New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-12
THE RIVERDALE EXPLOSION.
INQUIRIES BY CORONER AND lNsPECroh'
,c,yusN WHO ARE MAKING HisTokf-ihh
PATCHES AND CoRRosION OF The BOILER.


5usYMeN WHO ARE MAKING hisIohf-ihA
PATCHES AND CoRRosIoN OF The BOILER.
The INQUEST upon the victims OF the Kiverdsie
disaster was continued yesterday IN the Goroners
,,ssce before Coroner Marun. Engineer ISuiman,
i,. was recalled 10 the stand. testified tina up TO
lie time of the explosion there bad been no
..,o leaks anywhere about the machinery Of the
R,yertale After leaving Harrison-st the steain
was observed coming out OF tue folecastie: he pe
lcyed that the boiler was ~ perfect conditiou. ~
was ar inch or an rch aud half from the bottom
The ;ury then sicnifed that they wished TO see
ts p,sces that had been cut out of tie boiler plate
NV order of the Steamboat Inspectors, anG tha neY
would further like 10 know by what autho,ty
these pieces were cut out before the inquest naa
bern finished Coroner Martin stated that ne Do
liayed the Inspectors had authority over all DoerS'
A lively discussion ensuec , ..L 49,,
land we would like to know how the law stands
on The subject. We are making hs:"iy' MI Sor'-
lyon are.n answered the CoroAer. Then 40
will INST have this thing settled said the'"lemsn'
land accord .ngly offer resolution ina; - YET
sen who has rs portion OF the eXiloce@ po.lei -
called upon TO produce It, an9 10 ~" sa"S II
explain by what Authority be - ~ possessioh q H.
or by what authority he haa ' ~ ,ooordee nv n,
The resolution was adopted all. fecordeu Nv nn'
Coroner subpenas we're ordered for the two nv
ATS, OF Nyack, formerly of the Riverdale put no"
working on board the Chrystenah and then the luiy
proceed,d to the foot of West Thlreentli-st where
the boilers were lying. aud gave them close lnspec
lion. The inquest will be continued ,9rds Sytorhrct
Suuefv 81 lc lnspcotOr vi Steamboats,, was holdhg
m, esarniaatian in The Post Office Building 70 as
certain IL POSSIBLE upon whom the responsibility
Of The eXplosIou rests. Supervising Inspector
GeuerYl Newcomb as present and assisted III the
examination. James II. Stevens, assistant Local
Inspector idenill,G the pieces OF boiler IRON MARX
piaced on them Dy him. he then arranged the
n,eces on the floor IN the relative posliions they
rceuped in tie boiler. The general conditlon, ne
said, of the boilers was good except at the pa2e
where the explosion bad occurred the corroslOn
there extending all along the plate. AT the POM
wbe re tre break had occurred there was patch
which had been put in to cover place where the IRON
had cOrroded. Another piece OF the boiler, wnlcn
had pa CHI both the inside and outside the VIII
ness said, had become so thin from corroslon that
the original iron would not hold patch, ana there
fore the double patch was put on. MS lor
merely temporary repair was, IN his OPINION, strong
enonob but ii the boat was land up for overhaullng
IL would have been better to make o more thorough
Job The extent of the corrosion where TINS patcn
was would indicate that the boiler was not strong
enough to carry forty pounds of steam Inc boil
ers the witness said, were of the best make ana IL
was unusual Tor boilers TO wear out as quickly as
this one had, especially at the base OF the SHELL
Corrosiop was caused by galvanic action
Charles III. Buckelew. assistant Inspector OF
Boilers testified that in 1879 the boilers were sub
mitted to tests severe than those required by
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