, 1866-02-10

where to ind m hspecto. At his post md dsd not
know wbere TO report the e1se
Q. Did you rrR11d tne eond,tion Of the steamex
9 ss s1e sas q ane T. ne s
allowrd ny 10 certificate os tho Board as Ia,pect-
ors! a. did 70 oelieve'
steam At lbe time Of tho expioaion, made uee ofr
A / do rot know anything n to the pressure uete
u.e ofat The lumc of fespio.ion The flst paleh put
boilers were IsAt tested, md af1er~ads out nd
very nearly ) hsir sheet pnt in. md ahont iwo or
ihzve ~etks alter lint It became defective, and
phich N14 put on lercthHlse Of about eight tnehrs
In width, and the length OF the sheet nppfng over
and under, in conformity 10 Tho building Of thoso
boilers. ....'.-...
4. What did The expiosiou amount to n . rent
Of foi'e1a! 4. do moi know anything except ~
10 The copdiuon OF one boiler and thai ~ns tom oa
rom he mna dsnn,' % tnss re 20 eo''om We. @Hs}
could sec into the boiler. No break IN tho shall
Of the boiler was 10 be seen except tho rent thua
John Neal. second engineer, holding hoense y
anch, being duly sworp, tcst6es hat he was acting
eng neer Of the steamer Miami At The tine Of the
int ef tas SD ID asy ' Ct Jsnaa, 4 b. isss lbs Id
explosion occurring al point about seven ruilea
above Napoleon, Alkansas, and On ,he Afkapsas
q. Whist WIS The pressure Of efean being made
use OF n Gbe time Of the exntostnns a. About one
hundred and swenty~aTe pounds, as indicated BY
q q. DO 1su Know this 70 hare been The fret, A.
do not know 1t, Init Ihtak there was not sny ex-
tesa beyond i've pounds BY rho gtase. Q. Whit
do you know IS to ihe ctuditlnu Of the boilers al
talj steamer, for tho time yoa hare been engaged
On her as euefneeff A. kImw OF rsich being put
on amer ihs fnspecrou, aud zsresw s that tbs said
the sauae rafch repaired. Q. Was There any report
ot this case made the Inspectors It !be tiue. Or
ray tuspeeaou Of the csse asked iozf a. Notw',h-
q. Wh1t do yon know Of the nature Of ihe explo-
sfc1: A. think Ibat the explosion WAS elustd b.
shs unane listing ot he stssaAr az 70 he tEooa1
i Hsterliaa> aud that upon the stfal9htening up
of tho etcar.er the TOW OF water to- The oppotita
'ds q saa e e
nectea with the b&l!e.s. 4. do not- fuu1 my avn
knowledge. know the extent Of danlace, but as I
don, e1eept ihat Inc etaFboard boiler was partially
turned bo'tpm upward, and do not knoN the sxteut
Of uams n ur rent N one nr bosh hoi}ezs, the boat
uon With The fose a1R end Of the steamcrr put saw
the condition Of The boilers ai1er got ashors md
reviewed sat wreck
va: patch on ,he lazbessd boiler Of a horseshoe
shape, inst oser the h1hise WALL and thst patch
suS'a,Rsd &, he .s.t; \ Yss:
and lealy copdltton' il so about What urne7 A.
Ies. 4 got iato 1eaky md unsafe condition. md
about tho l5lh to the :sh d December, 1868 apart
Of or shout half sheet VAS PM in
# neessssI, 70 put On m addtsopai patehl A.
About two or thsao weeks afterwards.
|. q. What wne tne nature Of the patch put On 1t
+ thts st1,es :, .k1.p VI. pas on Of aSont eignt
last repatred. md tappmg It and under, ss In
iee enfoIutty with The Glnal huild of The boers
|: 2. hoy long os'ose Ihs sspEes,o1 occurred did
was ihen the canev Of snter shownl a. Five
minutes before and at that TING lhe water showed
% ~ the e 9Spp oi the s.asbostd bole
aa'shoWn By The ~ater g1ure Al the sane time.
z; How heavy let' to the :sasbosrd do You
the explosion she ms listed to ,hs ias board! @ T a.
EnouEh to bare the onter dues IN The stasbosrd
Elisas Evan. .es,tnes Is follows to nit. That n.
was PILOT On The the steamer Miami 1t the tin,o OF
her explosion Of boilers the evening Of The s8h
OF japoaty, 1868, about seven miles aboya Inc
mouth ok aud IN the Arkansas riyer
u HoH long before tho explosion YVES It that you
we're with The engineer in the eoatue-foom, A
sbs ezp!oson "a; nd Wst I'd N 10 ,se
throttle yslse and caught hold oi II.
E. n.a yoa @ ss thst vt nne nes,ea The stszm.sanec
Il, and it Indicated Us pounds Of steam. / emark-
sd 70 the engineer on xa,th a. The uH,e. III. JOIN
10 which be answeresi, ssWe a1ein dsaa Wsief heee
and do not need IL" and then left the engine
room and vent forrard, and On passing the boilers,
Immediately On MT way TO the pilot house. po-
second or middle cocks. '''-
& Mhs, dda 59a ess Of ssa a. he Dc doers
leak. '
q. Did you tes those hoi!e,s, and Whist qsse
Their condition after the e1ploslonl i. About threa
sheets, ray the third fourth and dh sheets OF the
sta,boaru boiler At The forward erS we're "a think,
board boiler vsr. think. in its placc and 1t ona
time Oh The trip saw ihe hoat heavily listed thsk
ter no*lng waE IN The water at the time her guards
when N proper trim, wers about six lnches rom
the wafer.
The undersigned, James Il. Mullen. ,.testides snd
,tates ass = ielow7 so.wt: Thss oa 1he ayenn= of
poeion Of the boiler Of the Steamer Mimi occurred
on tbe Arkansas river, abouR seven miles above the
er and On watch, and in the envinsrooa, wi,h ih,s
engineer, at the tine Of the sa3d explosion.
e: Do you knoH about bow long. before tho &
Rauge-cncks in the boilers Of SAID stesmsrf A.
ie1, sr: not more than tre or ten minutes before
lie 5s IT, 3 's% sS en Hns q &c
fo nc h1t negro Was constantly In tho way OF his
Flew Of 1be waler gauge, end would 20 and ~ the
gaugecocfs.. After ibis went and stood on The
foot-bo1, and be WIS alongside Of me; and about
this time Tho e1piosion occurred
hy 'hs s,sa@eaase Il sais ti1aei i. 90 moi % bue
few moments betore noticed ths. ateam snd Il
indicated pressure Of lis pounds; I thlnk aleen
JAx1s Il. Nuz1na.
DECISION OF TIE LOCAL rsspEcroRs.
To 4. e.. Ashmofth and jos. Neal Engineers -
steamer Miami, Jan, q. 1855 :.
GEN1LExES-Aftar due consideration Of a1l the
tesltmony presented and heard BY NJ ~ Local In
.pecoEs for the port of Memphis, Tennessee, ~ to-
the e1ploalon Of the oo[Iex OF tho steamer MIMI
the morning OF The eSth Of January, r. D.. 1865 on
the Atkansns River, re Of the nptntou that y@u
Nere each gulry Of Misconduct and crlrable nerii-
Etnce IN the matter or eugnetrinE sahl steamer, n
The tact that "a statet in ihu evidence heloto u.s.
certified and sworn to. JON have neglected 10 ro-
port The condition Of those boilers the Iuspecor1
Of The Port when repaleAw wafe BY you deemed neees
aazy, hnd TO, procure necEAAafy inspection md
te.s. Your allegation that no In. pec1o1s toe the
Port could be found, being matter of neglect and
Hant Of due search sluce at all, t1naea for such
purpose m Inspector, or his represaatatve In a-e
Of sickness was to ba found within the Port ut any
time within which, stated b{ 3on- ihesa .epaisn
became necessary, and were nada- Ant that
Galtnc thus IN the due exercise of your duties
a. engineer OF sald steamer when the repatzs
became necessary, make due report to the InsPee-
tor Of The Port yoq have been guilty Of misconduct
and negligence, md also that IN permitting the
due listing Of said steamer wIhonr evidence Of re-
morstranca on the subject Tou arc each agalu guilty
Of negligence and misconduct 1nd that. therefore,
III consideration ol the facts before stated, We
hereby revoke the license Of each Of you ii cn-
gfneeis, to wit: A. g. Ashwo1th and John Neal,
cbfef and second engineers Of said steamer Miami
At Eha time Of said explosion.
LEWIS 8. WARDEN.
MARTIN KKLtY,
Local In Spectpry~