New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-19
TIE LATE EXPLOSION.
Corourr'S g,vestignf'on-Testim Of Inn
portauf Wituesses.

Coroner Gamble last evening, at the Nine
eenih Precinct Station House commenced investi
cation Ito the causes which led the explosion u the
boiler In the steam saw-ml Of Messrs. Nolan Steers
on the corner Of Second and Fifty fourhst..
Saturday last and the consequent death Of Patrick
Collins the fireman and the scalGing Of the engineer
owen koety aud an acquaintance named Jacob Is
Lake The Circumstance was fully reported in n TIE
TRIBUNE soon after is occurrence. Below viii b.
found TIE evidence Of the witnesses;
Samuel 4. Nolan. No. ,2l3 East Tcnth-st. testified
hi, he was one OF the proprieors q The steam sawn
at the corner of Sccoud.nye and Fifty fouihst the
deceased Patrick Collins was employed a. fireman;
owen Keety was the engineer; on Saturday last they
a. their posts az usual az III o'clock on Saturday
lad lest ont % the engine when heard The
sound Of the explosion: | got outside ~ soon as posi-
bic. and found that the boiler, which II To-
Gated in shed adjoining the main building
had burst. SCATTERING the shed; l was told
that no had the fireman and supposed that he
must be under the ruins the engineer and friend
Jacob d. Lake heard had been somewhat scaded and
taken 20 neghborinc drug store sent up Tor IN
CINE Company No. 81 and the workmen with their as
stance succeeded In rercung after time the body OF
the deceased from the ruins the boiler anu the ma
chinerv were 10 the best OF my belief IN good order;
the Inspector OF Boilers inspected the boilers on july H.
sti and stated that they were In good condition; he
was 10 have inspected them a. ain on the coming ~
day; on Sunday last l Mr. Sutton the
Inspector and then stated that there not three
stronger boilers III the city Of New York my opinion Is
that the explosion took pace from the neglect OF The
engineer open the valve he has been employed Dy US
about months. and was recommended to US 10y the
Inspector Of Boilers Mr. Sutton. as careful, steady
nan.
VIM. j. Joiner testified tina, he was engineer; be
superintendent the putting up Of the engine and boilers
ia leGO; the engine built NJ Fishkill he boilers
were made by Mr.. Ceuldwell at Newburgh consld
cred both boiler and engine OF that time rstcass
on Thursday las; sent for to arrange the valves
] did 90 and considered II in good working order,
Lsdered IL safe TO ut that time since the erplo
IN have examined the boiler rs far rs possible; in
ms opinion the poion caused by the valves being
closed and the fire buit under the boiler who III that
conditions the engineer should have looked To see that
they were OPEN the single boiler has both heads blown
out the double boiler sound the body Of the single
boiler still appears 10 be sound.
james Ahearn Of Six first st. and Firstave., tcst
fed that he was engineer; he had chargs Of Engine
No. 81 on the occasion. haze made examination Of
the engine boilers either before since the e1plo
SION the Engine Company pulled down tie ruins and
some time after left the body Of the deceased was
taken out the proprieors objected 10 having the roof
Of the shed pulled down might damage II the
machinery; II was pulled down, however.
Mr Wm. j. Joiner recalled-As soon "a | heard u
the explosion came up, and gave il my opinion that
when the valves found they would be found closed
far could ascertain the steam valve when found
was closed the spindle of the valve when found
hunt that could not be changed the feed
blown from It's seat that its position could not be-
asccl tanned.
The case then adjourned until Friday night at
o'clock owing 10 the fact OF the engineer being yet
unable to give his testimony.