The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-18
HOW TO GET A TUG BOAT.
INSURE AN OLD ONE, BURN II, AND
bur A NEW ONE.

Of the Jonathan Cause.-The Owner
Ursing the Captain and Engineer to Set
Her on Fire-A Conf ession.
A. noon on Sunday, June Q, the steamboat
Jonathan Chase was burned TO the waters edge
b,tyeen Bedloes Island and Robbins Reef. The
rev Of the Chase took to the life boat, and were
rcked up by the Staten island ferry boat Northneld
they said that the vessel caught hre through spark
hom the boiler, which was supposed to have lodged
,ndor the boiler hatch. Ths Chase was a side
Wheel boat, and was used " tug She was
OLD AND ROTTEN,
md was vaueless for towing purposes. She was In.
,urod for s6,OO0, but was not worth above to,OU'
Her owner was Mr. William Peaso, OF 30 south
ptreet Mr. Peass resides In Verona, N. D., and Is
rad to be worth about $4,000. The Captain OF the
. boat, william J. Dalton, said that when the nre
broke out he made every effort to e1tnguish 1t, but
faed Mr.. Psass received his insurance money, ana
lillt was apparently the end Of the matter.
Fire Marshal Brackett, however, had suspicion
Mat everything was not right, and determined to
Ore. About two weeks ago Onicer Wids OF the Madi-
pCn street police station overheard VIM Mehenns'
lie engineer OF the Chase, make some singular re-
marks concerning the burning Of the boat He i'm
ne lately informed Capt Bracket Of the conyesa.
brought to the Fire Marshsls Office, where he was
| sharpy intsrrogatcd by the Captain. lie was much
rssI down, and finally made the following confes'
| Eop;
lam q married man hsy.. VIE and two children
nsr s ), %. fsss owner sng Soss jops
. for M s 81 The b. are are 6 sse aSs S
psSS Ss oSU ss 40 Ss s1 snG
IN re
ssiss ss SSsSiS iS 81 a ,s 6.sss
eao III sI ps some $ W. or oi aay.
,Gesi .BrooEiyn, Pease game into the engine room.
.nf i so das fSsf Sos ySna Rs
hkes Gre want you to
BURR HER WELL;
nah. no halfway job Of IT." replied, ~ che take.
Or sO s alarm =. to thss" On i6e sunday morn
e bsl bhssS osS We IN sSs % g az
% OUT line, nom the bark when abreast OF staten
s :s HsS SVs S Inc Ss aas R'.GS se S.a
s f s,n5: S:cpJ " q, New 6GE m rSd
as sns rGSI STns vse sad paGn ss ,Sa Saa Sn
sSd, While Holmes and John at dinner II Will
70 rIRs THE BOAT,
and when she take. ere below will kick the stove
y the plot house" agreed 10 drive the blower"
DOL VRt sheh @ must e, s % The deck and Sosr
h.tca Th' at,nss@sn. % Ih having been perfected Ss,
% cl h oas, 'sa ana aO Dhs AND to nS ns ;Se
tabin nouaed Dalton IN the pilot house, and he said
"LEr HsR RIP !"
nne5lAely returned to the engine room and :" start
& n mS, ia mose ,os sasins %en Ou ON
tseE | Jaw the danes l.suing from the boiler hatch
NPsS SsaSG The Ts poi
to na s dss S snS eE 5 aa Ps e. ssvs Se
Alarm he cried nIe. which brought Holme, and John
:. on ocek baton mg e.llately ordered all hands to
GET the Ieooat ready. which was dons,
A No nyroHI HAVING BEEN MADE
1sny Of u; to ertngusn the nre Holmes and John are
lti eaasss. wa: tod on several % 0ecssoas @ befoTe
;9i.{ ,aa Gas ,Ss burned yoSs
siHei a. enfinees nv m.tIye ip msLas us con
i,'h = prompted through desire 70 relieve NY mind
been 'utl eisd from the hour became party to tht
- '''I Cssnedj s WILLIAM McKENNA.
~Ssnydi ,BJi lwlgg, George $. Mcwatter'. John
staelsii 8@Gs % me th. iiih day of April 1870.
Metropolitan Fire Marshal.
ruE CAPTAIN ARRESTED.
When this confession was made, Fire Marsha
Bracsctt ordered the arrest OF Capt Dalton. Daltoi
Wa caught on Friday. He was very nervous, anC
N first reused to talk about the hre. When con
tronted with the engineer he turned pale, and wa
iesr'ully aeitated. lie finally told Capt Bracket
tbat he would make o clean breast OF the who'll
matter, and told the following interesting story;
CONFESSION OF CAPT. DALTON.
lam captain Of the tugboat vanderbilt i've a. =
n s sS9Sn a am ~ ,se SPGS SohsSan G cSase
ihe time the was destroyed BY ere comm snasd sai
pns Or teR 80 S A SpThnI H boa Sai
noeed ne aSpeared very anxious 10 gel rid Of he
and he stated to me repeatedly
uE WISHED suR WOULD BrRy Up.
oa fe nd Se pNS1 9se Pess re
oS 20, gs SoTSTIIT and
psd let @ hsf take @ and then s dsse
Ken o. @ u; adSk S59 9 o c .es We rcoyn sTf
and In NliliamRburgl
BARK Men io,a and owed 9ei down the hay :. 3
out sSs eve
nO @ sa sf 1s ene eft cssTs SPS
Of the engine room kenna and myself were the sol
10 Renn, 'oSP oR & aTos Bsao
std Holmes @ are q ther dinner i T & be g0oe "a tim
e 70 lei the back cOnHecil on door down
she WILL THEN TAKE FIRE
IN minute then added, When she takes hre let he
RuTn slew minutes after THIS, Kenls and myself cl
" cabin ! saw him enter & 5ne i sngine room s when
Va inside the pilot 6CGsc sroHaoly nom I've 70 e
o. he uSs w6ee Rouse and on Jumping down 70 the
deck / Observed the DANES Issuing from the boie
tich
which brought Holmes "a bra1Iord fwho were At dir
sSSs! SS Ss 10 SS%s nS
EcSsigpS ne staten Island is.,y6Ss. MOItSdsi5
se,wsen PeaSe, Kenns, and myself 70 burn the lug
10 Se: :Ssr fms oT sns ses y oy
ba-stmg 10 destroy the tugboat was that VIM. Peass
| Ee owner, had assured me IN case said tug shoul
4 BUN, he Hease) would purchase propeller, and en-
/ (signedJ W. J. DALTON.
L lSgned) CuAs. y. BHPCEETT,
L Metropolitan Fire Marshal.
Il signcd) Alexander Stuart, Harvey +. Miller, wi
eessts
/ ARREST or THE OWNER or THE BOAT
| Wm. Prase, the owner o. the boat, was then a.
Fe.'ed, He denied all knowledge Of the fire. II
Ess not Informed OF tile Confessions Of Dalton 0U
kenna before he made the following afndavit:
| william Pease being sworn deposes and says-I r
sd At Ntiona, Essex county n. IL was sole owut
| q the tIcboAt Jonathan Chase. which was burned
o. time OF the hre In command OF Capt. VIM. Dalton
| VA o. cDnyersAtion with said Dalton AZ my once
nth street, on saturday, Jan :, lslO, about noon
| tod tiu 10 ~ 70 Wilamsburgh on following mornin
~ ias, the bark MENDOZA out In the stream and u b
toph4 Il utCehsary 20 convey her down the bay nav
Known Captain VIM Dalton past sixteen years, an
curing tho last eleven years he has been IN my emplo
~ -ad aleyen year,, and during that period hay
htyrr heard aught aught against him. l Lave eve
Ivrnd aim straightforward, honest, and reliable an
hn ltltOn Il, IN my opinion, incapable OF utterlng
tWni lie. can, II II should prove necessary, prodp
saofsn witnesses who will endorse my opinion as ht
h'Iyres'rd a, 70 Captain Dalton, g99i eharsetea
.saltcrbed and sworn to before me this 10Th day
fpr, ,,o. (algned) CHAs. N. BRAcKErT, heiTopol
ISitned) D. J. TwIoa witness
=. The three men were taken beforg Justice scott o
saturday, when Pease was held In 1900 ball an
/ tle offers were committed without bail. II