New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE HARLEM EXPLOSION
CONDITION OF THE BouER-THE DUTY Oh THE SAM
TARY POLICE.

CONDITION OF THE BOILER-IHE DUH VI SANl-
TARY PoLICB.
The Coroner's inquiry "a to the cause of the
boiler explosion in Fourhave. was continued Yesterday
The testimony not rs important "a heretofore
The session OF to day will probably be tho last
Isaac C. Buckhout OF White Plains testified that he
was supervising engineer OF the tOurthaVe improve
ment ana also one OF the Board OF Engineers the law
reoursd them 10 see that the work done In accord
anCe with its provisions; the contractors were DOn *
Clye on one side aud the Harlem Railroad Company on
the other the engineers had power to say whether
the work should be done by horse or steam power ne
did not know the subc0ntractors.
Cant Yue OF tine Sanitary POlce testified that II
the duty of ali persons owning boilers TO report to him
or 10 the Board OF Police clerk made entry of
il and the boiler was examined he could not tell
whether the boiler which exploded had been tested
not he must refer 10 ms books; he had
one for Bemer q COyne; John Barnum had been eN-
ahmed BY the Board OF Examining Engineers on Sept.
and had passed; the boiler Barnum was licensed 70
use was at Ninety and Fourthave never heard
ota1y application being made 90 hfS a oSef at One
of the Office required that there Should DC an engineer
for each boiler not that the Sanitary Police
we're Obliged 10 test boilers without waiting for the
owners OF them TO apply for an examination.
Mr.. Leo schwab closely questioned me witness, ana
called his attention to the law making II the duty OF the
Police Department 10 seize all boilers which have not
been tested and to test them az the expense OF the
owner. before allowing them to be used. capt Y1le
acknowledged that tins was the law. and sa1 that no
followed It as closely es be could. , 49,,
fled that he examining engineer under the COM
mand of Capt Yule; had examined and licensed Barnum
to boiler Ut kinetysixthst; ana not believe that
the boiler that exploded the one at NlnetysXthst
Barnum did obey the law IN taking charge OF two
boilers at the time; thought that there plenty
of the boiler at the time OF the explosions had
heard from engineer that the manpiato was Cracked
| and he considered the stays defective.
Coroner Kessler urged upon the jury the advisabity
Witnessing the testing OF boiler smilar In construc
| ton 10 the one which exploded George WYmant "a
clerk in the Office OF the Sanitary Police corroborated
the testimony Of Capt Yule and Mr. Horton. He also
testified that he kept the records OF the office Bar
NUNS certificate was made out before the explosion
sometimes three months after the engineers
animation before he his certificate thought that
there were about 1900 licensed engineers IN THIS city,
| and 1901 places where steam was used
| David Hand, OF the trim Of Henderson d Hand,
subcontractor the Sxtlve. improvement, testified
that when they used tho boiler for 80 days at time
there nothing the matter with IT, as TAR as he knew.
| The firm did not have tue boiler tested
| Jacob NJ Long, Superintendent Of the Harlem Gas
Works testified chat tue explosion OF the boiler
having men near by whom he overseeing; Jaw tho
men moving the boiler with head OF steam which
he thought very strange the boiler was uled over
ut an angie the door of the boiler closed Just be-
! fore the explosion, and the steam was blowing Oh.