The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-25
WASHING
An Effective PrecautiOn for the PreveRp
ton Of Steam Boiler Explosions.
Official Report Of the Wreck Of tho Steamn
Golden Rule in 1865.
ONE MILLION OF PUBLIC FUNDS LOST.

New Regulations for Steamboat Boilers.
Supervising Inspector General Belknap to-cay ro-
to the Secretary Of tho Treasury teak'
hereafter inspectors OF steamboats, should not allow
more than one-half OF the working pressure In all
boilers that have been In use on board steam
boats for the period OF seven years and upwards,
and that after service of eight years the boilers
should be condemned.
The Wreck of the Steamer Golden Rule.
The following Is q detailed report OF the First
Comptroller Of the Treasury made TO the Secretary
of the Treasury in May last but not heretofore pub
lished, giving facts in the OF the governmenf
loss by the wreck Of the Golden Rule:-
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
FIRST CONTROLLERS OFFICE, Nav TO- 1871.
SIR have just examined the Japers transmlrteG
to me with your letter OF January II, 1871 relative
by the wreck OF the steamship Golden rule, as alse
some additional evidence obtained from the onioes
OF tile Register and the treasurer ana from the Chief
OF the Bureau OF Engraving and Prlntlng, and dn0
the facts to be IN substance AS follows:-
May IT, 1855, transfer draft, No. 1884, was Issued
At the Treasury Department directing the treasurer
to pay to the order OF kulus Leighton and Victor
Gr se
$l,O0lO00, in lawful money. to be placed to tAe
credit Of the Treasurer OF the United States
in blank and without date The money
placed In one OF the iron boxes OF the Treasury
May IL, 1885. for transpoI tatlOn to New York aad
receipted for TO leighton and smith. In addition 70
d. aits and fve,tweniy bonus cnieny seven-thirty
carried 70 ssx aaS 70
Leighton and Smith and was by them taken on board
AspinwaII and FOR which place she saned IS
hall-past twelve on May ~. Al about hatl.
g the s 0S %s w4 re sss on %
Reef In the Caribbean sea, ana went 70
pieces IN eight DAYS. Afterwards eforts were
and Smith for several days to reach the treasure
box, which had been placed under large amount
OF baggage In the mold, but without success. A
portion only OF the baggage could De removed. the
mold having soon after the ship struck begun to MI
with water. Alter the ship had gone TO pieceS
efforts were made to recover the box, but likewise
without success. A Wreckng vessel was employed
and about the 10th of June as appears IRON re-
Oept OF thaI date given by Mr. Smith to the master
OF the vessel $16U, 100 or the seven-tRirtles and
Treasury drafts were recovered, some Of slem
nearly destroyed. TWO pieces OF iron, supposed 70
be parts OF the box, were sKed up. but no portion
Of the compound interest notes we're found. sub:
10 the Department No record or written
statement OF the recovery can oe found. when re.
ceived at the Department: the lid had been burst
open the bolt OF the lock bend so rent inward a.
no longer to retain hold III the side OF the box.
The CHIEF mach mist OF the Department informs me
that &C the tune the box was received he ex-
ahmed 1t and that II old not carry any marks
the use Of Instruments, but 1t could have
been, and was PROBABLY broken open by being
the ana among the rocks alter the
broken up. have examined similar lock, and am
lar circumstances especially when There was any
movable substance or weight III the oOx. INC
wrecking vessel RE remained IN searSn ,, unns
manned until the z6tn. superintenuihR inc
examination. What, then became OIL tne mo ,
Was 1t lost IN the sea NO part o it mas ever oeen
recovered, aud, notwithstanding the unremlttlnG
efforts OF the department through detectives and
otherwise for three years or more notnls mas Oeen
discovered casting suspicion upon the officers OF
crew OF the steamship nor Of those employed on tno
In your communication you request report from
TINS once reave 10 wnas nsposom mao S Cesr %
against MN ON account OF these NOES There can De
no question mat .ne ough' ~ ne re
tons OF the Secretary given IN conformity to law,
anu the loss occurred through no iaui. vi us.
% Anotner question psr ontap nirs nai1 h
made upon tne poons VI tnc uepar.m ~, , aue
answer 10 ms QUESTION mus. u.ponu upva a que
OF the loss or destrucllon 30 at ane notes cannos
pc presented lot reuempuoi. lpe treasurer, ~ nls
letter Oh tne iStn 10 MI; Cneesea aass -, a m
treasury notes, ~, Unt ao rs- n0.
state the denominations nor tne numoerS' nor was
bers kept Tue notes propery denomlnasel large.
were Oh $ooo anu SiooV. Ing las. uvnsety " .no
prior to the remittance 60 san Francisco was made
OctoDer II, 1904, seven mohtus nes.v.s. ny ~:
Sa werf MsH u.s. and from 1901
70 $500 nc Gu eters a. s ~ oa anu succeessc
na@.ers; May is ssSSooo snccsedng 1u mum. T..
Other numbers preceding ana lOLowing were ue-
~ hni none he,ween October IA. 1ssx ana Nav iT
1895. From these facts thinK 1t may De presumed
that the large notes sent were OF tee denomnat6 n
SemitsUcs aa orna nr,or +, tHe i5ta. OSe let
ter, showing that arrang ements nad been made
Tor passage by steamer bearing oate ma!
dr,,yered Nav 1s were Intended TO supply the sum
to be RENTED. think it may also safely be pre.
sumed that the notes were OF those delivered 70 the
tns m tina P no. sn a. ie r,otno snreaT
that the total amount in dollars OF the thou.
sand dollar notes issued j.. by me Treasury
ano " -, ., ss SUN aes has. nm
s. 900, ooo Consisting Of letters A. and B., NOS 5.oOl
to $500 Inclusive Each letter OF S5oo 900 Is OF the
satiefacOry tnat these notes constitute the
transmitted by the OGDEN Rule and that they were
lost In the sea by me wreck Oh tnaJ SNIP IL IL now
and inc notes are now nast dus aimoss three wears
Since their issue nothing has been heard Of them
except as herein narrated and NO trace otherwise
mas Deen iOuuu VI tueT eAistcucc ASiuc nVnS