The New York herald., 1864-05-04


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the shape o. steam are needed % aaks NE orsnary
even more than three quarters Of ton of water ai
Ieyoiubon, Is very easy 70 bow the boilers might
attention Of an ordinary man be sluded The coal
burned BY The Chensngo her trial has been proved
ss % me q ssean wncn eas coal produced
were taken on the trials, by which u 10 proved that
IN the form Of steam these boilers only evaporate
three 70 four pounds Of water 10 the pound OF coal
whereas they did not up the heal by carrying Il
on from the boiler 10 hot water they would svapoa,e
seven or eight pounde Of water into steam, and II 70
testified 70 here and the calculations show upon the
deAtos diagrams themselves tbas these engines must
have been working out Of the boilers IN water, o9 az
ex times much hot water as steam or the accuracy
Of such calculation based upon comparing the weight OF
coal burned with the cubic feet OF steam used by the
engine, you perhaps better judges than but u
70 be remarked that these calculations have been
the table for several days challenging contradiction and
thss they disputed. II is further proved here
THAI considerable number OF these vessels exactly like
.ne onenanso, have oeen recently ouit and tired aSa
ness has appeared before 10 say that any Of the
others Of these vessels have operated differently from
those whose performance has been proved: although
there rs want OF proof tnat when these boilers
arranged with high steam space above the ends Of the
water II would have been much instructive 10
~ tbe engineers who have many OF these low
rooted boilers had neen prodused, mstsad o. iho.s
that difficulty. We are informed by Mr. SeweD that
soperheaing apparatus has been applied 70 one Of hese
double enders, called the Eutaw, and il appears that
larger number Of such appliances being manufactured
BY order OF the Navy Department 70 be combined with
these boilers 10 naval vessels while at the time
publication bad been gwen In evidence issued 10 1863
under tho authority Of the Navy Department In which
this proposition made "The advantageous use OF super
otal ~ hA nAuah hn hln
boiIere, and which prime badly p and this
proposition followed by the declaration that There
are %s Sss So
account OF it's danger and The complicated system Of
valves thereby entaied for provision must be made
for shutting off At moments notice. and resortinR
10 the use Of saturated steam" II would seem,
therefore, that when the department resorts to The use
OF an apparatus pronounced dangerous, there could
have been less urgent reason for u than the
that s suggested n the book, which is 70 convert the
water which primed," worked from the boil
or INTO steam on It's passage TO the engine this Of
course admits the presence Of large amount Of water
Navy was kind enough, in answer 70 my application TO
promise that Mr.. sherwood, the Engineerin Chief
Of the Navy should attend US and give the bene OF
his knowledge and experience n efforts reach the
cause Of this melancholy disaster and in reply TO my
subpoena Mr.. sherwood himself sent a telegram,
him. On that day he in New York as he had prom.
sed but unfortunately be found the pressure OF bis
duties , elsewhere e too great to Rein I'M him
regret, Mr.. sherwood might have Satisfactorily
planned the very urgent reasons which must
have controlled him in selecting this species OF boiler
which BY their height liable TO be struck by
ahot than if the tubes which used to aid In
the production OF steam were placed behind
side Of the furnace usual instead Of top OF
furnace, in this and the desirous Of
receiving that explanation after having heard read the
by the Secretary Of the Navy January 1868, to pro-
their opinion these doubleender boilers then
be constructed and whose report has been produced
before u.s. which they say that ION the whole
compelled TO consider the type OF boiler used in these
steamers, inferior 10 the horizontal tubular boiler
which is generally used by other patons and by this
country 10 the mercantile marne.' But as Mr. Isher.
wood has been deprived Of the opportunity Of giving
unable to give you any assistance in solving this df
eculty With these remarks upon the testimony, propose
TO submit the further OF this sad case
judgment The effect Of this investigation cannot fail TO be
very important In any aspect may The whole
country interested 10 knowing the OF this
explosion. The victims OF the disaster exceed in NUN.
Der those who have pershed from any explosion which
cnn now recall 10 memory and according 10 the opinion
OF both scientific and practical men, repetition OF IT
may be expected at any time TO occur, so long the
combination which existed in the Chenango is used Mr.
DcEerson wrote letter to Hon. Winter Davis warning
one Of these vessels Mr. Baker narrowly escaped des
this accident and be refused 10 the unless
with entire contro and the practical men who this
which would be encountered opening the boiler freely
to the engine. Under these crCums woud be
false TO- our duty etheI as citizens Or officers Of the
where II belongs You must guard your minds from
sss any sn1s no sn so 70
Ind any verdict except based upon estab
il we should listen 70 other reasons than these We might
give number OF explanations which Imagination could
suggest We find from the published statements that the
Board OF United States Engineers which convened by
OF the Secretary OF the Navy give their opinion
the Of the calamity, reported that defective
vein in the sheet Of boiler iron caused the accident and
wished Mr.. lsherwoods judgment that II could
have had IL yet witness here has suggested that
PLANTATION as possibly true any more than that
Gas - N mel
far propose the possibility that foul had
been resorted to such as the use OF gunpowde Bot
all know that boilers constantly do explode from low
water and that there but few other for
posions known TO the world than those which derend
upon low water. IL Is not very surprising perhaps,
that among the great numbers OF vessels used by the
United States and placed IN the hands OF young
ed when there scarcity OF engineers account OF
the great demand for the services Of such sud.
denly made by the navy that an explosion shodd
at time Rnd II the machinery Of the ordinary
kind the accident would excite Interest But
when tpccurs machinery peculiar IN lis construction,
and which had been condemned inferior by cAl
board Of TIE most eminent engineers the country and
when appears that those pecuarites have exhibited
their dangerous qualities as 70 alarm practical and scIer.
tifc men and 10 ndnce tlem 10 forete accident Of
this kind and when find these peculiarties existing
on great number Of other vessels just coming into
upon which the lives OF fellow citizens be
entrusted then ii H Of serious consequence and demands
Of us 70 raise voice OF warning In time 60 prevent any
more such horrors as have witnessed. Our brave
men, who willing 10 expose their bosoms the
mye ehot ought not TO be subjected the chances of
nerrDe death 81 the nands OF Their own friends, ana
10 their own floating homes. u s due you,
gentlemen, that ] should refer the treatment
which you have received al the hands Of the
Police Commissioners. ] believe all Of you are tax
payers and most Of you large property You
commanded 10 the of the PEOPLE Of the State
of New York 10 investigate this and you obeyed.
For over two weeks hight and day have given your
valuable services 70 the people without murmur You
had right 10 expect thai every that could be
rendered by the police would be given but the Commits
soners ecorned your mandates and defed the law under
which they bold Office. 10 the Of commsn sense,
what are people taxed pay policemen for they
are at liberty 10 refuee TO assist such thisY
The law on this subject S plain that asoniehed
the C0mmise onere permitted themselves TO disregard M
Here is-"An criminal process issuing out Of any
court OF from any Judge or justice OF the peace IN the
city OF Brooklyb shali be served by member OF the
police force, ana not otherwise Tbs you perceive,
prevene all other officers from serving such processes
but the fact s this Office OF for years
dsgraced that nearly all respect for has ceased and
the police, a. well as others, regard a buresoue.
wish them 10 understand now that long 10 the
Office IL nuet be respected aud its authority obeyed
After the delivery OF the charge the Jury
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