New-York tribune., 1868-06-25

cool the sheet which was heated while the va,o.
aSsens S OK else py the starting Of the pump while ws,
OF lover temperature than the shet was
cool locally and contract it in such Inan2eT 70
Fla t se P DO not consider that the pressure ~
after an tue rst start It easily torn from the staV
bjIa @ 9 @ Vi steam mad been sufficient 10 break N
whlch Is weaker The feed.water was sunnl,ed sne,
@ PscS where the rupture started Al liz
Sueh crack would not weaken boiler aeoinst Dre ae
rt ht notced That the safetyvalye was stuep
the fall Of the engine, / cannnot say. So n oy
believe that any foresight on the part of Of nCs ,Ss
prevented the accident happening as N did, t lave
an9at am 10 determine how much water is i'm boey
TO the quantity OF water II contains than otber as
tribute the explosion entirely TO the uneoual az
cooling OF the boiler; there would be about Al anu
Ma,r peioW lhe hrst guage II the water was cold. 4;
m aye te gauge might not show the quantity Of waie
IN inc Doller the boiler should consider strong enon
70 resist 25O lbs pressure II repaired now should tbI
egles OF THIS construction might be used 10 or "a year.
superior quality the leakage Of the would haye bS
no bad effect on the boiler toward causing the rnptr a
Henry A. Glbertson residing on Sxty-seventh.st ncar
Broadway, beng sworn. said am sipernteudo,t' ear ..
the repair yard, Metropolitan Fire Departments N e
engine Is out OF order the District Engineer sends N %
to examine 1t; have built carriages ana repaired ON
der them 10 be repaired; irst saw Engine No I vbeDI
went 70 the yard, August IA last; it was turned nto me-
because the company were put out OF service: n wss
slightly out Of ORDER had put in order and ken, ~,
occasional uSe Company No. 80 had il fist when tbev
NOIhcu ~ tlf lTt al DdttiulllN Museum for
without stopping; IN March, think or I'm Apr bcsrS
the center-tubc leaked very little: don't remember N
her working again until Company No. had her Lo for
man came after an engine while his eli cine was repairry
and gave this to him. told him set her 10 work and
try her. and II she Was not IN good order would give
him another No 3s the and foreman agreed IN
keep her; they said the centeT-tubes leaked little
VIM. A. Breckel, residing in FoTty-fOurth.St noar
Thirdaye depOscd that he was employed In the renor
yard OF the Department machinst aud engineer he
examined Engine No. very thoroughly after the RAJ
NUNS Museum fire. the engineer that used herhen hav
ing said that the tubes leaked found from Ave 10 seven
leaked slightly, aud reported her in good condition.
except the leaking they a little too short when
put In, and was afraid in repairing them might make
them did not consider that the leakage did any
harm the shell in perfect ORDER have examined
the boiler since the explosion and consider that tho
boiler was dry, and cold water was let In
on the heated sheet: it is the engineers duy
to keep the boiler full OF water; any engineer
can determine whether sufficient water ia
In boiler; under any circumstances II lie is careful
and attentive, he keep enough water in his boiler
1t eyapOrates water very fast and must be closely
watched the safetyyave Is all right, except that The
stem bent which is from the conclusion OF the engine
in falling. To Enthusiastically working would be
caused by opening or closing the THROTTLE know OF no
other did not discover the old crack Mr. Wizard
found the safcty-yave could not influence the working
OF the engine. To COunsel-I tested hose with l9D
pounds pressure Of steam the spring OF the saeyyaye
II now Is. would resist pressure t Is not weak; tho
reshcet had been made rcdhOt could not have been
heated so much with one cock Of water.
The inquest was then adjourned until Wednesday, D.
M, 70 be resumed at the Sixth Precinct Station.