New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-04

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The safetyvalvc, and found that weight stood In
balance above 20 pounds the Government valve VIA
safety-valve should be- IL was in shocking condition;
consider that the rupture commenced the tho
inches; believe that there plenty Of water In tho
boiler and there was every indication OF that fact every
Part Of the iron looked at quarter Of inch
ic there was external appearance OF the internal
crack am quite sure that 1t was cracked previous 70
an inch thick where the crack was with the crack tho
boiler wond have stood safely pressure Of 40 pounds,
been willing "a work 90 pounds on that boiler; knowing
the facts ! would have avn, worked % pounds upon IL;
not carry p pounds showing the exact lactsnot more
prised that it exploded think that the boiler just as It
was at the time would have stood pounds; do
not think that there would have been any danger of IL
breaking IL tested with 81 pounds; believe that there
must have been more than 81 pounds when " blew up
| the gauge was at the tno in condition which should
not haS had in; believe the gauge may have been
erroneous; 1t may have been oNdized; such thing
| could have occurred had the engineer properly
attended 10 his business good set Of gaugccOcks and
good safcy-vave is all that deem necessary
the safety of Ship consider that the explosion
occurred from OyerI res=um examined where the sad
die lay and found the iron quite good there at
good as ever they were call this rupture, and not
explosion the cause Of an explosion is the want OF
water IN the boiler, producing overpressure this
| posion a rupture from overpressure.
At this point the Board took until pm.
| EVIDENCE OF TIE SUPERINTENDENT.
James H. Braisted being sworn testified that he
Superintendent of the Ferry Company, and had been
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reached the place of the explosion about ten minutes
after it had occurred; did MI he could TO cyricate tho
| wounded from the wreck hired the engineer Robinson
| Is or Is years ago.
O. You did not hire him ngineeri A. No. lie went
with me on the Wyoming for about 10 years fireman.
found he was bright intelligent clap, and very trust
| worthy that is the way we break IN our mon We don't
hire had neope If we can help IT. break them in from
the nr nm robinson las been honest attentive
his duty, and AZ that kind of thing lave been WIN
great many and never saw more trllst worthy mar nc
rs tie most trustworthy being ever ala sec IN NV ne;
| woud prefer him TO either OF the engineers on the
O. ia " YOU ever had occasion to give any special or
deis The engineer who was in charge OF ne Wese
in refer nee to the amount 81 Steam ne snou ciS a.
| Yea in fact, have given al the engineers. A.,
O. talking OF this man-he Is the only one tnat
have followed them up close; am there from orniE
til night the fry work 365 days day. in The year
and the actions Of the men; try TO make taen, 90 tneir
always TO keep within bounds that has been my or
! derS. ,, Voc 7 a,,r,vs toid
them 10 be on the safe aide and then they could not 90
wrong to anybndy that has always been my orGer; l
have always been very particular about the water, es
pcciay when they were going TO start me Ia a ieSh
stippose YOU mean by that that you frequently gave
orders 10 the engineers Of ell the boa'e and tbs one IN
cnded moi fo cxceed % pouudsl Twentythree or "a
pounds along there's pounds always gave them th"t
| O. And YOU gave them thcse orders verbailyf A.
| o. Do Won know what amount Of steam was allowed on
tb bo0f Nv the Inspectors certificate A. ON that boat
made application 10 Mr. Matthews TO have an inspoe
ton gave him about ten days notice; tbeh eae W
and saN, him and told him Whenever he was ready 10
| INSPECT these boats we were ready. .. ,,..,ous
| n Wa ANYTHING said by you 10 Inspector Matthew's
Respecting the amount of pressure that you "ihSd u
carry your boats when ne ape I'm, tod ,be
engineers when they LETT the staten island u9cA 70 'e
| Mr.. Matthews that al the steam we "an"" was 80
o. And you presume engineers communeated that
orGor 20 him1 A Yes with the exception or the Jose-
Ubine. which belongs to the Company
O. What was exception in regard To tne Joepnnet
! tnItf la IN
AZ ponnds as she had got boiler year old; she
mas h.. ;Sn sincb cyihdSr. With iOoo stroke
@ Why did yon want to carry 80 G b eam bu
| there was new boiler, and we "ah'ed 10 i''o inc
q What did Won carry the Josephnei A. We hay.
been in habit of carrying from - 70 ., aq 90
8 DO yon ever get up to the limit Did Mr. Msthe rs
test the boiler for 40 ponnds A. dnat r Tnai ,o i
engineer to tell MI MatthewS' 'nc e'ioi'u o"e"''
the josephine upon thai dy: rorsopal observef,on
Have yS% s sTsT P Pq the ES9r
exceeding that required by theeoriae o. o 1 IN io d
pounds-along there that is about The gwen POM "
TO ooE into the engine iSa srT TSoln winch Is ''
o And YOU have It al q pounds repeatedly ~.
have seen them siSw S on 10 y 70 aan the safety
10 ar the Government locked valvei ~ Bolb they
geReay y , SDS Sd the weight on the main valve, A.
An engineer have on the ferry named il"h'l> '"h
O. who told Won he had set the WEIGHT right a. HE
assted MI MaiGg%5c ~ InG lnS DID, 1'
O. Did Connolly tell you at what pressure DC xPcfte
e Ln reerIoed H. and he said he regulated by the
| steam, gauge on the upper steam-chesf -. q,
n What lid he do In regard to the other vaNe-lnc
e W.. "t tTvnIve9 A. Mr. Connolly told me that NJ
Matthews told him to take the bonnet on dnt sa't
Inn fo take The of the top and showed the weight
out so as to get te we'd the weight This i.
what Connolly told me am Lot sure oi an! 'ins'
am tenng S lad showed them ont. after the tess
pressure was put on did he cay a a h, to
uss them to tie pdoS a 2 valves to blow OF at Il
mouuds. asked him how he knew, ana IN sd ne luohe
mn aI The gauge and regulated 1t according 10 ms gar
w nd Won ever sec the steam-gauge OF the Mestd
MITIGATE highcr pressure than ~ potI, no ,srt,s
| five pounds, and PC, ana q pouhu' - ' -
o. DO YOU know what the certificate OF inspection sag
! in reference 10 the allowable PiVS'u''' ~ 49, -
/ pounds 10 the square Inc - :, ., ~ nourds, Did
a And you say you have seen u az - Po'iu NV, ~,
~ cynr see more than u poundsf ~ 40 MOI thHh
YOU w - Is about that figure general thing 49,
O. You mean rather under thln or =. ~ n r,,
| rrSor. very seldom rs high a. tlat u i1a Decn ID!
uhderi VI cy are particular because the men go'
rcprimanded from me- because 10 carr! hsh '''' u %
pesye and we o 40 ro D carry pounds the Josephine
A That was new boiler, and "ah'eo " see "h"' Il
co1la s,H 40 not mean by that that wanted TO ex
pertinent with the nS o know ANYTHING about it but
ntended two years ago 10 be on the sale sue, anu
MI Of steam swe could make our time with that
~ As The certificate allows 20 pounds 9hdet VIVA a
irSumstances can you allow the steamboat az tinfs =
baye o. mounds pressure A. do not allow ~ al
WAYS rePrimanded them when saw o Cb be Jay y, toI
stnd Thomas Connolly in the morning, i tneie any
I" -, Do 70 this boat 2" he said, thp'alh, theTe
% t 40 ahout This boiler it Is good as can bt
that Was about two hours before SLe Ssms Wv p 70 ~
place where she exploded the eV ,j ""'
O. You have stated that You ha !3 seen tnc o
tLrna,en 10 discharge the engineer u ne car
ocesi , 80 bigbi A. haye told hli1 DC was ao
In he arrested at any time . -. a.. uo,roo, :,
How often had you occasion To give tIat reP!ooi
the engnceri A. have repeated that very oi'en o
~ 1nn NJ them have got tired OF hearing me say 81
t n IIny often do YOU sayi A. Very oiteni follow
these people mp pretty close ~, a., o,ireor savt
~ Al had iust begun blowing Just got there iO
~ ,o were entitled to carry Is pounds ana