The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-18

escaping from the smOkepipe; after gesting 70
treet went down stairs again and found van iAsel
lying down; he dead went up and reported ~ 70 tne
engineer started the donkey enging pump 70 clear the
water out OF the boat Van Tasses body was Drought on
did not notice his lace Dus h,s cn
did not any in the ryer think there were about
hundred and fifty life preservers on board and two
small boats also hose attached TO the donkey pump
. DO used in case of re have heard people say that
boilers were bad think the boilers were good enough that
the accident was caused by flaw ia the IRON came to
Brooklyn this morning with the Captain; had some con-
versaon with him In relation 10 some OF the passen
gers suing the company the polers are SIX years old
steam left the Arrow last Wednesday, and have
not been on board since; the FIVE that was
patched did not give out on the 9th inst there are
twenty ues in the boilerone large fourteen inch ue
and the others are eight inches in damete have been
fireman since May, 1862; the Arrow generally makes
abont fifteen miles an hour; there was a sufficient auan.
tity Of water In the boiler at the time of the explosion
there is always one fireman In charge of the boilers the
ga go is in the eng nccrs room; the engineer was
scalded at the time Of tho explosion
Isaac r Smith sworn testiied:-I reside at Nyack;
an engaged In steamboating: not the Arrow at
the time OF the explosion the Arrow built in 1887
bat was burned down and rebuilt years afterward
she was built under my supervision; she was burned
down to the waters edge IN 1853 1854 and rebuilt
her again. bull round the engine and boilers they were
not removed; she was named after that the George
washington; the original name Arrow still remained ON
tne stern, and tho George Washington painted
the warehouses; the old name left on the stern
boat ten years old; we built her up after the
Last fire and sold her to BEDFORD Cox in 1854 before
tne 10 ner work was competed the present boilers were
put in by Radord Cox about six years ago. the boilers
were the regular nue boilers; after running about four
years the boilers taken and the bottoms Off,
and new bottoms put the depth Of three feet and
the fues were patched Wherever they needed it,
side,cd II q very good job; sent my boiler maker,
Thomas McGec, into the boiler to examine the 1ue to
satisfy myself TO the cause Of the explosion;
he went into the ue and examined it and said there
seam in the iron which caused the explosion there
ten lower ues In each boiler fourteen inches the
others from six 10 eight nches the boilers inspect
cd aud tested by hydraulic pressure time in last
Juy; the pressure Of is carried according to the
inspectors certificate; certificate was given allowing
the boilers to carry twenty-five pounds Of steam; the
iron around the rent Is sound and capable Of bearing
forty pounds Of pressure.
Tuns Smith sworn testified Il reside at Nyack am
merchant halt of the steamboat Arrow; be-
Bradford Cox for some seven or eight years previous
to that and between New York and Havestraw and
has to Albany; my brother bought the other half;
the boat inspected after bought her. and
tin ate given allowing her to carry twenty five pounds OF
steam; there we're board one hundred and fifty lie
preservers twenty five fire buckets five axes, four hun
bred feet Of hose two boats two fire pumps and donkey
conformed TO the instructions and certf-
cate Of the inspectors TO the very letter
the inspectors told that the boilers had been tested
In the most complete MANNER by pressure Of forty
seven pounds consider ourselves entirely the
mercy Of the inspectors; never heard Of anything
against the safety OF the boat heard that the boat
down with one boiler the day OF the accident; we
boats the boat was not sold at sacrifice when we
bought her.
The investigation adjourned till Monday morning
at ten O'Clock.