The New York herald., 1872-10-11

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JOSEPH HALLErT's TESTIMONY.
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| JOHN GRAHAM's TESTIMONY
John Graham sworn Was chief engineer Of America
been in tile employ oi ihe company Of and on IOr TWEEN
into main saloon: ,he flames through the
at iner stations; three AZ pumps amid
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ers twelve pounds reSorted 70 me; do
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feed them all with twenty pounds Of steam can drive
q and i rising Win twenty pounds q
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valves generally opened before we start the pumps
a9 ss heard f In ss y sy
cg.a 0P tie
with him g isok alter the the donkey; Save arst
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to how % al
e those fsuTng sSns,ap, blowing
watch receiving coal we * keep no eng engineer In engine
eient to keep Them GOING my first assistant was at
engine Steam pumps were over for
sixth tnk was Locking na asr the the the
Mr. De Long DO not know Of my own knowledge
dd mot see the gaEe that t wa,eI had
heard some cry water did not so the
MS s as % S tie 5 hs
pounds OF steam except when cooking then to have
sR % s
the closing the outboard discharge and the water being
in the hose; water flowing through two pipes all the
pumps lead TO the main pipe on the steerage deck where
eyes the Ship taxes rom thirty to iersve minutes
to get steam donkey boilers; only Keep
boiler in do think that all he steam power
in the ship could have put the fire out have been board
several ships while OH fire.
Lieutenant Durnlord and SubLieutenant Will
liams, OF Her Majesty's steamship RnaldO. were
then sworn, but their testimony threw light on
the matter, as they came to the ship too late to
render any assistance.
Many OF the under officers and employees were
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to the same effect as that OF their superiors.
UNITED STATES NAVY OFFICERS ON THE STAND.
j. Field, Lieutenant United States steamship La cka-
wanna-t;ong OF 10 Lackawgnna III company with Mr.
Knapp captains clerk, the fire the America and
pulled it, got board and hose stretched
but there water; found hose the hurricane
deck that had water; he helped to lower boat and
I'll knd In arvh,,