The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-26
THE BouER INVESTIGATION.

THE ROLLER INTEs11GA1IOM
The Inouest ContinUed-Sammary OF
tho NewEvideHce, 80.
The inquest upon the body Of Frederic Bar
ton. the young man who was killed by the e8
plosion of the boiler at the Phoenix Iron
Works, last Friday, was continued yesterday
morning at the coroner's office. The jury met
pursuant to adjournment, at eleven o'clock,
and, after examining five witnesses, ADJOURNED
over until eleven O'Clock this morning. The
following is summary Of the evidence given
by each witness:
WI priolesu, one of the partners in the
firm of j. F. Taylor & Co., testihed ne was NOT
present at the explosion, and had no expert
ence In boilermaking, engineering, &c.i ex-
amined the scene after the accident and saw
great deal of water splashed against the build
fnes inside; attends to the fnancespf the firm.
fhos. Morris, ,4rdachinist engineer and en-
ployee at the works, said he was IN the ma
chine shop at q wise on the lower floor OF ehe
building when the explosion occurred. Heard
the noise, and being otraid the place mlSnt
take fire went for an engine. Examined tne
lower end of the shop where the poller sloo9
and the gr0unQ Outsiue: roouu tnc a,is
wet and The building inside wet also. Is salls-
fed that this water came from the boiler
Can form no opinion Of the water on tee
pround as 1t was raining that morning. Had
6een working on the boiler two days before
the explosion making steam and water con
nections. On Thursday examined the 1orce
and Lift pumps and found them all right. Can
assign no, cause Dfor the explosion. There
were two boilers used on the premises, con-
nected by steam pipe, but either could be
shut off, Both were in use on the morn
ingkof the explosion. The one In the
boiler shop was running the engine until
the other had been. repaired and could
engine and the boiler that exploded the
boiler In the boiler shop was much longer out
not as large In diameter as the exploded one.
There was safety valve to the latter, Wnlch
was taken Off on the Thursday before the e6-
plosion, and the weight was then put oaek on
rections Of the foreman: II the ealety Saave
worked properly when there was seVenty-nVe
pouptis Of steam pressure the weight wouid
rise up and the steam would oloW on unlli
there was less than seyenty-hVe pounds pres
sure. Was at work seveDty-fve feet frem tne
boiler. Did not hear the boiler blow of steam
before the explosion took place, and dld not
think he would have heard 1t had It done go.
Saw the steam gauge few minutes before the
EXPLOSION, and noticed 1t was not more than
ffty.three pounds pressure. Does not think IL
possible for the boiler to have generated more
than fifteen OF twenty pounds Of steam from
the time he Saw the gauge 10 the time OF the
explosion. Would not risk one hundred
pounds OF steam running the boiler himself.
It was impossible for q boiler Of that capacity
to generate forty or fifty pounds OF steam 10
three minutes. There was well 10 tne yaro
and one In Pritchard street and clstern on
the premises from which the boilers were sup
1fal xr,o1 IN nOt nIlf0 az ClSLoEQ
water. Byfmixing well and cistern water 10
botIer1it witrcap the water to foam. THINKS
anFexperienced man could not mistake suGn
foaming for solid water in trying gauge cock.
Considersit It perfectly safe to continue using
the boiler If such water foams.
r. w Tobin, a machinist employed at the
works. testified he was working on the grouno
floor Of the machine shop'at Inc time OF the
EXPLOSION. Went to help those who were
hurt-John 7. Lyons, Johu Early, n: Blanche,
William McLeish, John Rose, John Roolnsoa:
j. Quinn. Did not hear the boiler blow OF
minute or two after the explosion. pa not
notice any water on the ground or building:
j. A. Mosely, an engineer testified that he
went TO the Phoenix Works about three.
quarters OF an hour. after the explosion, and
examined the place where the boiler stood:
Hawnothing of boiler; but saw great deal OF
water on the ground around as II 1t had come
from the boiler.
John F. Taylor, the senior partner Of the
firm having been recalled, testified that there
was q safety-valve TO tire boiler madea at the
works. There was marx on the lever at
sixty and one at seventy, which was the limit.
was T on the boiler, it would blow or If the
valve worked properly. Is OF the opinion
that;K there wss a pressurepf ,f1ity pounb OF
steam on The boiler that exploded, and the
boiler Waa rdhniDglihe engine, that II Was I'm;
possible toiralse the steam 10 one nunareo
pounds. Can advance no argument sn OF asslga 1sgsf
possibly have exploded from sudden genera
tion Of steam.
This completed the labors of the jury for the
day, and an adjournment was taken until this
morning.
The injuries inflicted upon Mr. John Robin
son, as reported op Saturday, have rendered
necessary the amputation of his right leg just
above thsamkIaAd 9peration WAS sper-
formed lasS Saturday evening by Drs. J. D.
Ancrum and JaBomers Buist.
FOR Rsalasr.Ali0e ~ Parker, a white woman
with twoamall children, applied to the Mayor
on sundaYsfor relief. She was referred to the
county, commisalonsrs who sent her to the
Amshouge. Sne jnalls irom1 Eu1to iei0nu
whers she has been for some time in the SER
vice Vice Of a! 2 lady: -.-
AN UNLICENSED TRIo.-Rodger Green,
Toney L.adson and Frank Nelson, three color
ed lads, were arrested uptown, eachs with 9
pair of ducks in his possession, charged with
selling them without !, q license. They
were brought before: the Mayor yesterday, and
strong suspicion having been aroused that
the ducks were stolen, the three prisoners
were held for further examination.
TIE srEAMsH1pI FALCON arrived yeste day
morning from Baltimore, after experlencint'
rough passage. :, She left Baltimore on We. 4
nesday afternoon, but did not 60 to sea until
Saturday, at two P. H., on account OF the
northeast gale, which had blown the tide
down too low to allow her to 90 out of the
harbor. On Sunday night she enpountered q
heavy northeast gale off Georgetown, but
made this harbor early in the morning. .:.:
A PRACTICAL JokE.z=s0pe of the police at
the upper Guardhalisessi tiled to raise some ex-
element, and afsTd amusement to bis COM cor