New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-07
THE EXPLOSION IN NOS TAND AVENUE
BROOKLYN.
CORONER'S INQUEST.


boiler in Ames g. Moultons Hat Factory, on Friday
last, by which eight persons los their ves, and
twenty were njared. The following gentlemen were
sworn as the Jury:
Henry Jackson John Il. Masters, T. r.. Wing Nose. J.;
Powell P. Shines Jonathan For.er Ephraim Place. samuel
Wilson.
The following witnesses were then examined by
whose testimony, it will be seen, that appearances
thus far indicate that the explosion was caused BY
carelessness on the part of the engineer:
William Walters, sworn-Reside ia Kent avenns;
engaged in hi factory foreman Of the making depart
sn, was thsT. e.. on Fdd meaning Ss,%ssn ana
explosion which |, opposite The dd not observe
1 Fset nom me; the frs man M Eastman the en-.
ripeer who the boerroom and went into de-
srment this r%st 7ocloeks m MI Eastman went ish.
the three different boilers be then into the engine
Zoe. nS them vent into the
through that to the csdroom spoke 20 Dir Eastman and said
inc tying the cock TO start the engne the steam at
hat time showed 60 pounds efssm there only one steam
nsIocm remained there 10 unues back with some
hats through the engneroom when entered the engneroom
Hursb boys here's work for you" and they followed
the workshop and out the work. at that time Nc
they closed
the doors two men there in the ensneoon q the
he sS' RDew the bricks e mel Coleman
soSnd Of the explosion It sounded ike c Of thunde
and shook the very budns could not o9ta was smashed
SP the sls men sS d hs% @s a% s2D
I where s Mr.
wss sad he thought be killed. went among the runs
T aSd S s s and cSpd for
body the horizontal part Of the boiler and u vas neu
wh ON the osR Gis e Of the building and
icua psit Of the boiler which was standing agsins: the build
one but as soon | oShd Mr. Psarce showed 1t 20 him
had ecOd hesd on think he .and in
tie boilers were conducted them from the we'll frequently
P"d s. ,o aj @ with waer Mr. PesTee
the the building the steam got SO VERY .s Gae s
Eastman what the matter he came aud said things
We ~ sss FSysn don tno a. seS are gong
the engine be found them closed when MY
fire in but boilers az that time my brother spGse TO
brother a he would stay there ules. they had steam
gauge every boer Mr. esee c'me thai and toa
remain unless put each boiler Mr. Pece
replied that sesmgange good as tsree M ped.ce
careful mani Mr. McCaken then LEFT saying Now Mr. Pearce,
If heIe !, an mere sysb y bat on these
THE witness here eIpsned diagram Of the boilers to the
10 tie JuyTbe explosion took place about half hour af
ter Mr. Esman came there he was there before the gauge
low o this morning ssw at 90 which induced
me ss the sosr Pben sy 70 the
say whether fire under the three boilers on Fhudsy
s 81 NOV s there when operation, were rst com.
menced about two weeks ago. the sa s1sss wss
sn 9 S1fiasS familiar With Steam h''N IRE was
George L. Walters, sworn-Reside at No. II Fort
Greene Place; In Myrtle in at the time of the
explosions heard the report and the conductor we met on the
the car down first brother asked
him II Joe there meaning McCrackenthen If Eastman
COCKS @si 'hSt tss b"s Mr.
Woodruff Beach Of Hartford, Conn, who had the entire
hts work finished he had offered after he finished the boilers
ie ta1usht would him three day. longer
complete hi, work he bad an 60 and also
the explosion sent Mr. Eastman Mr.. Mccracken, Mr..
BS .n Ss ss ess an Of Mr. fh Eastman snd
pointed John Gallagher who said had selected fire
day. uples be (r Eanan present turned Gallagher to
him in order to ascertain Whether he was he S IT,
thought good Psn to keep e al ngs'OIdns sTe' OS.
ut Eastman came next morning. the order. freeman were
ibn be have nothing with sasne without odr
was that bad h. finger tsy and while he had
gone to the .y.n started the engnesna broke of
told John then to start the e1se as.n without
Pece Eastman aud myse were speaking about the way the
McCrscten thought Il would De safer safety valve
seh boiler Pesce ssked Eastman what he thought Of III East
Me- PesIc .asJ s a @ needed Il should be done left
i'm and Eastman then talking about it..
To the COrOner-The boilers had been delivered the
10 the Juy-The duty do nothing with
the orders Of the engineers had no fireman by the name
The CorOner-we have ascerained that carpenter named
Smith we. injured He ba h' sOs :, more than Of
M % S o Sf SS ne haS
he replied that there danger the boilers capable
Of bearing $50 bs think the Of the explosion the
told whether the valve shut by looking up
prs."s OF " we had two supply pumps one with steam
and whoqt don't inow OF possible way for the steam
VIM. Ii. Ames, sworn-Reside at No 136 Joralerion
and Of the firm of Ame MoultOn Propreors the
ser me explosion about Ot O'Clock The .onwork was done
by Mr. Joieph w. Campbel the sarpenter.work by Mr.
yibe wocaa Beach cpsnS o Hartford ws
with Mr. Campbell to se his estimates for doing the work in
IS feet vide three stories high Of brick my impress
above that tsh. inches. adjoining this building on the south side
wma bng 80 feet and three stories high was SPOUT
building song Sanford to line Of the lot aud
ming pase with Myrtle point the engine and
down in writing or not ma contract With Mr. Bsys under
the same the boilers snd engine were made By
what we proposed to do that should require
amount Of WORK Which we explained to him requesting him to
tell MS what boilers were necessary perform that service and
oUeh and complete mannerelng him that wished him to
furnish what necessary do in the best possible manner,
and lot to cut his estimates down dollar but TO make II
entirely safe and rights he us his estimates $3.50 aud
steam engine Of 80 SoseReSsr with cylinder Is hob. iS
and stroke with Wghti patent self regulating
inches diameter with ues and all fixtures make said en-
CINE and boilers complete for operation all OF hrs quality mate
rial Of plain but good finish 10 deliver the and set up
ready operation in the factory at Bookyn received es
mates from any other party down with applications
offering 10 do for +2C0 they net flushed when
put up mschlnt enough 10 know what required
Mr. Esstmon sent to put the boiler &C. by Me,s
woodruff Beech to be done under the general direction Of
MeIsrs Pesrce Walters.
To Juror-hr Morse's men, sesmppe filters engaged
the time of the explosion think laying pipe
Necessary for warming the building
DR. Charles L. Chase, sworn-Saw the bodies; the
died from the effects Of the explosion Of that boilers