Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-05

New YORK. Aug. 4.
HonOra Casey, 10 years old, daughter of John
Casey, PIG East S0th street, has been missing
since Sunday, and is supposed to have been
killed on the Westteld David Dow Of Middle
sex, Vermont, came to this city on Friday last
accompanied by his daughter, 10 bury an infant
child at Evergreen cemetery. AS he had never
been on a steamboat he and his daughter de-
cided to go to Staten Island, Sunday. Scarcely
had they got on board when the explosion took
place. Dow was thrown into the river from
which his body was taken on Monday The
daughter escaped with Sprained ankle, and on
Tuesday started home with her fathers body.
he was stout, healthy farmer, aged "a years.
The inquiry by inspectors Hill and Boole into
the disaster was resumed this morning. William
j. Lghthall the engineer who examined the
exploded boiler by order of Superintendent
Lowe, was recalled by the counsel for the CON-
pany. He said there was skin of good iron
outside the crack about one.siXteenth of an inch
thick, and of new material.
Further testimony was given by Henry
Lubbock, formerly engineer in the rebel navy,
to the effect that he believed the boiler exploded
at fifty pounds pressure, the steam gauge being,
in his opinion, worthless and unreliable; and
by N. W. Williams, representing the Key Stone,
Philadelphia, council of stationary engineers,
who, having examined the boiler, ascribed the
explosion to the unequal expansion of the lower
and upper parts of the boiler, caused by the
impossbihty of clearing out the muddy sedi-
ment thus making the lower water denser and of
greater capacity for retaining heat Mr..
Williams said he had discovered no signs of an
old fracture.
One dead man, who still remains unidentified
at the morgue, will be buried tomorrow.
There were six cases of sunstroke yesterday.
The German-American association last night
adopted resolutions endorsing the action of
Governors Hoffman and Randolph in reference
to the Orange professions, and calling for an
investigation of the city finances.
petition signed by Comptroller Connolly
and Endorsed by Patrick j. Meehan, editor OF
the Irish American, was sent TO Gov. Hoffman
Yesterday, asking for the pardon OF DIR. Keenan,,
who attempted to kill Meehan two years ago.
The fund left by HOratio Ward of London to
the union home and schools of this city, was
formally presented with appropriate ceremonies
by MIR. Robins, the London solicitor, whose firm
has been holding the money in trust.
The steamer Providence, of the Fall River line
was detained yesterday on her passage, by a
heavy fog, and reached her pier about noon
| While OFF Point Judith she ran into three
| sehoonerS within less than an hour, and badly
damaged the W. U. Cobb of Bucksport. The
Providence was considerably damaged. No one
| was injured.
The funeral of Phebe Cary occurred at Rev
| Or. Bellows church, this afternoon, services be-
| ing conducted by Revs, A. u. Laurie of Erie
Pa and Bernard Peters of Williamsburg
Horace Greeley, Oliver Johnson and o. J. Vic
| tor were among the pail bearers, and the re-
| mains were inferred at Greenwood.
John Rourke, wounded in the riot of July 12
| died to-day at Bellevue.
The Post this afternoon announces. on trust.
wOrhy authority, that the famous German
tenor, Wachtel, will sail sail next month for a
concert tour through the United States this fall
The Evening Mail says Charles Francis Adams
declines the position of United States arbitrator
to Geneva, and that Senator Frelinghuysen and
other prominent New Jersey politicians are
urging VIM. Walter Phelps OF that state for the
| place.
An epidemic is raging among the domestic
iowls on Long Island; 800, belonging to Mr.
Bennett of Bay Ridge, lately died from its eff
fects.
Mayor Hall and Controller Connolly to-day
| addressed letter to President Dodge, of the
| chamber OF commerce, asking that the chamber
| appoint large and influential committee of one
| hundred known and upright citizens, to make
| tull and exhaustive examination of the pub
| lie accounts, and the condition of the public
| credit, and report the result, when completed
| to the people of the city, and that a special
meeting Of the chamber be called for the pur.
| pose, il necessary. The mayor and controller
| say the accounts will all be published at an
| early day, but they earnestly desire that the
| original accounts and vouchers be at once thor
oughly Examined. They make this proposition
irrespective of their own personal consdera
| tions,' and because Of assaults made upon the
| city credit, and it is addressed to the chamber
of commerce because composed of non-partizan
and commercial gentlemen.