New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-06
GIL c,tv lots at Vernon-ave. and the East RIVER
sold at $3.50. The prices Of the lots rangeo Hon'
%6S tn $40
THE RIVERDALE EXPLOSION.

TESTIMONY BEFORE THE CORONER.
NO CAUSE FOR THE EXPLOSION hNo"N-,
ROLLERS SAID TO HAVE BEEN IN GOOD coNpi-
TON.
The inquest in the case OF tine Victims y, t t
Rivrrdale explosion was begun ycsttrutV III IT, T
Cortnrr's Otfi;e before Coroner Martii LA
frst witness was David P. Dey. inspector OF 9u,s
lie stated that the condition oI .no 10 do with the
nIn f, U,s oninion of the condition or tne
boi,ers at the time of the explosion was ,nae 'oe
violence of the explosion proved the o hoys
tbe,p condition weak boilers would ely nav
anvr wav Alexander caldwell. Inspector OF
steamboat boilers, testified that no nau ,bot on
his nns,tion for eight years. lie stateu ,na. H
annI last he went on board the Rivefdaie as sur
was being got ready for the season. ny pannap
we're being oyerhaned ana captain az GEE thai this
smith the owner asked the witness 10 sec .ni, io
was done properly. He accordingly III e9npsuy
with the boermaker and engineer, tnqrouSSuS , ox
amlned the boilers WITH tne more than bV putting
b, head IN and looking around The engiueel was
inside with light. he DeleVeu .u"n WI Ina A be
were '1 ,en bn,lers by a pressure of 81 pounds
He repeated his examination wnlIe NY 49,
tested and during this exanilhatios' wn,o o yas
Yen nn'' Unusual thing On the sunday before
the explosion lie visited me hneiu'ao -. ina
and asked the engineer how the nn,e n c"nditinn
Tue witness made his official Inspection o ouu
81 lie assigned forty ,unds as .ne ma tr, &c
mr. for the DOlkrS. w utu "''
he EXPLOSION the witness said that he could Only my
snrMse a cause The boilers we're so low iS
in the boat tsat tooy We, TSula hil @e"' water
woodwork and slp1 u, ,no vapo SsSs and this
yapor might have corroded the bottom VI rocd
,rs. Ibis cerosion once begun w0ulu prooeo44,
ranidly The boilers were only an inch or Two vi
thr l,oti ON They were built four cars, aPo uuu
were SUI posed to be capable Of 90 p"nnds pressu1,
They were IA of al inca tblck ana lcet nn;ra
diameter. Inc thickness came up to the rrquiie-
menis of the United ates laws on the supJtc''
CAPTAIN john =. Smith, commander Oh tns ~, NV
erdale sand that he had been cap' am vi 'np hot
dale SINCE April last He always bniieVed MS oo''
va h h hest r. boat around New York AZ tae
time of the explosion lie was on 'ne Iot Iii
He felt the quiverng Of the boat anu pf mnsr he
rushing sound like wind. lie knew ~ ihuS' ne Po
sometnins wrong with the BOILER: lie
escaped sSq tie falling debris by y0a r SsI5nS
tb. na>senoers to escape. At the time OF the eAplo
sion every man was at his post. lie nad KNOWN iso
eng nrer thirty-tve years anu never Ano" nam "
Daniel W. Tauman, the engineer OF tue River
dale testified that at the time o. Tue e1p'o,
SION he at his post oil duty. ,,on pi"s,on
Thrteeuth and Four centl SITS. the eNpio5roh
acquired IN the port boiler, lie should lunpe: nv
witness was standing III the engIne-roon WIN ui'
hand on the Ihottle lie was sounn euo W was
When he recovered he saw thai the ca gihe-Iooi 90
delnolisbcd and he ran ait TO assist tue
He mi ns,l was not injured. lie hai 10 oppo.tunrw
~ ois.rvs the condition OF tho boilers aticr tno cA
osur. Crotou water wastaken III III NJ w w n GU.
| In. water was frrshencd every daY lhorc Mas
! thirt pounds pressure on y nh nv va" go -
liarrison-sr here was about thlrty-'hieo Pouius
ON AZ the time of rho explosion. tie saw INC et
| oYuge about minnie before the explosion Aouut
Ibe same TINE the stOpcocks "err examiner, anu
| the boilers were full OF water. lhelo Nelo , Az
patches or the boiler. except on tne noIoi c"i,,.
Az lar as the witness knew the boilers were VI 81
| cs,Ient condition. he could advance no theory AS
| To the cause OF the explosion g, - q 10
| Andrew Fletcher. 4 Fletcher, Harrison * Co;
the bmders of The boilers OF tue RiverIaie trslned
hat lie boilers were built IN 1873 ana Were VI ~
hast -, axe and material He could not sutni-o INC
| cause OF the tx plOslOn. -..d
One of the boiler, OF the Rivrrdale vas recovered
| YESTERDAY and landed at the pier OF the De.ana'ui
| Ton Marks The steambOatmen VINO saw IL slate"
| that il appeared IN excellent condition me posi-
| lie cnrrosinn 10 winch Mr. CarlIwel referred dlo
| not seem TO exist TO any dan lernnS extent