New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-31

they had STAYED by the boat The hnnes kind ,dI for
Ing the woodwork IL was very warm ana tneIe was a
west WIND AS We ne nat have Hesn M and
down day since Nav. and regard the oicels ae
very slowly The fire was mainly forward at first, and
was intensely hot
SCENES AT RANpALL's ISLAND
Or. John c. Howard OF the hospital on RandsiFs Is
land, described how the boat first seen from where
be was AS ran down to the river"he said, 81 gave
orders 60 some OF the boys get the boats and wagons
then went TO the meadow and helped tie wounueo
and injured. Most OF them suffering nom burns
cniy one these rescued. Mr.. Hicks, was DIouGht
back to life. He was nearly drowned. aud the ply
scians worked on him over au hour should )unge
seventy-aye persons landed with US. Many OF them
went to the drugroom, and, after getting urihA o'
brandy, went Oft" -, ,,,.,
DR.. Louis |, Seaman, physician in the Emsra',Sn ion
Division Of The Asylum on Wards island IeserlDeu the
attempts TO rcsusctate Mary Weed oy artlhclS teso
lion and electric batteries The scene ne san OF lne
the body OF the Rev d. Dl!cr on the steamer. us LIS
legs were burned Of, and he ana ooaman io"ed the
Or Edward G; Moupin, Of the ElnigratCn Hospit al
on Wards Island cSrIoo9Tated Dr. seamans testimony
An EXPERTS OPINION.
David NJ Nichols the boiler-maker OF No, 2 Gouver-
neur Slip. said: " made the boilers for the SeaWan-
haka. They were put in fourteen years ago They
were under contract, and were first class have
examined them since the disaster. There Is hole as
large as the PAIN OF your OtOnh an pHN VI ''N
tubes III my opinion this hole was the cause OF the
fire. The tube at that spot bad wasted away faster
than il had anyw else The hole let the water into
the fire. generating steam. and this steam blew out the
gas, which set the woodwork Of the hre-room on fire
II was novel accident. Genelaly shalIei hOie IS
blown out. The front OF the edge OF Tie mole
in the tube was raised more Than the other
sde and showed that the wat went thrOugn me uacA
connections. II the h9e h9d been larger tne engine n
put after The boat boached."
I'll tie inspection in March had beea III rough
asked o. TIE jurymen. would not this weak spot
have been discoveredT ~
ION. no." replied the witness. You may think 1t
strange hut have known where break has oc-
surrcd in boiler that oniy few days before was suO
ectei 10 pressure Of sixty pounds TINS %f9k spS'
Here is curious fact, too. took a piece OF the
tube, few inches from where the DIeaK occuISu;
break. This fact only shows that let the IRON be
where the me a. VIII waste away faster than does else
where. The collapse Of this tube would m ke noise
lust about loud as the one that WAS heard ana OF
similar character: caused BY the dscharglng OF the
water into The back connection ana ire ~
The next witness was Nath Morris. colOred waiter
On the Scawauhaka. When he discovered tina the beat
tire he made his WAY 10 the starboard boat aud
assisted in trying to lower il into the water He put
Hie-presc.Vcr on woman AMI was nnaly forced INTO
the water iy the crowd He said that he had received
instructions as 10 what 10 do IN case OF NE or ac
james Gibbons. Hell Gate pilot living at Glen Cove
was the boat When the fire was discovered he SAID
lie went the sarbJard boat aad STAYED there ny
ing lower il uuti the fire drove him aWaS. He then
went at and jumped overheard There was no one III
that part Of Ie boat when he left a. De thought mat
Ind sfsyed on board only few would have been lost
On steamers the pot called captain lie stage IN
the pilot house and handles the boat.
Mr. CHAsE'S REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE.
Albert d. Chase, of sea Gift passenger the boat,
testified as follows got board The boat at Thirty
third-st. was walking along the psssageway on the
stafboard side. and as 1 bent down 10 g under the
wheel SHAFT saw tie flames burs; board of the sheath
lng between the shaft and the cugine-room helped
some people TO put their hte-preservers, while
the boat going toward the shore faster
than L had known her 10 20 before.
was forced over The stern rall,
ala down by side OF the Tudder post. Here stayed
some time mtl the boat beached couldn't swim,
but finally got sun nat and m,mg "a TO paddle TO
The wind would swept rs of he stern. had some
med pocket ahd before got overheard TOOK
dose t. MAKE me quiet was weak ana couluh 90
much 10 help myself"
Joln Barnes. OF Glenwood, was also the boat
messenger. the upper DECK" ne said. when
the hic was discovered. SAW young lady who asked
me O. .lp lei. 1 said would and went 10 pail seat
down 10 gel ufepreserver 10 pulling the seat down
Iscraped mans nose and he wanted to fight over IL.
She Jumped overheard. 1 vent in after her and when
she caGc put the life pfe.erveT under her and
heped her toward the shore On tie way
another woman, Who begged Tor help l swan u her
aid knowing that the girl cOu1 get ashore all nght
Henry Arthur of sands Point. was passenger the
Seswaahak Wnen tue boat was found TO De Oh IRE mere
10 quiet thco, for ~ smoke or ire was tnen seen
much eruuod. We then saw that The Doat was burning.
spoke Ire young Ia iy aid ASKED her she had ay
quiet rad / would see that sac got ashore.
We pat 3n hc-lreseryers. hut 70 curious how gnO
raut pp- OF the wav TIE tepreseryers ought 10
be put o. y, knew what - DO VITA them. Finally
| slipped oys rbOard. and couldn't make any heacway
lle current Then United with IL out INTO the
stream a.4 was finally pehei up 49,, o
Francs II. Weeks. OF the n4emen OF the Seawan-
baka cd the testimony h. gave ca Thursday be
fore tae Local Inspectors Of steam Vessels 1t appeared
u yeste4dly : TRIBUNE.
THE VERDICT
Coroner Brady then announced that there were no
more witnesses and directed the jury to retire and make
on; a verdict IN accordance with the evidence. ANY
recommendations To the 6h athng OF the Gre-room
with iron. drilling OF with the fire appa
ratus anu coats would be place, would also any
other suggestions that the jury might see I'll 10 make
The verdict follows:
We dnd that D. II. De Beyoise and thriy-four other
passengers (as per append - TO their deaths DV
Injuries the result OF ire when occurred on board The
steamrr sea wanhaka the 2Sh DAY Of June 1880, on
its passaee from NeW-YOrk Roslyn. We ind SAID dis
aster WAS caused by the bursting or collapsug |
whereby the flames driven under thn |
grate-oars into the freroom. thereby fgaltlng The
further ind that the boiler had been duly inspected 10y
the United ltes Government ms pecols 10 March ast
and that said boat provided with all the appurien
ances required by law aud he jury IuIIhtf Dentle
fnat he o,s OF life in this disaster would Rot have |
been 80 great had crew been disciplined and ex |
ercised in concert ia case OF panic through |
strongly recommend, to AVOID recurrence OF a |
similar disaster, that the cougs AMI walls well rs
the Ors Of the hrereoms o. all teambjats should be
incascd in metal at suitable distance from the wood
work.
LIST OF THE LOST.
The following the Coroners list OF the lost in the
Disaster:
Alkens. Eliz Ibeth Jones. Jennet
AucaIgna. Minnie III. Lazarus. Mark
ISsscn Mary A MrGoyern. John
Bennett, Aaron b. Naloney Margaret