The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-04
THE MAGENTA EXPLOSION.

INVESTIGATION BEFORE THE UNITED STATES
STEAM BOILER ISsPEc oRs YESTERDAY.
Tho investigation into the
podcd, ON the Hudson RIVER, near sang Sing, the
Odd uit, was held yesterday before United Sia,es
Boiler Inspectors Jayne and Matthew's
John McCurdy, 0oiiermaker, testified that he
found tho at the place OF The explosion reduced
TO xteentn OF incn IN thickness tho general
condition OF the outer shell, as lar The corroson
concerned, he found pretty evenly reduced, and
just at that portion where tho explosion took place Il
was reduced than in any other portion; the
boilers were built i've years ago, and the wasting
away OF the iron was moro than usual; ne mad
theory us TO OF accident other than that
sonie boilers prime moro than others; these boilers
had been printing badly; he ha never seen such re-
suits where iresn wator had used exclusively.
Mr.. Andrew Fletcher, ooiiermakcr, SAID that the
boilers were put IN the boat IN the spring OF 1873;
they go0u boilers, anu there repairs
them until new lungs were put IN the chimneys
May, 1877: the character OF the iron IN tho cnimn-ys
what called tensic strength II Is not custo mary
for tho shell OF steam chimneys to wear out rapidy
In boilers oil their ago unasraI IN bis observa
ton and experience he had nouced tnat steam chin
ncys especially on the iaslde, and occasionally tho
outside, corrodc RAPIDLY where salt and fresh
mixed IN general use IT seemed 10 HIM that tho
constant wctDg and drying tue iron produced The
corrosion, aud was his IMPRESSION that Il Was the
case this Instance.
James II. stephens, another boilernaKer said that
h. repaired the steam chimncys OF tue Magcnta last
My by putting IN new uugs; lie cut out part oil tho
old ngs anu replaced them by new, ana put In
sockets besides using part oil The Old that good
there were hve Courses OF tue chimney and when the
repairs were competed toe top aud bottom
were snghuy oxidized; tho three middle Courses
wefo partly oXuizeu, that time be considered
smells saio enough to warrant tho putting oi
| npiug, considering tue way they we're 0raccd; he
ascr,bed the eating away vi The cnimn.y 10 The
| pruning; had known In MS experience the shells OF
| scan chinnoys 10 last as long tho shells OF
| boilers; he did not think ioit the outside tho
chimney at all dangerous; II was good to Keep the
heat IRON radatng but al the same time IL pre-,
| the engineer aod Tho Inspector from uuding the
| JUbE Poole another boiler makcr sad that he WIS.,
tied tho steamer Magenta wnen sho had her ch
out IN May, 1877 he saw the shells OF the eys
and looked al them closely; he considered the sheds
good wncn they were new; the ony cause he
could assign Tor the accident WAS corroson while
vessel was ying sliil he had never known like
/ THIS before
Francis Wilson, engineer, testified to the repairs
maae the Magenta 1876, Tho In ing pul
In 1917 tue shells oil the chiniDsys and
found thcfn III good condition
The INQUIRY then adjourned uatil this morning
| al eleven O'Clock.
ooRoSrR's INQUEST
The CoroDer's ILvestigauJu vi The calamity on
board OF the steamer aScnta continued at ing
Sing yesterday. John Z. Hose, OF Havei straw, aud
Jonn w. Bake, United States Local Inspector OF
steam Vessels testified Tue iater sad no inspected
Der ln good condition; he. however, made no exan-
nation vi the steam chimney WIN nam mer, he
knew that there had a new Inning put It ana
that the steamer nad been run subsequently,; this
Information he obtained from Mr. FraLk ovsey, mo
engineer; the ORIGINAL thickness oil tue oil the
steam chimney was nvc-si Xtcenths OF incn.
Further proceedings OF the inquest were adjourned
until Monday.