New-York tribune., 1872-09-27

AN INVESTIGATION NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. @ Ur
q THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER AND THE DoiLh'
MAKER. -,
The investigation instituted in regard to tbe
burning Of the steamer Bienville at sea- on aug TO-
beun Yesterday, at the Office OF the Local Board oi
s,aahoat Insneotors The Commission OF Inquiry con-
s,sts Of Inspector Boole chairman; Joseph mursnon
Inspector OF Hulls OF Philadelphia and iIncrease h
Inspector of Boilers OF Boston ,..,...,
VIM II Bs. First Assistant Engineer Of the Benve ossa 'nss an
ne S y M Aug Is was IN charges between 9 and 5 a.
"a riSs :: =. cs che. S'a5 Ia S Ne
tem, DE ship is shs dseIs vent to e Un f
Ts as went to bs pipes and Orened he ,sr turning ,0e
steam o. By time the chef engineer Tar snr % from hs captain
, soop cane 70 start the dOntepump ran rom hvs 70 &
minutes .se1 vas broken reported the fact to he chief
sosinser; he examined aud found u useless and spv gb tSe
aPsss.a ,he socket out aud was epa'aesi y
% G @ me Oh s tie captain all that could be spared to
s sen; 70 The GS se Bo .S S INTO the bold and
shove the half hour amer The steam sSs So" S bs hs
aTes back the again and the door were s %
tod tie & ~ a. ,1 S1S9 SaS aroa% as boilers
ported could s no IRE sIosnd tne o2e H. s eoed
coming was forward Of boiler and found Tie smoke
very the second assistant .Ien T1 % eyyhng had
@ Ss:n Ts@s San. 'a put Sut DE @ bad ana h,
". .,n's sb... @ men ' sSa get the big 0.s
the deck alongside s sSt n. Ssi to The deck
bo raj been launched preyioGi Capt haury ordered
Ia ke charge found qAreTastef ana .o sos
Lnlei the and ehdren M tn
b pamber pgt captain ordered them 70 10 % ee
mi od and showed sr him had no compass tne oos
all The provision two heSs oil
Ice % f .ater 10 20 feet ongi the lod vas shs
steward, two nremen tHo ooe
one sailor quaen Witness the rest vers @ eng oT
1es sir children from weeks to IL or lJ eaIs oS aho
outs tbe boat bsd fou OsA; after
ght of e CAPTAINS boat; steeed By The sun IN g 0 80
b tbe moon al night taxing souhery course maoo tl
snnoo AZ oeloct land uB Sauriay gov my te
ere xhJa irving 10 and shovel Out again. ybs '.
nyoo, with them; pipe for eeniaea ls sSan o @
there esht o niue o eo
rs-,s Of he ship OF them opened within ot % ns
toinot half enough ueam u Put W
Ire h will eDguish it when long hold Is on hIe 81 ~ ~ ~
- me- had eIugsed considerable hfe IN The hoid aoa,
go vssrs or hes0snsi both he hand pumps ols
and worked; the qlaitetAA
Of batehes aud he hre ru,nn su 70
fnnonsly that put Is down again to ~ -
ward Oh the boiler; this would seem TO indicate hAt sle
SouIe,-pump bad used Iaesiayt on al, can ~
% op,e vas then in perfect order throwing thee sue, % ~
socket bad ever Oeen noNeui ue
Bn. bs more space aouhd her boilers than ao essei Wines
b.en back 0 the yOlefs was PIofa W
Sr lsbead made OF inches thick bed with sasd1i up
lat s Covered with M Leaf stated IN eone9soa tea o.
m people hs boat nine we're Loaf the sun u eAe0s
s5 MeCurds testified that be bolermaf and ha ou
tie benYl As august ty
etur Cue boilers feet long witness bad made az ss
maze he eoor m toe protection agant t t9e bel'u
as The best provided this respect 1lA witness lA1 ever sN
b,d bsen ip the business nearly ~ years -,
The Commission then adjourned untl ~ d. H. tO-dd5'