The New York herald., 1876-09-07
tomorrow morning, when II 10 nKeIy Nj. Warren wiz
be among the witnesses called


JOHN DOYLE CONVEYS 0LyoxRIsE.
one OF the results OF this terrible accident has been
sania boat an anxious inquirer to whether General
Newions messengers habit OF carving large
Quantities oil the Internal material by these boats daily
or at any time when passengers throng the shady
Side. horrisania Harlem. There were among tho
employees at Hell Gate very large number OF people
who knew nothing Of the usual ode OF
OF this dangerous compound and some few also who
did not seem to care to tell, II they did
Inc arrived at Hallett's Point About So 600
pounds OF nitro glycer have been transported TO
this place while excavations have been 10 progress
and not the slightest accident known to take
place IN period OF six years steady until Tuesday
morning IL was the statement Of Mr. StrrIt,ngur su
perinendeut OF the works made to HERALD reporter
that the six quarts OF glycerins came upon a small
boat rowed by John Doyls on Tuesday morning from
the same statement, and did so without assurance
OF It's truth, as will be shown. For though
John Doyle be dead, poor fellow and unable to ex.
plain whether he reached Astoria on Tuesday morning
by one OF the Morrisania steamboats, or by small
boat propelled up the East River by his own stout
the fact has been determ ned positively through
searching inquiries made by HERALD reporter Mr.
W. Warren the manufacturer OF the nitro glycerine
has his factory Black Tom Island, TO the south
east OF the Communipaw aobatoir, and he stated
that at seven o'clock Of Tuesday morning Doyle came
TO the island in small boat which he had hired the
Battery IRON boatman This statement as 10 the
hour OF calling at the island Mr.. Warren seems to be
positive Of and he reiterated the fact on being ques
toned that O'Clock the hour So far good.
Mr. Warren stated that he filled the SIX cans for Doylo
and delivered them 10 him from the wooden vat, in
cerins stored This OF course did not take many min
uies including the carrying o! the to the boat and
Black Tom, Block" island, the jattery boa men
call she putrd looking mud bank, where tho gycerne
factory stands In seventeen loot working boat such as
Doyle was In the habit OF engaging for The trip TO WaE
rens factory and back the Battery the time would
be at least hour This would make the time OF
Doye's arrival the Battery about eight O'Clock
Now. let it be observed that the Morrsania
boats leave at fifteen minutes past eight and lorty Ave
m nutes past eight NJ from Fulton ferry for Norris
nj
to leave the boat II he had goods to deliver at the
excavation where the blast is to be made. Eddy Ring
the young boatman who hired boat TO Doyle Tues
day morning, states that he got such at little after
eight o'clock. his would mako 1t impossible 70.
Doyle. even II be ran through the streets with his six
quarts OF nitro gycerne under his arm, or even II he
took the South Street Belt car, which ho
which leaves Fulton ferry at fifteen minutes past eight
for Astoria, consequently he must have been COM
PEELED to take the steamboat Morrsania at Fulton
Jerry leaving at quarter TO nine And 1t was on this
boat the Aorrisana, tnat Doyle took passage, as will
be seen by the statements Of Dodge the engineer who
saw HIM board, and William O'Brien, the clerk OF
the Morrisania who tells the HERALD reporter that he
saw Doyle come on board at Fulton terry. These two
are corroborated by James Hem psf cad, the dock
man al Astoria whose duty 10 fasten the boat by
hawser 10 the dock Hampstead stated to the re-
porter that he saw Doyle step of the
wrapped in brown paper, and the time
was about quarter past nine on Tuesday morning.
asserted that small boats were not engaged from the
Battery to ship the nitro -giycerine, and that
nTys always Iva boat 70 60 70 Black Tom
boaman who hired the sevente foot boat TO Doyle
on Tuesday, stated that when Doyle reached the Bat
tory slip from Black Tom Tuesday he asked, ''How
much It was?" meaning the price of the boat and
told that tine charge was ity cents Doyle then said
be would have TO catch the Morrisana boat and loft
Immediately for Fulton ferry.
DoYLE's TRIPS TO NEW YORK AND RACK.
There are three boats that leave the slip the north
side OF the Fulton ferry every day for Morrsania,
stopping at Grand street, Twenty third street and AS
torla on their way. These boats named the Har
lcn Morrisania and Shadyside, and It in one Of
them the Morrisania that the fated John Doyle, with
bis litle package OF ntroglycerinc took passage on
boats mentioned yesterday by the HERALD reporter
and the following facts in regard to The were az
Edward Harrington, a bootblnck who plies his voci.
ton on the pier where the boat lands, remembered
Doyle very well. He said that ho knew him for over
year. that ho used TO go up on the Morrsania boat
tbrce or four mornings in the week, ana
generally CARED round package, about
paper The boy Harrington did not particularly re-
member seeing Doyle Tuesday morning, but hal
seen hIm on two mornings the week previous Tho
reporter went on board both the Harlem and the
Shadysidc, and made inquiry of the engineers aud
deck hands IN regard to poor Doyle. There some
membered Doyle by sight going up and down tho
boats, and remembered often seeing him with the same
kind OF package described by the bootblack Wben
the reporter visited the MorrIsana, however, he ar
rived at
DEFINITE INFORMATION
Tho rst person spoken TO on board this boat was the
engineer Gavin Dodge, and this gentleman, whea
asked If he knew boyie. said 'Ycs; / remember him.
he used to go up and down with us quite often"
REroRrER Did you see HIM yesterday morningf
MI DoDGg-Yes; he went up on the quarter 10 nino
boat and go of, as usual, at Astoria
hEPoRTER-Did he have long package wrapped in
brown paper with HIM
Mr. DoDGE-I think he had In fact am pretty sur,
he had But II you ask Mr.. o'Brien, the clerk, he
may be able 10 tell you more definitely about that
REroRrER-Where did Doyle stf
Mr. DobGx-Out thero on the forward main deck.
approached by the reporter ana Questioned as to his
knowledge oi Doyle Mr.. O'BrIen very courteousiy
informed the reporter that he knew Doyle by sight
well, and that he in the habit gong up TO Asto.
ria With him on the quarter TO nine boat
''Did you see him yesterday mornings" asked Tho
reporter
Mr. o O'BRIEN-Yes spoke to him as he CAME on
board-bid him good day, or something of that sort
REroRTER-Did he have round package wrapped
up in brown paperS
MI O'BRrES-ro the best Of my impression he had.
would not swear to It exactly, but am strongly con.
vinced IN my own mind that he had.
REPoRTER-Has be been IN the habit Of CARRYING such
packages on his trips to Astoriar
Mr.. U O'BRiEN-Well that could not say for have
seen these men belonging TO the works going up and
down for couple of years with packages without
Doyles face, though, remember very we'll, and he
may have had packages very often and would not
remember II particularly.
In conversation with Walter Moore, one Of the deck
hands, the reporter ascertaned that Doy had gone pp
on the twenty five minutes past two O'Clock boat on
Monday afternoon. The reporter returned 10 the
charge again and said :-"Dd he have a round pack.
about three feet long wrapped up brown papcrY"
WALTER MooRE-Yes he had. and he carried it un-
der his arm while was taking to him.
REroRTER-Did you know him wef
WALTER MooRE-l knew him from his going up and
down on the boat three or four times a week.
RSPoRrKR-Did he generally carry packages With him
described
WALTER AooRE-well, he often had packages with
him.
MORE KvIDKNcR
Another deck hand named William Webb. stated
that he saw Doyle talking TO Walter Moore on Monday
afternoon. and also saw him have a round package
wrapped In brown paper The mate OF the Morrisana
Daniel Brady, was next interviewed Hc said ns re-
membered Doyle going backward and forward on tho
Morrisana for a long ume but did not remember see-
ing him on Tuesday morning
REPoRrER-Did he often carry packages with him
wrapped in brown paper on the up iripsP
DANIEL BRADy-Wel1 he often had packages with
him when he was gong up 70 Astoria. ihink he was
a messenger.
BY this time the Morrisana had arrived at Astoria
and the reporter jumped ashore He had been told
that James Hampstead kUew John Doyle we'll and as
soon possible he addressed the above named gente
man, who was making the hawser fast 10 the bulk
head