New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-19
~ The Directors of the Morris and Esse,
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
L. s. CIRCUIT COURT-Before Judge BErrs.
STEAMBOAT REISDGEa.
The trial of Cant Charles w Farnham

The trial of Capt Charles W. Farnham, OF
his vessel indicted with John Hewlett, Ensinecr on
charge OF slaughter causing by misconduct nek
sence and in their respective emplo fmen the
death OF Jses Brown and Others board said vessel
4th September last, was proceeded 10, Mesn SoyeS,
schmidt Rigs appeared in hs behalf snd the District
Attorney fer the United States.
u ar hf n. I . the sS % q &
inAionon &e where death occurs mans apples
to steamboats, the lakes end rivers well as the ocean
Gao section Of Il Law requires that approaching land
ing every steamboat shall hr sartyvave WIN new
prevent the possibility OF danger ws MT dome IA tns
the furnace doors instead but tho law requires ne safety
valve to be has been said on the part OF aose
in boats that let Oh the stes at every landing
would be muc expense In getting u up again. and
that the other eaectl an customary aud they de-
Throwing open the furnace doos and by that damp
The free and that Congress had night TO pass isy
rather come TO Court and Jury than submit 70 t. Tas
lad ed and which would have been avoided this
cEsc IL the sAfety.valve Rad been opened There wu
idea that thert ~ss any lnteel8n on Lne PAR 0
hn.E But the quetiOn for the jury to determine VIII
b. whether there Of neglect within the nsaans
Mr. II said the parte. had demanded sepsrs.e tr.' aad
the prent In relation to To. master Ibe sct uodof
which the defendants have been Unlisted was ~ Con-
Frts for the secuy Of passengers and emitted An
to provide for the better ecunty OF ths ives Of
II for tie security O o-e have nothing to do With
the vessel but have conded henves TO the care OF thoa
who have undertaken T. TT nsPoitt en- The as" sy' thG
ceptar pilot or other persoa employed on
hoard sse propelled IN whole or m part by
by whose miscondaet or neglect or lnattnonto
h their respective dutifs the life or hives Of any person
or penors may be Destroyed, shall he deemed guilty OF
ghte conviction thereof before any Cltcut
c, Uni OF tie Uutrd States shall BE- sentenced to morson
tnt hard labor period Of than 10 years.
leaving the Of Imprisonment whether tor one DAY OF
or sr nv NJ v an, 10 the discretion Of the Court Con-
Iress has by this avn order TO reach the par
iDssroD, want Of care among the cassoi crimes s1t
shor sh by common law this provided Tor YET ,he u >
CCuI not empowered ~ 90 according 70 tnas s" snd
Congress has . e the law In question
Thee steamboats, said The District Attorney have
th.y are epused with ths wives sud children who
I'll C them the Of those who employed 10
conduct hem, brir them on their way Among otnsr
ptoy.ous for the salty the vessel the 7h section otthe
law hst steamboat stopping 10 take N or snd pas
;s 39S '1'H open the ''''''''' an-' ' p'' %
In regard to the facts Mr II .l terrible disaster took
pace the Moth River, almost in sight OF New iork
Al ude ~ the destruction Of tho Henry Cay and not long
ser that the public astoanded 70 learn that not e
than IS Sc pOEs hae their lives taken from them on
beard the Reindeer and the present bill was subsequently
found Asas; the Captain aud Engineer for negligence or
irsteniion in causing it The Reindeer len New-forAa
little Aher O'Clock the momng touched at various
pl.ae. which occupied about half hour sad arrived at
BRISTOL distance OF III or li miles about O'CLOCK sho"
m that she nn,t have gone about 20 miles bour and
5uTuE all thar time she complied with the act By
rs the valve dt 10 tor the Jury 10 say he
or obeyed She al Bristol and
while tie passengers al At dinner al explosion toot
place BY which a. persons wounded OF "hch %
lost their Ses The fr0ut ~ Of the boilers va facing
IN, fattcu which divided II from the cabin, where the
r,sngers w,re AZ diurer-the bust through the
furusos Knocked down the partition the same szaPow
WOUNDED the large uunber already stated IL viii be shewn
IL eyds nee The Di,et Attorney, that II tine safety
valve hsd eeu sissd reouiTfd BY law this oss OF hfe
would rot have happened NJ Hal made other remark
AID vlotetesc 10 call witnesses
6den W. Seaman. sworu-Resides At Hudsoni am
river pilot engaged 4th September. so on oond
th Reindeer had bern hrr plot TOR two yeIi snee Au
rr,i 1850; abe left NesYoTs bound for Aeany Shout
ococi ia tic uoruinx she frat stopped ., West Pont 81
Z es frcm SewYsrt. next landing wa Nswo1rsh, next
pse re other sde Of the nyer tnen hnsos
wes SIDE then Tvoh DE- then AAI.en or oasto
w o ia =. as ., sse par 0 the day
fhirt she blowed Of steam n West fcnti the isnans
ii va very Ion one about minutes bad good many
psaIsI, to lard the 30 Ter exploded AZ Bsol sae n4d
Tot BE- there over three minutes the boilers wol were
below back to back the e-nter WIN room or nan
10 walk between tie furnsce coor OF the fiie
.hort dstsnce oin the bukhssd pUiron which av1ed
tie 10 from te cabin where the were dinns
the exp losion Of p:.e which et me stem
seven Persons dead sfter~srdi es ne
FrsdsTiea Mcneil, dead, one or s-o Of tns eoon 70
s,u otners aferwsrd: Garsood Benaewsy the seward,
ives wounded, aid died shout II O'CLOCK a. htnt
llo1t S. believe died either killed imnsda,sy or asd
..lsruad und efstssd al has teen voundsd apI rAn-
hsn commanded the boat and had sne: Beg sea
ltS2 John Hewlett engineer AMI AorahHn Doeeeei
Cox q ems reer, who died; H0wl-u Vas N ,ns slr
rem and burnt 10 the hands aad lace r1de'ssod ny
Cox the cabin At the tine saw me ensoe a.es
ward there nsthing injured except the iiser plAE
or krosi,d the fr. out the Reindeer burnt up; she lay
.; The wharf Rnsto from fn vheh wa sssarasy -
rtIi Friday, when sAe burrt; DO no, hnS. yaa
csus.c her 10 be burnt % I not On board Ins "
,IIi Attorney said be assed the qnesron 70 snos 80
70, produce closer evidence Of the sppessnes toS
PEN, k.,e hrovr her o. bi.w of dosen nnst
The District Attorney visned 70 snow naOata1i
s-s--agined-Hsve been on the river shout y ssn,
eo.i v.s introduced .bout IS,z on board fean -
frst inrro6ne-d board tts II gsAta ID "a
Lea he crty Of the engineer 70 srtenf 70 tse
I'D eoptrol Of Il in Al bosts have been $3.50,
s,s.f.nt engineer snS more or e.s nresaen ,sa svo
- n ss.sse: ed .Asas AZ. is-ak. IL -s"S-' wv