The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-24
THE TRENTON BOlLER EXPLOSION.

The Body Of the Missing Man Recovered
Coronel's lnquest-Tac Cause Of the ExpIo-
sion Yet IL Mystery.
The scene Of the boiler explosion at Trenton is
simply mass or ruins. With the dawn OF day
yesterday came large crowd in search of the
missing boiler attendant, Henry Hughes. They had
not long TO wait, for the body OF the unfortunate
man was found about twenty live 1eet from the bed
OF the boiler. There were bones broken nor
were there any marks OF violence save cut on the
upper lip and scratches on three OF the fingers He
thirty years OF age, OF very steady habits and
married, but he leaves no cnldren.
The TWO boilers that exploded were each about
forty feet length, and more than the half or each
was swept away-one to a distance of 100 ieet and
the other 100 feet. The latter fell close to black
SMITHS shop, soaring one man, Cornelius Wagner,
so badly that he jumped through a small window.
The smith had just lett his forge and was working
at the anvil Beams three feet In circumference
were hurled to distance OF 200 feet
Patrick McIver was wounded badly in the head
and John McLea mad his leg broken. The other men
scalp wounds.
An inquest was held by Justice Ashmore DR..
Leavtt resuned that he examined the body OF
Hughes, ana from the position OF the limbs
death Mus, must neve been "a instantaneous; the
was cut, and three OF his fingers; not any
OF the limbs were broken fractured, and
deceased must have been blown out by the concus-
sion ana died In moment; the body was not
found until SIX O'Clock in the morning; he ap-
peared TO have died without a struggle; the cut ON
his upper up seemed &s III done Win piece Of r0n
on which he might nave fallen when blown
face was black as SCOT; the shock lol-
lowing the explosion threw HIM distance
twI,ness) could judge. without PAM there is no
evidence OF any struggling In any part OF his Dody
and even the pupils OF his eyes are not dlaed and
no 1 /. " In u.tVp
died instantly from gunsiot wounds; all the bruises
and cuts upon nm, II he mad been living, would not
nave been serious
MIR. Joseph Stokes, superintendent OF the steel
works, testined-l heard the report OF the explosion
the Killed Is named Hughes aud he had charge
OF the boilers; he was a very steady man, and
boilers put in new on the LIST OF Janu-
airy last; we nave no glasses to show the
pressure OF eighty pounds; they mad Morris Tasker
safety valves, which were fastened TO work at eighty
POUNDS they were tired In the regular way to see II
they stuck not and were found perfect: the water
was entirely under deceaseds control he deceased)
never undertook TO deal with the safety valves,
and ne could not increase the pressure II he waned
the old valves would 90 up 10 40 pounds,
but we put those away ana got these; don't know
what pressure was put upon the boilers when they
were tried; they were fired by the waste heat OF q
furnace that passed under them; don't know
whether the deceased had any practical knowledge
as an engineer or not; nave gauge cocks.
three in eacn bolie; these TWO boilers were coupled
together IKE all our boilers which are III nests
of two; 1 have not the slightest idea of the
cause OF the accident; the engine was stopped
at the time, ana had been very little while; de-
ceased must nave been In his place, as he was not
more than SIX yards, when FOUND rom the place
where he would nave been If attending to his work.
there was no one with him; the place was not
fenced OF: the boilers were new In January, and
bought III New York; we have very little scale In
the boilers; we blow them off every Sunday
to clean them out; we can get into these
boilers any time; there Is a practical en-
gineer who has charge oil all the boilers In the
works. his name Is Simeon BlODlns there are
twenty hree nests OF boilers In works. forty-slx
boilers In all, and deceased mad six nests to attend
to; there Is a main pipe running along for water
and a branch pipe to each nest VI boilers; the dis
lance deceased mad to travel Is about 100 feet TO see
10 the nest OF six boilers IL his duty TO see TO
the state OF the water and he had charge OF the
pump, which he could run TO give MIN water quick
or SLOW.