Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-08
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49,. NAVY pkrARTMnHT, Juns VI issA.
General Orders, No. %. 81 A 2 y 4 ~
The coronsr's Jury recently assembled fnNew
York TO inquire into the causes Of destruction Of
human ms On board the uuitsd states steamer
rhsnanso decided on serdist, Of which the fol-
lowing 10 an extrsot ..,tf4.
Eve, the undersigned Jurors, forming 3 ma
jority, empanelled By Thomas r. Morris, ksq, one
Of the eoroners Of Kings county, state Of New
York, to irauirs into thseiroumstanoes surround
Ing the desth OF Joseph A. Cahnl, LIST assistant
engineer, Albert Murray, I'd assistant enginee';
Frank r. Root, acting I'd assistant engineer; John
white, acting nd assistant engineer Franklin
silver, John Riley, VIM. NJ. Weir, Joseph Lyons,
Chss. Wills, George wilson, Samuel Randall,
Wheeler sherman, sssmen; Eugene o'Lesry, vii.
liam Hockey, ordinary seanaen; Alfred Yates,
Martin Mitchell, John Rudy, isndsmen; John NJ
Smith, lat class boyi Joseph A. Maoomby, Bernard
Boyle, LIST class nremen; Archibald Fleming, Henry
Livingston, Barney Cannagan, Mitchell Rody,
eoAl-heayers; William Bous, John Murphy, I'd
class hrtmen; John Maher, eosl.heAver; James
Smith, gunnsiS mate-nnd that these men met
their death from seAlds and Inhalation OF steam
on board OF the United States gunboat ChenAngo,
BY the bursting OF one OF the boilers, which was
caused BY greater tension exertei on the boiler
than II could bssr-thc result Of ia perfect brsc Nc
1.-THE stays Of the boiler being sixty-four In num-
Der, and ,ttsshed to the tube boxes by thirty two
Tugs, whereas the drawing calls for sixty-iour
braces attached TO the sixty flour lugs; thereby
dueing the strength Of the brscing to about one
half OF that shown In the drawing, also doubling
the chances OF rupture II . stay by esrelenness
should be left QUIT and the Jurors cons der the In
speetor ofsueh boiler highly esnsursble, a. they
conceive II was his duty to have reported to his
Immediate superior when 90 vital Q change as this
hsd taken place In the construction OF this boef"
In eonsequsneo Of the verdict 10 this case, I'd
Assistant Engineer s. wilkins Cragg, the offieer
who inspected the boilers OF the ChonAngo, Is di-
missed from the service, and will from this date
cease to Be considered 80 an ofiicer OF he Navy.
Whatever differences Of opinion may have ex.
listed among the members OF the jury as to the par
tioulAr causes OF the explosion OF the boiler OF the
Chsnsnso, they were unanimous in tholr decision
that the boiltr was not osnstruottd In conformity
with the drawings and specifications, and that
there twas great fault In the staying.n
There 10, therefore, no excuse for the Inspecting
ocer In this case, there be In any where de-
feetive work, or work not In conformity with the
drawings and specifications, not reported TO the
proper onaeer, or to this Department.
The disastrous Effects OF such neslgsnce OF duty,
as shown In the case Of the Chenango-the possible
consequences, In nation Il point OF view, Of per-
hitting detective or unreliable vessels TO be Intro
dueed, by fraud or negligence In the naval seryre
will render IL incumbent upon the Department
hereafter 10 visit with the utmost rgor OF the law
any neglect OF duty fi hleSsness on the part of
either inspecting officers or builders.
GIDEON WELLES,
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