New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-04
BROOKZ YN U,EINS.


Henry WARD BEEcHER AND THE ST.. LOUIS MER-
CAMILLE LIBRARY Accommodating Of our citi-
zens lsays The ST. Ions BaGtta), being anxious to
hear the great Brooklyn sensatioDst lecturer 10 this
city, induced the Chairman of the Mercantile Library
Association to address him letter of invitation. The
following ia the correspondence:
M. DapiS's Letter TO M. Beecher.
ST. LOUIS -, 1882
/ REv. HENRY WAPD BEEcBER, Brookly n-DeU Sir:
On behalf the Mercantile Library Association Of this city
It my pleasant duty address you. We eniesv
oDs form the lecture for Association for the
coming season. and wish TO do eay possible Fully
approaching your weknown reputation lecturer and
should be PLEASED to make engagement with you for
two three lectures the coming F Winter Eyou
u.s. will you kind to give your terms time and subject
possible.
As our Association may be we'll known you, permit
to 10y word regard it, We think that there Library
Association IN this country that In prosperous condition
than has eighteen hundred members and rapidly
increasing Its members merchants clerks and members
Of the several professions. As matter Of these
from all country and naturally entertain
variety views both to politics aud religion. Hence il be-
Association 10 be very careful TO eschew all matters
pertaining either Of these subjects m lectures Should yoa
be kind favor with Of lecturessnd we sim
ceiey hope viii do soyou will please bear the above facts Ia
mind Hoping to hear from you earliest convenience,
remain, YOursGoly, r. H. DAVIS
Chm Lecture Com. NJ L. A.
Mr.. Bescker's Rsply.
BROOKLYN, - 1883
DEAR Sir: have received your letter politely in
vitins me to give before the g. Las Me
camille Library Association Fall Winter But you ask In
Of the diversity Of opinions your members,
should accepted your invitation eeehep al sdfsers
pertaining politics asd religion" am much Of patriot
eschew one good Chris neglect the other
Indeed the only motive that have for ecturing all tho hope
may make better citizens better Christians Of my fell
low And to that OF lectures from
witch had been strained out all matters pertaining to politics
religion" afford but very messer diet to the young
people Of st. Louis
imagine why You should under the circumstances
have wished TO yt you II bsve been Of any service
my fellow men, has been because would eschew .uy
topic which thought needu FOR them 10 hear Nor have
allowed myself 10 stand In any pulpit upon platform,
where could not follow my judgment what should be
said with the unlimited freedom And Ia too late in my
life for yield up Of erepec and under
censorship.
Hope lave not taken seriousy matter which, perhaps
you only pleasant jest. For reading your letter
again hardly rePess tho conviction that you deemed 1t
pleasant TO ask all the way st. Louis to give
Lectures under implied that should eseeV all
matters pertaining to politics and rdigion"
Accept coneaua ions upon the prosperity your ss.ocs
ton stated In letter and allow trus, without chenso
hope that before long the young of st. Louis will be able
To sten without shrinking to the free speech Of any honest
who may have convictions mor and civil duties worthy Of
man and citizen. am, very truly, yours,
THg Explosion IN WnLIAMsBURGH-CoRosER
ISquksT AND VERDICT OF THE jury Yesterday
morning Coroner Murphy and Jury proceeded to in-
vengate the circumstances attending the death Of Geo.
Ball and Thomas Shannon who were killed by tue ex
ploson Of steam boiler in the dstillery of Furman e.
Policy on Thursday morning:
John w Wood chief engineer OF the disieyTestihed that
was IN the boiler his theory wa, that the heat passing under
the water to the boiler that exploded caused steam sse in
that which dac the wa or In the small boiler to such
tent n al the nes nearly If qte bare and these
aue big heated red heat upon the sudden return
OF hydrogen gas which csued the explosions he considered the
boiler tobe perfectly safe and would be wilnsto sic upon it
with 80 pounds Of steam upon II.
James sheiey the fireman In charge Of tho bOe'-rs.hed
aud found water up the highest eock IL both of them.
Some mere immaterial testimony TAKEN when
the Coroner lit to close the aud charged the
Jury that DIR. Brady bad told him that the of
the death # Fell comfr of the lungs which
had smOhered him. He the COroner) was Vi opinion
that the death caused by the acct ientsl plosion
of the boiler, which could not be helped. He thought
no one was TO blame for il. 1t was one Of those |
periodical occurrences whioh rere Frequently happen
ing, and pkich IN The natural order Of things"
He instructed the Jury to bring in verdict of death
BY accident. The Jufy deliberated frsoms time upon
this extraordinary testimony and charge of the Coro
ner and failed 10 agre- upon We dict AT o'clock,
the Jury assembled again, and examined several boil
ermakers and macEinists Neither of them had seen
the boiler since the explosion. The Coroner stated to
them the conclusions arrived at by MT.WOod that the
explosion took place from the effect Of the dsplsce-
ment of the water in the small boiler, as stated above.
All the witnesses agreed that such might have been
the cause of the explosion. One witness, James |
Dolan, testified that instances Of the displacement OF
water from one boiler to the other of frequent
occurrence; but with all these facts In view he would
not hesitate TO seat himself the boiler that had ex-
ploded, even if there had been sixteen pounds of
steam upon it, He had seen the boiler since the ex-
plotion and perfectly satisfied Us its strength
Alter the testimony tho Jury appeared satisfied and
after few moments delberation returned the follow
ing verdict:
That the deceased to their des,hs by the ~cIeat,
explosion Of boiler in the distpery OF Mess furmau Coz
The explosion beng the result o. tho displacement, q wstrr
nom one boiler into the other and the
OF large quantity Of hydrogen sSs"
With this verdict the investigation was concluded,
and certificates given for the burial Of the deceased
Their families have been provided for by Graham |
Policy, esq, one Of Che firm and the widows perms-
nenty provided for during their lifetime - ia the
custom with the families of persons who die from
cident in this establishment
The verdict OF the Jury in this case appears TO be
TO many Of the friends Of the deceased
who are OF opinion that more rigid investigation /
should have been had