New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
HOSE ON CETUS BURSTS.
Inspector Injured in Dcdging
Thrashng End.

While inspecting the steamboat Cetus of the Iron
Steamboat Company yesterday, Inspector Samuel
Taylor. OF Mobile. injured. The Cetus lay in
the Erie Basin Inspector Taylor was the hur-
rcsne deck, testing rubber lined hose supposed to
bear pressure OF 100 pounds to square inch.
When the pressure reached IS pounds the hose
burst. and the end whipped around. Inspector Tay-
Tor tried to dodge the hose, and caught his left
hand IA a spike On the deck. His wound was
serious enough to demand The attention % am
bulance surgeon. The hose was ordered off Of the
boat
The inspection Of the Cetus began at $50 a. m.
-Four inspectors-Samuel Taylor, inspector OF hus;
Eugene O'Brien inspector o. boilers. from Mobile;
w H. Clark, inspector OF hulis. and Charles O.
Thomas. inspector of boilers, from Wheeling. :"
Va. went her
The Cetus is licensed TO carry 1900 passengers.
carries ,s25 life preservers. Each one OF the
lie preserYers was examined separately. Most OF
them filed with graduated cork. In the az
Se:nooa every life preseryer was taken from the
racks. Some found torn. with the graduated
cork leaking out through the rents. the inspectors
said. A life preserver which looked soied and
donned by of the crew. he jumped
overheard. and the preserver proved to be buoy
enough support him.
In addition the life preservers the Cetus IS
equipped with two hand pumps on Sile main deck
one fore and aft with rubber hose attached
the inside diameter of which was l12 inches Inc
standpipe in the boat is amidshps with three
valves connecting with 212 inch Inside diameter)
hose. which bought recently. There are also
two life RATS and eight lifeboats.
Captain F. A Atweil Of the Cetus said he did
not know whether, the first inspection Of the
Cetus, May Il. the life preservers had been
taken from the racks, he not then in the
employ Of the Iron Steamboat Company. The mate
said that he present at the inspection. ana
that the inspectors examined only a few or the
life preserYeTs, and ordered removed only those
that could be TO be damaged from the deck
George Uhler. Supervising Inspector General or
the Steamboat Inspection Service. came from
Washington yesterday ana was Closeted for ABOUT
two hours, with Robert ). Rode. the local chief
inspector Uher refused TO tell what TRANSFERRED Al
in the hands of Rode. and that he satisfied
that the inspection would be thorough.
Two more applications for renspectlon were re
yesterday those Of the St. Michaels, OF the
New-York and New-Jersey Line. and the Ulster.
of the Central Hudson Steamship Company.
-Four more inspectors arrived yesterday. two from
Louisville. John r. Abraham. and Joseph }. Dunn,
and from Port Huron. Mich. Willis W: Stew
art and Frank Van Lew, inspectors OF hulls and
boilers respectively
The inspectors finding little to do, as few
applications for reinspectiOn have been sent in
So far one hundred and fifty notices have been
send IN applications for reinspecton.
those OF the Colchester. Of the Meyers Excursion
Company. in Jersey City. the Norris Canal Basin,
Tuesday: the William Fletcher, at the yard OF
TietJen & Lang, HOboken, on THURSDAY; the
Chrystenah, at PeekskilI. Sunday, the nth; the
John +. Moore and the Hazel Kirke on the 18th
and 18th Monday and Tuesday of next week. at the
yard OF Tietten & Lang. Jersey City.