New-York tribune., 1871-08-02


DOW DAVID, No. rs Tompkins-st.
DREYRUs, JOACHIM, No II Elm-st -. p.oo,,un
KELLY, MICHAEL, Dock and Frontsts, BrooHyh
KESNELLY, MARGARET, Yonkers. .., ,.o
LANSING, EyERIT, Nos. IS South FIfth-ave and oCo
NEsBIrT, ANDREW,
PHniIPs, SARAH, Mrs, No. 100 East FOrty-nfth-s;.
SCOTT, GEORGE, Hudson, N: Y.
smith, THOMAS 9months old
RArPEL, CHARLES, No ia Chrystie-st
IIGuR, AMELIA, No. Lewis-st.
The above swes the total of deaths to TO- No wouhded
have been received the Hospital since Sunday at p
There about lit persons suffering from their
injuries as far as heard from.
THE CoRONER's INVESTIGATION.
Coroner Keeuan has decided begin the investigation
into the OF the explosion on Wednesday the sth
ins at IL O'Clock, The place has not been deter
mined upon, the jury impaneed but II VIII De care
fully selected from among business and professional men,
large number OF witnesses will be summoned among
them experts who have examined the fractured boiler
and are qualified Judge OF its construction ana OF its
condition at the time of the explosion.
THE POLICY OF THE FERRY COMPANIES.
Four years ago the steamboat MiddleowD, sister boat
to the westfcld into Whehal-sip under full mead
way carrying away the entire framework aud ferry
house. and forcing her way up to the pavement. The
engineer In charge at the time was asleep having Deeh
to masquerade party the night before He If still IN
the employ of the Company. Last December another
boat Of this line ran into her SIP WIN
such force as to carry away the entire bridge
The debris covered the entire front OF the boat ana
took half day to cut away the spes upon which the
boat had fairly climbed. or the so ferry plying on
the East and North Rivers and the Bay 1t is said that few
ANY. comply with the legal regulations. The Union
Ferry Company as well as the Whitehall Ferry Com
pany refuse to employ licensed engineers fearing COIN
bluation among them, and possible strikes whenever
an engineer is disanected fireman is considered com
peent 90 run the engine until his place can be filed
INCIDENTS.
The Chenenyire family, like the Phillips family,
numbered three generations, all residing in Brook
lyn These were follows: Grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs John Rudolph Uhman OF No IL Doug
las-st.; children, Jam Uhlman, Mr. and Mrs
Mare Cheneuvire OF No. 2i6 Clinton-st; and grand
children Marie and Arthur Cheneuyre, aged respectively
six and three years. The adult members OF the family
were natives of Geneva Switzerland They came to tins
country ,ten years ago Mr.. Uhman was watch-case
maker and importer, OF John-st., and Nh. Cbenen'
wire n Professor OF the French language, and
the proprietor OF n select French school which
WIS patr0nizcd by many iof the best
people of Brooklyn. Thoy spoken of by those VINO
know them exceedingly refined and educated and the
deferental and afecOnate bearing OF Prof. CheneuVTe
and his wife children TO the grandparents, was often
the theme of conversation in the neghborhood in which
they lived On Sunday the happy family came together
with the intention OF going to visit another daughter OF
the grandparents Uhlman, who had married ana was
living on Staten Island They arrived at the boat shortly
DeOre inc explosion, anu ny IL "cio S'"''"''' -
recfons Out OF the seven persons who composed the
little party FIVE are dead and two, Mrs UhBan and
Mrs. Cheneuvire, are dangerously injured
Eyeritt II. Lansing, when brought to the Park Hosp
tai in Centre-st., was placed on stretcher ON the
ground aoor there being room upstairs. His
head being bruised and scaded bound up In cloth
e begged for water and declared that he all right
lie gave his occupation bookkeeper, nj No $50 Broad
way and was taken away by his friends. He died yes
terday at his residence, No Is South Firh-ave.
Andrew Coyle who lost his life at the ferry landing
served in the navy during Rebellion. and received
medal for gallanry at Fort Fisher After the explosion
by which he was fatally scalded, he saved the life OF
child which was struggling in the water His funeral
today will be attended by mdmbers Of the Grand Army
OF the Republic.
Tho funeral Frederick Krechner OF the victims
OF the explosion, took place yesterday from Bellevue
Hospital The body followed 10 the Houston-st.
Ferry by 90 members the Humboldt Society The wife
OF the deceased who severely scalded, is not e&
pected TO recover
The Supervising Inspectors of Steamboats, will begin
their examination into the OF the explosion, at No
% Pine-st., this morning.
T. r. Lowe and his brother the submarine divers after
having carefully examined both slips of the South and
Hamilton Ferries give their opinion that no more
bodies are to be found there.
WAS THE INSPECTOR TO BLAMEf
TO me Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: The appalling disaster of Sunday last
opened the eyes OF the public to the fact that our
steam navigation laws do not secure safety TO trav
elers the universal inquiry is, "Who is to blame
That culpabe earelessness existed somewhere is
sary true, for In the present state OF engineer
ing science II is thoroughly established that
case by PROPER vigilance but this includes the care
quired in purchasing and lifting, ana frequent ana thOr
dugh examination as we'll as proper management. In
the case Of the Westiled, the engineer or,
recty eDginedrver appears To have been enss IN his
care for the steam permitted to exceed the limit
allowed by the Inspector but this alone could not have
caused the explosion The true cause will be found TO
practiced by the Official Inspectors.
The boiler old, aud there is every reason to expect
weakened by corrOslOu and by unequal eN
pansion. Prof. Whitney, President of the New-York |
Society OF Practical Engineers states that ne mas mas
measured old crack no less than feet long IN the
shell OF the exploded boiler, ana when doubtless |
was the starting point and immaculate cause Oh he eh
posion. Now is 1t possible to suppose TINS crack could
have escaped the notice OF careful Inspector or that
would not have been detected by the & exainners OIL any
the boiler insurance companies OF tns country OF E
glandi But the way our Government inspectors manage
ber does not hurst under the ordeal they pass
ample for pressure Of few pounds less Inc chaceS
the evil and brought tine inevitable explosion so much
the nearer while the public are led to believe that the
II has been published that the locked safety-yalve,
upon which dependence was had to relieve the boiler II
e pressure became too great only three inches In
diameter II this is not misprint, II Is evidence OF
criminal careessness or ncompetency in the inspectors
than five times that capacity to prevent the pressure
rising to dangerous degree It Is & to be pc hoped that all
vestigated, and the blame be made 10 rest where it
beongs G.. ii. BABCoCK.
No. a COrtiandtst, Aug. l, 1871.
OIL IN BOILERS.
TO the EdttOr Of TIE Tribune.
, SIR: notice in tO-day's TRIBUNE the asser
ton that Dr. Frederick has discovered that the
smallest quantity Of oil introduced into boiler, while
steam generating. will cause an explosion" &c. &c
The scarcity OF water at oil wells IN West virginia ne
guenty cOpes the engineer 10 take the supply FOR his
boiler from the bottom OF tank into which he Il pump
ing oil and water. The contents of the tank, during
pumping mingled more less, and no rare ting
for the be drawn low 10 permit considera
bile oil 10 enter the boiler aud this with serious