New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-23

The REcYSr ExPLOsIOs AT PRArT's FoUSDRr-DEArH
~ osE or THE VicTINs-INQUEsr AID ISyETrGiTIos ~
rpr CoRoNsR-Thomss Kelley, one Of the sufferers by
the late explosion at tho foundry OF Mr. JOHN r. PRATT,
in Attorney IT, Tuesday last died yesterday at the
New York Hospital The deceased at the time OF the
poson was sitting upon the steps Of his residence in Ridge
81 when a brick or stone which thrown from the
ouzdry struck him upon the head fracturng his skull
The DECEASED native Of Ireland about 90 years of
age Coroner Hilton held inquest upon the body yes.
rday afternoon and Instituted inves alton relative TO
the cause OF the explosion.
The wife Of the deceased was the frs. witness sworn
and She stated that her husband Junk gaherer aud
bad lived at 40 81 Ridgest Further that Tuesday
about O'Clock in the afternoon her husband was sitting
UPON the steps by the door in the act Of coming in
when he was struck by brick stone believed 20 have
been thrown from the foundry and severely injured lie
bleeding profus.ly from the head when shs discovered
him. She heard the explosion a moment before she met
her husband in that condition
Henry Wal being sworn, said WAS 10 the foundry
when be explosion took place AN in the employ Of NJ
ps,, NJ Nos 20 and ~ At0rneysi the An engine 10
Gated in the rear Of the premises few minutes after
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, the boiler exploded and
threw bricks about the foundry but saw none Ridge
- some Of the worsmen were scAded Ihos. Service,
the engineer and two others s'4ded these persons
were working three four yards from the boiler hsrs
vas brick wall each side Of the boiler, which we're
partially knock down the explosion did not make loud
report have been employer 70 lVt
years Mr. Service the engineer and foreman was there
before employed in the foundry the boiler was gen
eay served between and o'clock IN the morning fired
up tween n stock " the forenoon, and the
zine put in motion sbou, o'clock IN the Afternoon
think the boiler has been 10 10 the foundry about six
weeks. do not know whether not i was new il
has not repaired since It placed there except that
ies stones were put on the nsl 10 tO strengthen u,
James Conner, sworn ssys-Ihere were gauges IN the
boiler, the water running out Of ths top gauge
went to turn of when the engineer started ahead Of
M and stopped the water the engine bad not then been
put in motion this half past o'clock do not knoH
iox much steam then the boiler in question b Vi
been in in the building for about five weeks know
nothing about the boiler
SAMUEL Hunt sworn, says AN clerk in the foundry
Of Sr Pratt the boiler was set oa the nh Of june It
came from South Brooklyn Il was rated al twenty i've
horse power; il locomotive boiler and had been
purchased from Dckerson Johnson Of South Brooklyn
the amount paid for 500 and $40 worth Of repairs
were put on Afterwards there head 2nd add
Onal stays put II Represented A having b~en IN
seven months il paired by Mr. Bauce of Brook
in the rspsirs were made before was orouSat rom
Brooklyn Mr. Bunce wa directed % put IN as many
braces a. would make safe be did not mi, he number
II braces there stipulated price % be paid tor each
brace
maker and have II AHMED the boiler which exploded 1t
locomotive built should Judge that the boiler was
IL the appearance Of the iron Il IL possible that
come defect might have been 10 the part that broke
peared strong ard like good iron think the explosion
took pace IN Of the back head Of the furnace
part Of the boiler being sufficiently brAeed Il would
take Al hour and half 20 make su Gent steam TO "ork
the gine would be impossible 10 bod the water away
below the arches in the space Of half hour from 'as
infer that there sufficient water 10 the boiler "hen u
eIpl.d.d cannot say whose fault this secidesW out
should think il the makers fault there vas n"' SUI
fcient number Of braces put into the boiler "nsn Il was
think good ~Orkman, IN repairing II,
mght have overlooked the deficiency they might not have
sJ ,bs, rnore braces were necessary when first
,b hoeT sf.r the explosion understood that the engine
had been in operation during the forenoon but since have
lesrre cd that I mistaken
ssnl posan, sworn ssys-He was an engineer engaged
., No a. CoInnbls Il; ! have examined the boiler and
have usde sketch Off the ron tnousot was good and
cou,raoiions and expansions had weakened the
MOB bot the boiler not sufficiently braced when built
,b sfposon took place AZ tse back part Of the arch
am ..sded there plenty Of water in hs boiler when
sIToded this kind Of boiler when properly built Is one
.! the sslesf d. scription 10
Nn. Z Michigan. luoru. s4ys-I All boiler maker and