, 1865-09-25

GOLD piece. and you cannot eprtng one without
kprhg1nS al- considered that crown sheet per
tectly saie- should hive be been willing, II run
ming lhe engine m;seN, TO run up the pressure K
| 1e1 pounds Il her stay bolts had broken when wi
would bare been he1rd, but We heard nothing .
the fort. r all the stay bolts had been new, thi
boiler won1d have stood zoo pounds pressure hetor
she would hare exploded.
ylsT TO TEE wouspED FIREMAN.
The Jury now adjourned from tho hotel to lIstl
clearinghouse near By, where, Ina small room o.
| the second floor. stretched npon low bed and Al
no.t baked laI tie asonizin: body ef tte poor FL
! The time Of the explosion: uewaa suffering grea
deal, complaining Of much severe internal pa!n bu
Il e55aae aqs s she9a e snsa n bed
| Urn votce, she Questions put 10 him ue Ws
d1nc- 1Nas fireman On the Medea,' and was Of
board the engine this morning when the acciden
occurred. We had three gauges Of water, and th
steam g1uge showed sixty andFeyeuty pounds whe,
she exploded. ! don't know whe'hes the gaug,
should have been right. 1t WAS Just out Of tn
shop" O." Do you think the engineer was com
petc5t isI Ans'Gne -. Sss Itsayelea With him bu
time before and vas always considered compat tent.
THE boDI Or rnE EoEEEn
From The room Of the suffering fireman the jus,
Mended their way TO he freight depot, where tht
hurled Into eternity, std la5. On = bfosd board
II defined form, covered viii coarse blanket
high piles Of barrels, anda eombre gloom shadowed
it. The yofcef Of even the most tboughtless were
hnshed INTO silence; - they stood in the dim op-
noselese)y raised great portenlfs-lIke door, and
the flood Of sunlight poured suddenly In, as tbe
shrolding blanket was Withdrawn from the motion.
nd gs anse ;na
tlngnishable, and the flesh Wns droppfna in shrc3.
from the sealded md MANNED breast aad limbs. b. "A 4
i 6oy n TIE veIpi.y named John Necry identified
the Aedea+"who lad been kIled BY The eSpIosion.
He said that the dead man LETT WIFE, bnt 20 chi].
dren, that he had been IN the employ Of the com
panJ two or three Jears, had come from the East,
and bad a1ways borne the reputation OF being 4
good, steady mar, whote death was sincerely r.
gTeited ~ all who knew him: The blanket wa. re-
placed. tie door agan closed, and the corpse left
repostne In the grim silence ofthe lonely depot.
1uE MURDERED WIFE ANIL noTnxn.
The next visit Of The jury was to the house Of af..
Der, No. 1la No th Jefferson street where the body
paor in which stood tic coln containing he NOR.
Ing relatives and friends. MIS-. Dicrs only child,
eah e. sss Sa st s ses 1 y
fsaTed nnseaa: ihe t tGy eHterGd ~ ros snd
The remains in the coiin were those Of his vile,
killed by the explosion. This was ali required
herc, and the party took hasty leave. A piece OF
Il.
party returned to the Eagle uoscl, where he IN,
quest Nas Resumed.
xR. J. 4. ADAxs,
being sworn, deposed-I live at No. 40 North
coming from lie depot. perhaps threo miautes be.
fore, and went into the office; near half minute
af1er heard the explosion. The first heard Va.
iwe q three steonds and % di.rti!y a1ies h0 thas az
hsaFa lbat noise distinctly before j 6eard VI
ss sReSn s Rs ea1s e apsy NJ p9ts + Jan III
or sixty feet from it. Judged II to bo wnter, and
il was not from the safety-valrc, know. / Judged
urt passed @ % fhe engine ~ md nd rhe Va Standing ihese
making great deal or racket. Her wheels were
stopping: ! have been an enginee1l but an not
but have worked in the shopand on stationery en-
e1nc. Do not know anything Of this engine. The
sound heard was Ike steamer blowing OF water,
"A very few seconds before the explosion.
started, and then the remainder sare way.
TIE FonEAAS's IEc1unE.
Here, while whiting Oh a witness, the foreman OF
the jury delivered IN instructive lectnec on the
of tesing the excellence Of iron taking for
his tea. the piece oI iron brought from Mr. Dle1s
house. lie eaid: The manner oftestIng iron IL 10
The anvil II IL shows any Cracks It is moi gooa-lf
not. Il L good. Low Moor iron will not break this
way. THIS iron has been bent hut very little. yet
elec. 1t L. brittle, and not good Iron.
NA. TMuXAs DCKT0N,
being sworn, deposed-1 live at No. rs Wet
lake street Ny story Ia No. TO North Jefferson
Commission Merchants. At the time Of the expio-
tion WIS In our Office, within a third Of BLOCK
9f where + Wa saw nothing ot II. but heard It.
Ihe blowing of Of Steam. ! heard II probably two
or three minutes before the explosion took place.
Could not say what It was, only it was loud
noise
C., ", s1A1uEHw1cK
being sworn, depoeedI work for Burton Il Ad-
ans ms right IN front Of the store nj the time
or The e1plo*ion. ! stood on ths corner of tbs
not stir It, They tried 1t several ttmes and finally
ssS ga ss1 .s 10 g i n a n; s
5oor, or aomethtng by the engineer. open and the
Ire dy ont, snd turned 70 run into he store Then
,eard seemed Ike m engine blowing od, bnt much
ouder. 1t lasted probably second or two, while |
he engine etood perfectly STILL before the explosion
ook place.
'lcce OF iron shown good. He dld not believe he |
orenan's test for good iron was an iuiallibe one.
ough when cold but Mbcn hot would break and |
rack. Boiler iron wn4 good It 1t could be hanged
9to any form required iM fire box. lie had work
oupeed Ills good and tough roa. 0 The eHa esRee
scd on the "Medca-' was an "Ashrroft.'F NJ.
inch was perfectly competent engineer and had
ecn here for come time and before ihat IN the Buf.
10 and Erie road. II he had NOT considered hI1,
good and compesent man be would not have vent
I'm out
TIE VERDICT.
The Jury now retired tor delibe1ation and In
hort time returned the following verdict:
:. That the said Esther Dier came to her leatt In
be forenoon OF the sd day Of September, 1866. On
ard STREETS, West Division, city OF Chicago county
Cook, nom injuries produced BY the explosion Of
be- boiler ot the engine 'Medca,' q. s n. ". Il. Il,
na ths seI I'D esplesion w cafed by defeet m
"That the raid john Finch came to bis death. in
be forenoon Of the sd day Of September 1sS5, on |
'orth jefferson street, between kLnxin ind Hub
ard streets, West Division, city Of Chicago county
10 boiler Of the en.ins Media, &. i n. e. 4. r.,
I'd that enid explosion was causM By defect Ia
le fire box Of sald cnrlne''
These vcsdic,s werr signed by The following Jury.
y. II. Thomas, VIM. F. Tucker, VIM. Geo. Gold.
NTH, Geo. II. French, j.. C. schneider, Jacob
res, GAlsman Bauch, Pleasant Aunick, Woll
rhaler, Jos. Aunser. Chas. A. Serromb, Henry
In 1he 4ession Of the Jury The following WIS Of
nd By Mr. Goldsmith, bni was not adoptoo.
Rts6{rtd, Tint In the opinion Of this. Jury, the
me has come when the citizens OF Chicago, a.
akhxnds. fathers and brothers, as also aetuated by
1 deliberately yet firmly upon the extent Of prir
eges that xhould be accorded to rai1rosd corpora-
ons x41s.a the city limits. The question whether
atpE should b. allowed 10 be propelled by steam
rest and propttety. 1f our people ate Of opinion
as railroad corporations thall moi ride Eoushshod
TeF their rights and interests, and hold even their
cts at the mercy OF these railroad companies, then
honorahls BE- acans sho9ld be exhausted y our
iYf1eEee of theHa arrogant cofpor4tions'