The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-09


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CONTINUATION ov THE EvIDUcs-rHE juicy NOT
EAvisvlxD WITHOUT THE rRsTINONY or ONE or
rnr NyrHsp rAKriEs-ADsoURSxnsr HoR ONE
wEIK.
me investigator into the boiler explosion In Nostrand
avenue, Friday last, was continued yesterday and
considerable evidence was taken, but which not
eriay dncrent nom that heretofore given. has been
shown that the globe valve the boilers closed,
but has not been shown who ordered 70 be closed,
who closed H. The only who testify 70 this mat
TER 10 John Gallagher, The fireman, who was there
Thursday night, and injured by the explosion. He
lies al the hospital In dangerous con ion and the pro
liability that, he should improve, he will not be
able TO give his testimony for weeks. appears
that he stated when carried away from the ruins, that
when the engineer EAsiman) in Friday morning,
he (Gslagher) asked his advice about some matter TO
which Eastman replied, Bah, what do you know about
nn The Jury suggestion Of the Coroner, agreed
TO an adjournment for week The following u the
| testimony taken yesterday -
John.Freeman, engneer-Resdes at 400 Tenth street,
New YORK; employed by McCracken Watrous TO attend
the engine in the factory Of Ames Mouton was directed
10 keep up steam Thursday night last; IRE was built
under the boilers the day prevous Various told the fire.
man not 10 build fire until directed by Eastman; told
three clock on Friday morning when the fireman came
he then slashed (rakcd) out the res then went 10 the
on told the fireman any thing happened to cali me up;
got about Elk O'Clock when there were forty pounds
steam when went opened the doors and smut
the dampers and told the fireman that there plenty
of steam until seven O'Clock Mr. Eastman had told 70
wash the exhaust pipe and when got done McCrackeu
| came IN and asked me what was tho matter with the
steam; told him II all right; ne said the building
not warm; then ! went TO look at the gauge and
found forty i've pounds; he tod me TO 60 up stairs
the pipes all right found them all open
| came down and washed; Eastman came In then and
asked II oiled up; said no; then went up stairs
with wrench TO tx the shaf as went out told East
man not TO start up unu came down ime down after
that and told Eastman all ready, when he started up
/ her To On IN wi Or
three minutes past seven O'Clock; TALKED to the men in
the card room as went out when got TO Myrtle avenue
and Skman street l hearG the explosion; returned;
went work getting girls out Of the back side OF the fac
tory. o.
boilers about six O'Clock Thursday evening; q IRE
under all three Of the boilers the valves all open
during the night else shut them my knowledge;
had charge Of the fires that night; Mr. Eastman told
and to keep plenty Of water In told when the
fireman came in the morning 70 let him slash tho hres
Eastman ,od me nothing else; when he went away IN the
you shut any Of them, for fear you might forget it,;
slept from three TO SIX when got up Mr.. Eastman had
not got there; did not examine the valves then don't
know whether the fireman had nterfered with them or
not the fires bank hrcs (he term for deadening
| Are) and when the fireman came at six O'Clock he
"sashed" themthat is, hvening them up; he did by
my directions having been told TO do by Mr. Eastman
tried the gauge cocks when got up 20 how much
water there was In the boilers tried them on each boiler
] found the three gauges full on each boiler pumped
water IN the boilers about 'Seve O'clock and again an
gauges; watrons told me to stay until Eastman came in
the morning. made no alteration in the boilers from
| the time Mr.. Eastman went until he came back;
Mr. Eastman did not examine the engine boilers in any
way when he came there in the morning. was not there
nothing to the fireman in my presence; during the ave
minutes was there Eastman was oing up and getting
touch the engine, any thing do with it, unless by
the orders Of Mr. Eastman; Mr. Eastman told me, Thurs
nse else with the engine old no, close any Of se
cocks, and don't know that any one else did.
TO the jury supplied the boilers with water with the
filed before the other and shut the pump off, there
s only check vave when boiler gets full shut
the pump off, the steam pipe filters were attaching pipes
to the boilers in the morning; they At work when
went to breakfast attaching pipe TO the back end Of the
boiler.
A juror observed that he saw hole in the boilers
which explained to DO tap in the pipe for the
purpose OF Introducing steam into the building, at which
the plumbers were at work the morning Of the etplo-
sion.
Witness Eastman arrived at the factory little before
seven O'Clock; think, the valve shut, that
the Of the explosion the explosion could not have
taken place the valves had all been OPEN there was
them; there blow pipe attached the boil
ers, when we tried the guages nothing but mud came
every the outside they had been running
about two weeks steady blow pipes were made but were
To Juror-The inside was coated with mud you could
scrape off, the last saw Of Gallagher the fireman. he
was standing in front OF the boiler Mr.. Eastman
| the engine room.
H. o. Pearce, sworn-Am q manufacturer reside ia
De Kab avenue, second door from Tompkins avenue;
was at the scene fifteen or sixteen minutes after the
| plosOn
To Juror-I don't think there was any mud in the
boilers there might have been sand ia them pump
ed up from the we'll few days before this place
Mr. Eastman came to me; was on the second loor he
not fred up the boiler before he had shut
the globe valve asked HIM If he did think IL rather
careless, to which he did not make much reply; told
him twas very careless in building Ere under boiler
and not opening the valves Mr. McCracken up then
and said he thought that going be the way they
had better have safety valve on each Soer; he asked
and said never heard Of such thing having safety
valve each boiler asked Mr.. Eastman if ne.
Svs them pS oa m haa an S'
gineer had any care about him at all that I.
had better the valves opsn AMY
and then would be SAFE sure; he said that could be
done but with careful engineer it was safe g was;
then said, "Mr Eastman, will ruin all II you blow
up here'' he REPLIED "You need give yourself the
least trouble about tha this all that said
| time.
To the Coroner-He did say why kept the valve
| down.
To juror have seen FIVE boilers where there was
one safety valve; Mr. Burden put them up-the who
testified here yesterday; they were cylinder boilers.
To the Coroner-The boilers ut the hat factory were
fue boilers, nothing locomotive about them East
man said the pressure fifty when he closed the valve
@ ~ WAS openea was up to eighty that Is At the
boilers in Cochrans factory in Raymond furnished
by Burden, where there was emily one safety valve the
conversation with Eastman was about week before the
explosion.
John W. Weeks recalled-There are three turn aue
| OoHeis IA Tic navy WHICH 30 arranged tnat
| one or more be used at q time, and think
there but one safety valve the whole three boilers
these boilers equally dangerous those in the
~ under similar circumstances they one,
or three boilers II makes difference what kind of stop
cock valves attached the safety they are not
self acting globe valves than stop cock
valves, and safer In that vew if the guage of
boilers in the factory stood At 90 and So there
would have been 100 pounds pressure; should think
this fair test Of the strength of the boilers should
consider gross act Of negligence in engineer al
low such state Of affairs
James Alderman, boiler maker in Williamsburg test
lied to testing the iron OF which the boilers were made
and found II composed Of excellent material
some OF the jury thought the evidence Of John Gala
verdict
Surgeon Ball informed them that injuries were OF
such nature that would be impossible 10 take his tes
tmony at present
The Coroner stated that ii would be six weeks before
bis evidence could be taken without danger his life
In connection with the matter he stated that when Gala
CHER was picked up alter the injury he seemed
make statement IA he hal ho claa