The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-12

now made boilers for Robert L. Stephenson, and he
getaer DON'T ike thinner at all You cannot
@ without drt PIN have seen hole broken by tho
the yuryPTle drawing of til, boiler was made in tn.
two boilers at that time both engines called the .wo
the names OF the boats were the wess6ed and the
By Mr. Brown-I have put patch boiler before
RoarRr cRANsoNI reside at Cartonvie Staten Island,
board ihs Ws'9sd :. twelve oeiqcE sIys
fI the f0u%s the Fs ss
Se live they "a ed ;g: S we
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this when arrived, up again that a. az
&c s nss up i. sS:r AND
G s se s o s the rs
did not see the engineer during ali this time was
NJ ss.s
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ing Sa slight o, Kind Of slM%siGs noss THIS just i'm
sunge look sometimes ID the morning the Highest
o til. Staten Island
Nj SOLET-How soon do you expect to be promoted to en-
Mr.. FOEYDid you solicit the position a. fireman with
view to become an ,; ensineerf
has esn on tho 9d we had s s
and Ugh. Tire. minutes before The ssPson The
Inc Ts not ONE other boats isrs
By Mr.. Brown opSnssi for the Ferry company-Tho
doors were open when the explosion Sok pass the next
Of!hs FIRE escape hatch ~
Brown, you put Them In writing maud 10
1re a. Staten sand sm AM Engineer on board the
we.!aed have been aiteen yesTi IN charge
suad.y on tbs ha Tip. about ten minute: to
twelve when board found four cocks Of water
away won! and took her berth gave the orders to hays
@ 70 81 hs SO
Essf 81 ss% Ssst ss sss
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V
Pr % 70
and said. captain, Ms about time to ata. " then
struck mel ! opened the trap door and ran y! down;
The %ss D.s weep S
The s has been s
haze had d. ass s hS 81. ysys s, e s
oG Q: hard coal we burned eight or nine tons day. and
By Professor Thurston-I cannot read the certificates
that are put in the CABIN boats get them read for mel the
Sen boiler an
Berrman In which the steam gauge was set at twenty
and Van Dyke BAD % charge
ne
account OF the ice last winter used II for about
eight days In the month.
BY the JuyI certificate (the certificate produccd;
received In Mr. Renwick's time; passed examination
BY Mr. Eenwok was not rre,en: when the last boiler was
not seen any go into it; inside when the legs
put the usual amount OF steam is twentyf
pounds; very seldom TO have above There
steam and the fourth cock when into the
slip the day Of the exploon was the water at
the time OF the explosion or afterwards and was not In
boat was the first man down IL the hold 70 help the peo
10 about O'Clock; have examined the boiler, and
everything all right the outside; examined II
the previous Thursday the Westasd was good boat to
Mr. FoLEY-Dd you make any inquiries while you were
there?
WTrNEss-Ycs, have; of the ferryman that's Con.
molly; he q fireman under
Mr. FoLRY--Did you take instructions IN mechanics
wrNEss-No; only watched them and helped them the
By aJuRYNAN-Are you not required TO have q cerf-
cato now? Your certificate has run out
WIrNEss-EO; II is not necessary ON tho Staten Island
ferry
Mr.. Foley, as foreman Of the jury, then asked the
pleasure OF the jury to the adjournment, and 1t
was ultimately decided that the inquest should be
adjourned until eleven O'Clock on Monday morning.