New-York tribune., 1872-01-30

the top OF It, aud 27 pounds was perfectly safe.
tes,ing point; testing point not the SrcStins
point because tne boiler y ,1sted % ana don't brsak or
point has not yet been ascertaned and Is not impor
for "a pounds good "a pounds any rate and then
they ccausc this IL an arbitrary reguiatont It IL
not founded upon thing but the will OF Congress,
though the principle of the thing IL wise enougt
Do MT carry in your business more than rs but
known that accidentally the steam will sometimes
ceed the certificate and yot be perfectly fafc."
NEGLIGENCE CARRY q POUNDS sTTAN.
The Government officers might have get their safety
valves at 2 and then the pressure could rise;
they didn't, aud that not OUT fault The inspector
did hs duty In what he did; but IL he had not what
thenS We not trial for violating the act OF Con
gress This Court has Jurisdiction that questions
and II the act OF Congress governed case we would
be In the United States Court not here. The question
here not whether violated the act OF Congress
whether 10 was negligence to "a pounds Of steam
on boiler that we had every reason In the world TO sup
% xSSa Is E se capable a ID
that this wac negligence and you cannot your 0ahs
it safe to carry pounds OF steam on that boiler
sa 10 the carry o %"s Cracked e n"a wou
steam H. Notwithstanding the United states certif
carry amount OF steam that all human experience has
always shown to bo perfectly safe on such boiler az
ID all way There Is no dispute, difference of
opinion. no conflict of evidence; and having that boiler
inspected the 18th OF June, IL was safe for year
according TO the teachings OF experience; because these
by rapid operation. IL IA very slow process You
that from these pieces OF boiler here that have
detect any difference Therefore the law says il amply
sufficient to inspect boiler once year and that IS all
that tho utmost and skl requires and on that day
we bad doDe our duty aud we arc not chargeabe with
THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BOILER.
Bnt must go step further; for the presumption Of
this action requires us to show that the management
was correct We have shown IT, IL was In respect TO
that management that learned friend on the other
side insinuatcd. with sneer, that we would perhaps
produce somebody to falsely. have sugges-
ton you that. There are only two living
men who know what the facts on that day-Henry
Robinson engineer and the fireman, who nave both
been upon the stand They are the only human beings
who know the facts about that boiler, ABOUT inc hea
about the res and about the water ii they werc us
hand the President OF that Company (Mr Vanderbllp,
scoundrel and could subon Witnesses TO swear
falsely there would be notns easier 10 80 oundpes unr
have those two men, II uley were AsounoIeis' t,
before you, and tell anything when the case
might require; they could tell you they hd ohiy ~
pounds OF stean and that there Mas enough "al anu
they could be cOntradcted Therefore you see now
grossly unjust and unfair these sneers are otcaso II
we wanted to lie TO YOU ana tnesc Yn were %
and perurers would he the ease@ tDg IN llc "oilu,
choosc To tel They have been examined and over
again. The counsel for the defendant had the records OF
tIppcd thcu ne would have done so and that astute
lawyer whose life has been spent III examining WIZ WIZ
ncsSes failed touch the crcdibty or mpe9ch tDe
integrity those Witnesses on the stand Now, ne
lieye l VIII risk nothing IN plctWnng TO you ine
lore y0u have no ,ioubt every OF you
thought that the coored man. Hcnry Robinson, would on
She stand exhibit gross ignorance, because ule papers
fun al statements that TINS Was poor shOis''
brutal negro But venture say you saw Wit
ness VINO Was more competent. lie answered Nerythmg
like fash. lie was prompt, truthiul earnest anu Tee
waiting Tor the counsel to pn somebody on l SLal 70
npcach intelligence OF that same Henry Roonson
because l something about the subject myself and
would hear any engineer descriDe what to do IA
case better than that same cOortd man.
bad de, that my learned friend would ask hun me
question low water; aud when he was nut on me
stand was surprised TO- hear nm si'e sne' ~ &
may your lives somc time and wiz T,1h rom h9
testimony. 80. II boiler had low water what Womb
| YOU dof5 Says Robinson, would throw coal on open
the doors OF the furnace aud l,t me hGer oo o ,oH
steam through Tie talrty-ValFe' but 5'Iu ~ M io
careful and sk'l1m Henry l:9binsGn' |0id a. aSp @
that fS and open tbc luIia'c uoor'. iJi'' ~
| learned friend to pnt sOnciply on lhs % SUM ,
| thai But the coIusel showed wisdom Ia VITA
holding that aud more es tnony ne & i,
race which s strugsng up ir3 9rsss Ia sd 10 20 ~ yo
Win degree OF simplicity and truth ant power oi W.ch
lie was UNCONSCIOUS 81 wanted 10 tet JOB ana ne
ternined 10 work ior nothing to sgt IT, Il all % M,
now nave tho reputation which they sometimes deserve
| Of bo!Dg soyon'y aud Useless III tao "or"
THERE WAS NO Low wATLR.
Tho beat into the slip with aboHt q ponnuS ~
steam boats start ~ you know, with steam up,
and run 1t down coming acrOss, aud then they gctNu
who lying stn, and work IL of again In going baeS
You cannot these ferries once in five times with
ont seeing the steam blowing of, because it runs
10 In the slip. Wei, he caino into the Ehp WIN
p pounds Of steam. aud then. while the nrcs
were being covered TIE steam ran Gp Tho
| f,cs were probably good rrcs, aud tue steam
rin rp While ihcy we're bel covered With fresh holt
col. He opened stc"n-yal'e Ihl hic" INt rAi.e oi
str,,n into tGe watcIanS-, because tat steam pat Into
III % tank, is a scrvor of power le o neh me y io
rt, t!e tanks rs 10 neat th" water and 10 rave tho
| nn,ysr IL was thea mis- duty 10 see thdt water was
huard, and he did II and tLcu e "tAl H"Nh 10 iIc
Wtr, Tie os were covered, as OF course, iey had 10
h. The nrc-loors were open, and that Wa, q" ilgh hAd
tucn he cano up anu looked a iue 'pt - ~ - ,,'
Was rrady--pcrndpS within minute or t"o OK Slat j..
o. near the fah0e rccoection OF "iIn 9et can nN u,
ocoug captain Ia Inc PlioChousc ieoS - ''Hri' h'
came back into tho engine room, and-thc explosion o'-
ouricdI VAS thai properly dont hy e1'nen @ III n is
not asked single witness WhcthtI t"'t was proper VI
not lie not brought sngo witness 10 tho" IL ".'5
| and industry, II such man could hayo been
tuc boat came ia there our cocks ot water and
steam; that is, u.ro was wafer ana steam ')hns ou oi
tf,r M vessel was tied 10 the dock there were uI"o
fJd coo ks OF water. Lat mc cAplan mat Whch nc en-
n little hut when the engine stops, ana me Ooa, comes
to thc dock, the eurgug ceases AN! l1 "lct % sin, % %
| & &p,at "Is INA fhrrc were three cocks Of solid
Bat there other o! aecertuning Whothr "u'
mon which nv jcarueu friend would have you believe
| Inn II that water we're Iow other inCh bhoW H. lon
~irlhcr trce hd been blow down y the wind or cut
down b. an an when Aou examine u1 hiLinP, % Vs. ~ S ~
you coIld not tell whether DoHcr hu 10" W. W
not anl Mr. IN IstOu. the expert OF ne laIilH eiliSi
examined tlEt bOnCI !VFI tht CAPt
aion ma ,li, od Lcre has been 10 low water IN ~
Lei us na We no dispute about II. lo says; - O"ht
rrsluliy Il the boiler To whether the lfe sull"
had been u,erhcatcd but could nd no evidence Oh NAV
fnct could ind evidence OF ~ having b'eh over
| LegfcdU We nave proved that there Was plenty Ot
yurg as "A fact; and their scientific expert, to whom
EuOW no superior in thit department III tho City Oi new
York tells you there no iOw water. Inch Our man
WAS riGht.
| TIE PRESSURE As SHOWN Br ruE EVIDENCE
The Witnesses tlon toll you that the saIe'yVaVe was
b,osing-the steam had started tho Companys own
sl,v a,..r. annfn fneyf0 I IL he