The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-16
THE ARROW EXPLOSION.


country at once hos never been arrested
THE ARROW EXPLOSION.
Inquest ON trio Body Of John II. West
lske-Ags Of the Vessel and. Condition
OF Her BOficqs-TcstSmOny of Two OF
the Passeng ers--The Investigation 10
lac Continued orr Thurssay, &c.
At half past ten O'Clock yesterday morning Coroner
LyacA investigation into tho cause OF the
dcathvf Mr. John Westlako Of the victims Of the
seahoat Arrow disaster the 9Th OF August INST The
body Of Mr. wcstiaaso whichwas found floating In the
Atanb; DOGGY After baing viewed by the Coroner and
Jmyor nqaes. cmpannelled Cor that given
to the Ganly of deceased and has snce been Inferred
Tho fote wing testimony. WAS tskeR-
Amos r. Clarke. swosn tsstfed:-t reside al larry
town. N.Y. and do business merchant in the city Of
Now York WA board tho -Atroy the ssh Of Au-
CAST wlsen sho exploded opposite Thirteenth street.
tho upper deck at the uuey and after the acci
dent IgctOver tho rail aau remained there until the
had.escaped; tho passengers mode rush 70 get
oct, OF the aaIoon brt ovenaken by the steam;
aome one aAd "Jurnt overheard" 'Some
board" rhrew a into tho river the boat soon
later reached ThirlsHIb street; a assisted in
Saving snsae articles belonging 70 the psssen
sgs's hare always considered tho boilers old and
sweaf have heard othere make IeUarks t. that effect
did ofy In the water at the time OF the exPlo
ad0n, wtonI threw tescat overheard was excited
at tho time bu& recovered myself ;slont know or
sny,oto who bad refused w travel ON the boat hnvo
ttavcd on iD for ycars but have heard parties speak
The boilers being rnfher poor; the boat must be
thirty YEARS old she caught fire this summer ut hor
dock xtor,iy after she purchased by the Messr.
Smith I han some conversation with tho captain
lFrother t accident, butnothisg OF special nature
t. :. chaptns zas SWORN and testified nc follows
rs~idoaat Irvsqyton Ne~ York; J. am salesman in an
esabLshp ent in View York city beord the Az
row on the 5th ~ August on my vry home after tho
boat had troceaAeu distance on heI trip heard
noise aadtho passengers began TO rurh The hatch
way; so toe guard ~car the wheeihOuae and OBJ
aorvcd W:asr .ssaAH from tho smoke pipe then left
tee guards and got small room behind the wheel
bsuse ami, ahut oWelf 10 until the gnoke and steam
had passed. AWAY; J. came ont and walked across the
.Sssy rs sso ssap.eS foT sSsr SATISFY Sa wsrs
Gnakiy qsAeied By the officers Of the boat !;
Coopcr who rbcard and was drowned heard
that some - he passengers jumped overbsard tho boat
was about Of msdium speed AN not Interested ~ the
boat in any manner haasd that Mr. Stoutlet the boat
coming down onihe moaning trip On account ofsn &C
odent that aecssred to- the machinery; have had
boat Cosn in vsastCn 70 Che acoidcsx the Arrow
gpoke b them sAhois. the crimnaltty Of Mr. smhh in
summing such boat; they exonerated Mr. smith but
have heard nuuAber Of persons -, since thc acci
dAnt that they wonlA not 90 on the boat NJ ratpan
there werc four hun1red passengers board at The
time Of the accdeut received considerable njuricn
s' il @
when the boxers warelsst inspected.
David T. Saith, q Nyaek, srorn-An a merchant,
boat on the Sth bought ihs Ao~ on the 10Th OF April
my breher and myself, own The boat; To boai was
ou,l, a1su sassSaS rebuilt the as
G37 1sss absat six years aftef de Wa bull she k
Ere and harmed down. she was rebuilt and run until
ls4s or Ialo uhn she VaaAgan burnsd both ooDnagrS
uans occurred at TIE wharf " Nyack my elder brother
then owns her. her rate Of speed was about NJ
teen TO sysrn mikes pereur she w boat OF ordinary
ead. ho< nt
alter the laf rebuilding the boat was sold 70 Bradford
Cox; II was rcought by ~ n,Aprl last know nothing
NJ the boat dursg tho timD II was out 81 our posses
sion te boilers were inspected about the first OF July
last vixen tho cid certificate ceased; new certificate
rood sorditon consider Steamboat owners entirely at
The mercy OF Tho government Inspections. everything
done chat the Jaw requre1 nreiercncs W the safety
of tho boat heard wob against the safety OF the
boat befoto the AocideB, we have boiler inspector
named Nicholas Sc Pierre, whom We pay To inspect the
boilers he docs nothing else; has been IN our employ
for ten years; know OF otkr line winch docs Tue
samo thing; 10 had done repairing gpatchng) IN this
boiler In oil parts; the inner pan Of the Tue gave way
he iues fifteen feet long, tho hole remaining TX
tcout Tho sjzo OF mans two hands, one OF the huos
nay have been patched at the cad, but ncyerin the
peate, tho preset gave way six feet mcrc from
Lhe end Tho government inspector, test the strength Of
BOXERS by hydraulic pressgre, which ~ the only way
hs boiler could be got at where the collapse took place.
Inc pamc of the engineer ~ gctof Van Amee; no lives
Al Ma,eustrnw N Y he was burned about The taco and
arms while trying % sop no engine after the accidsnt
there rere two hrcmen on tho Arrow
Adjourned until rhar,,iay morning, at ten o'r,ock
TAS Investigation Sn that's Cay. !
Coroner Cover yesterday asjc,sied the iuvertipstob
sto tho desth Of hps Erossou who passenger
hoard the M fa,cd stcsmhoat Arrow sntl rhurday next
The AL journnent made consequence Of tho alb
70 OF seyorI material wteessos Three experienced
,pheS makers were appointed by Coroner Cover to
,upno tho Arrows machinery, and give evidence regard
ng Lheir Investigations rhuuaay
Steamboat Disasters.
go rus EDITOR rue urRAtD.