Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-06
NEW YORK.
The Westield Investigation.
Tammany Hall and the Cham
Der of Commerce.
Old News.

D6r Oh OOIuIHCICC'
Old News.
| New York, Aug. 5.-Mayor Hall anC
Comptroller Connolly have addressed {
letter to the President of the Chamber Of
Commerce, requesting that large and
influential committee of well known snC
upright citizens be appointed by ths
body, to make full and exhaustive ex.
animation of the public accounts, and
condition of the public debt, and ther
report the result when completed to the
people Of. this city. The writers request
that in case there is no regular meeting of
the Chamber within four days, a speciaI
meeting may be convened, expressly fol-
the purpose indicated.
The Evening Post disapproves in the
strongest terms of the Mayor and Comp
troller's appeal to the Chamber of Com
merce, which it says is mere trifing and
to which the Chamber can't in common
prudence listen.
The Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce took no
action to day respecting the invitation of
the Mayor to investigate the city &C.
counts. 1t is understood q call will be
made Monday for q special meeting, as
the rules provide. In the absence of
Dodge, who is in Europe, Opdyke will be
asked to convene the meeting.
No Bell Rope.
Last evening the train on the New
Jersey and Southern Railroad, from Long
Branch, consisting of fifteen cars, and
containing number of the Twenty-third
Regiment from Brooklyn, and about o.
600 persots from the races, ran off the
track near Thompson's Station. Two
cars were wrecked and a number of
passengers slightly injured, The cause
of the accident has not been ascertained,
but it is known that there was no bell
rope extending through the entire train.
The westfieId-What Pressure OF
Steam Did She Hayei
NEw YORK, Aug. Sat this morn
ing's investigation of the cause of the
West6eld explosion, David Anderson, q
practical engineer, testified that fifty
pounds of steam would not have sundered
the boiler.
Levi F. Smiths testimony created
amusement. He believed the explosion
was caused by igniting gases in the boiler.
lie believes steam is q gas, and when asked
what other gas there was in the boiler,
answered, it might have been oxygen.
0xydattOn, 4. c. Rottenness
r. II. Thurston, Prof. Homes and the
Engineering Institute, Hoboken, ac-
counted for the explosion by internal
growing caused by oxydation of the
sheet.
The Fireman's Statement.
Robert Crosson, the fireman who
escaped, testified that they tried the
water cocks, found all right; then shut
the furnace door, the fire being an ordi-
nary one, when he noticed the steam
bursting out and ran for his life. The
witness here was rigidly cross-examined
with view to discovering whether any
drink was kept on board for the use of
himself and crew. He added that the
lager beer men coming across on the
f1rrybost with loads of beer would some
times tap keg for themselves. They
would occasionally give some to the crew.
Clear as Mud.
Charles Copeland stated that he was a
mechanical engineer. He said to his
mind the cause of the explosion was
plain. In fact, his impression was, it was
not an explosion at all, he said. From an
examination, he said, the pressure was
too much for the strength of the boiler.
In his opinion, neither the engineer or
inspector were to blame. He stated that
the explosion originated in the cracks.
The inspector could not get at crack on
the lower side of the boiler, and that on
the other side was fully hid from
his observation during his inspec.
ton. The witness said ne was
acquainted with Matthews thirty years,
and that he knew him to be an excellent
mechanic and expert engineer.
Adjourned till Monday.
More Victims.
George Elsaesser and Otto Grummet,
who were wounded by the explosion, died
this morning, making the total deaths
ninety six.
The Italian Pageant.
The Italians desire the Mayor to review
the procession of the 25th. The commit
tee, yesterday, not finding the Mayor left
written invitation at the local organize
ton.
German Politics.
The Germans last night had q meeting
with view of presenting rusty candi.
dates Tor the Legislature, and contemplate
extending the organization throughout
the city.
funniest.
The great German festival of the North
American funniest will be opened by au-
sic and procession in Brooklyn. Socie-
ties will assemble at Turn Halle, and
march thence TO the foot of Broadway TO
meet visiting members from New York.
From thence they viii go to the hall,
where Mayor Klbafleisch will welcome
them in speech. Monday will be spent
at Myrtle Avenue Park, and there will be
a grand parade through the principal
streets of the eastern district in the eve
ming. Delegations will be present from
the principal cities of the Union.
AT NIGHT Over twenty thousand
Germans participated in the celebration
of the eighteenth North American Turn
erfest in this city tonight. Turnvereins
from Cleveland, Detroit, Columbus, Pitts
burg and other parts of the Country ar
rived this morning, and were received by
the New York Turner's. In the evening
a grand torch light procession took place
in Brooklyn, where Mayor Halbfleisch
delivered an address of welcome.
Radical DIsOrganizatiOn.
The Republican Central Committee
failed to organize last night owing to the
absence of Mr.. Schultz and Mr.. Orion,
the latter being seriously i'll. Resolutions
condoling with NJ. Orion in his illness,
and providing that Hon. A. B. CARMEL
should be made acquainted with the sd-
journments and the causes incident thereat,
were adopted.
Hoffman.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Gov. Hoffman
arrived yesterday morning from Albany,
and left in the afternoon for Newport.
Arrived, S. S. Herman from Hamburg.
Deserves It.
BrOdeIick, one of the worst of New
York ruffians, and plain of a gang of
river thieves, was taken before Justice
Hogan yesterday, on charge of felonious
assault, and held in default of $4,000
bail. 1t is expected that he will get