Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-16


cylinder. DO not know the amount Of steam
che boat WAS carrying. Ths boilers were
tubular. Am not . practical machinist;--
never heard IN opinion Of The boilers Of
The Lansing; have heard that tubular boil
crs are not SO safe as others. Know Mr.
Bromley since he has been on the boat
about three weeks; have heard him recon-
mended Is a good engineer he acted as
LIST engineer; was always at his post The
boilers were cleaned and machinery over
hauled last Sunday; do not know amount
Of steam allowed; have seen her carry l20.
The Captain was on deck the last time
saw him; do not know what he come on
deck fee 7; be helped me spar. She was
blowing on; can't say that she has lock
valve. O61cess we're attentive 20 business.
Did net sse engineer hang weight on the
valve oosd. Don't how the valve 10 num-
bssed Recognise the bodv Of The cook
hslped - take h,o cut Of the no d
james .Cssness, Dsvsoport. sworn. Was
. hand on lansing q the tine OF sxplosion-
Left Davenport 1t % es0 A. T.. landed
her at 10 o. IL a. \. Know nothing Of ~
boiler; was standing By the "toctor !" do..
know how much steam she was esryms !
The engineer was ~ bic post. Tie 'o ',.
we're cleaned last Sunday. ne'p.e 49,
then. l heard somsthiog ss'o aoou. ".s.s.
steam the engine ~. s'oppeu lo' : s.o's
time, Have knosn sne engineer 'o' s~o
yesee. lie 10 good engineer was on the
.James Nesns the creator part OF last season;
= : f.mperats man. Recognize the body
A. the cook, saw him in the kitchen few
moments before the explosion. Don't know
The amount Of steam allowed.
Pat O'Donnell, Port Byron, steamboat
man on Lansing, sworn: Heard nothing
about machinery; was at tho stern At the
time Of explosion; don't know the amount
Of stsam she carried heard nothing about
making steam; know Mr.. Bromley on the
boat. Have been on the boat four weeks.
recognize the body as that of tho cook
saw him on the boat in the kitchen few
minutes before the explosion; saw him next
when being carried out Of the hold didn't
know his nsns or residence.
James Connolly. Dubuque. steamboatman
on Lansing, sworn. Heard nothing about
machinssy. Landed ct Hampton about
noon, were trying to sEar Of stern 10 get
Of, vas on the starbosSd fahtail Don't
know the kind Of boilers. Have noticed the
steam guage, have seen Il q 1875 aad 1873
don't know the amount Of steam sllewsd,
heard that she had % % a 20, heard &C
blowing %. Have kuown Mr. Bromley
since he came on beard had essd ssputa
ton - % engisssr, wss temperate and d.
ways It his post. Den's ksow where th(
Csptsia wac; be used eli care to ct ths
boat of. Recognise bsdy Of TIE cook; doa',
kssw HE nsos; his Iaihse held ~ oills,
under u s. q oavaasah.
Harry Davis, New Osisaae, steward OF
Landing. swesa Boat len Devsapeet 1t
o'clock. Was beck "a y ssgins roeo wbss
landed q Bsopssn; hoard - opinion absu
boilsss; boilers wsss tabular. Had bsss il
sogins seeo sbest I'VE miautss vhss
hsasd he engineer epsak % ,hs fireman
cd eaw Mn Try Ne o0aGs: When he can,
back hs took hold II the thsstlle and III,
sxplesisa ssss The doeess was running
aud the saeiaser tried the guags two Of
three timee; dent know whether thes,
was water enough; carried $50; have seer
her carry that much. Mr.. Bromley Was al
wsvo attentive, never saw him drink.
Captain H. \. Hughes, Davenport, Mas
ter Of Lansing, sworn. Machinery reported
upon favorably. Landed ct Hampton sbou
eleven o'clock; At the time We landed vim
was blowing fresh, quartering on shore
took wood. and wind rose to gale, dca
toward shore told mate 10 hang en- to head
line; told pilot to ring bells 10 back eli
eiues were working all the time except thrc
or four minutes; stopped them twice
Think wo laid there nearly an hour. Mat
took spar TO starboard aft, could not set il
chopped il off and set 1t again ] was OF
the roof, but went down just before explo
sion, because | thought engineer Was no
doing his duty. DO not recoleet the exac
amount Of steam, noticed about l25 pound
or 1870 pounds; engineer was at his post
About l40 pounds Of steam were allowed
Boat insPected was inspected Sept, 1865
had not . lock valve. believe the boiler
were tubular; heard no opinions about boil
ess; they were cleaned and repaised lee
Monday = sheet Vas sivetsd on the boiler,
on the fire front, the old plate being burnet
out. ] would not have started had though
the boiler unsafe. Have known Mr.. Boom
ley while on boat; be bssis . very goes
reputation; inquired abou, him very par.
ticularly; was empera,e and always at hi
post. Recognize the bod, " The cook
have learned his parents reside at Fort Madi
son, Iowa
John q. Bro mlcy. Engineer, sworn. Know
that the steam guage is light shows 10 lbs
moro than II actually carries. Am a Ii.
| censcd engineer, license issued formerly bl
McMurchy, aud Oct, 1866. by }. w. Cur
din. Steam can come up from 1875 to 10
from lack of water, but from . lack q
water il would explode before it could
noticed.
The testimony Of DIR. Clarke showed tina
Vim. Wasseighcr, cook Of the boat, died o
fracture OF the skull and rupture of the bow
els, allowing tbs intestines to fall out, ar
that W. II. Rheb and w. II. Noble bot
died Of fracture Of the skull.
THE VERDICT.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND County. S
An lnquisition, indentured and taken fo
thu people Of the State Of Illinois, 81 III
Park House Of Msrich w. Wright, in tn
town Of Hampton, in said county ef Roc
Island. on the 18th day Of MAY, A. d. 1867
before Lucius Wells, one Of the Justices {
the Peace. in and for the county aforesaid
upon the view Of the body Of WIN. Il
Rhc,b, . passenger on che steamer "Lans
ing" then and there lying dead, upon Oh
oaths Of A. Freeman, D. V. Plants, G. Ar
ley, Sol. Meader, Ssm'l DsOnison, n.
Ringlsr. jacob 0ushsrt, II. 8. Shustlsf
WIN. Edelman, Clstus Clans, r r. Mslvi
and Augustus Hay ward. good asd lawfu
men Of said county, who being daily svor'
20 eaQuire upon the part Of the people q
the State OF lllineis, into al the cirsum
stascss attending he death Of The said ".
H. Rheio. and in what manner the Sane ~
peoduced end whom end where The cid Wa
II. Rhsib cane 70 bic death. = say upo
their oashs asesesaid, that ths said Wo. \
Rhsib was iound On ~ shore Il Tie Nh
sissiopi river, % the tewa sf Ha0ptos
Counsy end Stats aforesaid, near the publ
highway, known - the Port Byssa soed, q
the 18th day u May, A. D. 1867, that d
said wa. H. Rheib. when fcssd - aisrs
said, appsssed = fellows. visa fraetus
Of the skull; that ~ rid WIN. b. Rheil
was d ths time Of biz dsalh Of aAe age q
20 ysass, more o. less; and - the juror
Aforesaid, upon their oaths Aforesaid, Dc o.
that the said VIM. b. Rhsib came u hi
death - aforesaid BY ssasea Of said wound
caused b. the sxplssios Of the boilers q
the aforesaid steamer "L.ansing," plying bs
tween the ports Of Davenport, Iowa, an
tort Byron. Illinois, whils the aforcsai
steamer Lansing" vas lying ~ tho port G
Hampton. county Of Rock Island, State q
Illinois. on the | Sth day Of May, A. d. 1856,
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