The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-03
vne rxplosson m West street.

Tno Explosion m West street.
yu1THM PAlFIcULARs--0FHn IMPORTANT sTArB-
NyNrs ABOUT TIE BOIID-sAYM0s or THE EN-
6NxzR AND 0vNIRs-C0RoNnAb nQUxsv.
As boieS which bed been Ne n such sxolssaa
and soow 70 many poor families, well - The sub
jsc Of mucA dcssson regarding ~ ags end Strength bad
been reached yesterday BY Tie bOrers VINO IRE en-
gsged in clearing away tho rubbish. portion Of u y
now exposed 70 visv shassrsd, torn and nddsd IKE
target nom the bursting of the boan and braces viii u
attached 10 H. weighed soue nve tons, was six
fest s inches high four feet wide and twenty feet hong,
with one ue running right through The excitement In
The vicinity Of the ruins does mot appear yet much,
= there ' happen 70 DO numbers visiting II throughout
the dsy mo friends Of the injured parties entertain
nray no very friendly feelings towards the engineer
tho owners 10 the former who In al probability Will DO
responsibility OF a and 70 he later he suN q hrss an
unft and inexrerienoe hand In engineering
We sve The satements Of two Of them. q The Same
lime advising That hey should be received With caution,
coming Asy 90 rom parties nearly related 70 the dead
and Injured and probably given With very kindly feel
Their sorrow, their affection and their ruin 10 people
with such cause tse be said-they have been Left
nSmes.s nSu,sss. without CLOTHES. fnInisure, or any
su0l tine with the prospects Of dun winter before
them consider their heartrendpg snd are
those whom they look 70 = the authors Of their major
tame
william Mcdonald, father Of the children who were
reported missing, bat who were subsequently found,
stas that Waters engineer; that be common
tina. he thought the boiler would blow no time.
Harry Bunan told him that Waters uxed to stop no ne
charge in hin place. he heard vincent King say some
four or i've months ago that the id thing would burst
some time and blow them oil mp In epy 70 The reporter
answered he mieh He heard that the boiler
demned when II was first pu, into operation child Of
hs, about three and half years old has IL little eyes
well black and its much ipj1yed,
James Farrell, whose wife and mother n.Isw were in
the ruins vnose sister Ia killed. sssses thai
tho boiler o strong; seventy pounds Of stoam ho
slater, would make shake tho measures his shelves
In The adjoining house whore be resided. He left his
house twice and walked down towards tho river fearing
explosion he considers Waters engineer 81 all.
rhe rurnor about Anderons death was un.ounded he Is
the sufferers are fatally injured
policeman named Giraud. who volunteered state
eDs and called the .ssle yisnG1' ,r,I s ne
before judicial investigation, the importance of the
demArds inquiry He can then, under oath uasko
him,ef understood AZ he pesses aud qualify hif Esae
ment as he wishes.
Coroner Perry visited the OF the late explosion,
OF West and Hora street, yesterday for Tho pur
pose OF inspecting the work Or rsmving the boiler from
tie or rubofh with which IL was covered The
work partially performed, and enough revealed
to ,how Thai bie. ~as com pclo wreck I'd thai
certainly had exploded notwithstanding the belief OF sr.
King, tho proprietor Of tbs premises 10 The contrary
he,srs Bunce Co The manufacturers of The boiler,
have detailed OF their most experienced hands TO Ia
spec lis renainf fer the purpose OF asceanpg the real
Of the explosion They say that CONT ucied
N the strongest pcssble and would net have
ploded even alta ordinary caro-. Other mschnists will
also examine the fragments OF the BOILER and give si
mony a. to III strength, the probable Of the
ploscR, and other matters pertinent to the case.
Waterson the rgneer, visited By CORNER Perry,
and questioned IN regard to the usr when stated that
he carrying but seven'y pounds OF steam At tho
OF the explosion Having occasion TO M gsrs fro the
eugine for few moments, no lei the boiler In vhsl
be corpie cred perfectly se condition, and bs',-o nc
could return 10 hs post tho explosion took rlsoe The
boiler gsuged 10 carry seventy I've pourds r steam
when the pressure reached that pons the safety vLyc
should have risen, and tee steam should have o.
capped With ont doing hsym Unrcrtunsely no -eve-,
the strength OF the boiler very much overrs.ed for
arg 10 the engineers statement, before tbs stea
got within I've pounds Of the required 10 rate
The valve exploded, doing moa fearful damage 10 The
factory and the ar jsotut premises
having viewed me OF lne accident Coroner Perry
preceded 10 enpanel jury before whom the matter Of
raharine Duegaas Zone OF the victims or the casustv)
death wuulo be brougn TO noace The following genie
we're sworn to mako true irquirJ In the caae:-
John Laudon Of s7i Hudson sueet; William Btho,, OF
?o4 Hudion street " Lavson, or 4sT Hudson street
william Hesserin. OF BIT Hudson street. Daniel " n H.
Of s2 Hudson street. John JoprCy o. 4S8 Hudson street
A B. Cherry, OF 43T Hudson ttreet
yne uvy viewed Tho body or deceased, st $50 Grscr-
wich street. vhereupop burial certificate granted by
the Coroner The further investigation n tns matter
then adjourned Ill 10 O'Clock This morning We under.
elsrd that IL the intention OF the Coroner 10 give the
matter thorough invesus alton. that the proprietor or
tho factory the manufacturers Of the boiler and the pub
10 may know o. whose HANDS tic blanc Lee, II ssy
exifu