, 1881-08-27
BOILER EXPLOSION.
How the Tug A. 3. Ward Game
to an Untimely End.

to an Untime!y End.
Low Water in tho Boiler the
Cause Of the Accident.
Coroner natso1 held m inquest yesterday aft
crnoon upon the 'n,iles ot Ola Marlin Wilson.
tho onHneor, ani 'villtam Mcdonald. tho lites-
nun or tho t,I4 4. Il. Ward, which hlnw up on
the tnntnlng Of Saturday last Mt the EInrk street
bridge. Thu Jury consisted Of john Davis. f0re-
Man, .nachlaiss: notert Tarsaat. cHR'ne-butld.
er; W. y. I,lnsly. tug engineer; ". Il. lagIand,
engineer Of tho County. building: 4. F. 1sus-
chick. l,o|cr-bulIoer, and rhomas Giunnon,
hotlcr.buildcr.
MICHAEL M'DoSALp
fireman Of tho tt1u, wnA tho first witness OK.
ntnlntsl, mud tho t,nly eyewitness Of the atlar
cal1ctt on to tcatlfy. lie enfl that no looked at
bis tlro nbout ten minutes bcfuro tho explosion
and put on half tia4en shovolfuls Of Gout
Thorc had been q tire tlndcr tho boiler
all night. but tho bDt h'n tot beet working he.
tween 0::W Friday cvus,lnH amt 3:50 Saturday
morning. Tho explosion occurred ut 5:42 Il. IN.
Saturrlny. Tho witness palt no spccini ut ten.
ton TO tho condition NJ tho bolicr when he nrea
ur hut ht 1.1ko sttect hr'tlge tho engineer tr ie1
tho Haxr cocks and found plenty Of water III tho
boiler. a week befnro tho explosion tho engl-
ncgr examined tho toi'cr, md told tho wjt css
that thu braccs wero ~ stroll1 rs on tho tlay
they were put OIL. Tho 1ollcr was eleAnul ouo O
fn0fith. It was customary to carry two to
three YaRes of wnter. nnd when witness ,ast
pulled tho fires ho found three Kuges. iio b nd
novor seen any leaks Or cracks in tho Gro wn-
sheet.
Mr.. John Moore, Of tho Excelsior Iron Works,
testified that
Ills FINN uC1IT T11E 1toIrEIs
In 1871, and Rave u technical i cscrlpttoH of II.
Its lcnuth was twelve feet and lIalnot or i've
feet three tnchcs nnd It was constructed Of
hree-cfahths-Inch No. nanuo Iron. The ,re-
box WIS 0Y United Stntcs Iron Ut tho best uual-
lty. nrfl the crOwn.sacela wero properly stHyel.
l,'. TaS w1tuess M could not tGii whnt iast Of the
the expiDsItn wAs Inv wHtcr III tho boiler. fio
ss.w ut scales III tho crown shrut. Thero WIS
hOx uh II the Iron Ind teen Iurntd twny, but
tho crown of tho sulDkG-b0x did nut hnrc that
appcararr0. Tho ilue.sheat WAS cracked ncross
It was tho pb!sltt,h of thu witness that the water
bccREo superheattd. and that when tho anHl-
ncrr opcned! tho throttle vavc a vacuum Wis
concnsston Instantly followed.
MIL sTEwAltr II. Moolsf:, limited STATES
. ~ STEAMBOAT INSPECTOR,
testiaod that tho boiler WIS examined April a.
It was fonna !,.;.l to TO n gno condition. tM!ly
Of extra satoty 4ages and fusible plugs. Wit
ness considered t 70 be no q No. boiler, It
po1ads tW ,ao su,,afe i7ch. 1yh;cb VIA y. away ~
abDyG tho stnf1dnr1j nx,iiirfsi Thu wftntas tatj
exnnlJue1 thu, boiler sinco tho explosion. and
Wus sattsfIcl thai iii fn,lttnt,nns p,Intni "a inv
water US tto causo ct the sInash. The boiler
which wns h,lr't1 sryerni bundroi feuS br tis
explosion, WIS mt snnsheJ. and on being tcstei
the sprtnr, 4 fusihin ulnv tnken from tie lie
boiler was found In bud condition. Tho cotppO.
siion Of which those plugs ara made fuses at
taso aii the In hnsJ lnon b,rnnd ni,f. Thn III.
ncss exninfnca that fusltta nI,s tyere yMil,ahlo
II mHintn]nfxl in tt,ntI nrnr Httt tint II Il srsia
or rIst wns allowed in farm unot1 thetf tay lw.-