The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-16
THE FERRY FATALITY.
Fifth Days Proceedings Be.
fore the Coroner.
FURTHER TESTIMONY OF EXPERTS.
Pinewood Engineers and Gradu-
ated F,iremen.

Coroner Keenan, resumed the investigation into
the Of the westneld explosion at nine
O'Clock yesterday morning, In conjunction with the
jury.
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Westhed since the explosions the boiler equal to IonS
Ave pound. square inch when normal conaision Il
s anS 81 ss oa to Of
fore matters not how sufficient the greater portion this
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% essr' an uoh metal shows q
think III. boiler wa: burst and not exploded from pres
the immediate ssns,atSn O itsam NE location oiLe ini
lap upper portion Of cylinder and sSs @
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rys'sa lap a. mAmnm tn: to tensile
port Adjoining pses enabled 'ee WI.
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geneOus would have the effect espan
sSn and ind contraction; ,. dsca.a,v ..v h,.
proper eS.rsc.sr presumed No. S b.. + %
mot Ss s % % Of the
flaw 10 Of the sheets the boiler explosion due If may
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e as Of hSD her %
have reported to his employer that at be
s spd III sh hra esas
FIAT BOILER WAS NINE YEARS oLp
twentyseven pounds Of steam should have opened
s: and had i SssS his
H -s s . dc a
::: ~ 5 s;s'f ss. ": q;
ne to boiler
q n boiler iron before ,6a. boiler
INTO S sSn s
much should have discovered the crack; should have
By the Coroner testing the boiler you submit to
sns in which they used ioi
tpsA s
boiler that they liable break at
Rss &, s.; isr strain e s &c, H.,
At nrsT 70 ns Sosr Il &c UsrIns
may discover defect II the boilers Were inspected
Ashcroft said had examined the Of the West
A 6onnoy va: then cssd ana stated
@ be ,oS rom IF r SS,s one on ss
until !welss O'clock the s.ys gay; had charge
then seemed 70 me 10 be as good as ever SIC was Gus
tcmay down and look round TO see r svsysing wac
sna q a he
Robinson ssa thu, n.a change
so he mat A. he must S
on *. Wyoming
he az sasA ,os my 'a ss
VIVA, s.a%n..lSn ad vow h.ye he trisd cspa
WHAT A VACUUM MEANT
nd n NJ NJ MI er 0ues
Q. When you had charge Of the backsmhs shop where
You ea A ssi sS -
d % when we n n'S me- hp III
eaar done ana he would order done % New YORK tha'
CURED 20 be done oaside If he thought could do anything
BY Professor TMuRsros-Now will you step round TO The
other side and examine the safety valve? Connolly OK
an a tns % snn ana
wopd blow Of Ss DO mot
no leak The bottom Of the shell On the befOr
was opened opened BY RoSinson the engineer
Q. BID you ever ind any braces loose2 Yes, have;
have gone ~ there ito the oosr and put IL new Pins am
used 70 feed with water. which used enter Is
By ths tOreman-Insysr wen, into the boiler on the ~
do put patches the furnace sheet RICH
near The back head knew was my duty 10 hayei!py
done; had to Do II had TO inspec. hrs went %
w., w. ~ ssiI.'s An ENGINEER y , sGn MAouls.s1;
Ss s S SSs H s *, Ss o.
ee safe Henry Robinson was boiler
ynyI used to find on, the necessity for patching from I!
boiler and endeavor e End out there anything
BY q, F0remAn-Did you ever use hammer No.
,,s. Do you know how use hammer
over. sheet for sheet with hammers inside and outside,
was very roHa es, aa he S1s was empty then and thin
S %sn St lie; SG.s ak
ssnsrsy when !ho boiler . empty ;e'"
VIM vanderbilt S Ssns sworn nA .a reside at No.
s ssa street sI eIamned The exploded boiler Of The We
sion and saw some very pad iron ana made some
the s c
and safety valve BY order OF Mr. Low, of the
.1w
% ecn for IND a. that M
At the rolling mill; II Is evident that the par, had be.
caksd the piece at Police Hesdaasrteis showed that
1 thar sad that have me not er Ss 81
Professor TnUhsros-That defective shee, Is in court
Vanderbilt will you take with you jury as mn
wish to zee and give them any instruction regarding The
The jury accordingly accompanied Mr. Vanderbilt and
how was extended by constant contraction and eApanso
s S ~ p sS o sd on. for o
long By The sixteenth Of an inch Of not very strong aa
Returning to the stand
MR.. vANpEnpILr ILLUSTRATED
from drawing OF the boiler the and the exact 20
where the rupture commenced.
BY Professor think the hydrosatc test
been sufficiently powerful the defect would have been east
found out for the burst would have been discovered the
there slight oxidation Of the sheet before the e,p
sion do think they could have determined the preeeo
Of the daw without employing hammer on the boiler
less they could see II from the outside by means OF ~
molly aud Robinson say they have done.
want to ascertain " the owners oil poata wouu see
to their Interests TO have complete or only paIa nsp
ton A. think partial inspection wonid DC 70 ther
terest because would take long to have tnorouSn
spectlon, and hence loss 10 them think thorough
specon would TO them ana az regM
advising II think It should be advised that AT /.
testing boilers a light hammer should pc employs
the hydrostatic test might certainly lie done witho
and Il Is In fact nIurc boilers; have known The
10 crack rood and start the pins OF the brac
would advise complete test Of all boilers; the ste
voud rise very pdy the furnace doors OF the Westn
were shu, while The boat was lying stun and the free
hot or any coal put but the doors were thro
omen and feed put II would 60 down again as quickly
he doors closed and the fire raked up while ehc
wing still the steam would suddenly up six
hounds tho valve mi ,h not have relieved the boat
Increased pressure when testing the valve
gct the pressure up thirty pounds, blew on but whe
Told Of the men In the shop where was tested to
tho to thirty four pounds did not blow
any more than at thirty pounds, and when the man
round and assisted to rise to lite proper height blew
very freely; these valves require relieving doubtless In