New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-29
THE BOILER EXPLOSION.
END OF TIE ISQUEsr-A DOUBLE vERDIcj

END OF THE ISQUEsT-A DOUBLE VERDICT
The inquest in regard to the boiler explosion
in Harlem was resumed yesterday. DR.. George stein
hart and Dr. Simeon ~ described the wounds OF the
persons who we're killed. Coroner Kessler then ad
dressed the jury. He said that it would take two or
three DAYS for them 70 read the testimony which had
been given in relation to the accident He should there
fore briefly review for their benefit the statements OF
the witnesses.
The Jury retired at about 1915 p At D. m, YER
dict not yet having agreed to- the jury took
cess OF half hour for dinner. On returning. they
AGAIN retired into private room for consultation.
The Jury came IN at y. m and the foreman an
nounced two verdcts, which he read The verdict OF
the majority given below that OF the minority signed
by Richard Kelly. Geo f. W silver. Henry Grosmeyer.
and John b. Root differing from the other In the substi-
tuition OF the words "carelessness ana neglect Tor
"crmlnal neglect
THAT Iousa v BassfOrd and six others came to their
deaths by the explosion Of boiler at Fourth ave-. be-
tween -hundredandtwentyeighth ana One-hund-
red-and twenty thsts.. on Nov. IL, 1873 and We
mud that the primary cause OF the explosion OF SAID
boiler its defective constructi9n that Messrs
Biemer & Coyne, contractors, and John Barnum, en-
gneer OF said boiler. were guilty OF criminal neglect
.a aai S SSha 30 %sSsr cyne With
out having properly se9'e1 We l,o ss0Snrs
S. Cameron & Co. for selling such defective boiler
that the Harlem Railroad Company be ceusured Tor the
want Of the protection OF life In the management
and construction OF the FOurthaye. Improvement under
the charge of thor engineers that we entirely disap
j
10 the testing and the inspection OF steam boilers and
would recomme nd that the inspection and testing OF AL
boilers should be made incumbent on the makers ,s
ali STYLES OF boilers should DO passed upon as
10 the matter OF safety By competent board
OF examiners before being offered for sale. and that
sucb form OF boilers as said Board OF Examiners may
decide to be unsafe shall be subject TO the rules and regu
latoDs as laid down by the United States authorities
And that the law be amended 70 conform 70 the
system adopted by the United States authorities Ill the
cxaninatOn OF marine boilers That In our opinion the
law for examination OF engineers Is altogether ia
adequate and we also recommend that more rigid ana
carefuI examination Of engineers be made That the
Coroner he requested TO transmit this verdict with our
to the Governor and Legislature OF
this State, and Mayor or this clty
Peter III. jackson, Theodore Stein"ay'
DAVID g. Morgan, H. H. Moore
Geo Lowther John Gilman.
W. H. spauldng, DOW L. hItue'
IouIs saaL Michael TOOmey
When the verdict had been rendered. Leo Sohwab,
counsel for John Barnum the engineer, asked that ms
client might released from custody ON Dali II neces
arv as IMPRISONMENT until Monday. TO which day fur
ther action had been deferred, would subject him 10
great Coroner Kesser denied the re-
ouest and Barnum. Biemer Coyle John Bamore' ana
A = Cameron Il Co. will DO arraigned before him on
Monday when their cases will DO disposed Of