The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-20

just nicely stopped; the engine remained still about
two minutes there was little breeze from the
North; the sound the gauges gave was from one
steam and water and the other solid water.
The witness was not crossexamined
James Ten Eyck deposed--I was fireman on board
the Reindeer, on the 4th September last; was on
the first watch out Of New York. it ended at West
Point attended the forward boiler; the engineer,
Mr. Hewlett, came TO me and took piece OF chalk
and made mark saying "don't carry over thirty
pounds. for We are in no hurry he made the mark
on the steam gauge; we carried little over, and IT
might have been little under thirty pounds; it
might have been three inches over; did not pay
duty; our usual time for arriving mt Bristol was
about twelve O'Clock; We arrived that day. they
said, about one o'clock; she did not go a. fast as
usual that day; coming alongside Bristol was turn
ing in to my room; looked into the engine room
and saw Mr. Hewlett, the engineer, trying the gauge
cocks; he was trying water on the after engine
could tell from the sound of the gauge-cocks that
there was certainly water enough did not any
one there with Howlett the captain had no clerk
had my boots off and was just getting into bed
when the explosion took place; went into the
boiler after that the broken boiler looked just as
good as the other; the tops of the ues looked black
as they usually did the broken part looked very
shelly it was split up like two three pieces of
paper; was risted the first gauge-cock was three
inches above the surface OF the iue the others
further apart Mr.. Hewlett employed me on board
the boat the that tends water puts the feed on
! should think the Reindeer would run six or seven
miles on one cock of water without danger.
John Forester, deposed-I was fireman on board
the REINDEER on the 4th Sept. last; my watch COM
menced at Poughkeepsie and would end at Albany;
attended the after boiler, the to which the ac-
cldent occurred; was at dinner at the time it
happened; the boat was between Red Hook and
Bristol when went to dinner; the water was tried
before went to dinner; it was tried right over my
head; the sound indicated solid water from two Of
the cocks this about fifteen or eighteen minutes
before the accidents the distance from Red Hook to
vlpst oI 30 aknVt
of the forward boiler before ! went at dinner;
it denoted a pressure OF thirty-two pounds,
she carried from twenty-eight to thirtytwo
pounds from POughkeepsie to Red Hook; after
dinner i came up to the freman's room, RICH
abreast Of the engine room; stopped at the engine
room and spoke to Mr.. Hewlett; he had hammer in
is hand and raped the steam gauge to see if i
worked free; it stood then at about thirtytwo wen
are latched there is another fastening which pre-
vents 1t opening unless it was broken if the doors
had not been open when the accident occurred, the
inner latch would have been broken off; the appear
ance OF the boiler was good; the broken part was
ragged and rusty.
The witness was not crOss-examned.
Mr.. Ten Eyck was recalled, and gave similar
description of the latch of the furnace doors.
William Brown, fireman on board the Reindeer,
gave testimony similar to that of the other fremen;
heard the signal from the engne-room to open the
doors that was three or four minutes before got
to the dock; l should think that boat would run a
TO Mr.. Hall-lt is about four miles from Red Hook
to Bristol we were between Red Hook and Bristol
when heard the signals given; We were nearer to
the west shore than the east at the time.
To Mr.. Smidt-H is the duty of the firemen to
open the d00r-the two fremen that were on duty
at the time are dead; don't know how many peo-
pie belonging to the boat were killed.
Washington Halves, engineer of the steamboat
New World, deposed-That he is engineer seven
years, and has been around steam engine thirteen
years; have known Captain Farnham for twelve
years; he stands as high as any man / know for
skill, care, and prudence; it is not customary to
ings we generally open the doors, in order that
may start with the same power of steam, and to
keep the steam from generating; 1t is important to
know where the water is; If started without suf
ficient water we might burst the boilers; while land
ing is the only time have to ascertain; it relieves
the pressure by the steam being blown off the boer
think such steamboat as the Reindeer would in
variaby make the Bristol landing in three minutes;
within month have laid still ten hours in fog,
with fire and steam mp ready to start; such boat
as the Reindeer would run eight miles with cock
of water.
To the District Attorney-The boiler makers
braced these boilers the least securely in the weakest
point.
The evidence for the defence here closed
The District Attorney said he was ready to submit
the case, under the charge of the Court.
The Judge said itwasa very important matter and
one which has created much public interest and the
law and the facts had better be spoken to by counsel
The District Attorney did not mean to shrink from
any portion OF his Duty but he made the offer be-
cause he had sufficient confidence in the Court.
Adjourned till Thursday morning, when counsel
will commence summing up.