The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-05

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there no possible means Of seeing either from the
Local INSPECTORS TESTIMONY.
Joseph Psy local inspector o, n FOR III. dis
inspector FOR three yeas and an engineer for oyer thirty
bSa We.ed the boiler az hes does mot ve
indication. if Z was an excess. Of steam that caased
made by the explosion All show good iron in every part
@ How thick IT. A. think the iron originally No.
osome part Of had Of having become thin
the Of having been OF the regular thickness in
Of that boiler there are boilers running in the district
Of older than that understand that
large running that older believe to be ten feet
in diameter fourteen feet in diameter, carrying
nS~ DS' A no sD%ea hy 1 one %.
general thickness OF iron put into tho
SHELLS or BoIiERs FOR rERRyBoATe
s 5 and for that or egen iS r Of an
should allowed thirty pounds provided the boiler
have been allowed a, the las, inspection a. think &C.
soran to my Judgment The 0oe should have been allowed
over should not have hesaea appedfory pound.
&c So.er should Se Wiling allow 1aa thirty
pounds; cannot say thai did make any observations of
WHERE THE RupruRr coMvrScrp;
S poana six since not know how much
s e a. op woq much Oe sa on TO would sas
drossc pressure for the simple reason that n case Of
pounds pressure might have broken time blew up;
from the inside outside unless dues taken
out md then you could only have discovered II by a very
observation II that oolcr had been submitted
should aaye given thirty pounds.
SAW 1T TrsTID
Thomas Connolly the employee referred to In the Supern
tendens Thursday having
the westGed and assisted In the testing OF the boiler
examined.
o. What IL your profession? A. ] q practical
rneeT | a machinst; have not served regular
appron ceship steam machinery, though have had
good deal OF experience Ia overhauns steamboats, first
commenced Ia work for Commodore Vanderbilt eleven
years ago his slip IN the forge for grinding in and
packin the sung boxes, &C. have been engineer In
years; the MddlctOwn first used
previously; have been TO work for this company
~ an engineer since 1853 Of FIVE engineers;
take regular trips the boats by turns the West
field Thursday last; took charge at
O'Clock that day and landed Of her at Twelve O'Clock
Saturday mOrning there nothing the matter with the
before started, and constant intervals went
down and the dc. have
read the certificate, but the OLD stated
allowed only twenty-five pounds OF steam; have
OF the certificates IN the engine room; remember
when the Westheld nspeced-on the 18th OF June
don't know how after that the certificate came
on every fourth day only know how much
was to use from what WAS ordered TO OF Mr.
Mauhews--tweDty Eve pounds;
ASSISTED MATTHEW'S TO 1TeT 1T:
down the valve, and he told shove
the ball the safety valve lever he and might
have shove back aud afterwards readjust
tben went down looked the cbnney furnaces
be perfect the government valve blow on n
twenty pounds and the valve At twenys pounds
Matthews secure the ball again hv hying the
screw on the government valve
that time; not IN The habit ~ having locked the
loc. was ~ when left The boat Cd Saturday lasi M Mat