The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-13


REPORT THEREON BY THE LOCAL BOARD OF RsPDC-
/, 7Ons TO rnp 0OLLsOFoR or THE P0Rr-Rny0cA.
CATION OF AN ENGNEEB'S LICENSE.
The kcsl inspectors Of boilers who have been up.
pointed under the new steanbsst ast yesterday made
their frat rspost to Collector BssnsoA. The document
which is vsy explicit in regard TO thu explosion %
steamboat New World 1t will be remembered hat this
occurrence wss the LIST July last when the steamer
was lying at the foot Of Chambers street The Board
ceedsd immediately after the casualty to investigate the
the explosion but owing to tbs illness Of one Of
the engineers who among the acade the inspectors
were unabs to complete their Iabors until quite recently
The report Is appended
THE REPORT.
NEW YoRx, August Q, 1855.
SR-In relation TO the xplosion Of the steamer New
World We have the honor to report that Mr. Washing
ton Hawss the chief engineer Of that boat havrg su
cisatly recovered nom his injuries to enable to take
his testimony At his house, proceeded to Fort
Lee and there obtained it. His testimony complsteS the
evidence in this On the morning Of the explosion
the New World visited by Mr.. N. Copeland, super.
viaing inspector, and BY Mr.. Rsnwisk, who carefully
examined the state Of the steam gauges and safety
valves. On the Saturday following the parties, in
company with Mr. Weeks and Asssrs. Wm. H Elicit,
" D., D.. G. Wells and VIM. a. Draper, again visited
:. sx % approved August
but tie owners had applied for such and the
boat would have been inspected in her proper ordsr The
local Inspectors would here remark that about ninety
veels have applied for such inspection which requires
for its careful performance from half day to day,
and when defects discovered at least two days Fifty
eight vessels inspected up TO the present tms
and the inspectors are proceeding with the remainder
speedily a. possible. The engineers and pilots Of the
New World had been duly Examined and licensed From
the testimony taken. and from the examination made BY
the supervising and local inspectors the Board reports
lat That thu Nev World At ths TINA of the EXPLOSION
was furnished with three syphrcn steam gauges-one in
tn. engine loom and one in each fire room-with
vaiiousy arranged indcss The engine room gauge
out of ORDER and not in The starboard fire ,oom
ssuae had its index deranssd in such manner that
than that actually sxertsd BY The steam; the arboara
gauge ON the boiler which exploded was in the
manner to the extent of ten pounds.
ID. The starbosrd valve loaded so that II would
not lift and permit steam 10 escape until it reached
pressure Of 6fty eight and half pounds. Ths lar
beard valve would Lift at about forty fOuf and eight
tenths pounds.
water At the time Of the explosion.
struck, the boilers were not injured thereby.
18th. That extra fremen coal psssers were that
nes states that the fires were he ayier than usual
Gh. That the captain had not given orders to carry
nom steam thsn usual and that Mr. Newton had given
ponds Of steam.
TIA. That the certificate of the inspectors under thu
old Aw stated that thew considered the boilers sae If
no. AFFECTED to pressure exceedng thirty I've pounds
h That the boilers were probably Injured by the plan
nng Thsm e " with irssn xa.sf employed the new
tr5srcx 70 CONTRACT the fues nnenuav and asIan hs
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aS ~: ~ ~ hsss esnoss ost nTobshv that t%a
A.. 80 ~. g. oo,nroeenoaa f.S 1900 ~ AoP
~ That the ho;ers vsre or;c;na,Iv ve,, md a,ef
s.aS . LA tht az Sas w. 49, u ns;y
~ az na,t;ce ~ sovnS srr;nser. seEc;sr,t, t
dssn har ~ hsna ss ~" s T
h.rd tberaors cannot Blanc to the owner. on
~; had TS a Usu , y" Sonht - u, tsnc ~
lone "a carafny nsed and not deterorated by acasnt
= n.,suas Rt the Hoard are of the on;yion tht
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ne orgns sMeng,n 81 A. Toe.s snouu De sumc.ens 70
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- ~ hot 4, crerg liza a. sSrin.;on md 4b.t
~ 80 80 49,. $3.50 - . - aa.a.nt - A. Jas,naa
met ~ the g.nses unh novn to the bremen and enSi
In That tbav .,a nrah,e 70 d;scovar nv whom tho
san. - IN ~ oy e dosrUsd y "Ho WIG
1.h T .e ;esr W. .ha.s 80 eo.4 o,,as rvo.-
n, !ney oenevs rhat mere Esrs or.y pounas pes
Jul - h'ea" upon 'ns squa'o a0n ~ 'ne s0 " VIC
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Ira rsrsss 70 1Se lien ms uuty - nve ns
saS aaSt r. ~ :. Wy 20 s ~ oppa ~ ~ iS s
800 hsen rnreeas.a,yp 1S s.hP Is. - 49, - h
- sn had t.seo MACE !.J .h ; n " 49, 49, 49,
M ~ ,au Road thai ne spec %as ~ s s &
~ Saya y.f,ssa IN rene s. the nanss 20 c1 a,;a ; =;
sssi+i.n YsvoLing mat which 10 - IoIs. ,u5ra
$50 have sn Their du.y to rspoT b for criminal
cutop according TO toysops az section eleven al
x 1882 The arrangement Of the gauge ia the p,eesnt
insunea certainly nisled those employ cd about ina
boilers, made that they we're carry
ing IN ordinary head Of steam when they were In
rssbty subjecting them 70 extraordinary pressure
The chief engineer H. by this Board held directly re-
fporsse Tor The quantity Of Load upon the rafs valves
amount Of steam carried, unless he prove hat ais
subordirates we're negligent, HIN se infofra
ton. In this case il il proved that tr Washington
oeer and he ought to Lave known that lhs others did