The New York herald., 1864-09-21
COrOners' InQursas.
THE LATE STEAM ROLLER Ey


CoRoNER CoLLIN-ANoTHEH RODY RECOVERED.
At ten O'Clock yesterday morning Coroner Collin
menced investigation at the New York Hospital for
the purpose Of ascerainpg the of the steam boiler
explosion board tho tugboat B. B. Sanders off the foot
OF Corlears street, East river last Friday morning, by
which James Doyle, the pilot md 0vo others connected
With the Sanders lost their lives The evidence elci.ed
failed dev eope the cause Of the explosion. Thr en-
gneer Of the boat unable to appear witness,
he is vet suffering rom scalds Below viii be found the
test mony adduced before the Coroner
Eobey Barnett being dr!y sworn. depcs % and says
reside st Bath, l. II am pilot Of tho propeller H. r.
Farrngton, last Friday morning September lf 1894
East river, and when OF Grand street, the propeller
b. Sanders al ngsidc OF Us ana passed that
cur bead way abreas OF her stern bat about thirty feet
or; she was poing at her usual rate of speed,
son street ferry; the boer of the sanders exploded.
/ have idea of the cause o. the explosion:
the explosion knccwed ne away from the wheel; imme.
diatey stopped my boat; pocc OF felt struck tic
boats not racing at the times our decks
ed with the debris OF the wreck; got alongside
before the steam cleared away and made fast 10 her.
took three of Ter, the engineer fireman and PAS
the engineer told me that he had plenty OF
In the boer and not unusual quantity of steam the
engineer badly scalied his legs and hands
ured got lines fast 20 her for he purpose towing
her when she sunk she sunk in about minutes the
deceased, James Doyle, picked up by small boat,
when the boat sunk took the men around 10 Dey
street we were going at the timo about ten knots nm
hour: we had about sixty pounds Of steam On.
authorized TO carry sixty FIVE pounds for
ninety pounds tho other boat, think, had about the
larger boat than
Charles Zimmerman, being sworn, says'-r reside at
260 West Houston street; was engaged on the ". +.
Harrington steward at the time OF the explosion
standing for ard looking the btber boat noticed
unusal quantity of n the Gro roou afterwards
ascertsined that bolt had broken Of the boiler that
not of much account that is not considered dangerous
it very often happened while looking at ner she
exploded Immediately ran aft; was all covered over
by water, dirt &c. after she exploded were along
side OF her; l then saw three on her; they came
aboard our boat asked engineer much steam
be bad he said pounds. he said he had plenty
OF water brce cocks) he could not give why
she exploded the back part Of the boiler farhest from
the furnace bowed out the forward OF her
blown Oft. the other part was not much injured;
made lines 10 her. but she was SINKING we cast OF
the nes, ard she then sunk going at usual
gait at the time; were not racing; believe there
seven board at the time, we took three
men Of and the deceased was picked by small boat.
Andrew A. Smaly testified foowss-I resde in
Newark, N. j. am superintendent OF the stevens and
Condit transportation COMPANY tnc ONCE IS Al the loot
propeller B. SAnders the boat butt about
fourteen months ago, we purchased her in June last
she has been used altogether as q tugboa principally
towing between here and Newark; she vas
fret class boat in every respect; she had not
been renspec,ed according to the act OF Con-
gress; she had been insi ected before; she was
capacitated to carry ninety pounds OF seam resi-.
dent engineer had examined few days before and
found her boiler all right the OF there being little
leakage 10 the forepart OF the boiler did not damage
weaken the boiler the engineer said be was carrying
sixty pounds OF sthe fireman said lie the
boiler found three cocks OF solid water the deceased
james Doyle, was pilot OF the b. B Sanders.
OF the unfortunate who down win the sanders
aftor the explosion, found floating the
Deceased about tbrtydve years OF age, tive feet
inches IN height, with black hair, mustache and
coatee he dressed In black coat and pants, and
red shirt. The remains placed in charge Of un
dertaker for ntermcnt Friends wishing the body
learn its whereabouts by calling At the Coroness
Office, No. Centre street.
YOUNG WOMAN KILLED BY FALLING THROUGH
HArcHwAY.
Miss Mary clifford, young woman, eighteen years OF
age died Monday evening from the elects Of frac
turc OF the skull and other injuries, received by acct
don,aly falling through the ha,cbway from OF the
upper OF Herrings safe msnufacory corner
Fourteenth street Ninth avenue ground door
Wien the accident took place Miss Clifford on tho
70 her fathers oce in tho upper part Of the prem
seq. Taking wrong direction the third floor, she
walked into the hatch, aud foil distance OF over
thirty feet Death ensred in about twenty minutes after.
wards. Coroner wldey notified to hold an inquest
The deceased lived with her parents At No. z52 West
Thirty eighth street.
FATAL RUN OVER CASUALTY.
Coroner Naumauu yesterday held inques, 10 wlIlc
street; near stanton The BODY OF P,,er Hickey lad
eight years of ago whose death the result Of In.
jurcs received last saturday oy being over ov soda
wagon, driven by Rober Russe. The occurteucs
accidental, and the jury rendered TO that eject.