The New York herald., 1866-07-26
The ITALIAN ADVANCE ON VENICE.
The LEONARD STREET BOILER EXPLOSION.

Conclusion OF the Coroner'- inqucst-ys-6seE
ofthc Jnry-The Censure Of the Sugar Res
dners-Ne gllsencc and Incompctoucy OF tho
Fireman the cause Of IL. Explosiou- X aiming
Engines In the absence Of duly Licensed I'm
Eineers-The action of the Police Co,nmis.
sioncr-, &cy
The adjourned inquest tho body Of Catherine Caller
OF tho sufferers from tho boiler explosion in
sho sugar refinery 81 Mnssrs Harris A On Nos 20
aad 2s Leonard strce., concluded yesorday
4nsrnoon By Coroner Cover, at the CITY Hospital
~ previously noticed tho unfortunate vicirn who ro
,ded In tho tenement house No. 10 worth street and
arich only separated few feet from Tho bniIo
TO where the disaster occurred In the &C, of
proceeding 10 hor employment whon shc met with the
shocking injuries which suddenly closed hes earthly
TESTIMONY oy yons n. lnEs
Tho lury having been duly re-empnnnriied, the Gnt
tnos called John II. Aoes, Who ,esIifica fol-
ihss.--I live AZ No North sixth street. Brookiyni
geacral snpernt ndent Of tho niachncy " the
refinery q Harris Co., NcG 20 and 70 Leonard troot
NoS York, nay bualncss "a 10 that lhc machinery 10
ropalr aud personal supervision Of the appcr-
NJ 10 such department. ef, tue bundpT a5o ssvap
o'clock Saturday night, gaye oEdsr, 10 ,he day
fireman 10 work boiler on Sunday Monday
morning arrived at the refinery al nitccn minutes after
von and found tho place IN anuproar consequent upon
explosion which had lus, previously occurred;
examined Tho premses, and found the lower part II
tho nue Of tho middle boiler had exploded, thls
must have collapsoi tho head of the boiler wM
buigod OUT questioned thu fireman IN charge a tho
time be sad he bad only twcbiyax poarda Of steam On
whom the explosion occurred do thnk that twenty
s,x pounds q steam could have exploded tho boiler;
MosAra Harris hold government certificate allowing
nifty pounds OF steam their boilers. when examined
tho gauge after the explosion ! found u Indicated
only twcny-sir POUNDS OF steam; this, hososor. was
not reliable te, - the pressure On al be boilen bad
not previously beer cqaall1ed; tie night nremhn,
Richard Hapln vas 10 charge when the explosion &C.
CURED, Halip believe thoroughy competent 70
discharge bis datiss be tIIapu) on in The employ
~ rossr9 Harris fb6lt ona week previously could le
mans atainmenia AT nfsi Elgb, the night fireman had
been engaged b. tho sliness on tho Sole TcconmsDda
c9ariIon by a Jaror-is ,ha, yoar system q making
~ ,sFemerisf A. ihave sole ehargs. 2 pd yon ex,
aueus ue aren.sn - % ts qnalcai onaf A. Welt no.
u .Asa Uga d you know 10 eompe,uni' A.
depended The day nfeaen's recommendations. O.
boa, 'e ksauing star q DO you nod govsrnmsnt
cersiLs ct entities ysa % supennisna .nglnaa3
sinccrf A. Yes I'r yfst'esl one y What j. your
opncn a. % 'ss se1se z 4 X deas'srf a Wen laant
would not =. aised 10 reInaa. on the premises wA
sixty pounds offlsmi the boeT, 10 my opinloo, Wa
ssas, saa, sS.d .d . p ,isSa's lam, W.. ss's mo
tus boiler 70 ersr a. the gqyssnmsnt inspecton ex
amIoed = ssoa. cns year ,ge h,ye been connected
that tho he''sr ~sssh ssplodsd has ho working .sr
consider mo, aome Ten " t~ssso year, uAl " noe
eos.is, "a long, the government lnamine boilers al,
Tho remaining portion of ihis Witness svidencs.
r. eas n ne orr Zen, 70 ss la, Ssiss had ssSS
running all rFh not super,lsed BY duly licenssd en-
ginecr ta had ffsansniy been done In ,hs ezssiths
mont t.sr. was 20 engineer psorss, whsp Ls sxpcson
rysrrxoxv oy rrr ynus-
hard Hal Il q
the pomio having ruf acd 70 appear la cous1erfq
of bis alleged injuries en- onccf Wa daapA'csa s,g
Pot on tho stand and though svdensly sosmftA
ineapsea,ed gave h.s testimony With hesitAuan IA
rlaee Tor work ths Aandny morniag o. The sxpcns
commenced arns at sboai bal rast fopr A. y bs ~
undertake o. know much abogt stc2m teloss wnpsQ
20 get up steam quickly 40 The guage oay ipdioAhd
oTrrr wrrnsyx
few other wiinosscs examined, when tho fcis
lowing fnct incident " the fra c.css OF tie ofroc4
charge, who manifested h. grosa isnorrn's BY ma ssT
tins on all coniDan caiion ot ihr ha.r ~ the rn6n
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pipe o. Tie ,wo easslde soiIs ~hich eosdincn .ienl
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tho 1lmcdlaie causes of fhe sspns on
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Tie Jury then coslslicrng gaye ~ Nr verdict
~ sc-.rsanc@ hsowpsThat catber1ns Gslicn cakns
death ~ Tho sspaon q the toe ~ ,hs estabsh
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