The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-19
TIE FERRY MASSACRE.


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Opening the Inquest in Brook, yn-Testimony
OF Engineer Robinson Before the Coroner.
The inquest over the Brooklyn victims OF the
Westneld explosion was commenced shortly before
noon yesterday at the Morgue, wilonghby street.
There very few persons present, ana but little
interest was manifested in the proceedings by the
spectators, who evidently recognized the fact that
the testimony elected had been gone over In New
York Coroner Whltehill conducted the 1nvestiga.
ton, and Coroner Jones occupied q seat on the
bench with him. The following named gentlemen
were sw orn as jurors. Mr.. Imam being selected as
foreman:-J. B. Andrews 445 Fulton avenue; G. M.
Jacobson, 425 Fulton avenue; G. II. Lamance, 476
Atlantic avenue; william Wainwright, 2l2 South
Fifth street; Robert Wirth, 81 Broadway, E. D.:
John d. Imam, SO Ross street; John H. Grant,
Broadway and Fourth street; A. B. CornweI 100
Broadway; FleebOrn s. LampOrt, Broadway; Arthur
DufIat, 81 Broadway; George C. Williams, 1874 Dl
vision street.
Henry Robinson, being duly sworn, testified as
subJoIned:-
My Henry Robinson live at Stapleton, s. l.; my
the Of ee
Ferry Company going on nine years. came here in 62 was
snes " e s
island relieved Engineer Brown had no conversation with
ton 70 the conditep Of The boilers there aremen
pre- isa s TO
authority than another; their duties laid by
:s
myself tried he water and found four cocks solid looked
TOLD THE fIREMAN TO SHAKE EN- UP
Sn n s.d h as W. dr0 e s the
Quarantine found the water four so.d s,il at that place
ssS new ss ss na
s Fl Nv as % %
New York. fed with Sayr water. a ~, at New
to blow upon ps1eab the %" Water went out on the
BY hs the ee to Straight IN s
water the engine stopped when coming In the
ssa s means no, quite four solid Robert
r were on
OF the water the boiler before going the dock
hun in and stood by coli OF rope the
IT WAS MARKED TwENrY.sEvEN POUNDS.
the pasy i0 s oc t S %h SS
gauge BY the valve the safely valve Sc, ,wen
yseven know they were set alike had two safety valves
Gre room after leaving the co Of rope and met Patrick Fin
son going toward the cabin as for drink OF water;
He said AS rigbt ,Ien said 1--WE are al reh. for tho
Sand Just H:S s % ns w hey
seemed be darkened the furnace open
put my hands the door and saw that there was twenty
in the blot house was about 10 return to the
when heard slight report. as boat had run into US
jumped toward the engine room and to the door, when
TnEN JUMPED TOWARD TRAP DOOR
leading the Robert Crosson running
up pulled the trap rushed right through the smoke
saw s't
OF the S thee
woman, ana got ner out as quick as could snd helped
the passengers were general toward Tie forward end on
On being seSa%ined by Mr. Thomas H. Faron Robin;
son did not feed at SSw 0 Y0 0ss use we hsd
the witness under close questioning Witness saidIlf
in the tried second cock found three soid
in .ae third tried the fourth and second as Wen as the
be all that would come out my I'M ne engine taking
would not show more than It in blowing OF the
in the Westned would but very little; If the
BOTH VALVES AT NEW YORK WE'RE BLOWING OFF
boy,ns s or; know the brennan did not use the donsey
for the boiler they DO wnSs to
Of Inc shell Of the boiler saw these on THURSDAY for the
but did not notice the saddles; moved the sad
dies for hs and OF pog 9s sS paeS on
extreme cylinder end of the boiler.
there was no possibility Of one Of them falling Out When the
boat notion there bolts through saddles
out bad no other showing height Of the water
but the gauge neS ris. sa T a 80 yf,s
they fool not think spring gauge th e
best think would better TO a sppOn
don't whether they would have put HAD
asked pretty nearly always what asked
sphon gauge gets out Of order when gets dirty "a
the engineers rub clean there trouble
using sphon gauge have not examined the boiler
Monday the explosion along the
where the boiler Is torn; don't know how largo
the break what the cause; think wss done at
the time oil the explosion don't think there
Any IN TIE BoiLER;
could hear IL Il there large would
through but she under the shutting
dampe would deaden the ties but didn't shut the
generally The coal IN the furnaces
teen deep forget the height of the
crate three aud half fee think
Is all the without depression;
worked straight and good clear scaled back
o
of except looked always very
good AMI always OF the same color
Robinson was the only witness examined, and the
Coroner ad ourned the inquest until ten O'Clock Ga
Monday morning next