New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-29

apparently leaving all tie business to asked him
n, he had any fir 1en be said he had two; passenger
then said one of them had jumped overboardI
In ABOUT 10 Is minutes after We got alongside the
wharf the fireman who WIS reported TO have Jumped
came into the engine room; told him 10 go
below and put out the fires of the boiler that hau ex
poded ho q led tie gauge cocks and SAID there was
two good gauge cocks OF water IN the boiler tn nae not
oded told him haul out the fires OF the other boieri
he to the and asked him what he shoud do
he told him to pnt the fire out ana pump more
into the good boiler with the donkey engines In hree
or four minutes after had the donkey engine 10 work.
think the cause Of the explosion was the result Oh e
being closed On e t't 70 nine mounds Of
steam after we arrived at the wharf, ana the amount
remained until just before LEFT the BOAT which was
about o'clock and the last time looked at me gauge
| 7 know nothing Of the history OF the ARROW
II il the business Of the Engineer 10 see that inc s'p
valves arc opened and shonld always be under MS soe
supervision think that there might be an instahahe
ons Generation of steam which might cause an explo
sion even il the valves were opened; Tue stop WIVES
were not shut off for 20 minutes after the cxp'osiqn
the stop valve OF the poit boiler was eioseu a Su w.
posed it the injured boiler would have the
Same pressure Of after the accident when IL hhu
before it except that portion of steam which the engine
worked OF in running into the DOCK amer tne ace,usn 81,
the en- gine room; but IL the stopvaye was open, he
steam Of the good boiler would have escaped through
the fracture in the ue 20 the furnace and
did not look the steam gauge before the explosion
| the purpose Of the stopvalye is to shut OH Tue
steam in one boiler, 80 that the other Dobei
may be used; if boiler explodes at y 10 OF steam
I should think IL Detective when the sf0p-Vave ~
| closed there is no indication from the boiler; have
certificate allowing me to carry 80 pounds OF steai,
II fonnd any defect in the boilers alter such ispec
ton should consider II safe 10 nse SO much; my
pan il then 10 Judge myself Of the amount OF pressure
sae it is my duty to notify the Inspectors oil the con-
d.on Of my boilers II Is the rule among GOOD ehgi'
neers 10 examine their boilers once week;
the Government Inspectors have always proved
themselves capable when inspecting my boilers. ana
they have always made do my repairs Immediately
II the boilers OF any steamer Of which wac engineer
were inspected and certificate given me authorizing
carving of certain pressure Of steam and IN run
ming that vessel for II days had discovered no
amount allowed; 1 would never allow create,
amount OF steam in my boilers thah tna Tar
allowed BY my certificate. and as much less as pos,
sbe; boiler in 10 years deprecates materially ID
strength even II be thoroughly repaired every year
cannot tell at what ratio this depreciation takes
places it is owing to the care taken OF her DoierS'
have known boilers to be worn out in three years .
Cart Frost Of the Arrow, and Mrs. Margaret NJ
Van assel were examined after which the Coroner de-
livered his charge, which was as follows;
| GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY: You have been summoned
10 assist me in asceralning the cause Of the death OF
John I. Westake. whose body was found IN ,he 81
River and from the egidence taken It womb appear y
be the result Of whs; may term steamboat acci
dent which Of late frequently occurs, ana by WHO,
many of our citizens are sent to an eaily crave.
deemed nv duty TO give this matter thoroupn ~
yestigaton 20 ascertain Who 4 any one, Is responsible
for the death OF this party. An inquest was Len II
New.Yorka few days ago upon the bodies Of Other
persons who upon the same vessel on %neh .n'
evidence shows the deceased 70 have Dccn
and the Jury there rendered q vfuiel
, that the deceased came to their deaths bl
drowning After the finding Of the body OF west
lake in the East River, number OF gentlemen calc,
upon me and desired 10 have the matte Thoroughly IN
yestiggied and also gave me the names 81 large NUN
her OF Witnesses all OF whom have been examined beor
van and IL i frn their evidence that YOU TO rende
your verdict Ii appears from the evidence thet OF
tie 5th Of August the deceased together with arg'
number Of PERSONS between 100 end @ were on ooHrI
the steamboat Arrow, going mp tie north ldver: T.
= Chspn testified that no was on tie man deek OF u.
Arrow and heard n noise; he got on The guard outsih
the wheel house and soon water commenced 10 com
@ out The smoke nine Witness was told that pc sol
had left the boat its down trip that morning Dechu
OF az accident that had occurred that same morning
Dnyid smith Of the owners OF the ARROW. tesi
u hes that the boat Wis q years old ana her boilers
wear. old were inspected about the lt OF July ana
certificate given BY the INSPECTORS pronouncng TO-
boilers in good condition. witness had potter III
srec,or in his employ He had done repairing that Is
= patching in df,rent parts of the boiler Inc inne
' part Of the hue gave way The hnes were /
. feet long. John :. TapIan, who was also Oh
tie boat testified that the boat was only using on
boiler. aud made very slow progress coming downs
slow that several rasf left the boat ~ Hastings; IN
general reputation OF me boat was bad ana her nol,r
we're considered bad. witness says the appliances OF
< tie boat for saving life IN case Of accident wer
entirely Insufficient and thought the boat was larS
enough transport the number Of passengers she III"
= on board. George n. Fenner, who WAS on the boat
snys that he heard the explosion, and knew that ~
. boiler had burst; witness saw some parties JUN
oyerboard he had heard the tont was very on, an
y that her boilers were in bad condition. John BEL
thol( fireman employed on board the Arrow say
that the toat left Hayersraw nj q O'Clock hat morn
ing and wen, Ia Sing Sing and Themes 10 TarrytowI
Hastings and lonkers there were two heIEen on IN
Il boat the two boilers below deck; only one Dole
was fired up that morning; the other boei gave on
. the day Previous fire was kept in this one ooer a
= day, witness fired mp the boiler that expl0ded IN
d boiler that gave out Friday was patched OF
- SATURDAY. morning. after reaching New ofhi ma
pounds Of stcom ON when witness looked at The gars'
about three Minutes before the explosion usually carrie
II from 10 TO 70 10 OF steam. Witness thinks the e1posio
a was caused by flaw IN the iron. AnOther witness
Isaac T. Smith a part owner of the ARROW, testh"
that the boat was built IN ieJ'i was o.tcu anu ieu
u again; r. was originally named the Arrow, ana al
\, tina, named George Wasl4ngtoni after runiln aDou
four yenrs the boilers were taken out ana the potion
u cut oil and bottom put on to the depths OF ee
" and the neys patched wherever they peeded II
John Mgrlhy foreman boiermnker IN the ful'o, ito
Works testified that he inspected the exploded hue
u the boiler board the Arrow, and found rent IN III
lower Hue about IL by inches in extent we iron
10 which the boilers and dues were constructed was nc
heavy enough for such boilers: IL was originally Slot
re Of an inch hch the ends Of the ues we've very tn
~ and weak the amount OF steam coud not IN witnesse
10 opinion have caused the explosions thinks II woui
have taken % n Of steam 10 cause such an explosion
the steam passes through from boiler TO he oihe
through the valves; the explosion was cause BY undu
e pressure Of Peter " anderbergh an enginee
,, employed on boaId the ARROW says thi
small 0n hole Es was blown in one of the ucs and pin
,e pug was nut n but the iron thin that witne'
was afraid IL would blow out and only used one Doll,
," on the down trip On arriying al New-lerk remove
the pine plug and the boiler maker put patch over Il
hole and both boilers were fired up At = o'clock. III
steam gauge was in the engineers room Witness WI
present when the boilers were Inspected. MI. Hoppe
one OF the specors told witness be would allow witne
10 carry - pounds Of steam and told Mr. Douglass
70 make out a certificate to that effect. Mr. Dougla
looked at the ues and said he would only give cent