The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-06

q How long have you been an engneer' A. Fory-shrse
years;
the inspector; have known him for hirtyhve years; my
opinion OF MI. Matthew'S aequrenents makes hum very
he had great exnerenee al sea IN running marine
ee n ws ss prss Ts DO you Ins this boer would have
given wayS < A very tie beyond what was tested Tor
ST sSs should even carried s nos
;. s ss s ssGd Dc S
the tioe would reduce the rate OF steam pres
"'' A'''" A oAucEr eAueHp.
Levy T. Smith being duly said-I q manufac
exploded Of the wesheld my opinion is
a ean 1sa eSs
observation am ,heore,ica meehans never worked
nss patented ..sesa S %
n sss 70 The sn Io S0s TN
that tell the ,ens. strain OF iron nave no
1Ss
S asss my sP sSer thai ss' easss s he
.s ssy , rs %psseS , OF swo S
70 The steam IN order another thing
have Sesn Sans there hoad always be-
syp6on to every steam ganre think that gauges
IN
ing generated on account Of ho water getting below the
""''' "'' n H. rHuusrox's rrsr1soSv
H. To- nj .e 10
ssSlS rses
me ese H.. the lie e.oo
s' for piece ss0% y" about s
G S q TIE sss sm se ro, % s Sse a on,
op, gate the other the iron in tho bottom Of he boiler
inas wa. 2, fair az , hut very much anna.sa now
piled Tie era cS that could NOT been
were ' no that is ss% s
w Nc bot ~ IL. "A
the worsnnn's tDols
has been caused By the expansion and contraction OF thc
BE- ss %1 on S would 81 than The
and sns prcuc change IN the shape OF The boto
i nsht have been male when the boc- IRIS, eaulked
the tool in the hands % careless workman might
use Of the caaikng knife or cold might the
for T. 70 s Pc
70 a az a. as si
saoa not hay, wanted to carry any steam on Il a, All
to- ro reached do not know at Whai hydos;a,c
i wGaS dsvs s By
ing close observation of q piece I think u might be
w@s PIT en- fSm the inside The faw wOaa not
sss one @ ss sn
pressure belns put oo might have shown tsef by Leaks
any difference; these things generally myseries
ami sas W. r p 81
think would prevent craftsmanship have
| NEW sysTEn or nSerroIroS,
the sane As ess in The army respecting ps1s OF
when ban been u,oahavs s1Hmnea and %
have thrown away BY order Of the inspector; the boiler
os again as saS done presionsy Without any accn
sim woul doubtless preven. great many OF these terrible
Spi "a.
thirty years. they are now In mInuiactorv and good a.
o %s s zen osr s. Diem s9
usage boilers in sea-ronr steamers Tilted with
ot saar tsose no. scs with condensers aud wher. hey
have to use salt water; l would institute a sJsem
Tux rERioD
At which boiler should DC torown away after inspection
afte that time consider boiler worn out or In that copd
away arc E0Saoy " good as ever ana as capable g.
TIE SURVIVING rIRrxAS'e EVIDENCE.
wss.eid al Inc ;ina she blew us then gave bis ieau0ny
ssns dsy l. i io,I the snas
Tompfns landing and then run right ava, for N.T
x$a .da sc S' as fr our s's' w. snd TGaa
w.sp we d. e 3 faa ssi
Gre all and r,h in or,er ten mnutes af,erwar
and sarySa wa. al
about three minutes. AZ think, and !o
! twenty three minutes after;
! rrErs WE, vrEy osr,sAsr
open s e % M ss rs ~ & Sn se
lies NOM aaa men G Ss 1p G ss 1 ss,m rss
panied backwards while the boiler went forward and
Up out Of hs enns ROOM na ~ d. kn@w seon b, S
Of steam have nothing TO DO with the
Did noG, ,ny.nus fae,-n 81 in the shape of ns
leaks Of egrsequenee; was not present when the
How "nr are you on the boats tune before Won are
reeseiy 60 on cevsn O'Clock one day and come % ?.
aec,s.ai Hnsl eight O'clock that evening: then
SHOULD have lad The boat nP:s aud che would
Ore, h,ng at nve O'clock and Wa leay. s'en Island 2!
O'Clock II blown up; on at. twenty
minutes MN ; % wv, we've or su n, o,.,,m,2
thing We s5e out from eleven oe,.sI IN the morning ".
out d an IA
o How do YOU get your foods A. Our GRUB" fetched
to us we dont get of We get it, then when IL comes
kvrH arr Asv DRINK.
or do ,aey allow nav and then bottle OF whsley-
90 You -ei Il :; Very ssSl" ss' .Sy; sey n ase
lager That Know Of NE lager beer r me, ,a- c0nc
selves; .os,si@es hey orer u: little Il We wsu,iiNSery
s s a a 10 Sn r es sy
With bu not Sunday and then they draw the beer
hand loaded board The boat; don't know wna
q boyoa use fresh water entirely, A. The engineer wi
res. water erccp in the dry season. ane Then they Save
salt; ssai occurred last wear there has been sal
WV rcS'r BLOW off user Rvrny nay;
the engineer gives the order aud the hromcn attend IN It,
hv GAUGES when II - being emptcd tho gaug
O Doyou empty The boiler 70 get clean water often
water 0 sn others 90 an average should We SoS
on every ,hird day we haSe aor ss;e lancet 3n -,
blew of blow into The tanks AZ toe dock TO warn
IT, Patrick Cum nghsn, mate have Dot seen
Charles W. Copeland, constructing engineer, who had
ordered BY inspect hs O.er, then h'
! sanu.
AvoTuLr GOVERNMENT EXPERT.
! O. Have examined tue boilsrf A ] have c1aninet
boiler two three times; ] must refer TO diagram
have made in reference @ IL, 10 TIE l pace was not ca
explosion ALI the rupture started from weak point IN the
boiler, points Ia the boiler The iron
rron. could result; shs burst
O. What the A. Some OF the testimony sat,
Il low water and some said was the pressure because
she had pounds; have made calculations a.
could without urencn;,l screwed the sack
valve End tho pressure equal 20 thirty pounds ard
half the inch and yet Tho valve did not blow
that however, might probably be- because all en-
gineers know II the valve lifts sxte.nh vi
! an iucn-it 10 enough Tor thry-one pounds but the
OXIDATION NAY HAVE kcCUyvLArTD
srcrnd The stem the OF the might have heccm
not liberty; the rupture
the Of the boiler and not longitudnny
engineer the twice strong
the ngudna sea and the logical deduction IL Their
a flaw that that weak-nened more Tia
! half;
NY THEORY Or rus cAusE or rns rNprosIoS.
after having various Measurements, 10 this :hssuu
ing diagrams 10 be thcyness