The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-08
The Boiler Explosion I'm Nostrand Ave.
nus, Brooklyo.

> ~foN OF THE CoR0SERs NvRsrIGAr ALTON
o6trnp.. into the circumstances connected with |
fhs investigated. -'s h houons hat factory, on
sbe boiler explosion IN A. ''st their tves vas
sfhsy last, by which eight persons testified
ssuunsed yesterday TIE witnesses examines
mainly as TO the probable cause strength, of tina iron
winch the boilers were made, &C., &c. The following
, The evidence -
Samuel Woodruff fworn-Am an engine bol,.-
sSehihMs, I'VE In Hartford Conn made
stssrs Ames Moulton for ar '-el AuS
no three boilers. (wupe.- "con'fS'' wiz
b. boilr ~ Rtyee i horse power engine |
he chen - repeated The aimepMons q
sio" 40 Mr. Aues' tesh nooy yesssfdAy)
20 Anon, The nnes No s. sbe cater front
spd out is No. 8, the back head is Il, the front
head s,6 tb,se bolsrs before the1 lstt our ~srks
x,re rsuvec ny cold pressure no ms 10 square
mvh put steam gauge On ~ sbe eoser ash a. toe
s,rz with COLO water, then Apply pump, force tn VA
strt at be equals 10 UT i2s ste am; tecse
per&cy safe at $50 os O. the square 'uch;
SD, lii 10 every pa usr n ssrnauop Ia. horse power
1t erl,ne, r. so los pTtssuo O. the square inch
IA boiler; e'ee0 oaha the ooiers aoa engine AZ
s.yisiE price. ysve fpSde large n"nner Of muse
Dali, oWng he past iowr seafs-ss! = IN. 100 toas;
sbe vs. the only ih4s has gwen ousi Mr. E,msn
rent here by a ana compete the sage
u.bts ~ hs bee employ somesoureen o. ettaeD
yeare, SNd was CONSIDERED Trustworthy inAn; hai
charge oi goat mary engines, ana pct up two cst year
tho Navy YARD at Washington saw Eastosn last some
ShTee ~etks s'uce hui had 90 s'nVeraton ~ith nim ~
tsR(td 60 aTtDg Io boilers he aan airy conheI,i
hss work item, visited the funs "a aiAsf an
pe''e'ss ana engine here shown alta explained
wrprss cofupued- mat TIRE cause q inc explosion
ounvs III, 81 sing OF The globe waive oy shch we
steam Intended 10 esce THIS cnoo.d oe can " eae
the the water nih ev,nsny
pe~ Until the hi- nsd ocor,e ose and tue neat
the orepgth Of the IRON; tho more stasn there
tfe warthe pressure ucreaaog al the uma;
hot 'op saa a,rned waco the oo'l.
10 fseces think TIE u''s ofst ea'e NaF nn
seap.TsIy upcersiood ibst al engineer sno hpo"s ns
.soty viii ne fire up with the gose vaige shut
To the Ju-yrhe fo.s were "A ncncs teu D. means OF
too mch p,a With check vaive arranged to eaco boilers
d.red NJ span perfectly o"mpeent man 70
take ,bsuae & engine Mr Eastman Requested 70
ato~ bins stay weeks longer Ia rier Ia learn
the cugibei Coasented our ~ork was doae
apa rules ths engine &c were N posses
son If Messis Ames aonlion, ibrre had been snil
'be ooler IT co1'd not have been bowD
oo~u introduced into b11er almost invaraolS sht
to- ere box; OPINION Us that the dirt in these
ec,ers rom striking the gronna
One III tie jurors remarked that there were between
th.. -four bushels OF mud n he boilers some two or
thee hours after the explosion
whp.se- the globe valve rs open thee all is right but
ehu something must take place; have no DOUBT
1nst Mr.. Eastman shouem all was nigh ~nea he came
shere in the fred the business o. the
'frtm.n Nv SEE waves Eastman could not have
AnOwu that the globe waive was SHUT am convinced nc
know IL
Hr,y weles sworn--Am contractor; reside in
BsoaT examined these boilers on the afternoon Of the
cay OF the exposiou III company Mr. Sam lei nci.I
gueer employ the city Of BROOKLYN after
l,s the fragment oi the boiler intnedaiev WITHIN
tho ruis BUILDING, went 10 the porsn lying
tbe yaro the quantity OF earth ana mud in tue boilers
surprised me- much thai feit that impossible
tbai II coulo generated in the boiler; II coated
evenly all around the inside OF the boiler satisfy my
SSH the MOD being frozen, Knocked OF specimens and
srough, homo; ,ney here (exh,olng
mem 10 The iury} you OF grass, sucks and
s,oues "a ju'ynan remarked tia, the mdo was not
froz. III The boilers So O'Clock the morning OF the
sxrsoson) ! that the boiler, liz progress,
made dive INTO the ground and dug no the muo after
becam. frcz,n; exauined pieces OF the iron and
titk OF the very best quality the workmanship was
sooc as cculc judge.
Margaret Bos,wick s~otn:-Resite in Spencer street.
Park avenue acquainted with Nv. Eastman; he
bearded for two weeks, saw him o. Thursday
evening last ard clock he remained there ti
bstwen u when he wehi "a New York; he
home till o'clock; iua1e an excuse Tor
bspg oct SO late tina, Gre Elm
ano b. the screams nuIed lhs passed
away at the ire thu. he dld bot thius it was 60 late
that be hardly knew to sleep accouu what he
say; heated him went ped, telling
20 wake bin at Laf past SIX O'Clock woke him at that
time asked bin bow 40 sIep, and he said "very weli;,
be breakfast at i've minutes seven think it
ten minutes past when he left The house.
cned when he came night usual; he ap-
pssged usual al breakfast would take three four
boutes 10 from ms house 10 the factory; keep my
the navy yard gum Eastman usually left the house
akalt seven O'Clock.
Wnnam pnrdon s~oru--An mschhls.; reside at No.
Al CONCORD street; The ruins and the bo.ers had a
Ri, OF the boiler shop; examined IT, found Il
every good--correspondue with what saw in the frag
pe6s Of the original boilers found nc detect in The quail
~ o. the on found ceiect the boilers appeared to
Dc wei made With the exception that sheets were
,ery eh IRON which IN the ppder part OF the boiler
se ttece tested correspCude1 With the OF the boiler
Eeaasey b. hnd the IRE box and connecting with il on
be op par d he boiler ha, portion Of The Rsr WAS
Wnb The that iron mis Mt have stood
tH'y po' b's pressure WIN saeiyi al.oto nol want 70
rRs wv ooier oaOnla,'o 70 s.sua 'lree nnes me
Pt>suIe Q, steam "'nsfly uscui 'oN i1u lne ssmpie
f't'"ar no an elehlh ana siNt en'h NRei pun 40
nol 10 t"'h's 'ouf ou ooief VIRGIL Is size 'nVAe
r. ID. soroper-Ny opinion rs that ahor the BRACES
e~sa'e' over soc uV, sA'V 10y - ' n,ss' 90,
80 -, 49, $3.50 - .,,on' e,mn,,,as 10
" "a - " ~, rs t,,~s. - - IA
s, ~ @ b. ~, so, oa ,,,,c.oo, ,s a.. hn;,.r;p
,a,,e y ' 80, a. -, o,c ~ 80 ,n,s Should
The oip fak nd spptu in n
800 6 nn ~ re- nj, o,, tha ri,,rv oresl,re or
60, a,o.,a a'ralty - an axnos,np!! the want oe
-, 80 ,o a,a,sIs .,,,ge md a. ,'a5o ~ bsring
,h,s'o. 80, ana 60. ,-e,re ne u "a those h,,crs
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