The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-07
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1867 n

had exploded; Il vas about fifteen mnul 81 amer had
examined lns cocks thai the explosion occurred;
didsnot a. that time touch the are; the furnace door
open; have been enrsesd In firing urdsr boilers
Tor G.eaa years. nal Orc under hss boils for
two days pfesleus y tae expiosion ,hcre - es
valve 10 the boilers tue sesy valve has screw which
regulates III, pressure When "a resasref q lei %
steam; have u5gcrewed frequently for this purpose;
have never knowa seam 70 escape sf rs Own accord
through the ssfsty valve have always found tue NJ
dcaior indicate accurately d. not think the boiler
had tesn eeanad ont since . had boon bu - there
was no helt hole in the bcilsr, though had biowoH
cock scnla INES used for CLEANING out The boiler;
knew the oow-olf cock ia ms boiler 10 used
for 10 purpose did not see deceased board when
tried The cocks no acted quageymssger 81 tho ship;
the bow-cG cock very small.
John X Matthew'S, sworn--I i've 10 18th street Iar-
lem; am United staes local inspector OF steam boil
ers; examined the donkey boiler that exploded on
board the steamship hatanxas; found the boiler ca
the dock where II had been removed after The expo
sion; the resut OF ihe examination satisfied me that
the inner shell han collapsed under more pressure than
was crpabe OF sustaining; from the aprearauce OF
boiler there plenty or water In 1t st the II
exploded, and the communication between tho gauge
and boiler might have been STOPPED BY some fca.ins
correctly; this not uprequently occurs the anedy 10
such is tue safety vve, which allows the escape or
valve was in this case carried away and coaa not,
therefore, examine III should say the liz hs boiler
boilers ss donxey boilers do 10, coe under nv aupsr.
vision for Inspection the law only requires Inspect
IN passenger ships the boilers used TO propc the vesse
there IS no one autborzed as far as know TO inspect
such boilers; Mr. Murphy. the chief engineer OF the
Maianzas, las license from office what the hre
man has said ABOUT the safety valve bein. c0nued by
would seem to show that there was no safety
valve nj ALL safety valve must be self-sctipg; bad
~ oIe Upper sey vas propsrS weighted 'ns
Joseph NJ Weeks. sworn--Livo al No All Myrtle are
nue.. BROOKLYN; am United states local inspector Of
steamers; examined the donkey nosr tASt exploded,
amer the explosion In my opinion the explosion took
place. not from the low state OF the the boiler
but from excessive pressure or steam the inside Of the
boiler was coated with thin SCALE and the water had
been low tho heat would have caused this scale 10
pand and drop of; had Mccieiand been practical man.
ne certainly would have discovered, examined
the boiler, fifteen minutes before tho explosion. that
there was peny Of stea even though the suase cocks
Matthew Murphy sworn Reside n 1s7 Resae street;
am an engineer by occupation and hold license as
second class chief engineers went on the Maarzas In
the capacity of chief engineer October "a have been
steamboating for fifteen years; only yoy age
wth'the ship before the explosion; considered the
tcaily safety vslve NV Intention 10 have tee
tho boiler changed before the vessel left port.
iIed tho sean guage at ve O'Clock the day OF the
explosion, The auage cock then indicated twenty
pounds OF steam; deceased was employed quarter
master, but / do pot know where he was az the
James MCGEE sworn Reside az 6l5 Hudson street-
tho deceased'was my father and employed quar-
teTmaster on the hasanzas; the duty of The quarter.
was watrl on deck, nnd my fathers turn on
the day of the explosion TO watch ut night: &C.
companed him the ship; when got there he
pointed 10 me 10 20 into the engine above where
the donkey engine was 10 warm ny self; he then went
TO change his clothes; when BIO back went out
began talking with him, and about minute Tho
explosion occurred al The OF the explosion he
standing right The boiler: he blown overheard
right upon the dock.
VERDICT
The jury returned the following verdict" That the
deceased co to his Death from Injuries received 10 the
explosion OF The donkey boiler the Aaanzas tho
18TH November last The jury are further OF opinion
that said boiler unsfs from the imperfect
lion OF ts safety valve II being screwed down and they
therefore the engineer charge OF said boiler
Mathew Murphy fors leaving said boler,wiih twenty
pounds of steam for about 40 hour, knowing tho
safely Of tho boiier.'