, 1866-02-09
EXPLOSIONS OF A SINGLE WEET.
1hrso HaAdrea Lives sacri1eea-rv.
belar 8oIler> Unsafe.
EFYy,y1 fhn Tuf,

From the Cairo Democu. 7thr
Many or our exchanges tamoug then, tho
Memphis Lo7'Wertd9 are ont in si.nnv 1a-,.,s
against tho caretessness which mnst ~ ..s
cause OF some Of the many s:eambno, ,1,,a' .ae
ters which hase occurred Of late. and also
been proved BY experience to be unsafe '"''
We also uDi.e our voice with those of or-
{. n.emporar'oJ In the general protest, f,r
within fho last week nos less than thrr, Inn.
dred rnortals have per15hcd nIserably on the
Mississippi. Ohio aud Arkansas rivers, from
the explosion Of steam boilers and the cou-
sequent es resulting from these explosions.
IN each one OF the explosions Of recent oc-
cuEreuce, 1t Is concurrent fact, OF very great
importance. that tubular boilers we're used.
The best engineers have Expressed decided
condemnation OF the Q boilers, from the wcir
known fact that the Tubes are not susceptible
Of close and frequent Inspection. They arc,
consequently, often in condition to leak aud
become exhausted, when tho boat careens.
When The boat RECEIVERS Its trim they are sud-
denly tiled with water, which almost Ger
tasnly e1psodes from the sndde0 contraction
o. o., the metal These three explosions Of the
;,MAsonf1 The Miami and the Carter, all hay
ing tubular boilers, ought to be decisive
nss nsa;a, >nis form Of generating steam, Ii c1-
chanics. - 'eo~ AAA
It IS we'll established fact In the history of
steam, fbas the surface Of tht. water sh,,iI
be above the line OF tAs dues. "9se' 'A''A4N
When The heat Of the tues ssts nno,, :. mart
Of the boiler which IL not In contact vith
wafer, heat accunulates in the boiler plates
and raises their temperature to IN in,nr;nus
degree The plates are, By this mean, r;tber
sotteued 50 as to cause an explosion, or The
Jennings of the plates open, from the uilier-
euce In the expansion OF these plates md
those in contact with the water. The highest
authorities attest these facts. II one OF the
eaoes DC defective, which may hc the case IN
The tubular boiler without detection. It is i'm
possible for the water to be above tho range
Of the tues In all the tubes,
40 shown ty the testimony OF the second
engineer. the loss Of trim Of the boat wns the
eause Of the explosion on board the Miami.
The engineers tailed to discharge their duty
in not regulating the trim, or demonstrating
against the general rush to oue side Of the
boat. go the Local Board OF inspectors have
decided.
In the c1se Of the Missouri, the evidence Is
tolerablY clear that she was racing with the
Dictator, though this Ia denied. Racing we
have ever regarded as cr1mlnal and should
subject the officers OF the boat to the seyerest
penalties, upon conviction.
we nave. as Jet- heard no cause assigned
for the explosion Of the Carter, get abe is
known to have had tubular boilers.
We have yentuIed upon these suggestions.
that the community may acquire the habit OF
strictly inqnirins into NIL the circumstances
OF these terrible cntnstrophes, which hurry 70
many human beings 10 sudden death. They
should be uarrowly examined in each case.
and both ccnsuzs and punishment unstintius-
II applied, when they are deserved. We cau
only hope to attain the safety Incident to Eu-
ropean Lines of steamers, by s1us bringing an
Intelligent public opinion aud the stevnest
penalties IN law to bear upon each case So
ciety shoufd make them questions for strict
scrutiny, and never rest until every instance
Of derelictton or recklessness is exposed md
punished. Let this 1e done, and the terrible
and growing evil will begin to abate.