The New York herald., 1869-04-04


that rendered them inaccessible. freight IS carried
In large quantities. In the gangways ami even In the
saloon OF this boat. which - hghu censuraDie Her
security aud provision against fire are not to be COM
mended.
the Electra. nsnce to Providence, is of 1867 tons
h..c. .@.:, one has Al stateroons anu IVY Dcrtls,
] ,-.. one idea OF her Dassen9er-
,arrv,nr ,, 30. can,c;fv '""n-a. her e. bs bro
yidcd With 300 fe preservers, which are Of the oroi
nary Character ana these are placed In the stare,
rooms and berths. Thirty-SiX buckets were FOUND
aft easily observed. bit not easily reacned
Twenty-lour were noted on the upper deck in very
| convenient locations Her 1ve boats were found on
| the upper deck, three the port and two on the
starboard side, in good condition and with lowering
| apparatus in excellent order. This Is TO be com
| mendeJ. Her fire security Is also worthy of com
Tne Gaiatea OF the same line, and sister vessel,
the Doris also OF the same line, 1850 tons burden
is freight boat but carries an occasional passenger
or two Her cork Jackets are or the old STYLE thirty
| in number. She has TWO boats on the upper deck.
Tue Empire State hence TO Newport, belonging to
| the Boston, Newport anu New YORK steamboat Com
| pany, is 1902 tons burden. When this vessel was
| visited and permission given TO inspect her the
| HERALD man here once before and he went back
| on us and that wasn't square, This boat has LOG
the United States inspectors calls for but 353 life pre-
servers these, OF the Old cork jacket style are In
the various rooms and berths, so far as they hold
out six hundred leet OF nose IS called tor and part
of 1t was seen. OF the sixty buckets demanded to
be on board, twenty-five were found on the hurrl-
| water; ten on stateroom deck not 1led AMI six
in the cabin, very ornamental but not very useful
OF The boats two very small on the hurricane
deck ait out OF the way and hardly 10 be reached
| in case Of alarm; one had no lowering apparatus,
| two others were abait the starboard and two
ait Of the port warehouses, with lowering gear,
| but their location cannot but be condemned.
are TOO far from the water rbn ana p Two cosey 5
| boat are on the guards, and the woodwork about
them is too near, alChough protected, as the con-
tinued radiation OF heat lrom the boiler Is 10 De
Tne Andrew Harder, hence to stuyvesant. The
nil
| was 'ocked up III the SAFE" The boat has thirty
four staterooms, and there were found but thirteen
cork jackets board. 'The others Will be mere next
| week" said informant. One small boat was
discovered ON the upper deck, and another OF IKE
| character the lower deck; neither would be OF
much service IN hurry or during an alarm The
boilers not felled. and no buckets, axes, hose,
&c could be found. The re FISK OF the boat Is not
me jesse Hoyt hence to Port Monmouth, is OF o24
tons burden. Her inspectors certificate cal for 400
| life preservers two boats thrty-nn buckets and
| eight axes. Only two hundred aud ninety three
| of the old cork jackets were counted some being
| easily reached AID Others inaccessible The boats
are placed in inconvenient locations have no
| lowering apparatus, and tney would not hold one
twentieth OF the number OF passengers that some
times frequent her decks and saloons. Some OF the
| buckets were seen and two or three Of the axes.
Her security and provisions against IRE arr not hrs
| class.
| Tue Wyoming, hence 10 New Hamburg, is OF 36S
tons burden. Her certificate fron the United states
authorities calls Tor l54 life preservers, two boats,
| twenty buckets and five axes. After thoroughly
| searching the boat but seventythree cork jackets
| panic among large number OF passengers, would
| be regarded as inaccessible Buckets and axes were
| not seen. The boats are small rms vessel during
| the summer season OF 1858 ian on several routes
from this city, among them being TO the Flsnlng
Banks and New Haven, ana on many OF these trips
carried several hundred passengers. The lie-saVing
| apparatus she was then supplied with based upon
| the present stock was totally inadequate TO save
one out OF ten of those who entrusted the,r lives TO
the officers OF the boat, had serious accident Oc-
| Cured.
The Stonington, hence TO Stonington, Conn, IL
nf fnugh dan. ia q
| rooms and SS1 berths for passengers. Three
hundred and seventy-hve life preseryers are
! called for by her inspection certificate, these
being in the staterooms, dc. Any one who re-
collects the crowded state OF the Sound steam
boats at times during The past season viii stamp
TINS number OF cork jackets az Inadequate Her
boats, five In number are in good condition, but
they are placed IN such locations INA. great
might be experienced in launching mem IN case OF
alarm. Eghty-eght OF the prescribed 10 buckets
were counted This boat Is also supplied VITA
lie raft, but IL Is slowed away on the upper deck
and, for all the purposes for which 1t IL designed,
might as well be IN the lott OF the III minuiacturer
The security and provisions against fire IN thii vessel
are quite good
The Narraganset, sister vessel to the above, is,
| we believe, ntted in Ike manner.
M dn n%s Snr ~ S s PSeS Se SS a9naSq = Of
| during the ice embargo OF the Hudson Tne inspec-
tors certificate calls Tor go life preseryers and two
boats besides thtrty-nlne buckets and eight axes.
s,he il dtted with sixty staterooms aud 25j bertns
| Tbe boots were not furnished with any lowering up-
paratus. Most OF the buckets and axes were round.
The life prcservers are the old cork JACKETS slowed
AWAY IN racks. Comment u unnecessary. FIRE risk
susceptible or improvement.
The Adelphi hence to Sing Sing, Is OF 6i3 tons
burden II s supposed she IL fitted with, or rather
the nspectors certificate calls for 80 life preservers,
| two boats, twenty-five buckets and i've axes The
cork jackets found approach very nearly tne above above
the reach Of oi ordinary height tnat lher
usefulness Is negatived, while others are whefe no
mortal would think Of finding them IN case OF alarm.
The boats are IN good condition and might be enec.
lively used If needed The reprehensibe practice OF
blocking the gangways OF boats OF this character
f. noted here in Its worst aspect Her security and
provisions against fire arc only fair.
| The Osse0, hence to Flushing is about 200 tons
burden. The certificate OF inspection which should
| have been hanging deck prominently, could not
be found "rhe captain has 1t locked up, guess
SAID one OF the employees. II was found that she
| had hfty-two cork Iachcss, placed IN racks out OF
reach. Many of these were IN very vsd condition, J,
buckets were found on the upper deck 1s were Two
small boats abatt the warehouses, moi lifted with
lowering apparatus Her seLutlty against nre
| inc +. V. ArrowsIniih hence TO Glen Cove, OF 521
tons burden, should have by Inspection authority
1913 life prescrsers, twenty buckets and two boats.
There were found and counted after some troub e
I02 old cork Jackets, not worth the room they occu-
pied so far their fesavng virtues concerned.
The boats are located on the saloon deck a, covered
the upper deck, III such an inaccessible location
that they might wei be overheard. The hre
risks OF this boat can be improved without trouble
the Nelly White, from ihi. port to Glen Cove, OF
a4 tons burden her certificate saws. should possess
2S3 life preservers. two boats twenty buckets &c.
After an extended search cghty-seven cork jackets
were found In positions not easily reached and many
| IN very bad state OF repair. Ine boats arc abaii
the Warehouses; on the saloon deck aud might be
| improved bosh Ia tlze aud quality. Not a single
bucket could he found anywhere aboard the vessel.
II they were slowed away OF what would they
be IN o 1ref Her security and provision against
fire are hut indifferent.
The city OF Hartford hence TO Hartford. Il Of SO7
tons burden. She Is fitted with ioTty-eght state.
rooms and 20i berths; her certificate advises. aud
the same authority assur0s the inquirer, that she Is
supplied with 200 life preserves which, we presume
| are cork jackets slowed away Ia the rooms and
berths; some few were seen; siNty-tWO buckets aud
| SIX boats are also called for. Three OF the boats
were found on the saloon deck IN locations not easily
| reached three were on the hurricane deck with nc
| towering apparatus and so placed that during an
| excitement they would only be found by tie crew
| and II ~ questionable n they could launch them.
| Eighteen buckets found on tue hurricane deck
All without water and twenty four forward, IN thI