New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

" w his dufesf \. always lealu i,i ,oio wont A.
ny What orders do the engineers receive hoU S0u'
'TS dy run tho engine entirely on their own ''p'D'
h1iI a. NV have ANYTIME sid 10 them apopp, ao%
,Hvunt o. steam they snoN.d CORY o. tuan the Jaw
have cautioned them not to car! n0''
AL ~ Mat did the law allow them on the "'s'D'
fSen b Ven fHS% tna, Robinson was IN the n''
earrying q poUndsi A. No. ~; III examine the steam
saSlgl A somo,in ,s no moro than Is rOnnd'i A.
Aayc seen from - to 81 pounds e,,rd there was y
o. WAT ala You 10 when yen have cauuone
pounds Of steam on a. NeTS liable ne aTrcSs8 '''
tbev had no right 10 Curry NOR he carried more than
" S,nr9s A. don't know VA XIV orders were not to
Q What we're your ca Inv allows. ,-.-.-o.
GARY more than ie q pounds Of steam was
ne moi dsobcyllg yo oi ms Inc graded 10 carry the
g AT, q" r' IN sicam A. Yes, s' r, over % poundsi
sane n y,I 1--WE any orders AO' 'o'-'''
NJ Sir the duty Of The enrineer To he ne e,f rs f
niSg boat and on 81 he on duty the engino-rOom
10 his entin Tearing distance OF lL5 o0u. -oo,r all
@ Isit not hIs aug ~ IN lie calls one OF the fremen mp
tn ti- him. nj the per MS dUtN l. to 70 'e.or -
to rele M res ana Try tho water; he has o,heI In'i >
examine ,lc his ,eugiHc when il is slack in its
suel a. I%r--ing the watcr-whealS, ana 50 on .,,
Jon rart Of his duty 70 put wafer III lhe lauhs'
IS long does the water in the tanks before
10" ull 4. 1t runs s. long as the boat lies there
"a! II he leaves the enlineroon without Dlluslhs ahy
h. Tta di-nhcNiuy' Ordor-i \. No, Slrf some
,,Des 90 ont Tor moment 20 Se' ''4'A" VI ""'0i'
=, Son atlur like that.
y Uog mn do Won keep ia 4 We are obliged 70
- srgin ana water IN the top cock-the fourth; II ii
fct- below t-at h ~ man rr3, ii no , le & sto,
q what wages do the fremcn get3 H. The engineer
an trcmcu nave the same wages, anu are equaI u
20 90 now many hremen were there the Westheldi
A. 'TNo: tucv have been there about years, 49,,
G. Dlt 'uu ever NEAR any comp a4Ats O ei'Hei u 'N
Ne, b11ru
o Win good ire doors shut, and good draft on
how long would IL tiAe TO run up lnot NolhnS JnT 0
eiuej uuds o. stcdmi A. About minutes; ~ poun"S'
O. 3D. Won ever hear any complaint about that boiler,
Til 10 was not perfect bJilert a never "iu. -
@ You never heard ery one say tha, 'i, D1' i VIZ
q Ia" you ANYTHING TO 90 WIN the coAsuuy non "
~ I5Ei A. n,' i i,st 1ior min at the Al
irc Works; think Charles Franklin was foreman
@ Thore SIRE five boats are threi A. Three boats
u H. I,IcI difference between them7 A. They
ar al pretty much tAe same the Nestteid l&d the
snl..f boiler co.. tie tarcc she made .he same time -
Tie others an the engines are OF me same silc-oO
IN he's don't know the difference IN the heating sur
isets OF these boilers; We have Ho blower Oh any ii tie
o. how MANY times has tHat boiler been examined 10y
tn Government A. To tie best OF Iy knowledge, once
Z. 3, whom WIS !. examined. A. p NJ. Hopper, Mt
Blryuan, M haitAcwl, Mr hrd-a u ""l rene M
Der any ol-r- pres cI- rLtn born! man auU Hop
pr mode cAIi. nations, think.
BOILER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CONDUCTED.
O. what GiG they dos a. In the first place We gave
them notice week or two before the papers eXIited
then they lola when they would De aboard 10 e1-
sulne they told us TO have the boilers l0adcd-thdt Is,
flied With water: there are generally two Of Them hull
frd boiler INSPECTOR and an engine INSPECTOR; rhe boiler
tap ctDv sees u the cocks ere an Shut closes the throttle
y!,e, aud Evrs tie levers Of the satey-voye shoVer
lie nr, srrG Gv tuning on Tie lydrau,; generally
have pounds of Yro-,urc tLy generally nave gauge
CI,or ,.,r III lvou point, 81 pounds, THINK 5 is
tev stop the pressure. and let ont he water they l'
~ ,II on le LOOK in he furnaces anl the
zion end up the seam-chimuey to zee there are any
o. bSat they 20 Inside the nocrl A Inevor saw any
BODY 60 inside " the boiler but Mr.. Eeuvek that IS
n nv wears ago. when was capt'in or a oolt.
Q. Io,, do they get iui y. They enter through the
- n s ~ A. n En- mn rcaIlr AGAINST Inc she'll
O. Who inspected tie Westield the last timef A. M
Mstlcws le gave me cercate; never lever 81" 10 "a7
pounds, wa or pressure; II Q love 'ls 10 t - ~
Tonf our owl ~afcty-valye sc. by the engineer 10
sg| pi az 5-5;ic OF Of citing valve A. Yes Sir
q Don't they make a calculation Of the nlaber o.
- IN of lever in order 10 set the valve \. 40,
sr. tl,v 81 the valve according 10 the gauge.
Q. Tncn the gauge Is wrong the waves "r' "IoHb
70 Q How old was the gauge on the westaeldi A.
mink about tv0 years old; aW certain 10 was new
one; II ths second gauge she has mad; II work. ny
srrre; t D. called tine American steam gauge t-Al
iBy he Iurv-Q. Whom you order repairs do you d
tha. by c.. Iactl A. No, sir; hire our men hJ tie
month there IS on. engineer and Two b.l'i-nsEeis
G. I.t--r work su. AIi,ct to a-y other po.soA' a.
OA,y to t4o United States Inspector
& wounds ouJ when . Jolyr needs rep-irsi a. Cen
Q. Howl g. By going in the boilers and sounding
round; t..v 90 ilat generally once i'..H NI s w."
have three boats they run about two months and I1 Up
TIE ART OF PATCHING.
0 These men that DO the repairs WORK undor your
v..rY- fr.. f4.rlr ftQ
boilers and everything thoroughly and give orders to
make the repairs properly they put soft patches and
hard patches; Kind Is rvtcd, and the other put on
by screw-hols; the work IS done without regard to e
pensc $50 is the price always 1dld on Ih5I .f!t 20 s ~
neer; can get good engineers Tor ABOUT 'AaI liIe
as to $40 outside. .
enEueering and theoretical as We'll as Qiaclcai e
O. when the bottom was put in, was there any debate
shout It's being unworthy. A. No, sir
Q. Who ala he work A. Cobauis Tfeal, by con-
tract; such work that usually done by contract
BY tie Comt-Q. Do you usually take fireman Tor an
Engineer a. We DO, If he Is good, sharp bright man
the other parts OF the engine we generally tV tIen ior
swlie i,t OF course II man Is fireman ne ls under
The engineers orders, and gets III. education no that
way and tine engineer shows him and explains things 70
O. Was that so in the case of Robinsoni A. Yes
q. 10 you know that OF your own knowledge A.
DO have seen him take the engineers place and work
her while the engineer was there.
z. What wac that engineers namef a. Edward stark
was one eugineer he was under; don't know NheTe he
A. LoW bl suppose hc L. around NewGoIk somewhere;
lreoolIec That asked sJrk about Robinson ability 70
take care Of an engine before We TOOK nm o. ana nc
Hd Robinson was capable. .
q There good deal o. repairs on these boats IN the
eoursr Of q yearl A. Yes, Sir; general repairs.
q When was the WCs'ield repaired lasts A. She was
pyerauled generally and repaired last Fan by my recon-
mend80n the engineer said the water bottom required
60 BE- looked to- ana / reported II to the Company;
don't know which was there were two engineers Oh the
sesine.d; they generally worked by iufIs. a.,
q Are engineer generally a. you describe themf A.
A. general thing, engineers arc ordinary mem some
ar able TO make out 10 read little; some can write
TIER names, make their mark; they can gen
orally make out figures; Of them have limited
educaCn Robinson makes his reports 10 me verbally;
never went into tie mauhOe OF the Westhcds boiler
nave been in the furnaces; think they have been AL