New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-28
RUOOHLyN ITEysE.

RUGOKLyN ITEMS.
TIE Boiler ExpLosIos oS THE PRorELLfR
BLANCHE PAGE-CoRoNER's IsyEsTIGATIoN ASD
VERDICT OF THE JURY.--On Sunday, the 2yih inst,
the propeller Blanche Page, while towuE tbe odrge
Crer1orne having on board between 300 ard 40U
cxoursonists for the Fishing Banks, was disabled by
the explosion OF her boiler, resulting IN the death o.
the steward, Samuel Paddock, who was thrown
overheard by the force OF the ,oncrs,ion. The acl
dent Occurred in Bu'termilk Channel opposite iinr.
tis's sLpyard. The body of deceased was coytred
On "Wednesday aud identified BY the relatives. He
leaves wife and one child, who eede al the conner
Of Fulton avenue and Navy street.
Coroner Norris summoned jury AMI held an in'
yestigaiion Yesterday.
JAfs. w lone. engineer and par. Of the Blanche
Page teGed that the boa. wa 6ni sra nachnsy ilr-
, was tina, tho boiler should be- made OF The be Penusy
vn, gprosed the boiler fnfnined wa GOD o1o TOE
h. %s the boz, asa ' aSoa, m. psyeu. 20
IN. .rplosisn new there Jaw m the boiler TWO
before ID. accident occurred snd bad pseh pat on
sound th, before the Jaw discoysrej few min
the poon the steam gauge showed pressure
wm Ellsworth Captain Of the propeller, testified that he
was in the piohanse ?, ,Le time o. 'ns srt wa
s.rd on III. right sds and faces the explosion uned
,bout 81 m rn,..d tho steward. and asocrtained that he
lem s,ilwass"n pilot testified that there e5 lbs o.
fow minutes before the e,p'..'on VT, n.e' .AS
called hgolsf, our and capable a. bearing 100 lbs pres.
sur d. e,p.on was caused b. dciec, IN the sheet Of
the shell Of tie boiler We were going At the rae OIL
David P,s, agent, ,nd Of the owners Of The blanche
s,,n,on Of Ncwhnrsh, h y. who ioruihed everyh,os
coinp.. The boiler expected 70 bear pressure OF W.
hid The Ss bet bad sf N w 'ts
WIN Lishh. who r'id 42o for ,1eh nsrse,ion me
the square inch, without danger Of eIpo'iou The
boiler detective ad hai e-en repaired a. the e. oil IN,
sposon There slight crack In the top Of the shen
nssf he steam sasin- aud lad been patched. The fracture
explosion embraced the seat OF the former repsis The
Jaw In the boiler extended about four or I've inches The
on The boiler witness understood to have been bu by Mr.
P easn " murphy '''.
Several witnesses were examined "a TO the iden.
ti,y of deceased when the jury returned, and
brought in the following verdict:
That Samuel Psddock his death by tie explosion
Of boiler on board ho propeller Blanche fsse on ns Itn
was defective sheet OF Iron used In Ia. contc-
ton OF iAid boiler
Nrw P.oPTLLERs FOR CHIyA.-The site OF tho
Frrt street FIRE, on the river between North Second
and North Third Streets WILLIAMSBURG. is now be-
ing converted into a shpyard, and the keels are
being laid for three new propelIcrs, which have
been ordered for tho Chinese Government. The
builders sre Messrs Finehout Pine, snd the ships
are to ne constructed in the strongest and best man
uer Two are to he of the same size; length over al
100 feet breadth OF BEAM ~ feet; depth OF hoid, y
fert The third is to be much larger; length
over all ISO feet breadth of beam, 81 feet inches;
depth of hold, II feet. The machinery Is 10 be made
by Messrs. Henry Esler & Co.
A REGIMENT REsDY.-No city in the country
probably l,s responded more freely and promptly
to the call for aid in quelng the rebellion than VIII
A IN
war from the Sixteenth Ward alone. Al the pres
ent time recruiting is going on there successfully,
especially for the police regiment In addition 10
ali that have gone, or are likely 10 be received,
there is over 900 men row resident IN Williams.
burgh, who not only ready and Wiling, put
anxious 10 enlist They are all strong able-bodled
men, many of them are quite intelligent for aboring
men, For the past six months they have had q
semi organization, to enable them tie more readily
10 respond TO CALL should one be made upon them.
They declare themselves ready to mareh LOT DiAie
in three days' notice, and those who know them
would Mt for momeL. doubt their sincerity or de-
yotion to the Union The only objection that conld
lie urged against their acceptance Ia that most OF
them are black, some Of them very blacL, and they
are Gll persons OF. African descent. lbe leaders
of the party, however, assured our reporter tnat
they are ready to fight for the Union If they can be
allowed ~ 40 so.
The FIRE DrPaRTMEsT.-The total number OF
authorized firemen in the Western District rs ,Ioo.
In time. Of peace there were about LOU. Many
went 10 The war, which left large number OF va
csncies, and there was no prospect oil ililing tue
ranks until tue recent militia law parsed the Legs
lature. Since that time there have been swarins OF
applicants Three hundred new members have thus
lar been accepted There are 30 more vacancies and
200 applicants to fill them. As high as $50 premium
Is offered for badge.
FRY rs A LIVERY STABLE-OSE MAS IN
yuREp. AND SEVEN HOUSES DEsfRoYLD.-Bctwcel
3 and O'Clock yesterday afternoon, Ie broke out
in the liver stable Of William Everett, IN Union
street, near Hamilton avenae. The names spfeao
TO the boarding stables in the rear with such rai
ty that but few horses could be saved seven IN ai
were destroyed. Michael Conncrs, in attempting
20 rescue one OF the animals, sustained serions l
juries. He was taken to the Long Island Hospital
A three story brick building, formerly used 90
distilery, but recently unoccupied, and sln'.i
dweug-house occupied by Mira. feeley, were 1 ona
burned down. The entire loss Is about eiV,o,Vo
Some Of the horses were worth ~ much as $@,'
each. The lire Is supposed to have been The wo'i
of All incendiary.
Guild DRowNED IN A DRAIS.-A childtwo year
81 az. named Joseph Boslet was drowned IN ad ieeu
from the boms Of the psfents in Green avenue near Lot
lane to the stable yesterday The mother missed the cnie
nd ,ons 10 tho Cause VI w apeepce, eaQa uu