.terdsy hell an inonsss Mt the N.v