, 1863-12-20
CHICAGO \ eDlsTillERY EXPLOSION.

| Additional :. Testimony Conclusion
;, Of the la4nest--yerdict Of Cu1.!
=: :: !. pahle Negligence on the.
:, ;.a:>;>: =: part Of the Engineer.
The Coroner. lpqnest on tho bodies Of tho thsoo
| r-h-fnnas C1aR. Anthony Cole, sud Louis
.Aoc1uske1, who died In consequence OF INJURIES
received nom the explosion. II the ch1asgo Dis
tiIlesy, ~zs 1ornrnsnced On Friday afternoon, aad
Terminated On Saturday morning. TIC following
II al The evidence sadaeed, NO! pfer1ous|y rr-
| ported: ,:...s,. =,
| Trsr1xosY or r. y. oa71s "
r. ". Ca1cs. propsletus Of tho Eaxlo Machine
! Wert. and FosHdry, was tue arst witness. Tic
| following Is his evidenes: - ~
Q-stats whist you knpw In rttessncc 10 this
boiler, ksea madelts -"
| AL don't know shat ! did make H. ercept ffom
ass' f.ss tsss 5 ps1iat aa' Il .oas ,s ed
r4t5;s r4n5ssd IT, me 1t ".' shs boiler Nc 'naaa Which
eIrosSe rSa,; doc,, Inv !, i. -. -, ~. ,.
H-Se sir can s.ats wass lie h hsiis. i r il /.
ths o1s - 1oads. Mi ds.41ah,s-
| 2-Dtd Eon supef1nteod the pasttux up Of tie
! A-So III, Atsls the ono We sold they pat II ap
4maftl flIa ,s:u'y What Eoa1d eease an explosion
/ A-ihs.e rad = part Of the evidence tia: VA,
E.seu ys.,s;d1sy. Rad ean -eo dearly what might
| 3t-r med q glsts wstt.guase to show tbs
height oi ~ascs in tho boiler. TLs wa,er ws. ID
1aIGtd iasg sa7 xnage lhfpugh m spasta.v =, ibc
c1tnt And m cir HlDK ss t.s~ top u The cpSes or
..sxl :, +. {; r. e.. ''s. ,s til ,s FL. ia; =
hu!,+z F1ura what ! h&re +,~1 u tic rs,depsr.
ard k1ow by experience, ea::e, tsls Iaw q sns1
tss ss ss r. s'si it, K IT,, = ",s
-tmc .sitnrss +tatca ta.t II s:+-e s...r:i ws;r-
within an inch Of shr tor, !: :l..t n !, 70, wa
tr7.trg. ! hat~ kpovu tie ryaey 10 Al1ow tpli =.
~8tcr. Of nrsrar "a. whsn there waa nnt wsies In
u.e ,t,sstr within rnanv tnchrs u ,he tadlca,ieS
Hshi. @ssas.td, !: T. s..ed. tas engineer nsh,
sale vh''r TIC wster q a. boiler |. runnIs: ID "
IN Ts;,. sss.,a lt IT, ,s ID s. & ~h- working
tic Gtass r. u! rlEb' ii dec4 r1xs End AL
as .res nd fai:s tn Il. boiler: bnt IL Ih tcecf
| IN ss.nlaf tAe assr might ru,aata steady
I QIInnhot INC cns'ner' 'ce whether tho water
| A. He could, tut II he dercadet. On lbs xla,.
- shs aoWes g..tsss rst ~: stepped, might show
| -Ius od.
| Q.-Iou nasan l'y res+on Of the e1t.. weights
Al mean tic weights rat On ~ sst,tr y,,,e.
.Q-N aAt vas tho capacity VI toe t'ier ron sold
a-n wac SAFE to csrr5 oa~ lrnut,tt poo,,. of
s'rhtp. wou;d not hc afraid to puI ur hr udfrr
and af'' pound, OF .1essa oE i. hui We acrer
,sSs,n' +; t,ti'e e 4 pss = T. "us, steam on. ws
rarre ~ss l"eeessTs to tssF 4h1.c o,,a hu,idrtd
| I>.rEts.
Tke ecsnerc;Fa,,. h.d eadss~:ood, were str.a,1,
bal ts*r tatred trun Mr* Dr.ine TIA: 1hev ws.-s
u .:3At~.,th dlatuttsr. s"t runstt:e1 taat VA
" VII, '.ler dls yoa ten to the cnie.s :,
..A..~Tae toilsr VT nssds VII. made Of ra.,so,l
Nj. 1!rns-
A. w al"ass 's*: os: no|.sr rndr. on> s,n>
9:vd IT t.r Gn:.'tt. sEl twti., Nv .s~ cod f,c..
elFe, w t.'a-aes It's: rrlai 10 onr hs:.Irss, uy
unt buh''Ettl A1''! n: posaat trssEu1, 81 si..m.
eesit... ii va:cr. IVA
A.-1l.,s NJ d. ~ u .h.s and hc;r ,,,t This
Enrtr 20 tc tar + aw.y. | have uol ti-,l. :arn
'"tei1 Men th.E, lsf nsny Jcsr., har.. frr>
tsf' 70 q, II 's :ita, fn:c :t. '$S s a. aud ha
ny :r'~stAs sud .ss:r s,srrE1r! Vi :hr walsr
rcE.t"t:1sc~ LII u III aef:t nj IL. il, Ne3'
y, frE Ia, tea1 tas. Il .tf.suny n4 u hs ,.,1
ttI,s.cG> - A0 So
A t,sitos it,
t-1+t!.s"1 ;: anrta's'c Of pntt.ns She ~sj.h.s
III :st' f-I''r nf thr .;'..y sslFrr
- Ee''ts1 rt,:s putting r,snt:r II aeis H.
vi IA rs'::e :'i1~s :"'I tt:a b.. -lr,.;d al
t :, Tt ~, sf;rs .nr w. r. iu: ,:'
ts.IItE st4a-: hesA. 4ls:Ye IL II, t,:;-t-.r:r III
"tt?,., "sa "as is"i;s II, 'H1sesalu t:,ss lo
~, y s'1 isH ta'l fts.t",. 70 l.ic q pta lon,
sat.' s.t Er wrat ard .;ul ,c EJ .ins..r ani iii
An: u It, 7i'd nrsfK rstatH Of Al .scc;...m m
III & r. IT. u's,. ~, r'sa:1 - e. ssss es ,a 4
{r, = ii tae Bst-.y raw N
j., WIZ: she .:t4sn rs- etrs VI eor.a It qa..s :,
posnd.. -1 1'''
A--sl4a. ttn :aluzt.s VI t1h h-avy nruou.
VII II 'stt n s.stiront5 :aat 1r,s ,r!.,t.e4 he-
tI:r :hr -.,'Etj Ensfnttf aj,r The bfi;ts ~
= -, "r'ss's' the tsc'@aa La. heavy In H.iar
;.;-1' .'a:.: ,1n ar yrs q.i.t!. zn.es. the
.a>e tst tn tae p,:~-t. viii .a- re3,ftr, ;, Iii
oe i''sf rs.ttcaa: about ;hj@ est;rs 81 ill., w,;-r
rt-Ers: 1*Fs sasif1eI .A4. 4 water .as-~ i.
n.4rernl!t ':trx 10 crpeat a;oa. nd t.,r ;. s..A
nsps seas~ AA>v A:lat.t 1hs1 p*l1t. Ido.s ,.y
tLat r!uIast u~t.s t3ts, uou!a not te cth,4 ,,l.
t.'or IN ts.ty dt1~nd c;pn I, ~!:An1: nsteinx
,2-,no Jou rot th'nf i n y ps,t u tho .t:y
{! III Eacin.rr tp rlx1. hf,hr+ cs3,tis .,iun, ~.
erYsadtns .; ,s.e aa'rt ga'-r:
A--tEtSc 1tnetF hid sra .pdr. tha. sIa3 ~
nt1st-Eaa r'adF ut h,s tipt Tia. II 1.-a ;.ta
Guide. LII irejpdsets might be 20 ntn.cc ,nst b.
nt.nt consider il xa,c ~1saocs trssing i to - II
V:1Wh.: vas The o!jte. 1t p",s.as wctsk.s ~
A.-il ws. 4 vcs, antafc as.arSr1a-.s-
S-n: : % fuppote an E2sinsks e,,7.e,eu. ia
A:.tf seEs.e Eot i II ssnptr shi.. h. n.!yh,,
"tiG1tt II b.. bad hts t yer r. ixtl e unIs n. 49,
'ht. hat:1 an xu,-t; ~ pitt III low Ire..u,-4 al
,na Il and 1 r. sns th:xs av5:as or ruon., ~:
~tt laaiERei 1h- EEeihtsx IL re AZ t.t.:Y l.,. Il
Tf u pot bic v 81 aEtta ii vu& to attt. Ia ~:
:*.s' z .a'3fss niosc s'eans Fou.i pa. ou m1Ir
q: Tsea: t..l u rzis1is1te rkuatt "a; r. 80
t.,t":a tsissfoer ii >cfr ci.e&fe
"a. ,'tots: = tst uss,r'oer, :.,e ey- Ct ,s~
--hE1' II N eLAsEH mol s1.4 isu eu1- hui ~ x4a
krsJ :. The su1lt% with as. Gasnee. Mu ;h.s
Al .a:s = t:He. Ct sontse /. s.s \ Ss.y aas.
4. so.ae o:.t ~: an .aas TIT stsaa, VA, r.,n.
1s:s snn I'm !e -: psad pu: OF :a.o,s w.i.st..
a.se,E pounds afs s:eaa: u +heu.d not have steu II
G.-Els w.st +. cent.t~:, e.r,:a,., ,.a,.,, n.
sASe III s.iG- ht3a k< on a. All '
t.--1 1onI tt!Ek d man orSh. ID cn II. ,.t..sn-
's:s1. ~ Y: -aic;y valve, t~oa lit 81 Il Or u.
10" 10 ms ~ sIErs: r.; 70 60 IL We SsEs c;-asss.
N-has!as I'D tlc t.Rstlinuny =lst4ly III ~. II.
~ ..&s as ,oa ear :n.r. wss th. ens.t uI III,
p;ee'oa: 49, u nos tn.' r.s.-r<.p~.. vi the p1-:
A,-I 'n.4s i rcu,d T. 5,;7rl,, ;, 49, r,s,s
a1t w tfo5!n" i II s!,tt.e,. fur II N: ., us;r
nd il 11i4ht have lnrown ~7rr IL liz ~;aaa A. i
law tsatttt If.ac Io:ltr hat. pca:y OF ws;sy t IL
W. nfInrtlsba1Ag CURE ~ osef.wctch:I:s. II
tfr r. we* y ate, snshe s!s%* ss:.s (, :tr a5,tns
eeaF then hasv ro t.osSt it explod f.o., 49,.
wr:sh::us. N'|''
rEs-1sa>T or DAVID s41szs,
n.r,, c.
swntn: be fes:ittd t.. fOI,nw.:
Yhc .rccua sn-t,y ~ s nne 3t tat e1Ssosihn-
IN liz .t,,,,sn, r. X. aaata fofeLand. %.a
tIhftt ~ i, - 80. .sSt'iHat rhfh ~rn; lhste:
tttn Snmrt, ~ ~ YET ssas t"S JsMs ihiak
ts:j1tr W '-"s saa'ss ~ NJ eHssat and
I'm ~nr ,,,.,- .,r,....
e1f'oftpIt
1uh : AnoE A9tftaihS cctr than fuu the
"sl 1WSs, ~ tSa.e. a.sa nv iae toiles
- 80 - .ae Ihoso snnitdsl1nHt
O. ttT FAtf3 !fotn LIE appearance Of tht fron