, 1865-06-24
THE RECENT TUG EXPLOSION,
Tuque.t on the Body Of Mecune--The Cause.
Low Water.

Coroner WsEner held an inquest yesterday
afternoon on the body Of Alexander McCune, who
1os, hie ilie On the 18th tn.t1nt, BY the explosion
Of The tseam tug H. Fanny Stafford. The follow
ins Is the testimony and verdict In the care:
TESTIMONY or DANIEL CHANDLER.
Ct a 3ean sDs ~
Il ssss. Saae oss II - In a.ss d.
@ se sss, eoee N
y y sses1 @ i is pounds 6,e.,e.ie! 's':a5s IL
v. a htRh pressure boiler. Mr.. I'm. Teller nm
the engine iaft sear; guess he bad bis resuiAr
pspsn, NJ; murphy. toe engine bnsider. saW tie
e.rry from seventy nse to eighty pounds of steaul
xas 70 ne s. t. slss easnsep
os The q Monitor" McCuus had applied foT iii
paperr, snd be told me, when / APPOINTED him.
sion, a = sae iuE bad n low the vessel I as.sppas
two weeks the Nater IN the tiVcr was IN ! worse
viii foana yer, quickly. The engineer knew this
c1scunstsnce- The boiler was never burnt or
oyeT-heated-
TESTIMONY Or JANIS OGDEN,
/ was Captain Of The tug ''Fanpy ssatIord.''
bten On the ::ssaas1s" sines ssss Ffid.y: ~ sss
i.
eneinseI ihen; 10 was considered eood ensln.
ceF.. Mccune had no papers ont understand be
made an application tor them. pretume It was
ep = I'D oassss
| him stout IT, don't knoF how many pounds Of
steam the boiler bad 1t the time Of the explosion.
! xhelher The pampa xere tn operation. coueid-
cred the boiler one OF the best in ue On the rivel.
The Iron looked "a IT 1t were Of the very best
| quality presume the cause OF the explosion
was The lsrk Of water; the water being foamy At
the time. -
gEsu4ox1 OF 1uoxAs FERRIS.
! / wac fIemeu On the creek about five weeks
srd a. .ion board lie sstsdord'' about one week.
slEred I~o ycar. apprenticeship In i machioe
| shop: Bars been on the i,ke for ~ mo?ths: l
Eteoenize his nod, . ~ .ast e alsz;naer Aecane
hin esy sns ,hirg .bont the boiler. The dre boz
LOOKED sound, and as L It were Ia good order.
| MSS from ssto 20 pounds. do NOT know whether
tbe was blowing OF at the time Of the explosion.
Tbs engineer stopped the boat so:nt one minute
her "a The engineer pIohably used h1ehef
nDas beore he e1ploe1on I hat r. 1hs Msser saSst
intendtd 10 blow her "a On Sunday: Mccune
H.. 4 M PD s ap
va nremea on board the "3ionltor never s1s
I hts papers. Mecnne VAS from - 70 70 years old,
md hsd been on the river three or four years. III
NY opinion the explosion IVES caueed by low
ne 1ts5 3 !S;s iS,ns y, &, # the tins nd the
TESTIMONY or JAAEs FERRIS.
IVES ltnesman On board the Nm. Fanny Btar-
ford" Could not tell whether she blew of etesm
ur not. We stuck On the hst about nre minutes.
III that time extra pttt sure Of steam could hare
Teen r11eet.
TESTIMONY or Charles r1xscnkn.
was the reRn1ar Captain Of the ~. Fanny
stafosd" for one year and half. cspsssn o.
| knn Yna nrti mo- fsNfhSr *
eepce- Am On tie Fiyer thirteen years. Icon-
| ridered the boiler well made in every respect.
@ II
than the one employed on the boat before him.
wss Cpp,aln on the boat when MeEune came on
nc1er saw them. " neser r. reeetyed I ed n1ss np1ea
around to sur boa. aud aeked mY.elf and the en-
both wcnt End got ihern. The engineer previous
to Accune vas discharged, because he Was found
aslefp uu duty.
VERDICT.
| The tury returned the following verdict:
awe, Tie jury, do say that Alsxauder McCrne,
late engineer OF the tug bo1t - Fanny Stafford.
caue to hts death "a eonseqrenee of sne e1p1o'
near The Laks street bridge, atJ Of Chicago,
June 18th. 1856; and further. we do ind that the
VA. sausea x R lew ,s watet T. be1 boiler
rot knowing how noch water he had"
TIE DEFEHuEE or SEWA6D.-A4 mAuY or ouf
.estfY. are aware. At the conclusion Of a meeting
held under the auspices Of the Young Mems A.,
eot,at,op, in the Opera Honse. the al ofApri1,
to bear erlogy on President Lincoln. delivered
! ihy Hey. r. NJ. Hataeld, D. D., q COLLECTION was
raEtp up for the bene1t OF the gallant inssid eol.
der George F. Robl1son, Co D, sth Maine vQl:
un1eerr, tbe nurte who was mainly Instrumental
in tetendIlg Secretary Seward from the ASSASSIN
Who Fought BIZ life. Shortly aiter the meeting
two ECO eeyent thirty boDda were f1rW aEded to Nr
Rutiuton, through Hon. y. q. Seward, Jr,.
witch donation has been acknowledged by inter.
e.tir letters from MI. Seward, d., and also the
tallait recipient
Mn11AEr NTEIIsENCI-The regiments ARG
returning as rapidly a. the making Of the neccs
ensy srsapremeata will permit Tha arrival oI
not one hall Of the regiments Is known before
hand, md in consequences the people here are Of
len smrrised By the cali to provide; .they art
Willing enough to do It. but would much Father
haze few houes' notice. Will not tho officers oi
| such regiments a. have not yet returned, ard may
are this notice, telegraph the time Of their com.
1ncf We are dfiiy befteged BY friends Of The
! boEe In regiments and companies expected home,
to know when they are coming.
The officers Of the 1t3th regiment will meet on
| Charge at 10 o'clock this murnlng; 4 formal re.
deferred I'LL they Ste al here. which viii be rome
| days get. The returned soldiers Of the 1l3th
| marched 10 Gimp Doug1as Yesterday morning.
| Baitery =, Chicago Light Artillery left Nash
vile cn THURSDAY, for hume; they will pro5soly :
| e1J.ye here to dsy or tomorrow.
The remaining tix comp .EieB Of the 18th regl.
nent Veteran Reserve Corps, let chicago lAsi