New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-16

Tarrytown, was on board the Arrow on the 5th a
August when the explosion occurred while of the foot
Of Ihirtsen,hst. n was on the upper deck .: the
shsSiess q fhs Arrow 70 b poor; did be e ~
one In the waters threw over settee 10 get upon
\ 4. s. Chaplin sw. rn--llesidss In Lvington N. Y.
and salesman In New York City; was on the Arrow
on the 5th inst heard noise ~ he sat on the msin
deck. psssensers rushed up the nstScnwsyi witness
saw THAT watcr came out Of the smoke pipes resssip3
the guard Of the boat about half minute and As1
succeeded In getting INTO q small room back Of Tie
and smoke passed away there was great deal Of con
fusion aud many were alarmed tho officers TIED "a
quiet them Gid not see any one Jump overboard vas
scluainted with Mr. Cooper who Jumped overheard
add drowned; heard Of gentlemsn " no len IL
an accident had occurred that mornings ne
BOAT was believed to befastcr than the Coffin" Shch
ruus On the same line; talked with number Of ~,
s0ns in reference to the accident; did not know vHsr
the boilers examined BY the inspectors; witne
had several hemorIhages US result OF the accident On
the Arrow.
David L. Smith OF Nyack. sworn-Am merchant
and part Of the Arrow. was not on board u
5ih instant; bought toe Arrow on the 10th Of April
nv brother and myself own the boat; she was buiH
about twenty seven years ago 10 the yard Of Laxnncs
and Sneden, New.YOrk, rebnit the hrst time sbor1
1897 or 1885, about six years after she was built u
took fire and burned down; was rebuilt ana ran unt
s4s or le49 when she was again burned; both cooAS
gratons occurred at the wharf at Nyack; my olda
b, other then owned herr her average rate Of ped VI
about fifteen or sixteen niles an hour' was boa
Of ordinary speed; present boilers are about ys
old. soon after the lost rebuilding the boat vss sold
bradford e. Co.; was rehcught by Us In April 1T,
know nothing Of the boat during the time II was ost
onr the boers were inspected about the u
Of July last hen the old certificate ceased ca.
tcate was then obtained. ana 1t pronounced the bc
ers in good conditions consider steamboat owners =,
tirey at the mercy OF tie government lnspedut
everything was done that the law required in references
to the safety Of the boat; never heard word aeainA
the safety Of tie boat before the accidents N
have a boiler inspector named Nichols T.
Pierre whom we pay to inspect the boilers h
oes nothing else; has been In employ for 10 yea.
know of no other line which does the same thing, b
has done repairing patchng) on this boiler ia eli pas,
the inner part of tue fue gave Ways the fues are Is
feet long The hole remaining is aboat the size Of
mans two hands; one Of the nues may nave been
patched at the but never In the center The pre-
ent gave way six feet or more rom tne ena toe
bvdrauic pressure, which Is the only way tnis boiler
could be got where tho collapse took rlacs I've name
Oh the engineer Is Peter Van An 6urgh ne kvess hs
ersiraw, y. Y. he was burned aDont the lace and
arms while trying stop the engine aer the ACCIDENT
there were two bremen ON the Arrow
After the above Witnesses were examined tne nvc
tigst,n was adjourned until THURSDAY next %
O'Clock q. N.
ARREST OF A. w. NATHANs, THE BOUNTY.
PROKEn. BY ONE OF HIS VIcTrls.-A. W. Nathans re
bounty 6rokcr. who figured 80 conspleucusy II nc
Second District Provost Marshas Office. and on Who's
testimony Supervisor Cheshire was convicted o. accept
in~ =, e.fnts and sentenced TO the Penentiary, w
brought before JUDGE DALEY yesterday morning . y.
vcr,ms ia the bounty business. ILe complainant
theodore Lewis, xlo resilcs at No. q HsiitoIsTs
aud bo alleges that Oh the 24th Of last September
vent to The Office Of the Second District In 0rana ~
+. D. for toe purpose OF ensting III the army. AE@
an exsmluation BY tie surgeon IL charge he was g-
bounced Disqualified. and about leaving re ONE
when be was sccos.ed by Matthias who tcId MN .ns
be would sees him through lie was then taken INTO
nriya,e room and supplied BY Nathans with strsnc
INT of o,otles 1Et N tins garb again sent 9eion
the doctor who this tDe passed, him. Mnsn a hss ~
msoaaJ 81 Nathans ths reason Why when he was told
that he bad to pay that amount for bis tNatha1.l
trouble. Having 10 means OF redress al ine t'ns'
Lewis waited until he arrived home. iew aays ~
and enter ed tho complaint above stated. Nst1sm
gave bouds to answer The charge on the zwn Oh os9
TENDER.