New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-05
THE LATE EXPLOSION IN GOERCk
STREET.

On Saturday last Coroner Jackmsn held an inquest
at the Eleventh Ward Police Station upon the body Of
Joseph Schade, the English youth who was killed by
the explosion in Goerck street on Friday last. The
room where the inquest was held was much crowded
and among those in attendance were several boiler
makers and engireers. Owing TO the fact that gross
csrelessness on the part Of the engineer had been
alleged, the proceedings were watched with more
than usual interest, particularly by those residing
near the foupdery.
Below will be found copy of the testimony ad
duced before the Coroner, and the result Of the in
QUESTION::
EDWARD H. Brown depcsed-I reside At No. 40 CO.
street part OF the premises where the exp o.ou
;oos Place naye looked he bol, this mofl. and i, sp
to be ,yery substantial one deceased h' been IN my
TIE boiler should think that the water bad 81 too high the
have never er ia: exploded before that II is simply
Abram Bowden, beir duly sworn deposed-I reside
No s57 Eighth street by tr,de ieaiDis; the
when ex-H took place in the rs'rnns when
% We nSf ,Gp HsI Aes ems I'd me ~ have u.
ready for blast at O'clock about = o'clock emmenced 70
IL and told ne blast told him had 10. ate ~,
enough only had fifty five poancs - - oeock stated
and ten came Up to my Eve pPsaai .soa; 0 .s
cSTn I, .S pen .,a 70. % s p sfs on ha p
bour before a: til. time pound. Of ream
,S ,Jl.sa ,I coi .e- @S me up s. no H. engine
room the boiler capable o. carrying 80 Po7Iii have had
on :, ,he a. Of The 31Pooa the steam woaa ha,.
scc.pp ol he eIron that to- br whh va. Bono
sye hsi would think water out
OF ,hs rasre co. ~t. i, rohirs f5ar thea valve
OF tie mi.h have been chosed up preventing
going into the boiler there might have been ha~ IN as
inn nv opinion tn time Of the socden, th.t the boiler
buil,d the fbox under the arch h'e been
driving ses for the a two and hsf he hrG saase
eoci above the arch The second one is three OF nr inches
above that pretty there Ia the second ccS
boiler coming on; If tie second
o.et which think wEs perfectly SAFE
Alex Csudwell ceposed-I reside at Newburgh; an
practical boi have tie boiler thai exploded snd
Of opAou from he examination have made, ina. ne eA
posou occurred im win: 4 water the crown sheet las
blush which indicates hat there e3le no, .y- been
On tn crown plate converted into which, in
ss IN. w.. MP Il would b. dieal, to tel sseas
water passed into ne boiler or not.
John l.. Peak, residing st No. LIS Yves. Twenty
depsS-I -uEss-d IN the o1aeey business
but by profession Al nsner mace ihe ds.Is ard ap-i
boiler under supervision for Two years IL ny
option the accident resulted from scarcity OF water had
very cay De deceived BY boiler that foans the
boi,es sd, aboo, dire y,ansso
Saipuel Seer de posed. that he was BOILER maker
dorg arlington strr~, be examined the boiler
before Nj Recss 81 sne considered fieciy
tie sr lie poo and totak tee accident caused
BY be ueer being deceived ty the foam u se had thrown
ssuy have be really had in bOier toe
sch probably became oy-re.i.d from ne want OF water ana
tsiug Abls 20 bear the pressure, exploded 49,.
William Ii. Roach depo-ed-I reside at No 300
general 'rvrr'endeui q re sst.ns no
her toe proprietor v.nt 70 he shop
lev rinutes aft. oek the of e, boxed Al he
s..n ss0se srd saw h,t ndcased Oryfve pounds. ;sn
tk chsr and down II I've minutes Ard TIE
explosion pac- ard s1riet n he ruins week
h.c pump rrpair~d and the puns.r sad stopping box
Tbs roughly 0ysihau.d bad given tie erI-t have
safety vaXe ftd fer s-y-tty P-uoc. Of cssm have 10
reason befv. removed from that hEur- hfy
rounds al that recrssy de the engine g; tee
,us Of sped have always csuored the erereef % have
tLty b1-r. and that 10 h-sted before
rr The boiler have found The eEtireef socer
,ud o,n ben 10 BE engine o>u and always
Rad pe1y water u tss boter ias easaesS ess ~ -