The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29


The Investigation in this case, which has been adj.
}ourned from day TO day for several weeks past.
concluded yesterday afternoon.
Tho hrst witness examined was the captain OF the
Arrow, but hts testimony OF secondary Importance
- his duty confined entirely executive manage.
ment OF the boat in selling tickets and seeing that the
faro was collected attending to the landing OF the boat
~ he various stopping places along the route, to see
That the gang plsnks we're properly adjusted, &c but
MAD mo control over the management OF the engines
sellers The only testimony OF real Importance was
shat given by Mrs. Van Tssse, whose husband was
killed instantly BY the explosion She testified that her
husband In mortal dread of the boilers expioding
from the fact that more steam was carried than al
lowed by law His wife enireaed him TO give IN his 10
sou fireman. and he told her on the day Of the acct
dent that he would leave the boat In the course of few
days. and gave her ticket 70 Nysck by the steam
beat Isaac r. smith, notwithstanding hat she wanted TO
EoQp the Arrow.
The following Is the testimony
Ferdinand Frost sworn--Reside at Haverstrsw; have
resided there between six and ten years have been cap
tain Of steamboat for the years. was previously
clerk In s,ore have been captain Of the steamer Ar
row for the last ten years; she mas under different
names IN that me; she called the George Washing
ION when she was owned by Bradford a Cox; was on
the Arrow on the 4th OF August knew nothing Of her
exploding hue going up the 4th heard next day
that she had blown hole in one OF the nues; coming
down next day her progress slower than usual the
engineer told me that Of the boilers gave on the
mp trip the day previous IL was after ten O'Clock the
morning Of the 5th when we arrived In New York the
engineer told that he had for the boiler maker
20 repair damages he under the jurisdiction OF the
engineer; he said that the repairs made Of my
own knowledge could not say whether both boilers
were fred up that day heard that both boilers were
used we started at -four o'clock, and shortly
after the explosion took place; ! was on the
after deck at the time my way TO the ofhco; en-.
deavored 10 quiet the passengers and at the same tune
tried TO communicate with the pilot, 20 try and
make landing; saw one Jump overheard; ordered
abe pilot TO make q landing al Threth street; when we
got there fixed the gangwsys and saw TO the safety Of
tbe passengers while landing then attended TO the bag
gage TO see that nothing went asay have had persons
ask me II the Arrow safe boat thought she was
heard passengers speak OF the boilers being unsafe when
we were running opposition; We carried thirty seven
pounds OF steam last year; did not race we carried
no more steam while running opposition had
saon with the engineer previous TO starting the boat do
NOT Know how much steam we had before we started;
ABOUT two minutes before the accident saw the gauge
and there were about eighteen pounds OF steam ON cav
again der we got 10 lhireth street; " showed about
nve pounds Of steam the engine stopped shortly after
Pro 'se dock the donkey pump started shortly AFTER