New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-12
THE LATE STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION

Coroner Hills yesterday continued and concluded. q
the Eighteenth PrecIct Police Station, the investga-
ton recently comm. relative TO the cause of the
explosion of the boiler of the stearr-tug Petrol %
Saturday last n Jay street, North River which 10
suited IN the death Of Henry Brink, the engioeer. an1
as supposed of two other men whose names are un-
known According to the evidence adduced, the hoer
of the Petrol was sound ard capable of carrying q
greater quantt Of rteam TO the square Inch than 10
thought to have been in use NJ the time cf the eKpo-
son Lack of water in the boiler is believed to have
been the immediate cnuse Of the explosion. Below
will be found copy Of the testimony taken before tha
Coroner;
Van Rensselaer, Terry, residing at No. 663 Green
wch street sworn am an ens1esr and mad oh.fs %
the Pe,r chiefly while she was in Us" frequently carried ~
pounds steam and d,red perfectly safe know Of her
beng stated by Mr. smith have the boiler since
boiler. Il was put ia the boat ana mshe an m ia'
and found nothing perfect ard her no hsvaads
upon me and We cony about boiler hr ah.d how
much carried said 100 pounds ususly he said he
could pounds of steam, with the throttle vAve
partially closed believe the explosion TO have been caused oy
scarcity OF water In tbe boiler -
T. w. Smith. residing at No ~ Domrick street,
sworn says have been engineer for 20 years. had the
Petrol for from Boston by her three
ago. sold her Allen Brink four weeks nesry
new having be- only about six chiefly
curson boat she had ocomots- tubular eoer considered
va, laid up dried sr.a.ed and b,eqeoty
taken painted I'D stored the d'cs At td. aosa on
Works t ovsred Allen Brink, who fsd up, f!ou
my knowledge of the boiler and what have h"af rsf~dtas
H. my impression is that the boi'r burst from van. OF ann
cien supply Of locomotive. tabular
boilers such that they will not contain much ws.e ov"r
the top ard fire sgrace other pisns OF
boilers and require attentions and m he water
allowed slbor eysporae beow thr Of ths frnSs
the becomes losing IL strength and greatly
erdangerng SAFETY Of the boiler aud should water be sud
deuy applied this erheaed surface wosd probsby
Of the boiler the Law requiring inspection 81
the United states and also the of sad e.tse.e 70
qualified 10 manage boilers sud engines OF passenger
steamers sppy only 20 boats carrying PASSENGER" . ~
Stephen Davis, sworn, says-I reride ~ No. 5G
GeeDwicb street am boiler maker employed BY Mr..
eneer; caDied from 70 lO pound. 81 s@s" when the
Pe laid up creased and painted The boiler Inside sod
mesrs Allen Brink about four weeks and s.ssted them
getting engine n wortns ORDER n'fer~d the oo.I
any boiler of h." .zs 10 the hsbor deceased tbonsss
be could carry 30 pounss Of .t'sm from her appearance "a
him try told him 70 lock o. the water In the
boiler would require considerable at'rntor add when se
had h. weight 30 the eDd Of the lever aud shs
bowed IN steam, be would have lJD pounds OF steam on
Eiazer :. DOwuey. sworn, says; l was plot on tue
TOW be a. Pr,el: bad been nearly wsoks,
The deceased fr.uan and .ngneer eysthCs seemed 10
smooth about "a. heard deceased say on
,hs dxy .h boiler burst that he hse q. high poans
steam % eN Brooklyn after u O'Clock aud ca srouad
the Battery when between piers So. aud - sskrf the
engineer how much Sc he had snd he old ~ :, poaad
cannot say which ~ askng that the decezsst
Of being able 70 get steam nos
b. airing him plan a, th. time ased nm soa oo,snea .n
cou1 carry safely allowable BY law The last that fe-
co ect wa. passing D.y when ssr,-t there were
bsns' ioS, The, "a. fois DO not resc .reias
them st~r v. left the Past River; fthns did nDt .opt
lard iheee but VIII let o. P"t'r DO MOI AH"~
who the tw0 men Were .
Other testimony to the effect WA adduced.
After short consultation verdict a. follows WA ren
dered by the Jury:
Tbs, Henry Brns the deceased 20 his death By In
urr secdriy received BY the explosion Of the boiler o e
49, s rive .nd ". believe that tho sro,.ion wss ocs
.ioued from Of sufficient ws,er In the boiler"