New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-20
u CIRCUIT CoURT-BesOre Judge BErrs.
Trial of Charles w Faruham. (Captaln,)

US CIRCUIT COURT-BeSore Judge BErTs.
STEAMBOAT REISDEES.
Trial of Charles w. Farnham, Captain in
dieted with John Hewlett (Ensneer on charge of man-
George Rares, called for defense and sworn-Am
gnser On the North River been sccut med TO run IN pas
epser boats between NewYo and Albany have been 20
since 1919 1895 first used wood for fuel for steamboats,
after which coal became In use think hrst IN 1889 oy tue
North Amencs-the second North AuerlcaTthe hrss was
lost by il much better than wood, much more
economical, much manageable, could govern the
steam better with coal than wood steam ws sovornedln
the coal BY opening the ue doors and letting the
cod ali in the steam commences 70 condense wAile IN
motion there hlowers and when stopping aud opening
the doors the mercury falls BY wood you cannot do
well when the much have TO open the safety
valve have stopped. with coal very suddenly not more
than two three minutes notice and the steam in three
minutes began to fall never the safety valve hsve
laid still for hours in fog and the steam would not raise
l0nches discovered this advantage the trst trip on com
ing dow in the North America passed the Albany.
then the fastest boat which broke her crank and we went
along sde and remained of hour and the steam fell
asked me how II wa todhim we had the most
convenient mode that all that we had 30 do was
requisite by the and that WAS all that wasne
cesary do lose steam fuel OF make noise never rose
the safety valve IN coming TO landing or anywhere else
own boat in which the safety valve has been raised for
three months the steam regulated perfectly by opening
the furnace Doors the advantage is in saving steam and IN
being quiet oil that 10 necessary 10 regulate the safety
valve by the thermometer steam there great
saving Of which be acertsned BY this admission
water there in the boiler: have never al my practice.
had the fall below the lowercock the way 20 open
ascertAn the quantity of water and regulate 1T in blowing
Of the steam there would be uncertainty; you
could not come TO q straight horizontal hne with
the water; II Is common Occurrences, that after
orenipe the doors at a landing the steam falls too
much and have 10 shut the furnace Doors the weakest
roint in the furnace the steam chimney, which
fat plate and generally in contact with hues and
difficult brace; the hues become frequently defective;
sometimes there may be crack inside which percept
Idle outside but shuts it is stretched, making, outside
BY the hammer and boiler may give way IN such case
with less than half its quantity OF steam on the IRON w
aDfv freuu ind
anRes have been carrying 40 lbs OF steam on passage 20
Albany without any leak, and on pumping in Geld water
md leak: where the edges look fair we cannot de-
imper;ecton; where there is a fair sheet OF
iron impereeton can be found by the hammer, but
no, when the iron is turned to form the tangcs Que
guage-coek good twenty, properly situated; II
out of the lower cock (which Is generally
about three inches aboye) all safe the duties Of Cap
tai and engineer differ very materay have been TOR
uopths on board when the Captain spoke me- II
the Captain brought company ne always introduced them
70 the owners employ the engineer the duties OF te
Captain TO 10 the Passengers the gangway aud ms
Office he usually stops at the gangway, and when ready
gives the Assistant Pilot who gives signals 10 the
up tbs one the he has control whatever
the engine when the water LEI Out OF the engine
we tell If has been too low by the appearance OF he
boiler from heat the water; have known Capt.
Faham Is Is years probably more his general rep
utaiion for skill and ability Is among the very beat.
Bv Distyicf attorney The North America, for one never
opened her safety valve the South America nor
dirk Hudson, nor Isasc Newton; the steamboat Frank,
WHICH nave owned for two years don't believe her safety
valve has been raeda dozen times IN that period then
there is the smboat Commerce and mary others those
have eutonec except the Frank put the engines In my
self; they belong to the lins have been engaged
with the Frank Tor years. what knew OF the
Others previous 70 that and since 1885 they arc running
and the Frank which Fort Lee ferry and laid Up last
Monday The boats have stopped sometnes much IS Is
Ps a. an: an. Ss sy % e
had been below the we,er line it the day after an
posion took place IN ber have seen II several times In
aiaereptboais, where there was INJURY st su
BIZ kf,. Snhmdt-whe q boat is under way we use the
steam as fast "a we can setit
the safety valve
Al DO any necessity for opening the veyethe
guage shows the quantity and acts as safety valve there
il hard TO say whether opening the safety valve woud be
certain security have known boilers give way by con
only about a. large SAFETY valve, DO not consider
explosion. The witness seemed % conne h answers no
ssid to practical matters The District Attorney sad he
would not osh him any more auesti0nsI
By NJ, Kows-IfI was allowed. by the inspectors. TO
- he Of steam and the steam sqtse set at ~ and
he safety valve with the doors open should not the
consistency Of having less steam when stopping than when
viRgz L. LiqltlaH sworn-Am m engineer; inventor
Of the half beam engine; been engineer q or ~ years.
my engines in IA or 10 steamboats, and ga put
tIz one in now the steamboat Corneil wood used
in seHbcets-now Anthracite coal we tred 70 damp Oh
when we used wood but could control It and Dad % let
of steam: we Eot fully under w,y with coal Ia S, when
we got used % h we never blew OF at al except at
the end Of the route II better not to blow al so's "a
ascertain the state Of the watch Tor one 800 t.sss
YVES foaing blowing of steam would sometHnes show
the water up to that point opening the hn- doors
cut the night down BY letting the cold ar n
wasearefss and found the water low never blew or inc
steam would drop about rive ten and would then get "
Id again By attending the es the OppaSes usually oc
cpy about five minutes about the time that the engineer
bhond have examine the wsfer and see al rsht bott
Usually with Crotch water at about Inc hEnanis we
gt into fresh water and the wafer exhastedtO that
one mn Of generally carries on about seven tnns OF
wafer II the lowest suiSe denotes sohd water there no
.Srss ., tonr miles urobably wkou. any danger from
deficiency Of waters the weatsst point Of an engine me
lat plate If there had been leak u eou!a cave ocen 70
and seen aterward; there defect in the ron u would
gow and wore by scuOn, add would nAy ave way
under less pressure than It would ordinarily endure the
duty OF AZ engineer 70 take charge Of his engine and s
the pot ss pilot the duty captain u % say wheth-
er the shall be stopped or 90 ahead but e cannot
troll the engineer as TO tee quantity o. -
OF the hands. &c II TIE ptain The engineer ont OF
order other person. lie can deet them 20 De Va or
sope wronr If The cspa says the engineer he mus,
get al such place 81 sueh time II u nus duty 40 eA 70
dot; have knowa Capt fsrnAam i2I Shout ~ f ySl
strsishf-toIward man, be has family
BY Disirct Aorne-I generally opened hs aoors o. tls
furnace about mile or .;e ,aa asi ION tns
asan OF II there ses enough do not shat them III stei
~ get under way; the route generally try to Keep a.
medium head Q! steam IS We csn-
L6r NvyJhu gworn.-I ara boiler MAKER foreman OF
the Norman Frol WORKS IN which the boilers OF e flnsf
weIe constructed the plan here shown correct one NE
double trrn in the hsngs weskers some the paces n
sDt 70 become weakened tarniag then they are tnfase
hot; IL Is particular branch Of the o1znse u woe Ho
h. sssy 10 Sett e. an uperse0n IN the iron asr ut ~ @
boiler "a before the boiler began and tes' na aoo
belore rot there; slightly examined u n.nk c,
bscI Connection a irperfeetion u bad orse ~ y
Ps4nfau VINO vas 4, CO led my %
IN; IN wa. cur out The par that gsye way m-s = Ias.
tue: tie boiler was made Of Penn'yvasi. ron VIM -
TIE best the plates were No : 1ee a. re
oner,er OF an pch thick and q ~ hesJ s haYe
boats srnined the Yoint tnHt sNvS E 80 N
e5sr a Bol appeared TO Be weakened snd corrodsd
"a -, - ue seemed 70 o. weakened IN the turn me
ara ose - @sned - be OF IN iaeh could NOT tel very
I, I'D % Re shelly; the pls,e did no, appear 10
800 - ODD. was scay made in tie mon erslntDy The
b, u rskrg iron did 70; appear TO have been pro
,ozetier: the whole sheet over the Top Of the
-. shere L burs, did spper % haye been properly
,d o~ether: the eee; Of would BE- getting weaker
- ~s.rer VI the Iae . seemed 20 have thar appear
-. think the Of tse breskAse from the
ar.ruerion and expansion the weak point the break
"a. ~ beak IN the Id Of chest beaten in, and the
tsar drove down into the tire IL could have been de-
t,,a ns IL leaked il 70 had leaked IL would have Oh
.o,ne alt or sediments examined IL the second third
dsy after the accident was wtnes before he Corones
inquest could not any evidence that the Plate nzd
Ieied the appearance the D. Ct the fines the
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