Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-18
THE LAKE CALHOUN STEAMER.
Inspector Stephenson PrOmOunces the 4" Hat
tie" Safe-Ltcense Issued to the Engineer.
OFFICE OF UNITED STATES INSPECTOR
OF STEAM VESSELS.

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tic" sofe-Ltcense Issued to the Engineer.
OFFICE OF UNITED STATES INspEoroR
OF STEAM VESSELS.
ST. PAUL, MIMI, July II, 1879.
SHIN response to your request and
those interested with you in the steamboat
'Hattie" at present navigating Lake Calhoun
for pleasure purposes, I inspected your
steamer, although it is no part of my official
duty to look after steamboats, on the interior
waters of the State. concluded it was best
in the present excited state of the public
mind in consequence of the explosion on
Lake Minnetonka to give the steamboat
Hattie" an unofficial inspection. On the
morning of the 10th Of July went on board
of the steamer in question, found her with
out steam and the boiler empty ready for in
spection. After careful examination of the
same found it to be what is known on
western rivers as fire box boiler, twelve
feet long, forty inches in diameter with
43 24-inch lap welded fues, safety valve
three inches in diameter, ample for the pur-
pose required.
Iron in shell of the boiler about SIG of an
inch thick; all the connections looked to be
in perfect order; sixty pounds of steam
working pressure, which I am told by the
officers of the boat, and the man who had
the engine in charge, was all the steam they
required.
That being as stated ninety pounds of
steam would have been the proper test to
have applied to the boiler. But in consid-
GRAFTON of the uneasy state of the public
mind and the desire Of yourself to have her
treated IN the most thorough and critical
manner, thought it best to give the boiler
q higher test than the law required, the bet
ter to satisfy the community, yourself, and
others interested, that you might feel safe in
assuring your patrons that the boiler, engine
and steamboat was rs surely in safe and
perfect condition as any other steamboat Of
her size on any other water.
Therefore l applied the test up to 100
pounds without the boiler showing any evil
dence of weakness.
thave allowed them all the steam they re-
CURED, which is sixty five pounds, making
pressure only five pounds more than half
the test applied. If the boiler and engine
is placed in charge of {. first class licensed
engineer, which you have assured me Won
will have, don't think any danger need be
apprehended.
With the additional equipment I suggest
ed, such as fusible plugs, buckets, pine
floats, and small boat, think the commune
ity can feel an assurance Of safety, to the ex-
tent of its being safe on any steamboat.
Respectfully yours,
CHAs. u. STEPHENSON.
To W. McCrory, Pres't. Lyndale R'y Co,
Minneapolis, Mimi. .
UNITED STATES INspEurOR's oERT1r1nArr no
ENGINEERS.
Issue Mo. This is to certify that D. s.
Stombs has been duly examined by the I'M
dersigned local inspectors of steamboats, for
the district of Galena as to his quail
as an engineer of steam vessels, and found
him to be competent and reliable person
to be entrusted with the powers and duties
Of q first class engineer, and he is therefore
hereby licensed to act as such for the term
of one year from this date.
Given under our hands this third dav of
September, 1878.
JOHN G. SooTT, Inspector Of Boilers.
Gro. w. GoRDoN, Inspector Of Hulls.
The above named d. s. Stombs has been
employed as the engineer on the Hattie. and
is now in charge Of her machinery.
". MoCRoaa, Pres Lyndale R'y Go.