Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-04
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New YORK, Aug. 3.-The government
investigAtlon into the exp!osIon OF the ferry
boat Westneld Was resumed this morning.
Henry Robinson, colored engineer OF the
Westheld, testified that be had been q steam
boat eBgineer nearly fifteen years. The
witness said he could not exactly explain
the difference between q high pressure and
low pressure boat, save that one used steam
As high pressure and the other at low press
ure. He explained the working of the en-
CINE on board his boat. Having been called
upon to defnelA vacuum, be declared it to be
foul air. He was interrogerAted as to The
different ways in which 8 vacuum could be
formed and mentioned that it could be made
BY sucking pipe with ones lips at one END,
which was stopped be belived in that case
the pipe was made 10 adhere to the lips by
suction. He was aware that atmosphere
exerted pressure, but did not know how
much. He said be had never read any sci
euti6c books could not read writing, and
print but very little, and so far as sscer-
tained the amount of steam the certihcAts
of the boiler permitted, would be obliged to
obtain the assistance of some other man.
Capt. James W. Brasted, uperintendent
of the ferry line, testified that be had the
utmost confidence in the fidelity and ability
of Robinson. He had often threatened TO
discharge him for carrying more than II
pounds of steam. Ten years ago, on the
Wyoming, he discharged him for carrying q
little TOO much steam never had occasion
to reprimAnd him in doing 80 since; have
been compelled from time to time to eau
rion my engineers for carrying u pounds ot
steam rather than 25. l believe, before
God, that if my engineer had not carried
more than 25 pounds of steam, that boiler
should not have exploded; still l have nc
| idea that he had more than u pounds my
presumption is that if he had not gone above
II pounds the boiler would not have burst
In reply TO q number of questions asked
with view Of ascertaiuing the opinion 81
to wheth the engineer was duly sober OF
the day Of the explosion, the Captain tests
fed to the belief that he was. The engin
eer was perfectly sober as far as l coulc
Judge half an hour after the accident NJ!
confidence has not been shaken in tina
engineer not despite the accident, and
would as soon trust him with my life
ever.
This closed the days investigation.
The names of ninety-one dead victims o
the explosion are published this afternoon
together with those seven missing, Wao ar
supposed to be dead. At least four other
will die.
A statement of the voting population
New York city, according TO the late Ger
sus, has been prepared at the Census Ohc
in Wasbing gton. The totals are as follows
Native voters, II, l,342; voters OF foreig
birth, 1926 OF the latter, 55,347 ar
. Irish; Al 1872 Germans, and l0,068 OF olne
\ uationalities. The total voting populaho
of the city is "a, GOT.
This afternoon Thomas Cauley, of Brool
lyn, q rough, whose brother was sentence
80 by Justice Walsh for robbery, assaulted II
Justice on Sands street and struck him r
psatedly in the face. He snstched clu
= rom an officers hand (Burns1 who soug
4 TO arrest him, and again rushed at the IN
tloe, who then drew revolver TO proie
himseif. Csuiey was secured by an office
- Troy, N. Y, Aug. 3-The Red Stoo
ings, of Boston, and the Haymakers, playt
championship game here to day. II
" game was closely contested, and was VI
| BY the Haymakers, Score l3 to IL.
WAsHIEeroN, Aug. 3.-The Secretary
O the Treasury to-day issued an order to Z
,ub Treasurer at New York, calling in 8
d $50 900 in per cent. certificates: I
in.erss. thereon, under the order, will ces
on the seth Of September.