The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-04

ferry IN The place have tina. since ~:
S1y sssfp yss q ,sswA tss exception o. nine
n. BooIs State what orders you gave.
a As
y sens
and .ssssed and took boat out until we got or
pier when the boa. W. wa. their charge and
our Fire Department engineer tod not to take
g You you are superintendent. of the ferry hire
A. me s%poye. did you hire the coiored engineer Henry
@ Where did he come from A. Originally from POUCH.
sseps but he was With me on the steamer Columbus long
q Has your company charter for ferry' A. I think
Is not Owned ,Sss By =" ndya@a No. stock
%SisS ad tn. ferry before noor
poGatsdy Had they regular landing placssy No. sir.
land snSwsy: New staten island
Do you knew any reason why the engineer left the
WHEN NE WAS A YOUNG LAD;
that mu. have been tesn years ago. he went with me for
as fireman. found he was Bright inteiS ent man
I"oroke him nr' that's now We make ali our men-from
haze % s1 ana b, shs
worthy man ever dd see; he was the moss reliable man
q. You have confidence in him as an enginecrf A.
Where there is anything to be relied always take this
q How many other engineers have you A. Five in the
q. Do you carry more than one at tne3 A No. sir,
CREWS;
one At one day and one at another work the boats.
q. How many hours dayS A. From five O'Clock in the
hiss s
only ferry where two freen are carred have scant
O. give special S5dss
haze given al t hes Sg ssom
%s G al
80 wv y TO Be ON THE HS SAFE sips, '.''
sss 'D's,
boiler say you gave orders about this
O. Understood You to mean thi. A. There were
none Of them to exceed twenty-five pounds.
to hes.
A. TMsn'y zs ro n made that
have these boats inspected; gave notice in the neghbor
e %
e was anYy;hng said about the amount of
STEAM WE wASTE p. was I%ENYYtryE roYs I
forty pounds; and cylinder Of
Forty inches ~ diameter ana fourteen feet stroke the West
Josephine hitherto been allowance tnr
ended al one end and can be used az feryboa also
when the same engineer who took the westhed
", 81 Ct
fifssSnS that BY the
%
1T BLOWS OFF AT TwENTYsEvEN,
both that gauge and The government safety valve gene
who Went up y the %s.SsiS % sroStyn and
rsnt assisted testing her whate1ss
Mr. Matthews wished he did, Mr. Matthew'S ordered him to
he set weight
where always before and he had sethe that
g Had he told you at what pressure he expected would
ASKED HIM now HE REGULATED IT.
and he said By the steam gauge Of the engine &C.,
%S s he me- d with to ns tod S q lake
cover off, Or bonnet 50 that he could &C. the
o % ss s S a
up
lated according ., .n to that gauge" Az.
Yes am there. in the hremans in the hold am
O. Did see the steam gauge indicate higher pres
% - p1Sads e n
Do you know what the certificate says in regard to the
Rounds Yes pounds have seen twenty
anyfSss
been that. for, you ses do not ike too much steam;
q You know wha, !. cold water prss.ure' A.
never pretended 70 be; don't want them to carry any
g As regards this safety valve think you
said blows OF sooner than the other A. As general
Under what ccum.tsaces do you aoM To- be twenty
seven pounds don't allow IL they both blow TWEEN
O. Nisnot with the safety vavcthe maximum is Just
O. What water do you user A.. We croton water;
me they cut tiers fresh water ponds ON
Staten Island but there ale means mo pipes connecng
of getting IL to the boats.
Has anything been done to that boiler since last fall
A. Before she blew up
WE GOING TO LAY HER UP FOR REPAIRS;
asked Connolly If there anything TO he done TO the
boiler and he said ''NO, sir.'
O. When those soft patches the boiler A.
can't whether they when her water
cut of or whether they have been put on since.
q You said have sometimes the high
twcntyscven pounds such occasions did you
threaten to discharge shemY A. have told them several
times they liable to be arrested.
How does the engineer know what amount OF
to kept understand he neither read
A. He has got that information read the
figures; that knows have tried him and he
dersand them
WHAT KNOWS ABOUT ENGINEERING
Mr.. BooLE-Were you with Mr.. Matthew'S when the boiler
was testedy A. No, sir.
O. should ike to have your tcea TO the the
explosion. A That is not In the power OF to tell
O. What do you pay your ensnecrsy A. $50 and $95
O. And the fremens A. $50 a month Robinson gets $s5
q month.
O. Do You suppose the engineers think they know
about gines and boilers dor 10
probable? have you not been led TO suppose SO A. We
they always respect me-
After various other repeons this witness said he
deayored find If there had boer lager beer
board the Sunday last, but had failed
discover anything to prove there was auy there.
Itnow being four o'clock 1t was agreed to adjourn
until ten O'Clock to-day, when, with the permission
OF Marshal Sharpe, the commissioners Will occupy
the United States Circuit Court.