New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-19
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 49, 1853

h-srer kfrt. M ts,uS yssas ~so "a
10y ,sI,ed s7o~n WA sEiogu.ed taat 70 .; tue er,~
sartis Ano othsts wer allied Il = 'se daIy ., 81
ensrssr or as-r-r' - b N tie sr rcon. AM ne'-f
VS. 'ere bot saw thr-l wl ia tle eaEies rDoui
st icreroon; rSseed the enSine-rroyn when w.re
Ca both thsre; Mr.. Ho-le,t had jass cen. ga,
Iehrye Mt Cox to 20 20 drre I s,w Captain
SONG 70 land sid hin the ler snasway tho
CsrsIn the lover d-ct near t.s rss-.y ths sec
ond pilot stsncs on the upper deek and sves uraxs and
them the engineer; p~rson has saytaax 20 40
with il but the ASSISTANT pilo; and ysif And lie
we bar not started wien the exposOn place. al we've
their appropriate places Capt y Ga lac ar
deok: there considerable sion on Board az NJ
Howler before sew him. who barned and NJ. f.rs
fore II oecet had ebb tide that day .. the wsy 70
there We Ala not have much wind We w,-r ,A,,, ~,
n.yrs al an honr hrh,,a psnsl tr,,. thrr, Ma. - 49,
day bost up that day. wers behind time because dad
DO, % account perhaps thar we did not have much
s,esrn therv might have been so 70 lo pasa9cs
knew of the Captain having control over ths Ensaser
in the practice Of TIE steamboats, the Engineer hspponted
by the ard the Engineer appoints the second En-
rireer and selects the hrs scaus nted With
the Of the boiler the furnace doors were
ute-pCrkaps more ss soon IS could get
OF ihe st,srn made two attempts before got down
TkcrGs B. SthrGs. Csorn-ls one OF the arm OF st'l
nrzr Allen Co. Novelty works IN construction Of
ebneiy make stesmerSnss and boilers boilers are ns
inside, with conneencrs Explained the partiealrs
Have the boilers Of the Reindeer but DID not examine
them critically ,here space in boilers setseen Ssssr
ard inner she'll about Is inches continuing water, which
urrnunds the hues the is above; II thsre
mode Of escape the it woald bars the boiler
Reindeer were bali esrcnar Il. man Role is place where
gets INFO the fues and sweeps the ashes he, it
Pass: tween see ,S Se'sa ana inner sos
considered sood work Mr. Hall read the causes Of ex
ploseD-'oo great pressure iasuieiency OF msteriai,
tues, getting red hot &c The witness aid tho description
IS comet
W,taoi,-The purpose Of safety valve relieve tho
edee bevesd TO sn similar edge and has lever
ard weight or spnE; Y Ike the top OF tea Kettle 20
that the OF the kettle should be stopped the
on pressure ofsteam. would off, t held down BY
lever simple weight suspended inside there Is almost
av cord or chain connected with the lever to m se
after passing the piston in the low pressure into con
tenser and svods the pressure ore AIR the water from
Is then pumped OUT the railroad engine OF high
PRESSURE or the Mississippi usually high pressure; high
pressure boilers usually made cylindrical, having
strength such boa, the Reindeer to liz
her safety valve well open tho furnace doors there
being accumulation Of sts and sufficient water the
accommodate boiler such Is the Rsndeers il veil
put os tber, might resist 50 or 70 lbs OF scam 80 lbs
shout the usual pressure and 70 lbs is tho limit
sesmers-sonetimts es Il Is necessary to have less
the q an rivera On account Of the rolling OF the
steamers think so lbs would DO safe pressure fos ths
boilers OF the Reindeer IL they were in good condition;
hsre be difference whers the ssfstyvalye IL
placed there uo cbsuucon tss better place would b
the upper part Of the chimney, high could get
them merely ssw the boilers after the accident - shey
lay on the dock
they above the fire, and the cold passing coos
the and prevents the dIaft of the TRES applied in
III
much increase OF stesmi the pra,nee on coming to
landing tsneraliy Is to open tho irnsee doors from
tce on the North River for twenty-five yesn pss;
throwing in coal At such moment would damp tho hrcs
the sScS .~sy. ss
c,n to relieve the boilers under any crcu nsances
it great open the safety as the noise
drow the ORDERS &C. bat hss 10 BE- submitted 10 IL
often the that sh coal Is put on, AZ well . open
DOORS approaching landings 4 there were $, inches
the valve should be prepared as might stick, but
the show ed inches boiler GOOD order,
th,uk itwoud be ss..
y District AprnsyIf tho valve were raised the boiler
Joseph NJ Waiter s~orn-Resids in Boston
bosId the Reindeer when she burs her boiler took pass
ase at NewYoTk going 10 Albany left New York eto ID
minutes rast T. By my and New York time westoppsd
81 different places arrived Bristol about 10 minutes past
the explosion took place about to minutes aerward
AZ the sir places stopped at there about
MINUTES each the steamboat did not blow OF her steam VI
Co. ard he said whether they blew of not de-
pended circumstances my wife WAS on board with me;
she rushed overheard but NOT sclded saw persons
b. M Nores-I heard the evidence Of the pilot do not
resoeCt that they blew OF steam at any place noticed
the fact they might have blown of at West Point, but
90 not recoect ny wife rescued after falling
board hen spoke Mr. Coz he in the engine room
board the Reindeer embarked at York. going to AL
tany my time about III the boat stopped at West
Point and the other places named about inmates At each
place IL nh sac did not blow of from the rms she
lett New orb reaching Bristol my attention was called
10 tie fact she did not blow of Brstol
persons decd siter tho explosion
Cyo,s-eramised-D,d not hear any steam blown oil h
Gooroe A Lirfno.fon, .worn-Resdea at Maiden wuat
Bristol when the boiler The Reindeer exploded within SIX
feet oher abe did no, esy on her steam , bnta saw
wounded OF which 6 died saw most Of them saw the TAR
mace on MONDAY the hole w ust above tns ,unes doJ,
,he burnt next Friday; do not know tbs cause Of 10
at the time OF the explosion tho passengers going
bosrd the captain on the sanswsy assisting the pas
stnseis shore and board he dong S was usual
e,ery dsy saw the pilot he the aer dsck
the captain hs place there 10 gys signals BY tho
bell the pilot was in the pilot room there no other
day boat up day. she day half hour
behind her usual time have seen her there a. early IL
oelocs have heeu 1t that land ng for ave y-s attending
10 the boats did 90 under my sthsr twas the usual stop
pingpsre for boats II not usual for to bio"
on when stopping there do not kno" tho reason
~ Di,iyicf Anon,y not reooIlec II Reindeer to
have town OF her al the landing bat oncethis a.
BST,v Cenreil, .worn-Rs-ide at Newburg; sm cer-
gymsn board the Reindeer tho day boiler exploded
blow of steam at Bnstol; was standing on the wharf
when the explosion toss place IL ~. three or four min
been taken 20 The hotel sc; far took notice Of the
deportu Of the Captain during the attending upon tho
sufferers and aerward there general effect upon my
rrind in favor OF Capt Fsnhrm Tho latter said BY
witness asking eruissien to state the fact
The District Attorney said be would here ret tbs
M Riggs on the pant Of defense said he would submit
the Cour whether, from what has been SHOWN I'm not
actse where the complaint should be discussed
The Court sd they did not have power n that Coust 70
dismiss in 4 civil SUIT hsye they IN cu nina t
nus, 90 10 the Jury. M,
blr RErs then opened the for defense. hs said
win be shown thar Capt + Of the most careful sn1
lkilfu the ry'r and in no WY to blame Thtsths
accident wa caused by pressure Of steathe Rem
deer having but 80 inches when she al owed 10 carry
45-but OWN, detect In the Ton a. wll De SHOWN
10 the jury That the Captain has control whatever
over the steam engine that being the work engineer
and that at COroner inluenst Bristol the oesn were
scquittd Of all blame And he think. they Will show nos
ouy TO the Jary bot % the ssrstAcon OF Tbs Drcf AT
toriey Capt r 70 IL way guilty OF the charge OF
uiaI SLAUGHTER Geg as here ayeued -
Mr. read the law and contended that was not meant
10 r,aurr steamboat her safety valve So. was
not ca ryns the quantity Of steam allowed BY law Wnen
N. hoa, bsrpsd wood there danger bat tere 10
pope where the quantity osea below tue point allowed
10 her wber, cos is burned Tie plate OF iron that gave
hy " a. situated in lace where would nos be sfscted
y, pres.nre of steam The plates Of which boilers
81 bssts OF er were placed together The whsa in