New-York tribune., 1868-06-25
Explosions.
FIREWORKS on BROADWAY.


Coroner Keenan, held an inquest at the
Fraukin-st. Police Station yesterday over the body Of
Lawrence l.. Lyon. the young man who was burned to
death on Tuesday by the explosion of fireworks in Messrs
Lyon 81 Co.'S store. nc No. 294 Broadway Thomas G
Lyon residing at No 232 East Forty y-nnth-sty testified
that the deceased his son; about 3i5 o'clock D. M on
Tuesday witness IN No 2J2 Broadway, taking MS
found that in ms place; witness had left the de
ceased another young Son, Mr. Horton, and two other
persons there; the place was soon an on nte' Dut tne
flames eXtinguished In about ten mlnuteS; witness
did go the building but learned afterward that the
body OF his son had been removed from tne Dung anu
taken the Police Station; he had no idea OF how the
explosion occurred Monmouth Lyon Of No. Zj2 East
Forty.nnthst brother Of the deceased testified that
he was employed cashier in the store No 294
was standing in the rear part OF the
store talking with deceased and two boys; Mr. Horton
the middle OF the store witness saw sparks com
ing from flower pot "a species Of hrewoIks TINS was
cracker witness than toward the front part OF the
store and reached the desk aud does not remember any
thing until he found himself In the street; all three
SvIyanus Lyon a resident Of Mburn, n j.. testified
that hc was salesman in the fireworks establishment,
No. 80 COurtandtst owned by Messrs. VIM. j. Lyon &
co. know exactly what fireworks were contained in the
store No. 294 Broadway there were coo boxes OF
hrecrackcrs, several barrels OF torpedOes ana about
a small stock about onefth the quantity allowed TO be
kept by law did not think there anything there that
would explode spontaneously; there about five min
after the explosions made au examinations bat can
have bcen blown or thrown i'm from the street. every
thing connected with the business done IN the most
careful manner John Smith, carman, testified that
he saw three go into the few minutes fore
the explosion with the intention they SAID, Of buying
fireworks; they out when the explosion occurred
The remaining Witnesses threw no additional !lst on
the case and the jury rendered verdict that young
Lyon came his death in the man Der already related
but what caused the explosion they were unable to de-
terninc.
TIE sTEAM-TUG IN THE HARBOR.
The body of VIM. Lynch, the wheelsman of
the steamng +. Leyeighue Of Albany, which exploded
and sunk on the Battery Saturday morning last was
found yesterday morning floating of Pier No 35 East
Riyta The deceased in the plOt.hOuse at the time
the explosion, and blown considerable distance
into the arr falling into the water several yards from the
wreck When found, leg found 10 have been
terribly shattered ana he had other marks Of violence
The deceased was aged 2l years ana resided M Troy An
inquest will be held at 10 O'Clock this morning by Coroner
Flynn at the Coroners Office, No Centrest., when IN
number Of witnesses will be examined, and the facts
elected Daniel Tamann, the engineer ana John Lewis
the cook who blown overheard aud severely seaded
and injured, are slowly recovering at the NewfOrk Hos
pltal Capt. Decker Is engaged IN raising the wreck
THE STEAM FIRE-ENGINE DISASTER-CoNrINUA-
TION OF THE CoRoNER's INQUEST YESTERDAY.
The inquest over the bodies of the six vic
tins Of the recent steam hreengine explosion in the
Bowery, continued yesterday at the City Hospital,
by Coroner Keenan, Patrick Hand, the Engineer,
too M to speak his Jaw having Just been set by the
geon. Edward Roach, residing at No. "a Henryst test
ned follows: am fireman belonging TO the Metro
poltan Engine Co No .: Thursday night at the
fire in the BOwery; and Mr. Conway were near the en-
ginc, when noticed that the boiler was blowing on
steam; asked the Engineer, Mr.. Hand what the
matter when he said the screw holding the sfetyyaye
broken. and asked Conway and me to assist In hold
ing 1t down; Hand had hold Of it at first,
and when Conway and got hold OF
The tender at the request Of Mr. Hand and fastened the
safety valve down. The foreman gave an order TO start
the engine slowly he did the steam still escaping
the safety valve; asked Hand shonld make IL
IN s Re rap p to S buckle tighter found there there was
and when getting down immediately afterwad the boiler
exploded did not notice whether the engine was work
ing well or not had no time TO notice; don't Know what
the pressure WAS don't know whether there was tu hre
she tested had used the same engine about SIX
" Il fba
next witness examined, ana testified as follows am
fireman and engineer have license to run an engine;
when the hre broke out and went with the company 10
tho fire in the Bowery after the fire was partly out,
lend him the coat had In my hand, as he wished To
take hold OF the steam mgauge with IT. gave him my
screwng up the coupling on the seam,gange ppe Roach
aud Conway were doing something with the safey-vaye
the engineer said that ho could not hold steam, as the
spring on the safety valve was weak the pres
from 60 to 80 pounds; Judged from the posi-
ton the hand Of the steam gauge after he had used
my handkerchief could not say what the pressure was
know there were two solid cocks OF water on; the low
part OF the boiler about two years was buged
IN; IL pressed back by Mr.. suwell the iron was
deceive don't know EhSs c ne% ro1 T h was to pI IN OF OF
the boiler; that Is an unusual place 10 put one ana an
engineer would not likely know 1t was there II he were
AT this point the inquest transferred to the Sixth
Collin Lightbody residing on sxty-firstsreet, between
First and Second avenues testified as follows am ma
chinst and engineer am employed Second avenue
dummy: Thursday night about half an hour before the
explosion was at the nre In the Bowery; noticed
Engine No Q working; the stean.gauge blow out
aud carry the glass face then went over TO the
engine and man strappng down the safetyValye;
spoke the engineer about it, when he said the scale
balance was weak; told him II was wrong heard MN
try the lower gauge, aud heard dry steam; l then
thought IL was raco for me- and hurried TO leaVei
had hardly got ten feet of when the boiler exploded;
think the cause OF the explosion was from the water
getting low and cold water being let on the hot iron II
the boiler had had sufficient water, am certain there
would have been more persons sGaded than there
the engiue was working very unseadly, which thlnk
was caused by the valves not being set right can't say
positively about IL. -, ,,.-.,-. -,
Norman Wizard residing at the Westminster Hotel,
being sworn deposed: 1 am practical engineer ana
machnis have examined the exploded boiler OF Engine
No o. Metropolitan Fire Department. II is Ian upright
boiler with furnace the bottom, and tubes running
Though IT, they passing from the at the top OF
the furnace the smoke pipe; the are ex
tremely narrow; the sheet forming the Sides OF tine %
mace broke away from the yes at the bottom the edge
of the sheets was pressed inward by the stean and bent
upward against the lower end OF the tube Sheet con-
place aud OF the rupture that the
ntaory breaking OF the sheet came from the contact OF
water that colder than the sheet whien cracked IT,
up the sides OF the ruptured. part I think
IL is evident from the present appearance OF
the boiler, that the water was driven out Of the
Waterspaco. end either fell back again TO suddenly