New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-09

simultaneously killed, tnd 'no ,na% an abort time
vereiy in}"re"v Won have 1 presume, all read .no
ar,ons accounts Of the disaster IN INC mmept,
papers and have notice. arcs You have probably had
on It ro rne f bs case with your friends and otners
va,ious reports surmises anu bas aa Won 70 pre-
Its cause, tns earnestly hope that You VIII dlsniss
vonr minds any influence acquired 10 ,v nm dn,y
other and enter nd on Judgment and form
WIN Pit rom the evidence alone that WIZ oe pr
s,od 20 Won The of the citizens NOT ony ~
great city but the whole ~ yanp hands and II any
Peet r rersons arc guilty Of any neglect OF :;
Ness by which the lives the parties les w %ebg brnS yer
diet against them, tna' 'H'' "'
law may direct .,s than commenced with the tes.
,nn ~ Jr Reach who wcs the first witness cnneu @
Tnony @ nyacd ,hat he had made post-mortem exauina
or o the body OF Mr. Merritt Brooks on tns hSy
ST. john and found marks OF death he
Nd eIamned other bodies also and ionnd Una. uuass
had ensued from tho same canse Ing neHs NV cept
nau @ W II Colproye who testified that ne Was ceis
VIZ WI :, John ard was on board on the morning oi
,hs eynosion. Mr Walleber and two enidten oeSa Sa
ni room No l2 alonsde of the boiler nis' aIrn1 ,o'
S re os,sntly killed by the explosions her husbahu'
Who WAS in the same has since died MI BrooSs ocsu
MED room NO Al on the upper tier immediite! over
roo rooms s,we tiers was occupied by Mrs. Rey'
nods. these rooms were all near tnc .Vh.' pVns.'
and the occupants were a.. , kneu ,pa hns,,.,
Mr. Northup was In room No. 81 between VIC poAei
aud the wheelhouse about IS feet nom tho FORMER;
the time OF the explosion Mr. was gong 'hloutn
the state-room hall. and John Anderson was on ,no
main dech Witness then stated that the state Ioons
were selected bv the passengers; he bad aiainiy on
board and occupied ROOMS near the boiler Went 10 ocu
on the night preceding the morning OF the eip9sios
abont II O'Clock; the commander Of the boat was 'ap'
Peck Nessrs Ensign and Hayford were the plots anu
Messrs. j. Hook and j. Wright were the englheersi
witness in the stateroom No lJo WIN MS 10 niIi!
hna
The next witness called was Capt. Peek who testified
that his residence at Flushing. L. L. that ne Was
captain some 20 years
| o. How longt A. / think some two or three years
u o. DO YOU understand anything OF eneineerihsf "A
No sir; never had charge Of an engine -
4 Ue was on board tho Isaac Newton wren she "hs
burned about two years agoi james ltook tne ensi
neer OF the ST. John. and the assistant J3e'
were both under his command. beside eight hremen
as captain Of the ship. hs Guiy was geheFHi super
vision Of the officers and crew. " . e,
o. What time did yon go 10 pea 'ha' n's"'' ~
Z think IL was about ! o'clock.
o. When Won went 10 bed did you look at the engine
roomf A. think was in there before went 20 oeu
4 q Whom did you see thorei A. Mr. Hook was OF
duly there the time; there might have been o'he''
there too. . NJ. c....,
but the engineer selects the hremcn; the assistant
o engineer is appointed by the Conpih!.
@ Can you tell Of your own knowledge. the salary
the engineer getsi A. The hrst assistant ee,s sIuop
month"; his general business Is TO sueIniend the engine
and boiler; the engineer directs the hremon as 10 ~
raking ont Of the fires u is usual to rake the as a
know they rake them Que to get r,a OF ,he sss1
out between Fort Lee and Hoboken:
o After the fires are rakcd out how do yon Ecep W
ID steam \. We calculate thht We nave s'oa"i '""Hs'
ls to get TO the wharf. !,
h. tween raling aud hauling, when he maze An eApaa
l. ton "Ralng' to stir the fir merely 80 as !,
of get the ashes out. hauling meant taking all th' coal
,e opi IL ,he furnace; in the testimony just given h
r. should have sad "hauinr. instead oi Takihg. lh'
e. examination was tLen continued.
to O. Did you ever hear such thing as plugging ih'
o. boloTi A. No. sir. n
tween a and O'Clock the boat was at Port washing
" ton time; did not 90 round the ve'sei AZ TIA
n time wa in my room when ~, ie eT ana sed eai
Il, in IT, A. No, slr the boiler is examined ever! "e''
ye and cleaned. r.r,-,
nd A. should juoge about %.
ch Q Did you examine tue boiler after the explosion
A. Yes sir.
he O. Did YOU notice whether the boiler ohiseled
er. and cut or not A. noticed n small groove
he @ DID you notice whether the particular part of h
sheet had been torn precisely In The limo of The chsc
m A. Yes, sir was perfect! sTat IL Ia the lice of th'
es clsel.
III O. DO you think the ch-el cutting 4 that sheet wa
he injury benefit 10 the boiler A. l cannot sh,
10 that Il was an in ury 1t was not benefit snppcse
ed should think the boiler gave way first right above th
ny lap where the ohise! cut IL.
he Joel Wright. the neat witness. testified follows
ed q. Where do You residei a. H. Jersey City; d.
ge business is that Of engineer board the ST. John
have been one for about eleven years; was ON wa,e
ii. the morning OF the explosion.
its q Where we're YOU at tho time Of the explosion
is. A. Was In the engine room. just entering III Nj
,se Csmield was there with me.
i'll q How many pounds Of steam yon carrying O
TX the time of the explosions A. Twentycight.
sh O. What the highest pressure you had on Gurin
no the trip down that night. as fir aa you knoaf
err 1we1ty nine pounds was tue highest on my watch.
bic q. Vas there any person sitting in the room'
a. Q. Had he been doing anything around the engine
re- A. Yes. be had been giving cup OF talow TO the cyl
ill inderi at the time came ON my watch examined th
ra boiler 10 SEQ how much water was In H. and iour
al about two-thirds ful-indicated the water gang,
ia Diagrams OF an engine, cocks and watergaugo wer
hit shown. and explained 10 the jury by wiiness) I'll
be gauges blown through 10 clear them ever
ID hour and sometimes every halfhour; these boiler
were put in last February; new boilers foam more q
cs less but do not think that these boilers olmed on th
he night previous TO the explosion; the law allowed theI
y carry 81 pounds Of sean had the safety valve regt
&C lated tO ascertain the exact pressure Of steam
ned the register the port boiler two minutes beor
on the explosion put in cold water into the boiler aDOu
ID. two hours after letting of steam. when cold water
s Injected into the boiler when 1t Is too hot Injuries it
the boiler parted Just IN the back Of the esei whic
oil BY Juror-Q. In your opinion what was the caus
Dn Of that eXplosoni A. | do not know that | could te
NJ that; cannot explain H. bat i think the chselcu
to would have effect IT. that 1t would tend
er weaken the boiler.
al O. Now, are you abe to express an opinion a. 70 III
IA cause Of the e1plOsiont a. AIN not cannot tell.
= Y. Were you examined by the Government In
n spectors IN reference 10 this matter A. Yes. sir.
q Were any questions asked you In reference TO th
Of cbiselcut in this boiler A. dono think there
h any qnestions asked mo on that point but there Nigh
have been; go all ronnd the boiler at all times.
a. go there every morning.
n. Isaac w. Camied the next witness. lie depo.e,
that be sailor the ST. John; had worked th
engine under the direction Of the second pgneer
bis pretense; he was trying 10 teach me how 10
n engine.
O. Were you ever in the habit Of running that encin
IL A / her oI xShe