The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-24
Rigid Inquiry Is Made Into Tues
days Boiler Explosion.
IMPORTANT FACTS DISCLOSED.
Fire Was Too Hot Ueder the Boiler
the Metal CeafA Ssaa1-Apparatss
sid "a Have Bees Defective
Heater Left Aisse After the
Japanese Bssit ~ the Fatal Fire.

yssseTGsy IN he iEansst over the victims
OF Tuesday asgat's tragedy al Washington
ssrest and Secona avenue south u to be
believed. the explosion ~as due 20 flaw
IN The toy sheet Of ths boiler ard an snasu-
aIsy hot IRE. while the apparatus itself
was not entirely free from defegts- I'm
pcytant evidence was given, tending TO
show:
Firss-Thas tie boiler itself was imper-
feefiy made. IA that the top SHEET ass de-
fec:ivs. containing air and gsrd holeg
made n The casting.
second-Thas the heater was put under
the sidewalk without airy authority what
ever from the city, by direction Of Ed Van
DE Van. the owner OF The building.
Third the Japanese fireman. Shin
do, built fire causing the pressure tn
the boiler 20 mount ZIP 10 almost, II not
over 100 pounds. whereas pressure OF
twenty pounds 10 the square Inch was all
that was safe for such heater.
These facts were Developed IN the sworn
testimony OF witnesses at the lnsIus =. in
Guiding several expert maCh.nisfs aad
boiler men. The inquiry IN not concluded.
the jury being excused til 10 O'Clock this
morning. Today the premises viii be
yle~ef by the jury. accompanied by s. L.
6hufneton manager Of the West Street
railway, and WHO has charge of The pant
81 The Burke building.
yesterday. assisted By Prosecuting AitDr-
ney McEIros. The latter plisd moss OF the
Qtiessi ions. the coroner Esearing the jury
and witnesses and presiding over the In
QBiry. The exam. nation was conducted In
q roam AZ Bonney Il Stewards used by
workmen connected with the establish
meni. bat whiea was put In shape for the
inquest By the proEr.etors. In an adjoiu
ing chamber lay the body OF Saltiei. and
IT,.
Before The witnesses were examined the
Jury viewed the two bodies.
These were the Jurors: Richard Bradley.
Francis j. Grubbn. James r. Mason,
James Durham. DR. r. ". Young and Paul
Il Hierry.
H. Moss. travelling salesman. whose
home IL in Lancaster. Pa. was the first
witness. He could tell bas little OF the ca
tastrpphs Ia which the lives OF two of his
friends we're exiinguished. He was mem
Der Of the Inflated party which was out for
= stroll on Tuesday might and was led by
chance IS walk by the corner Of Washing
ton and Second avenue south. Witness
said he met saitiei and Jacobs on the train
coming West. The four travellers made up
a party al the Seattle Some one suggested
that they take walk. and they started
OIL. They passed down below Yeslsr way
and turned the corner or Second avenue
south and Washington street Then fol-
lowed the explosion.
Witness said he ana c. s. Garlick. the
nth fnemSsr Of the party, We're IN advance
~ Jacob. Il AS and Ssltlsi about nine feet
After the explosion he and tssrlick went TO
look for their friends. 1t VAS some time
before they learned that they were badly
injured.
Felt the Sidewalk Raise.
G., =. Gasfiek. commercial traveller
from lineage, vas the next witness, "Aii
OF sudden | felt the sideaai.. raise np.'
said Gariick. as he described the explosion
We were tnra@n forward and ran for
ahnat two blocks. Some one said there
would be another explosion We waited
for a moruetit aud Their returned TO Took
for our friends We found Ssltlei and ia
eoss stretched out IN the restaurant on
Second avenue south. we learned that
Besls had been hurt. Then we wen. 10 The
hotel. and from tilsr. TO the hospital"
nr boFses described the nature of the In
sariss sustained by the deceass Iarohs'
death. he said hal been caused by the
shock ana by compound fractures Of both
iegs. The right les vas crushed into a
doaen pfeoas. Sali,el had suffered a.
broken aksIsi and from the effects OF this
aud she shock he died
James lee. sseam litter. testified tha.
hs moved tho hotter and furnace from the
hassnsaa, os the building 10 the place 1t
occupied under Ehe sidewalk Il TOOK the
contract fer snoving the boiler from Cough
lin.'' said t.sa. replying "a questions by Or
Rparisng and Mr.. Mct3ray THE boiler
% far as l ki1na. WIS Ill EGxht. II T. us a
make shas Is commonly used There IL
nat supposed 10 be any steam In tire boiler
lit MAS made for heating water TIE boil
Or was new. II bad been purchased with
two others ~ man named Henderson
new dead. who was formerly In business
q. Thy NcEirsyb- pressure In such
q hoEar supposed to stauds
Witness~From isa to 10 pounds 1
should say.
S-Nss there any safety valve on the
hsifere
A.~~NC. there - ss no safety valve that
I know of~ther@ 10 not supposed 20 Zee
any steam su Sufh boiler
Q~<Coot3 the explosion haS. occurred
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