The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-04
TIE OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.

KINDNESS was appreciated out the poor ieiloW mas
not lived TO thank them.
TIE OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.
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The investigation by the Board OF Inspectors into
the causes OF the late disastrous accident to thu
Westfeld was continued yesterday at the office O
the United States Board OF Inspectors Pine street
before Inspectors Boole and Hin.
Julius Rsynor passenger on the we:taed. testified ha
start engineer was not there be wal
& Ss % Da he
Henry Robinson the engineer of the wes!ftl was mex
pretty inssent Conducted Himself
Wse lie WITH r.
miners, the ANNOYANCE TO hi. friends had been
h w.. :Se"hA' him. The
g How old are your A Nearly forty.
A. Going on for fifteen yaars,
0nS a. lad charge arst Of the %yo~ins w e'-p''''1
the Central railroad Of New Jersey '''p''' 'efs OF
g. Have you ever had charge of boat other than ferry
q Yes, but have you any but fsrryboatp A.
O. Have you license from the United States In
spee'%pT av a. Yes SIR have bad thsm
In Mr. Renwek time. s0' 'A''' N'S'
G. 10 that your first license A. No. SIR think the
O. Were you the engineer ON the steamer weseed nj III.
time Of toe explosion A. Yes, sir
about H. left Staten Island at haltpast twelve o'clock.
we en into New v Srs n and the ben
blowing Went faS %. for.
Of Ien ava He
s% r. sS
hs a him
He replied. Gan gI sas Nv. are a. RICH, for tn.
night that we would not have to lay
f-11pt ha
other fireman a. entered the freroom ami he tried the
g. How much did the cocks showP A. There were three
outing INV hand the engine 70 and
In say there were twsnty.eve pounds Of steam
The twenty pounds wa: when we in lay the dock
O. And during that twenty-five minutes the went up
to for so: w.. Hs a not
Il went out 70 s oMsrS the engine walked
sisndns his hand and turned BACK s ana
next thought boat had run INTO u.s. there was Just
. h0r far ss 1 sn fee feet engine near. II.
he sns!ns room d0S. there was paf Of steam Jumped
there what matter when The fireman came
g. Both Of ,hems A. One only; the other sitting a,
O. You hS e not seen HIM since? A. No; he has died.
y The other hreman who came up, was he injuredl A.
z. How long time was after noticed ,wenty-seven
he S1s until
O. You are sure You were not gone more than A.
O. Did you notice tie gauge after tie time you saw
twe1yseven pounds OF seamf A. Yes, when walked
forwri saw It .hen gst walked away AID right
back was not gone minute ana ahaI
LETT THE ENGINE ROOM
and went forward you were only away minute and halff
q. How far did yon ge, back A. To within fifteen
q. VIVA, gauge tina, A. forget the
.; DO you know whether the steam gauge correct
When had no steam on your boiler here did the
pounds sometimes it was down zero.
boiler directly one saeI FaS from the
q Where did me steam that operated The gauge como
.. Was that above or below the gaure3 A. Below it.
O. Dd you notice the sause to hesitate to stick a,
anything 10 moving or 70 SO down sudden jerks
g .. Doyou know &s.f 4: $50,
particularly, but II never had 70 be hit was
O. Did you notice the condition Of the water in the bosr
previous 10 leaving Staten Islandp A. Yes, sir.
did from vander6,, '.ndlng,o QsaIsn!ia..
pcnd: sSa pound gong
WS Mere YOU so~ed 20 work b. the
tors cert A. The saie, valve was twentyseven
Tor allowed me two more pounds.
those extra pounds In excess Of The certificate
A. suppose because the gauge was two pounds
In wha, condition was the water in the boiler at the time
Of the eAploS'0nf A. Iusr sruyrprse.
O. Were the furnace doors shutf A. No. cir; wide open
y What kind OF fires had your A. Dark Ores.
twentyseven poundsP A. II ing into the tanks
q But did you attempt to relieve ~ A. did by the tank
O. How big was that pipef A. About two inches
O. And IL was open A. Yes, sir.
e. And blowing into the tank at the time 7 A. Yes sir
Q You sure blowing into the time OF
the explosion "A. Yes,
O. Did that take of ali the surplus twenty
pelDdsr A. Always, sir
.. Did on that oecasonf A. suppose mott do not
Q. The safety valve stnl blowinef A. Yes, sir.
q Besides the pipes OF the tank being Openly A. Yes STR
rived 10 New York2 A. Yes, cir.
How much did you have2 A. Steam and water on the
O. What sort OF arrangement had You for feeding tina
beiiefI A. Force pumps and donkey engines.
q We're the force pumps attached 10 the main engnef A.
q. Did you a donkey pumpt A. Yes sir; II was con-
nectd With the feed pipe, so that We could ether
Y. Did you notice
now HOT THE WATER
was In the tankY A. No, sir.
Y. DID you ever notice thaif A. Yes SIR sometimes
How bot did you get the waterp A. Sometimes boiling
q; Did you have any difficulty In using such water In
q The pumps would always with boiling water In
the taDkf A. Yes, sir.
q the the pump the hghesii A. The pump is
highest; The pump 10 about half way up the tanks.
O. Did you any difficulty working the pumps
In tax ing out water from the tanksf A. Very SELDOM
O. Did have occasion TO the safety valve
A. Not often when we are sure Of water In the
q Otherwise you hso no occasion to use ~ A. Not IN.
less the hres were very hot; n SO we nsedit
Did the safety valve raise Itself without any assistance
A. Yes, sir.
DID you ever know to need assIstAncs3 A. No, cir,
Y And closely 4, Yes after the boiler 10 relieved