Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-04-02
DAILY Observation-Disclosures

them, shall be left open both fore and aft of tn
vessel, and also to and along the guards on eacl
1 side; and it shall be the duty of the captain o
mate of such vessel to assign to all deck passen
| gers when taking passage the space on decl
+ they may occupy during the voyage, and sucl
( space shall not thereafter be occupied BY
/ freight, nor overcrowded by other persons, no
| shall freight be slowed about the boilers or ma
| chnery in such manner as to obstruct or pre-
vent the engineer from readily attending to hi
duties and for every violation of this section
relating to the carriage and accommodation o
passengers the owners of the vessel shall pay
| fine of three hundred dollars
SEC 10. And be 1T further enacted, That ev.
cry steamer carrying passengers shall be pro
vided with wire tiller-ropes, or iron rods OF
chains, for the purpose of steering and navi-
eating the vessel. and shall employ wire bell
pulls for signalling the engineer from the pilot
house, together with tubes of proper size so ar
ranged as to return the sound of the engine bells
to the pilot house. or other arrangement to re-
peat back the signal: Prouided, That on any
such vessel, navigated by the mariners compass,
pensed with and dsused as shall influence or
disturb the working of such compass.
SEC. IL. And be 1T further enacted, That up
the passage of this act the offices of all local
inspectors who have not the qualifications pre-
scribed in this act shall be deemed vacated, and
that when any vacancy shall occur in any local
board of inspectors now existing, or whenever
local inspectors are to be appointed for new
district, the supervising inspector shall notify
the collector or other chief cofficers of the Gus
toms for the district, and the judge of the dis
trict court of the United States for the district
in which such appointment is to be made who,
together with the supervising inspector, shall
meet together as a board of designators and it
shall be the duty of such board or the major
part thereof one of which majority shall be the
supervising Inspector when designating an in
spector of hulls, to select person of good char
acter and suitable qualifications and attainments,
to perform the services required of him by this
act, who, from his practical knowledge of ship
building and navigation and the uses of steam
in navigation, shall be fully competent to make
a reliable estimate of the strength, seaworthi-
ness, and other qualities of the bulls of steam
ers and their equipment deemed essential to
safety of life in the navigation of such vessel to
be called the inspector of hulls; and when
designating an inspector of boilers, To select a
person of good character and suitable qualifea-
tons and attainments to perform the services re-
quired of him by this act, who, from his knowl-
edge and experience of the duties of an engineer
in navigating vessels by steam, and
also in the construction and use of boilers and
and appurtenances Herewith con-
neeted shall be able to form reliable opinion
of the strength, form, workmanship, and suit
ableness of such boilers and machinery to be
without hazard to life, from imper-
lection in the material, workmanship, or ar
of any part of such apparatus for
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and these two persons, when approved by the
Secretary of the Treasury, shall, from the date
of designation, constitute a board of local in
spectors, and shalEbe empowered and required
TO perform the duties herein specified to wit:
!. First. Upon application in writing of the
master or owner they shall, once in every year
At least, carfully inspect the hull of each steam
Or within their respective districts and shall
satisfy themselves that every such vessel so sub
nitted to their inspection is of structure suit
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Dloyed, has suitable accommodations for pas
'engers and the crew, and is in a condition to
warrant the belief that she may be used in navi-
CATION as steamer with safety to life, and that
Ill the requirements of law in regard to fires,
boats pumps, hose, life-preservers. floats, ar
complied with and if they deem it expedient, |
hey may direct the vessel to be put in notion |
md may adopt any other suitable means to test
her sufieiency and that of her equipment
Second. They shall also inspect the boilers of
all steamers beforethe same shall be used, and
)nce at least IL every year thereafter subject
ng them to the dydrostatic pressure prescribed
BY this act, and satisfy themselves by thorough
examination that the boilers are well made, OF
good and suitable material that the opening for
he passage of water and steam, respectively,
md all pipes and tubes exposed to heat, are of
proper dimensions and free from obstruction;
hat the spaces between and around the fues
ire sufficient, and that the fdes are circular in
iorm, and the line of the furnace is at least
wo inches below the prescribed minimum wa
er-line of the boilers; and that the arrange
nent fo- delivering the feed-water is such that !
he boilers cannot be injured thereby and that |
uch boilers and the machinery, and the appur- |
may be safely employed in the SER
rice proposed IN the written application without
peril to life: and shall also satisfy themselves
hat the safety-valves are of suitable dimensions,
sufficient in number, and well arranged, Zone of |
which may, if necessary, in the opinion of the |
Inspectors, to secure safety, be taken wholly |
rom the control of all persons engaged in nayi- |
eating such vessel, and secured by the inspect |
RS and that the weights of the safety-valves |
ire properly adjusted, as to allow no greater |
pressure in the boilers than the amount pre-
cribed by the inspection certificate that there |
$ a sufficient number of gauge-cocks properly |
Inserted, and to indicate the pressure of steam,
uitable steam registers that will correctly re-
ord each excess of steam carried above the pre-
cribed limit and the highest point attained,
which shall be taken wholly from the control OF /
II persons engaged in navigating such vessel,
nd secured by the inspectors, and reliable low
water gauges; and that fusible metals are prop
rly inserted SO as to fuse by the heat of the
urnace when the water in the boilers shall fall |
'elow its prescribed limits; and that adequate
nd certain provision is made for an ample sup
ly of water to feed the boilers at all times,
whether such vessel is IN motion or not, so that
n high-pressure boilers the water shall not be
efs than four inches above the top of the iues
nd also that means for blowing out are pro-
ided, so as to thoroughly remove the mud and
ediment from all parts of the boilers when they
re under pressure of steam: Provided homer
=, That no kind of instrument machine, or
quipment for the better security of life, pro-
ided for by this act, shall be used on any such
essel which shall not first be approved by the
oard of supervising inspectors, and also by the
secretary of the Treasury.
Third. That in subjecting to the hydrostatie
ests boilers called and usually known under the