New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-08
TIE EXPO SIoNTN NO TRAND AVENUE,
BROOkLYN

CORONER'S TNVESTIGATION-SECO DAY.
The investigation of the circumstances connected
with the boiler explosion in Ames IL noitens Has
Factory Friday last, by which eight persons were
killed. was tinued yesterday. The witnesses ex-
amined testified mainly 10 the probable cause, and
tie strength 0 the iron of which the boilers were made
The following ia the evidence:
Samuel Woodruff, sworn-Am An engine builder
machinist i've in Hartford, Conn made contract with
boilers Witness Tepeatsd the dimensions o the boiler, Is
given In NJ Ares TESTING ye,te s tse 81. 1en IN, no
the back head h and the front heaa 5ista those boilers
i1 n 10 the square inch; pot gauge the boiler
the boiler with cold then apply puwP and force
Tue ssi 10 S sSS 2 rs @ Of .tssa: those bosI.
perfectly safe ct 1870 lbs 20 the square tHca toe boilers
good know how 10 make them In every par
in estimating the horse OF steaenglhe
the boiler. and engine ct certs,n Price we rave sas 90
number Of those boilers dUrn the past tour yesy some 90
was by put up aud complete the a,rsngemen's
he bed been IN our employ some - or 10 az was
up yes in the Navy Yard Washington saw Eastman
him IN iegard 70 putting up the boe had nearly competed
hs wok hsi have ssed the ia diagram tae oohes
and engine here shown and explained TO tho Jury by
wne,Sl .,.-,. ,,,nh,.
edy the closing Of tie globe waive by which the steam H.
tended escspe this confined the steam to the boiler and
csu@d poaon the had evidently been reduced
iii Cue mad bsre and tine heat aesosed the strength
Of ihe ron; the steam there is the less the ~Aerhs
DAVE wsy it ia orally undeoos that an engn who
JuIyThe fee. II inches, Ted By means Of two,
Mr. sp.sn perfectly competent take charge Of
CINE MI Eastman requested me to allow him to sty here TWO
sent,d work done and according TO our rule. the en-
eine Sc, in possesOu Of hessI: Ames Molten;
there Lad su In the boiler could not
beer down dr introduced into boiler almost inysrs
bly, settles in the hrebox OPTION that the dt In nee
boilers from striking the ground
the globe valve opeu then all is right bat IL
shut no something Aks place. have doubt that
thought all right when he came there in the
waves o0ud not have known that the globe valve
Henry 5. Weiles, sworn-Am CONTRACTORS reside
examined these boer on the afternoon OF day
Of the explosion IN company S1 M ssL aSEy eSsses
the boiler immeoaey within the ruins OF the building
spd mud 10 the boilers surprised felt that
possible that could have genersted in the boier
myen the mud being frozen knocked Oh specimens and
brought teG hos they are mere aS in
usn that the mud not frozen IN the boilers at ~
boiler in its PROCESS made ground and aug up
the mud after which it became frozen; examined pieces OF the
and think the best quality the workmanship was good
Margaret BcstWick, sworD-Reside in Spencer
street lear avenues acquainted with Mr. Easnln
be bo oed with for to weeks saw INN on eYon
sBd when he went TO HeWi OH NJ ca nor Ieu!I nyg
till O'CLOCK made for being cut 30 late that be h4d
1Tod time bad passed At the hre that 10 DID not
link se that be hardly knew no" TO sleep on ae'
COZ Ut he heated iron for him, AID he went 70
bed telling vale lin a. q o'clock woke him 81 that
tine asked bow h. sept fnd ne 80 s.d 1 vas ten min
ute. past wber be IN The house . -,
wb, that ghs than usual be appeared a. usual
- bu fast would three four minutes to foa my
Es.insn usually lett the house about O'Clock.
" liam BuIdon, sworn.-Am me chnisti reside
No Al concord The ruins snd the boilers hAdA piece
OF tie boiler my shop examined found It ve'y good
corresponding with 6e' saw in tie fragment, o. the os1a
defect appeared be well made, with the exception
aTs Of toe boe, the piece coespon5ed with the top
81 the er Immediately behind the hreooI and cornsctns
@ rss S asadg With the rest, that iron
goH@a T To stand Ie the
used bat iron zinc sample go wa. NO p an eighth
E a sse TINKER thsn ,his
the Co oner-by opinion is that either be braces immedi
A4y over save way which might have teen cone by
the ordinary pressure Of steam three causes might have pro
out Of place Ehen ihey mist stove up ~ sae ns Sns
ukige OF the o.. nu G sos woa e aSd steam was
got np IN with these belts the orsiesy press
vs sI 1ona be another and The having
stopcocs ana ssyvsvs as with these bogr snothsr
Gauss. being liable 10 explode from any neglect Of the person Ia
charge attend proper 20 The stop COCKS that 'opoocs Prob
10 iron viii bear great deal more pressure than usually
rnquu state that ii is usual here to put IN NO
y of the brBcss would bear ,hee times the pressure
requres test boilers customary to test hen IN
ths they viii he perfectly safe At IS pounds Of steam
ordinary usually required 70 Iun high pressure engines
greater pressure boiler II able 70 bear II
probably by the osTfuess OF the engineer In not
opening the cock communicating With the other t~o boilers.
Al OF OF having ssieyyaye each boiler those
boilers weleb uilt the locomotive principle.
10 Juror1be moment boiler gets rent the whoie tears
Ike piece Of muslin. - -. -. 81,
John al. Weeks sworn-Reside at No. All Myrtle
avenue am the United States nsposios Of Steamer
visited second day se the xplosons I'D
snned tine remains the boer when there found tho
Place g0aroeo y Poieenep, ana ths oay p'on % @ ~ a.
eoId through the fence which was portion Of o ne
thu the opcock Of hat boiler
closed which made reel anxious 20 examine nrtheti
then obtsineS niseI found the yvsstom
wkfTo entered the suihngbox Rbd the valve hry IN
it, he the valve bean the stem would nave
been down. and tbs valve would not have been
screwed then went another portion Of the boiler into
wbbh the few pipe inserted nj tho time uooed that the
cock opening into the pipe nom the boiler was bfny closed
thai wef could be injected into tie bJe OF slsau
then examined the fues OF the boiler and found tho
NJ cnce rsi the where joined had been
veL such force 10 head opyosiie side
OF the sbsesj there sufficient evidence 10 denote
that The IN the boiler had bnioN the top OF
ana ~ The pressure Of etm downward lost lie shspe, st.r
byiuS lost it, cylindrical form the strength OF the cock
~ The quo destroyed and hence tho collapse the other
paris boiler examined thoatht % be- OF good quaiy
be breinE the top Of the dome and the hfsbox
s sn.y sops and ccse 80 ssere strengths the braces
sppesIea be In dtnsis ths socket bolts aaa
AZ - r.tl, sood Hues Of No Ioni tho shell
,.d 10 be ihicksr should Judge u TO be No oOndn No
ron amply sufficient for hus S1eI bT s % n1n.
tbos sre locomotive boisTs they are nue. pou-
sraut running end Toe poueT ano nuss
the greatest which the Un.ea sl -. ,i,n Ia s.s,
s.r n he United Staee Inspectors hsa suJtesu thos
boers 70 ops hundred and ten pounds pre- 20 -, ,h
allow them seventy three aud on1thuu r. 80, la 40
sDy OF H., would hsvs bee seeing tue Nses Wv