The New York Herald Newspaper, August 11, 1871, Page 6

THE ROCHESTER TRAGEDY. Continued Excitement Over the Strange Death of Viola Karshner. INDIGNATION MEETING OF CITIZENS. They Denounce the Investigation as Partial and Careless. Further Testimony Before the Coroner’s Jury. Rocwester, N, Y., Angust 10, 1871, ‘Some three hundred persons were present ata ‘Meeting of the citizens of the Eleventh ward last @ight assembled to take action with regard to clearing up the mystery attached to the death of Vioia Karshner, the girl who was killed by falling from the precipice at the Falls Field. The mesting was organized at hali-pastseven P. M., and the fol- Aowing resolutions were adopted ananimously:— Whereas the sad calamity has occurred to our friend and neighbor, and it being evident in our minds that tere has not beer such an investigauion as we think there should be, therefore be it Resolved, That we cail upon the authorittes for proper and thorough investigation, and that we deem it imperative that nothing shouid be left un- done which would have a tendency to fathom the mystery Which seems to hang over uiis sad ca- Jamity. Resolved, As the sense of this meeting, that it is our opimion that the said Viola Karsnner was a re- ctable and a virtuous girl, and in our opinion at she Was foully murdered. Resolved, That we deem it essential to the inter ests of the public that the Mayor be requested to offer areward for the apprehension of the person pag ante er company at the time that she left ail. Resolved, That a committee be appointed for the purpose of sceing that justice is done in this case. Notwithstanding the fact that Buckley was the sole person present at the time of the girl’s falling, and that he admitted @ quarrel with the unknown man, ‘who, he alleges, was the child’s parameur, and was found with her in a aelicate situation by him, he hhas been scot free since the occurrenve. As he was the only person who witnessed the girl’s deatn and ‘was the last person seen in her company, this ap- Pears strange. The fact that he cannot in any way describe the man with whom he alleges he found her, and that he turned back from his intended mission to notify the police and siept all night in the upper story of a workshop in which he was employed, ex- cites suspicion, perhaps unfounded. The rowdies evidently have the sympathies of a portion of the local press and of the officials, who ongnt unfilnch- ingly to investigate the matter. It is claimed that ‘the authorities are making every effort to capture the phantom seducer, but as yet there has been no Success worth speaking about. The Rochester Union of to-day furnishes the fol- lowing adaitional views and testimony before the coroner's jury:— ‘The very full particulars attending the death of ‘the young gir! Viola Karshner at Falls Field Monday might should have put to rest the thousand and one Tumors that were afloat concerning the affair, Many people of the Eleventh ward have interested themselves mm behalf of the character of the de ceased and of her parents, believing that the girl ‘Was pure and undefiled previous to the evening of her death; that the appearance of her person gave occasion for suspicion that she had been outraged by more than one man. There seems to be no doubt, however painful it may be to so state, that the stories of Buckley, Gerragnty and the other two young men are entitled to credence, so far as they testify to what they actually saw. Their motive im following the girl to the place of the accident can be Judged of by the reader as well as vy our- selves, That is a question for the Coroner’s jury to Geu! with, The testimony taken yesterday is given delow, or 80 Much of it as is fit to be published. The physycians only testified as to the cause of death. They were not asked questions on another point, They made an examination of the person of the girl, and will testity to their belief from such examination when called upon. After an interview with one of them—we must say that the less the subject —so lar as it relates w the previous chastity of the girlis concerned, 1s agitated—the less painful it will be for her parents and her friends, Tue opinion of the physicians on this point 1s so positive that It leaves little room for doubt. There were no evidences or ber person that the girl haa been unu- sually or cruelly dealt with, and the rumors afloat should be denied by those interested. ‘The remarks yesterday in the papers affecting Far- rel and Coakiey were not exactly correct. Their connection with the affair is correctly stated, we have every reason to LVelleve, in their testimony. A meeting 1s, we are informed, to be held at the Eleventh Ward House this evening at half-past seven o'clock, for the purpose of arranging for a TAXATION OF NATIONAL BANKS, Decision in the United States Dis- trict Court—Bank Shares Assessable Only et Their Par Value—When and Where Taxable. CrHIcaco, August 10, 1871, Judge Blodgett, of the United States Circult Court, in the case of the consolidation of thirteen national banks against the City Collector, has de- cided that the shares of the national banks cannot be assessed at a higher valuation than the par vaiue thereof, and that the tax is in the nature of a royalty Upon the denominational value of each share re- spectively. If a share could be assessed at any other value that would involve a curtailment of the actual Property of the bank and a deduction therefrom of 80 much thereof as was invested in United States bonds. This the Supreme Court of the United States has dectded cannot be done, for the reason that the tax upon a share was mtended to be upon the new use to which the capitalist put bis bonds by embarking them in national banks. Considered, Merefore, In tus light, the tax could be levied only upon the nominal value of each share, whether the share was actuaily worth more or jess than par. ‘The Court also held the State law of 1867, providing for the taxation of bank shares, to be wholly void, because It 1s in contravention of the State constitu- Uon, in that it provides for taxing sharebolders in the district where the bank 18 located, instead of in the district where the shareholder 18 resident, the taxing power only to be exercised upon persons or property within the jurisdiction, The stock cannot be taxed on account of its locality, Any tax imposed upon it must necessarily be confined to the person of the owner. So faras the law of June, 1887, directs the assessment of shares owned vy residents of a city who reside outside of the gt city, town or district where the bank 1s located, it i8 in conflict with the constitutional provisions, and, thereiore, Void; and being vold and inoperative to this extent, it is also so as to the owners of shares residing in the same place where the bauk 1s located, because the rule uniformly would be vio- lated in taxing them and not the others, there belng no valid law 1 force in this Stave by which shares of stock and national banks belonging to residents of the State can be taxed. Shares owned by non- thorough investigation of the cause of Viola Karsh- | ner’s death. A resolution will be offered to raise funds and appoint a committee who shail see that Justice is done in the case, Jonn Farrell, being duly sworn—Resides on Clin- ton street; is a teamster; was as Fred Fach’s beer saloon on Falls Field lastevening between the hours of ten and twelve; about eleven o’clock he met one Wiliam Coakley and told him thata girl had jumped over the bank; he went with Peter Hughes and another down to tne bank of the river and found the body lying dead on the rocks; the bank that she fell over was about seventy-five feet high. Patrick Gerraghty, being duly sworn, sags that he resides on St. Joseph street; was at Fails Field last evening atiending @ picnic; he, with Richard Buck- ley, Was walking about the field when be met the deceased and 4 man Walking toward the lower end of the field; did not know either of the parties could uot give any description of the man; should Juage that he was about eighteen or nineteen; fol- Jowed them down; we went down to the end of the Held through the fence on to Cataract street and down toward the river; Buckley went around she dower end of te fence and back into the fleld, and I came back the same way that I went out; then 1 began to look around for Buckiey; found him stand- ing by tis girl and a man; they were having crimi- anal intercourse; we stood about two minutes and the man stood up; then | walked of; there was no railing between the parties and the river; I was avout five feet distaut from them; it was very dark; ‘they were about fifteen feet from the edge of the Dank at the ume; did not hear any remarks; it was ebout half-past ten o'clock. The next witness was Thomas Buckley, whose testimony was pibiished in full in yesterday's HeERavp. Wm. Coakely, being duly sworn, says that he re- fides at 55 Jomer street; was at the picnic at Falls Fie.d last evening; while walking around the fleid faw a couple of boys sitting on a fence; asked them af there were any of the boys down to the lower end of the fleid; on receiving an afiirmative re- ply 1 went down; I weut down to the old quarry, or hole in the feild, as it i com- monly called, and there I stooa for a few min- utes; then I heard some loud talking; then @ noise as if a bush or limb of a tree broke; Iran vowards the place where I heard the noise; met Richara Buckley coming up owt of the hollow, and he said; “My God, there is a girl over the bank!” I asked him how she fell over; Isaw two persons going up a side will about fifty feet to the southeast—away from where the girl went over; they were walking about five or x leet apast; did not know them; I immediately ‘went back t@ the saloon and informed John Farrell; ‘we went over across the road and got policeman Hughes; we then formed a crowd and we got a lan- tern and wemt down the bank; 1 went ahead and Sound the body and called the others; they picked her up and carried her up the bank; 1 think it was «bout one hundred feet high whare she went over. Coroner Young was yesterday called to the Morgue to hold an iquest on the body of Andre Landre, a Frenchman, twenty-four years of age, who died 1p Bellevue Hospital. On the nigntof the Both ultimo deceased wae sitting in @ Window on the Jourth floor of prem! 6z West Twenty-eigntn #treet smoking a pipe, wi he lost his balance and Sel Lo the pyygpment, hue sveci ips Stal Au usied, Tesidenis cannot be taxed, because such a regula- tion would be in conflict with the provisions of the federal constitution, providing wnat the citizens of each State shall be entitied to all the privileges and lmaiunities of citizens of the respective States, ANOTHER STRIDE FOR JERSEY. Success of the Free Bridge Movement in Hudson and Essex Counties. After a struggle of over a year the people of Essex and Hudgon counties have at last succeeded in win- ning a decisive victory for the free bridge move- ment. An old bridge watch spans the Passaic Raver and joins Newark to Harrison township, in Hudson county, had for years past been a source of great annoyance and disgust to not only the general public, but the business men of both sections. Every time @ wagon crossed twelve cents was levied. Tmis, of course, to a greater or lesser extent interfered with traffic. Finally, at the last session of the Legislature, a bill was passed creating @ commission and giving it full power to purchase the bridge from the New Jersey Rauroad monopoly ana throw it open to the people free as the common highway. The commission was composed of citl- zens of both counties. In the Essex Board of Chosen Freeholders there was manifested a grest degree of Opposition, and 1t was only alter the most persistent Agitation that they could be induced to listen to the matter, Yesterday, however, they held a meeting and passed ie following resolution by a vote of 2 to 7:— Whereas the Legislature at the inst session passed an act for the purchase of tue heretofore and now turnpike bridge over the Passaic river, and called for the issue of bonds and sale thereof so as to ‘pay to said commission in charge of guid matter 985,500 to each of the counties of kssex and Hudson ; there(ore, Resolved, That the Joint Committee report to their several doa visability of raising and paying over the said amount at the earliest possible moment, that the wants of the public may be relieved and said bridge declared tree for public travel. ‘The report was accepted, and Mr. Meeker offerea another resolution, that the recommendation 0. the Jomt Committee in regara to the purchase of the turnpike bridge be adopted and ine necessary mea- sures taken to Carry out such recommendation. The Hudson County Board of Freehoiders neld a meeting on the same subject yesterday, aud passed the measure by a vote of 20 to 3. It now remains for the money to be raised and paid over to ihe bridge owners, when it will be free for trafic. It is probable that the success of this moyemeut will prove the death Knell of all toll bridges in Jersey. MURDEROUS MIKE, His Friends Untiring for Liberation—Ccroner Herrman Stands Firm. Almost superhuman efforts toward effecting the discharge of the pugilistic rowdy, Mike Vopurn, one of the parties implicated in the murderous as- sault on Mr. Brunner, still continue to be made, but with little success. Yesterday morning Mike’s brother again waited upon Coroner Herrman, fortified with a certificate from Dr. Burton, of 930 Second avenue, and de- manded the release of Murderous Mike, Dr. Bur- ton certified that in nis opinion Mr. Brunner was out of danger; but this was very unsatisiactory to the Coroner, who told Coburn that lhe should not have the certificate nor any other that might be procured under similar circumst: Tuis did not please Coburn, who said his broche his confederate in the crime were honest and inno- cent men, to which Coroner Herrman demurred, and asserted that he had positive proof or the pris- oners’ gut. Satd the Coroner, in continuation, “These prisoners have jeopardized the life of an honest and respectable citizen, broken up his busi- ness; and now you seek, through the medium of doctors’ certificates, surreptitiously obtained, to get them out on bail. you cannot use me for any such purpose. A doctor of my own selection must caretully exanune Mr. Brunner before I will take any further acuon inthe matter. My only object is tu see that jusuce ts done and the guilty punished.’’ Coburu said he had tne best legal talent enzaved, and intimated he should make application ior bail in other quarters, and thougdt he could find some obliging Judge to accept bonds for the prisoners. ‘The Coroner replied that he (Coburn) could do as ne liked, though he was not responsible for the acts of others, ‘The great object of these bad men is to secure their treedom, very naturally believing that once at —. again they can “Ax” things with Mr. Branner and the aathorities, and thus save themseives a criminal prosecution. In this “fixing” business the public take a deep interest, particularly since the commission of so many recent murders of an aggravated characier. of the Hydraulic Works—Loss $147,000. ROCHESTER, August 10, 1871. A disastrous fire occurred in this city shortly be- fore four o’clock this morning, by Which the entire property of the Rochester Hydraulic Company, whose bulldings extend nearly from Andrews street to the New York Central Railroad on North Water street, was destroyed. The total 1039 is estimated by the Fire Marshal at $110,000, as follows:—Bulldings, $50,000, insurea as fol- lows :—International, New York, $1,420; Occidental, San Francisco, $2,000; Indepenient, Boston, $2,000; Great Western, Chicago, $2,000; Mechan Balti- more, $2,000, and in other Western and New Eng- land companies, to the total amount of $28,420. The stock was insured for $47,250 In some twenty- five companies, principally of New York city and the New England States, The buildings were owned by the Rochester Hydraulic Company and are a total loss. They were occupied by the following firms, who jose stock and Mxtures:—Forsythe Scale Works, M. 5, Otis, David Boutelon, Sheppard & Springer, Rhoda Miller & Co., mane Buchman & Ripon, Bangs & Co. and Abend Esiar. The total loss amounts to $147,000 and the in- surance $79,000. THE MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD DISASTER, Banoor, Me., August 10, 1871. ‘The sufferers from the Maine Central Railroad dis- aster are all reported doing well, and in fair way of recovery. The following additional casualties are reportea: — William 0. Ayer, Bangor, head cut and right hip in- jJured; Mrs. ayer, Bangor, left shoulder, hip and side bruised; Marion Ayer, two years old, bruised in left side aud shouider; Miss Mary E. Butier, of Blls- worth, severe cut over right temple and similar cuts on neck and right side; Eliza Jane Doggett, Maver- hill, severely braisea in head and neck; ©. 8. Pen- nel, of Brunswick, fractured rip; Miss Minnie H. Burk, of Cheisea, Mass., previously reported, proved to have right elbow dislocated, A Coroner's inquest is being held upon the body of Thomas Gallagher, and will afterwards adjourn Burning Company’s to the place of disasier. The whole numb injured reaches fifty. ere FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT, A Train on a Texas Kailroad Thrown from the Track—The President and Engineer of the Road Killed—Several Persoas Severely Injured, NEw ORLEANS, La., August 10, 1871. An up train on the Houston and Great Northern Rallroad. pushing two flats containing officers of the company, was thrown from the track by ob- stracuons, placed there by some malicious person, fifteen miles above Houston, Texas. Dr. U. G. joa President, and William W. Wilson, Assistant Otvil Engineer, were killed. Turner, a brakeman, probably fatally, and 0. B. Noble, Ghief Engineer’ and Superintendent North were ‘severely wjured. Seyesal yiaers Were ure But please understand, sir, that | THE SAD STEAMBOAT SCALD. Continuation of the Official Investigatiors. Captain Vanderbilt and Superin- tendent Braisted on the Stand. Two Additional Deaths---The Roll Now Numbering One Hundred and One. The Safety Valve and Gange Wrong and the Boiler Iron Under Standard, THE OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION. Additional and Important Evidence of Ex- Pperts=The Commissioners’ Report ou tho Boller and Appliances of the Westfleld— The Satety Valve Out Considerably, the Gauge Wri and the Boiler Iron Nearly Ten Thousand Pounds Under the Standard. At ten o’clock yesterday morning Messrs. Hiil and Boole sat in the United States Court to receive what ‘was considered to be the closing evidenee from the experts who bave inspected the boiler and appli- ances of the Westfleld, at their own cost, and to hear the report prepared by the Committee of In- vestigation, instructed by the Supervising Inspector of the New York district. Somewhat contrary to the general expectation the testimony was not con+ cluded, for the reasons stated below; but the report of the committee was handed in and accepted by the Board. The most scientific witness examined was Mr. Creuzbau, who clearly illustrated the manner in which the steam in the boiler became superheated while the Westfield was lying moorea at the slip, and that the lack of circulation for the intensified steam, added to @ sudden movement of the piston in starting the engine, caused the cracked plate to divide, and hence the explosion. ABRAHAM VAN DUZEN'S TESTIMONY, Abrabam Van Duzen, sworn and examined—I am a prac- fieat engineer, employed on the, Staien Island ferry; have been employea on the Westfield; the company have four boats and five engineers; two of the boats run at a time; 1 have been an engineer for the company twenty-one years; am the ranking or chief engineer, but Ido no: asmime any lity and re- ineers have to repair the boats, ch repairs being under the direction of the Superintend- ent; Ihave not run any of the ferryboats for abouta year and nine months; I have been on board the Westfield since the explosion, bat cannot t the reason of the explo- sion; Ll was surprised at ft, as I shoula hai een that boiler perfectly safe at twenty-live pound: } ink it would hat taken thirty to thirty-five pounds to hi ruptured it; I think that the gauge wae that it stopped at twenty-seven pounds; I have tacertain pressure and would not ted; sometimes the springs get out of or nge Works to acertain point for a certain Jength ot time and then gets stuck at that point and will pot move without it 1s lifted; I am not a machinist; I havea license as an engineer (this has been renewed since the explosion); the one previous to this I had four years ago; my fist I took out sixteen years ago, THE UUILDER OF THE WESTFIELD, Jeremiah Simonson, swora—I am a shipbuilder and built the Westfield: her dimensions are 2u0 fee: long on deck, about thirty-two fret wide, and she is what 18 called a double ender; the boiler was placed on the fore and aft line of the boat, and she hi jn addition, two tanks; the beams were 16 inches in her deck; her frames were id her diagonal frame crossed and riveted ; she had a deck hook. ANNING SMITH'S TESTIMONY. Anning Smith, sworn—My business is an engineer, and T am at poment superintendent of she North Shore Staten Island Ferr have exanined the Westfield; 1 went on reek ago; I found one et of the bofier examined the boiler outside for cracks or about the shell, and I imagined I saw acrack run- ning along one of the seams, which, [ think, weakened it be- fore the explosion ; I could see that the interior of the boiler had been chipped, and the man who had chippe: it had left tue marks of his chisel on it and left some scars there; I ex- amined th fety valve and found that the stem of it was bent ani the weicht lever was also bent; I went to police and there a piece of or sixteen. inches long which acrack almost through the fron; the crack was on the in- aide of the er, but covered in one or two places with scale or corrosion; that piece was torn from the bottom of the boil nd from thia the explosion @ommenced; this botier J stayed together at the bottom and bad a number of but at the cop there was nothing scarcely to hold it, when the pressure force! the top of the bottom re- mained almost stationary; {t does not require a great pres- Sure of steam to force olf @large sheet of iron like that ;T ink . TWENTY-SEVEN POUNDS WOULD CAUSE THE EXPLOSION, after considering the thickness of the iron, and I consid the crack woul ave reduced the bearing Int» perhay fifteen pounds: the ge tested and blow off at twent leonsider if that ct bad only t' st would have twenty-seven pounds tell what covering there w! ver tha! crack from the inside, but I think ft had gone CS \derably ;1 do not think there would have been any #di- onal pressure on the bottom of the boiler at that time; when that sheet let go I think if there had been a heavy weight over the top of the boiler the DOLTOM OF THE BOAT WOULD HAVE GONE ‘out, as that would then have been the stronyest part; there is always an increased weight on the bottom of the boiler be- cause of the water in addition to the pressure of the steam resting on it; went into the furnece and I think it ree from scale and was very good; as regards the | n of the water 1 think the evidence abe d clear thi there wae no scarcity of water and that thet was not the cause of the expivr'on; knowing the age of that boiler, and wi ut knowing the existence of the crack, I should not bat si.ated to have carried forty pou: ‘ALL OTUFR WAITRESSES FRAUDS. Harry Whittaker eworn and examined, said that he had read @ great may siatements in the New York newspapers from ‘sand a number of men callme tnemselves “experts,” superiority over the others; we are all on an equ celvi the same pay; the en; ed, only tenved tu deceiv: nthe then ha Boole ha'f an hour to read, and at heourt had to suppress his iaugovr, irre evant statement or a clearer waste of tine could not be imayined, Like # great many others, tuis poor oli gentieman cousidere| he bad soived the whole mystery; no one ese knew anything whatever of en boilers; and to prove this he reiated race after rac Misvise|pp! and Lakes Michigan and brie, incite wort y of a cent weekly pub ication for the atonsement of young children; out they had not the shel tion to this stigation. So longae the publ persisted In belay mis 4 by sell-atyied experts so loag his opinion the only thing to prevent an exp as’ to have a reliable Stearn whistle, which should pe attached to the bi tis would sound as soon as the water got low and alar: ngersandencineers, he had run races a dozen times known the boats to blow up, but never killed many a the: aL explost yeop PE ACPPRNTATING! THR CAUSE OF THR EXPLOSION. Robert Crenzbau, «worn and examined, said—Tam a e'vil J engineer, and yesterday examined the botier of the Westield; the cause of the expiosion was difere ual it gave way eadwise, showing that it was not the ‘of the iron that Ktarted;the safe sirain that aid have stood is the sixth part of 6),00) nare juch; transversely it would have been and endwise it would have been fitty hey allow one-sixth of the strain for a ekg one-half the strain for a hydrostatre test; the allowance of one-sixth for a working pressuce {a not small; in teating the bower the pressure trom tha hydrostatic pump should \¢ allawed to remainon the voler not less than ten hours, and then if it receded you could as- certain the Jeast leakage; the least leax would th ‘and it would be easy to prevent any exploaton; the either bad iron or 1 D would thea be dis- ain of 14,00 pounda to the square r e inspectors it would not burst; It is ed that one-ball of the Tull pressure of 60,000 pounds e boler 4; the scale on tues oft decreases the heat by about one-fourth io proportion to ite thickness; I saw some scale (carbonate of lime) on the upper flues nearly one-quarter of an inch thick; T male an estimate of the amount of steam yenerated while she was lying In port; Leaicalated that at the time she came in she bad twenty pounds, or seven hundred cuble feet of stearn and seven bundred cuble feet of water—baif and half—ent the heat contained in it was ten millions of units; if the water was suporheated—lying pertectly sttil—to an average Of filly degrees of heut, that would flash tuto steam, it would produce twenty two thousand decrees of steam, which no sthat I ever heard of, relieve, and that, pture must occur; the boiler might have conneq! ly, ar been Weakened previously, and the instant this NFERATION OF STEAM TOOK PLACT ved, and hence the explosion; sometimes, shave beeo in oliers at the time of the eam, this plug bas flown out, and conse: are could not reach the point uecessary for the water would then be relieved from jis T conclude the explosion was caused by the sudden he rapidity of the water (ashing SUDDEN the plate was where wuodeu pi auperheating of quently the pre the expiosiva, cobesion; accumulation ot heat aud into aieam—in other words, the superheating of the stearn beyond what the valve could reiteve ; the way to calcul ste the saiety valve aren is to ascertain the maximur sieam pro- ducing power of the butler, and then arrange in the aperture of the safety valve for the very extreme, 8 that it conld ercape at any Ume wnen the pressure reached beyond a cer- tain given port; tn language, the boiler was very much Injured by the expansion and contraction of #0 many years, which could have been ascertained by PROPER HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE, and the next was the want uf circulation In the boller at the time he was lying in the slip, causing the trementour super- heating of the steam whieh resulted conclusively in the dis- aster; 1 tnink the Iron was jaminated considerably, but some oid, experienced men did not consider it to be bad fron; I think that bollers should fera while they are lying stil; and Mf the water could be kept in cireniation the Habliity to burst would be considerably less, if {t aid not absolutely prevent it; em: when in and wr twenty-seven poundy at moment starting might instantly rise several pounda—three, five or seven poutida-and heace there might be n great deal mors preawure on than the engineer would notice; he naturally would be engaged at the most dangerous moment tn staring and ai- tending to the levers. ‘There is always MORE DANGER JUST AT THE MOMENT OF STARTING. han at any other time; steamers and locomotives almost in- ont of 9 variably biow up at this moment, and engineers and drivers nerally concede this; I do not think that that boller should ave had more than twenty-four How that is whould, Mk, and in order pressure a hydrostatic pressure of forty-eight be previously put upou the boiler, In test ig botlers good men hi iy said that to take a lighthammer and sound « boiler all over waa ® more perfect test and sater than the hydrostatic pump. REPORT OF THE EXPERTS, After the recess Messrs. C. W, Copeland, Andrew Fletener and William Vanderovilt, tue committee appointed by the Supervising Inspector (Mr. Lowe), submitted the following report:— New Yorm, August 10, 1871, ADDINON Lown, Eaqy Supervisivg lnspeciur for New ork :— Six —L0 compliance with the instructions of letter the 4th inst. the andermgned have carefully taokod ths stones d_ lock-up safety valve of the steamer the boiler froin pointe sear sh Pine “of fracture, and ‘beg 0 e ct Jeare to report the following (ti ower ll ateatapde acd tad ‘iret Reapecting the steam gauge—this was tested in place Mthe boat and througy ibe wipe vy which It was counseted stood | NEW YORK HERALD. FRIDAY, AUGUST Il, 1871 Pounds and down to vwenty four poosse: yreesur uunds and down four poun ras correct, low twenty-four youn is thle gauge ne ue. pressure, a correct! ‘the We seventeen eas test, in order to confirm its sociale was tested by the standard mereut moreoborated quarters, ‘Which test {uily ‘on board the boat. The greatest error ‘ouna (in ranging from four pounds per square inch to forty-four pouuds per square inch) ‘o be in the Westfeld’s gauge was one pound fn troe pressure. In no case within this rauge did dicate less than the true pp - valve was removed from the boiler, the lever and stem straightened. and it was then connected with Pend the works of gi Fistonen, esr rj oo ‘and teat ‘& mercury gauge. On the ‘on the 7th tots when the weight was set at twenty and a half inches trom the centre of the vaive stem, the valve blew off freely at ‘our pounds pre: the weight placed at twenty-six" and tbree-q ar from the va ve stem, on the first trial it blew oif freely at twenty-eight pounds preasure, and on the second trial the same. (NOrz.—From marks on the lever this was supposed to be the position of the weight when used on board the Westfield, The actual distance of the weight from the vaive stem, as measured by Mr. Copeland before the valve was removed from the boiler, was twenty-six and « half inches. The welght was then placed on the extreme end of the lever, in which posiuign. it “would retain the greats pressure that co retained without extra weights being Diaced on the lever. On the first trint It biew freely at thirty- oné pouuds pressure, and on second trial at thirty-three pounds pressure. ‘On account of some testimons given in regard to the weight to which @ safety vaive would lift at ditterent pressure, it was deemed advisable to make experiments which wonid set- tle this point, The weight was set in a position (o blow off at twenty-four pounds, “At twenty-seven anda half pounds ‘the valve lifted one-wxteenth of ah inch; the steam pressure was then gradually increased, and at thirty pounds pressure rter the valve was raised three thirty-seconds of an inch, and at forty-five pounds pressure one-quarter of an inch, These we ett olnt ‘as. ihe pressure in- ‘ety valve aio inoreased. 10 as the lock-up valve, which ts known “America valve,” was attached to the boiler of Messra. Netcher, Harrison & Co, and tested by a mercury gauge, ‘The weight of the lock-up valve was set by the scale on the lever at twentv-seven pounds. Upon submitting steam pressure it blew, off ut thirty.two pounds by the mer- cary gauge, showing efther that the scale bad been lala out originally incorrectly or that the valve had become less sensi- tive by oxidation or distortion of the parts. In testing the tron taken from the boiler six specimens were go cut out that the teat of strength should We with the grain of the iron, and six specimens so. that the test of strength should be across the grain. Of the whole twelve tests but one failed from impro- nipulation of the testing gauge. The e Measurements of ectiona of the apecimens were made with both Vemer and michrometer scales. The results of the trials of strength with the grain lengthwise were—maximum, 49.548 pounds Per aquare inch; minimum, 41.512, pounds pér square ineb, f the aix trials the average was 45.079 pounds to the square inch, ‘The results of tals across the grain—maximum, 43.891 pounds per square inch, mintmum, {7.874 pounds per aquare inch. Of the tive trials the average was 40.034. ‘All of which is respectfully submitted SEE ee an 3 Ee RBILT, CHARLES W. COPELAND. ANDREW FLETCHER'S STATEMENT. Andrew Fleicher, being duly sworn, said that he had tho- roughly examined the boiler of the Westfield In conjunction with the other gentlemen named in the . This witness testined in almost every partiguias to the same facts asa number of others previously. He thought it was the duty of the inspectors to get inside the boilers; for he had sometimes seen the necessity for so Solna § aud the sounding of the boiler, by tapping tt all over with a light hammer, would be. ‘an additional safecuard, 100 MUCH WATER IN THE BOILER, William W, Vanderbilt sworn and examined :-—I am a prao- tical engineer and heard the report read; the signature at- tached to it is wil I jacob Van- in related particulary to r—that my father ana be are first cou- decect in that plate the primary cause of was more than twenty-seven pounds id that if any one could have been in the engine room and waiched it would have been seen that the gauge ‘would have indicated thirty-three pounds; | di think there was any scarcity of water in the boiler, but, on the contrary, there was too much water; if there had not been so much water I do not think that twenty-dve per cent of the lives would have bee lecidedly the boiler should er Rha) an stor to voller. derbtit only in th sins; 1 consider t the disaster ; that t) re on ‘the boiler, W. al tound that he had made a slight miscalculation rture, but it waa not material, the actual pressure differing from hla own by half a pound to the square inch, At the conclusion of this testimony Mr. Vander- bilt exhibited portions of the boiler which had been vested, and the members of the Board, with the gentiemen present in court, examined tnem closely, but no one ventured a statement beyond what had already been mentioned in the report. Mr. Bovle then came forward and said that Mr. Lowe had two other witnesses, who had gone very minutely into the matter, and who had prepared elaborate reports, but were unable to submit them. These gentlemen were Erastus W. Smith, of the Narragansett line, and George Sewell, of the United States Navy. In order to give these gentiemen an opporturnity of presenting their reports the investigation was ad- journed until ten o clock to-day. THE CORONER'S INQUIR’ Examination of Captain Vanderbilt d Sa- perintendent Graisted—A Litthe Knowledye Not a Dangerous Thing. The continuation of the examination of witnesses in the Westfield expieston was resumed yesterday morning m the Council Chamber of the Assistant Aldermen. The only new facts developed were those that went to show how littie Knowledge is re- quired to qualify men to become engineers of boats and have the care of miiions of lives. Among the witnesses examined were Captain Vanderbilt and Superintendent Braisted. JACOB H. VANDERBILT. I reside at Staten Island; 1am President of nd Raliroad, which include T tak part in the management of it; it cousiste of four or tive steamboats and the railroad through the laiand I think there are (en oF eleven directors; the Superintendent’ has the geu~ eral management; Ibi directors, who are ci whenever they are called together, three or four times a year; they would have nothing to vo with procuring or re- palriig bollers; At a nove boiier was wanted they would have jo give power totne Finance Committee to purchase it; I should have something to do with that; it would be made by the Finance Committee, consistiig of four persons; (he contract would be signed by the President aud Superiniten- niendent would be respoasible (or tue repair ; the Saperinteadent 1 James W. Braisted; he t eight years; he was on the line Westtied was built; the Staten e re run every hour up to twelve o'clock at night; in the evening we miss a trip or two; I don’t know anything more about tue Westtield than any of the never examined wny of them; there has been any report or suggestion that the bolier needed repair; it was repaired last fall; the Superintendent thoaght the water-bottum was defictent tn etreng’ arr ine the be a new one was pat in by a < Theld; [did er pecsonally ‘on the boats every the amount of tue usual } we are wenty-live j_ the steam ta Theard of the ty’ ck on the day of the accident; I mn; 1 have not been on board the boat since; I have not direct'd any inquiry to be mate; for me to say what was the cause; indeed, I caunot say what was the cvuse, By the jury The Finance Committee is composad of four; not made any dividends lately; the eapital 1s the coat of the new water bottom was about :32,500; 1 the afternoon; I never re of steam; I was of a similar kind cer in that case was the cause; I pur pounds; happened; the want o! was captain of the boat; I don’t recoliect the verdict; I re- member the steamer Etna; it was a want of water in that cas; there was another boat coming in near Governor's Tsiand when the explosion took place, I have been told; 1 dont. know whether. the — bollera nad been ‘inspected or not, except from what hear; th: engineer ts a very compete ; not drink; the boat did not biow of until she had twenty-seven pounds of steam on; she does that every day; for the stopping and the starting this must be #0; it was customary to blow the pipe going out and into the wharf; the tanks are down in the Gold and the sound woud not be heard; the Westfield was built in 1462 by my brother, Commodor® Vanderbilt; it was afterwards sold ti George Law, and when we bougat George Law out this boal was transferred to Us; we have three boats, but ran only two; the botler hat only been used six years really, and not nine, for we use a third boat, laying up one. The boats are run in hour time, but on Sunday we put on an extra boat; the boat was ready to start on the day of the explosion at haif-past one o'clock ; everything was workin regulary ason any other day; we generaily minute after the regular tine, but not quite go regularly on Sundays, I reside at the Quarantine, Staten Teland; man; nid ete bi employed seven or etght_years; 1 commeaced wih them; I was employed by the Superintendent; [ was in the pilot house at the time of the explosion ; I started from Staten Island at hail-past twelve o'clock; when we arrived on the New York side i pinned the radder and I went down stairs on the dock; I waited until the Ume to start, sitting down and Waiking around until the time to atari; at twenty-five minutes to two I went up tnto the pilot house; I was waiting for the boat to start; Iwas standing up, when I felt some- thing which made ‘me think we had run into somethin went to look and | then 1 did not know | nothings IT found, myself afterwards on the guard of dont; saw the engineer when down the stairs putting on the hdse; he wi at the New Yorkend of the boat and about sixty fect from the botler; T saw him put water in the boiler ; he stood out on the pier: I saw the engineer put the hose on whe en- fines remained thore about {Wo miantes; I don't know how fong the engihebr rethalned; I never look to see the amount 6f stedin we carry: Ib more than twenty-live p waa biowing oif the safety valve that day. Th aS: By the Jury—I beard the safety valve blow off at twenty: five minutes to two, as T went 4 Atatrs; the captain aiways Tings the bell to start; the bell hai not runy to start before Tam the wheel- oat; I hay 4 cain vaive and the government sarety the explosion; we were wait.ng for the other boat: we bi time to make'a trip back; the boat coming {n was below Governor's Island ; the water was perfectly smooth. JOE T reside at Clifton, Staren hand on the 8% Ki an n Island ferry, an en years; the Weatteld left St ihe engineer, when the boat arri { attached the hose to the bydrant; engineer spoke to me; I was on the deck asleep as he passed me, and he touched me as be went past; the haat I saw of the ner then was when he went on the boat; T never ran an engine; T ean read and write; I someitines noticed the steam gauge; I hardly ever #aw itat twenty-uve pounds; 1 don't fee the gange at elther end; the engineer generally keeps himselt in the engine AIN BRAISTED, Ihave been Superintendent of Staten Inland ferry fifteen yeara; Iwas in business vefore; I to run a boat my- ty Staten Inland; Lam not an engineer; 1 captain; I never ran an engine; my duty is to wee that the boats are rope 1 ir and clean ind see in rt punctually on time and to see to the whasf al {hire all the iien suppose the boats want repairing 1 get them repaired; on my own responsibility I send the boat to hired the engineer some eight or ad been and what he had Jumbus; that was the frat I knew of him; 1 bired him as bi per month; that ts the regular wer knew of any accivent that nse of; he always attended to bis duties ; the engineer does not receive any orders from me ; joned them pot to carry any more swam than the the law allows twenty-five pounda; T go on U amined the ‘steam gau and found it twenty-seven po ‘when I found it no cautioned them and told them U were liable to be ar- Tented; if Robinson carried twenty-seven pounds of steam on his boiler he was disobeying orders of mine t was his orders to Fetnain in the engine roo while the boal was on ite way ; when he geta in his duty i8 to go down to tl examine hia tires, try the water and to “key” hi sometimes there is too mach play on the water wheels and it is nis duty to look t; it Ie alto bie duty to put the tank ;they always do that when the boat arri Water runs all the tine the bout live in the dock; the general fs very diticn't | E jeardas with Mr. Berryman when he came to inspect the boat, but ft resulted in Mr. Berryman giving a certilleate.) A In reference to the engineers employed on iver steamers is {i not a fact that there are two fy ‘engineers—one an educated and protessional engi- Reer and the other a working engineer? ‘Witness—I have been on. steamooats since I was eleven years old, andT think all the engineers, pretty much, aro ine-w ‘and there are very few of them who are ted; I would rather have a man who was ‘hgineer by having bezun as a fireman, Juryman--Do you know that it is customary for such men to take charge of these engines ? ‘ftness—I know men who have taken charge of steam- ships who have been blacksmiths; 1 kuow a colored man Cf who is tn charge of « steamsi A-Jurynan “What ie his name? Witness—Mr. John German, I think. as — What line 18 be on ? itness—On the Vanderbilt steamer. A Juryman—Of courses wo know derbilts who employ such people. At the conclusion of this witness’ evidence the examination wag adjourned until half-past nine o’clock this morting, when the evidence of experts Will be taken, ADDITIONAL VICTIMS, On Wednesday night Mr. Henry Storms, of 634 Fifth street, and John T. Roberts, recently residing at 227 Henry street, Brooklyn—two of the victims of tne Westtield steam boiler exploston—died in Belle- vue Hospital, where they bave been under treat. Ment since the lamentavle occurrence. Coroner Young being notified gave burial certificates In both cases, t; it 1s only the Van- A RELIEF COMMITTEE WANTED. New York’s Duty to Its Own Unfortunate Citizens—Thi Westfield Disaster—Money Awaiting Disbursement to the Sufferers. When the news of the terrible disaster in the Avon- dale coal mine thrilled throughout the length and breadth of the land two years ago the popular mind was instantly stirred with sympatny, and at once measures were resorted to to give expression to that sympathy in a substantial form. Over one hundred victims perished by suifocation in the burning mine and their families were left homeless and bereaved, ‘New York sent about one hundred thousand dollars tor their relief, of which sum over twenty thousand dollars was sent in various sums to the HERALD oflice @nd transmitted hence to the Rellef Fund Commit- tee. As yet no public action has been taken for the for- mation of a central committee in this city to take charge of the receipt and disbursement of fands for the relief of the hundreds of physical and pecuniary sufferers by the Westfield boiler explosion. In quite @ number of instances entertainments have been given for their benefit, and the sums realized have doubtiess been properly disbursed; yet the feeling of benevolence among our citizens must necessarily be umited by the fact that there is no organized and responsible headquarters through which their charities may be properly controlled. It certainly seems fitting and just that New York, so muniticent in her aid to suffering hu- manity outside her own limits, should mani- fest some regard in a proper form when her own citizens suffer from calamity such as this. And such aid could be readily extended, and upon an ample scale, if a committee of citizens were ap- pointed tor the purpose at a meeting called with that object. There are scores of responsible and worthy gentlemen who would gladly, or at least willingly, undertake the duty of controlling and dis- bursing 4 relief fund, and if such a cominittee be ap- pointed aid will Mow in abundantly. At present there are a number of subscriptions of Various amounts sent to the H&RALD office “for the beneflt of the sufferers by the Westfleld disaster,” and they are still held here awaiting any responsible party who shall be authorized to receive and dis- burse them for the purposes for which they were contriputed. Yesterday, for example, the sum of $249 32 was handed in at this Office with a note, of which tae following is a copy:— JARs Gorvon BENNETT, Editor of the HERAT. Dean Sin—ncloged please find the proceeds of a, fair held at the Pavilion Hotel, New Brighton, for the benefit of the sufferers by the Weat‘iela explosion, the said fair jotten up and managed by the young ladies names are hereto signed. ADDIs WALTE! LOUISE CARDOZO, In the Avondate disaster the contro! of the New York relief fund was placed in the hands of whe Mayor and a committee of city oflctais, and surely the citizens of this great metropolis can organize some similar and equaliy useful committee to take charge of the relief fund for the suiferers by tis recent disaster In their own city. OF A PACKING TORY. aving chose DESTRUCTION ROX FAC. Criminal Conduct o! an Engincer—A Woman Frightened to Death. A fire broke out at nine o’clock yesterday morn- ing tn the boiler room located in the rear basement of the packing box factory of J. H. Swift, Nos. 98 and 100 Norfolk street. The factory was quite an extensive establishment, occupying two buildings, one atwo story and the other a three story brick building—and eighty workmen were employed there, When the flames burst forth the men were at work in different parts of the building. A scene of great excitemgnt and confusion ensued, and the flames spread so rapidiy that many of the workmen experienced great difficulty in making their escape from the burning butidiag. Fortunately ail escaped untujured, leaving behind their outer cloiming and tools, Which were jnciuded in the geueral destruc- tion which ensued, An alarm brought the firemen promptiy to the scene of the conflagration, but owing to the inflam. mavie nature of the stuck in the building, which consisted chiefly of ligut pine ‘umber, the’ ames burned so flercely that both bulluings were come | Pletely atted and their coutents almost en- trely destroyed. The loss by the couflagra- tion cannot be definitely given, as Mr. Switt, the proprietor, declined to give the police or Fire Marshal any miormation tn relation thereto, From a@ survey of the lactory it 1s believed, how- ever, tual the loss will not fall short of $26,000, on which there is hot much Insirdude, ‘The cause of the fire 1s being investigated by Fire Marshal MeSpedon, and it is believed to have origt- nated from the gross carelessness of the engineer in charge Of the engine aud boiler on the pr 18 asserted Us man, who is uamed Edward Sharkey, las been In the abit for a long ume past of gomg to mis bréakfast at nine o’clock every moruing, abandoning his post and leaving the engine and bolier Wo ran themselves during his absence, Shortly before nine o’ciock yesterday moruing Saarkey flied the furnace with shavings and went to his home, 106 Noriolk street. During his absence the tire broke out in the voller room, in some manner as yet unknowa. A remarkable and melancholy incident connected with the conilagrauion Was tie sudden death of alrs, Mary Hathaway, a woman forty-seven years of age, who lived in apartments at No. 97 Norfolk street, | Immediately opposite the factory. When the flames burst forth Mrs, Hathaway, who was a woman of very nervous temperament and in delicate health, became so irightened that she was seized with con- Vulsions and died in less than two hours. Gorover Young has been notified to hold an inquestin the Case. BAD AFPAIR. Coroner Young yesterday investigated, at the | Tenth precinct police station, the case of Jacob | Eisenhardt, the child, eighteen months old, who died at the house of his father, 48 Chrystie street, as | heretofore published Deceased, he LD. A ‘ak ‘en tn the habtt who was an only child, of getting on a wagon, to the great dan#ér of his iife, and to eu pin of the fatt his father placed him in (oset, neocon to let him re. PAD % short ume and then take him our fi & cw minuies the child commenced to cry, aud opening the door Mr, Eisenhardt discovered that he Was bleeding. He had falen on 4 piece of glass, Which had penetraved his right thigh aud abdomen, A doctor was tmmediateiy called, but death soon | ensued. Dr. Marsh made a vost mortem examina- tion on the body, and found that deaih resuited from exhaustion caused by hemorrhage. The jury rendered @ vera Booorsinelye and Coroner Young discharged Mr. Eisenhardt, who had been detained a) the station house. He was not aware of any glass being in the closet, Mr. Hisenhardt is ia tne deepest distress at the death of his vabe, A BALTIMORE DEFAULTER CAPTURED, Detectives Tieman and Heidelberg, of the Central OMice, yesterday morning arrested Solomon Fuld, a German, formerly @ resident of Baltimore, who Stands charged with embezziement, The arrest of Fuld was made by virtue of a warrant issued by Justice Thompson, of Baltimore, in which Fuld is charged with having fraudulentiy obtained ion of $2,600 belonging to & building asssoctation of which he was the secretary and appropriated the same to nis ; Own use, He obtained the money from the trea- surer (Henry Ley) of the society by falsely repre- senting that he required the cast for the use of the society. Fuld was traced to this city, and Detec- tive Pierson, of Baltimore, came on here with the warrant for his arrest. He was arrested at his residence in Brooklyn, E. D., and brought to Police Headquarters, Pierson proceeded to Alvany and obtained @ requisition from Governor Hoffman for the rendition of the accused to the Maryland autho- rites, Fuld was taken back to Baitimore iast evening, A FUNKING FEBRY COMPA How Mr. Dow, of Weehawken, Out of a Bad Scrape. The Weehawken Ferry Franchise Sold Midland Railroad—Resolutions of a tive Committee — Startling Revola- tions—Patched Boilers and a Rote ten Steam. Chest—Beware of the Ferry Boat Lydia, About the last measure of seeming hones to which the members of the Legislaturé of lent thetr vociferous ayes was a revolution prop: by an itinerant statesman named Plunkett, di ing the Committee on Commerce and Navigatic inspect and report on the condition of the Wee! ken ferry. It was asserted in the House—and re| leans groaned as the charges were read—that ferry was in a beastly condition, and that the paay that held the charter ought to be prosec: to the fullest extent, In due time Lawrenc! Kiernun, chatrman, and several nonorables of very honorable uegislature of that year assem at the gas works adjoming the ferry, examined A NUMBER OF INDIGNANT OITIZBNS, cracked jokes and botules of champagne, smc Partagas (first) and in many other ways aispla their ability as representatives of the mobocrac New York. They swore dreadfully im the privac their wine-smelling committee room that they w« burst the company. Mr. Dow, the principal, naturally alarmed, and was lavish in his hospital ‘The committee bad a short-hand writer and a: retary, and Mr. Kiernan conducted the examinati| A woeful amount of adverse testimony was accc| ingly piled up against Dow ana his virtuous f company. The stenographer and the secret’ were paid, of course; but who paid for the ardu: labors of the committee? Mr. Lawrence D. K nan, Clerk of the Department of Education, ha: defective memory, but he could answer that qu’ ton if he tried, MOST DAMAGING FACTS WERE ELICITED in the examination and were fuily reported in t} HERALD next morning; but, singular to say, report was made to the Legislature, or if a rept was made it was sat on, ant so the matter end¢ The members of the committee who were spok) to after the adjournment seemed periectly satisil with the result of their labors. Mr. Dow, the pi! prietor of the Weehawken ferty, Aad a most pC suasive Way Of stating a cane. i But Dow seemeu to understand that one visit of legislative committee was enough in alifetime | prosperity, and, like a wise man, prepared to “star from under,” He hurriedly entered into negotiation with the Midland Railroad Company, and finally so) his right to the valuable franchise held by him i the name of this corporation, of which he was tl acknowledged head, to the officers of the prospectiy Midiand thoroughlare. The amgunt of the pecuniar consideration 1s @ matter of smali importance and | the business of the parties concerned. What th public want to know 13 WHAT ABOUT THE FERRY? And certainly after Mr. Kiernan and his disgust- ingly intrusive commiltteemen sat on Mr. Low an mis comrades 10 misery interested people, at least should have some statement about the Weenawkei Ferry Company and their doings. Popdlar griev ances will Dot Moat out of windows like cigar smoke ‘well-grounded cumpiaints are more lasting than thi reports of champagne corks. Cleatly rememvering the visit of the Committec of Vommerce and Navixation ol the New York Legis: lature to the Weehawken ferry, and their tremen dous efforts to ‘ix tnings’’? on that occasion, anc mindiul of the fact that the public look to the prea: for accurace and fearless criticisms of the doings o! corporate bodies having, in @ great measure, the dire responsiouity of life ai leath, the HERALD reporter who similed on the rusty Rosicrucian of Astoria the day belore, dropped on the vewildered havivues of Forty-second street ferry yesterday an! lookea about him. ‘There 18 not much tn or about the ferry at the foot of Forty-second street 'o command attention, Most of the nutsances of which the inhabitants of the netghvorhvod formerly complained nave ceased’ to exist, a decent platform runs out irom tne ferry house, the boats thump against the shaky piles no more than tottering crafts of uncertain ways ougnt 10, and tere 18 @ Manifest improv. ment im the cun~ dition of the flooring of the slip. BUT THE BOATS! OH, THE BOATS! are extraordinarily beautiiul specimens of navat architecture, aud, of course, are the admiration of Alderman Pluokitt (late Assemblyman), the Com- mittee of Commerce and Navigation of the last Legisiacure, and of every citizen of the neighbor- hood who has never dared the dangers of the treacherous waters over the pepe 3 boilers of the boats. They run every forty minutes—that. is, they crawl to Weekawken and back within that time, Ii the cagineer got mad _ with the engine and tempted fate by wying @ greater speed, God help the passeagers! But the boats have few passengers ($50 worth @ das, said the ticket taker); the reilance 13 on $90 worth of stones. Lord, suppose the boiler fell out with tie engineer and pelted the $40 with the gu0%" **And is it quite certain,’ asked the reporter of a person on the Roselyn, just leaving ior Weehawken, “Laat the boiler 18 AS SAFE AS IT OUGHT TO BE?” “Well now, lvok. here? you ken go down ef you like. an’ ef the bier pust, young manu, I suppose ye ken come up! “be ye Know it?” ‘ The reporter nodded iu repiy to this argument and interrogatory and went on board the voat, A young man showed the way to the engine rou and explained matters. “Oh, tue boiler is good enough,” he said, im reply to a question; “it 18 only nine years old, and 1s patched nowhere but in the bottom. It's thin, bub. good, I reckon |!’ ected, of course?” Think it was! Feller kum here an* walked round it; larfed aud left his papers. 10's all right I 'spose—you bet it’s all rigat her, for though thin tins ere bolier 1s good, It 1s. But look hea, sir, + ere Want to Laprove tus tung go to work on 3,7” The reporter's chaperone put his hand on the Steal chest and ran Dis nails into several cracks, THE STEAM CHEST WAS HONKYCOMBED with rust. The condeuser and bedplate were in the same condition, “Now, suppose the steam chest should explode,’? asked the reporter, a8 ie dangied his feet over a spare bar of iron and eyed askance the cracked chest, “suppose 1t should burst??? “God o’ mercy !? exciaimed the man, jumping to the engine in obedience to a Warning bell, we would be biowa out of the side of the boat. “And this horrible engine of destruction might explode now as we sit examlning ity’? “Yes, sir! we imight ve scalded to death in the sree of & bedpust |” “Good evening, sir,” said the reporter; “much obiiged for your 1aformation.” Going Oa shore at Wechawken tie Heratp rep- resentative discovere.| that the Roselyn was a dis- carded Williamsburg boat, and that ner engine was twenty years old. “Wat magmiicens steamdoat ts that?’ he asked of a native, eXamied ast year by the Committee on Commerce and Navigation, “phat stheamer is that’ Be gob, she’s atub; she’s rotten; sne’ll drop im the wather tf let aloue; she’s the divil, an’ ‘TIS SUNK SHE ovGHT To BR. Fotne stheamer indeed! Eh? Me aowl, she's & beauty!" Fortified by these honest expressions of native admiration, the reporter inspected the Lydia, “the other boat’? on which the company relies, A hearag | im the water, @ coiin on wheels or anything ose. equally incongra us and absurd would scarcely con- in a ae, EvORae hort bo of ra appearance. movable hogpen would & dew TIPAON 0 tus antquecat craft. Th¢ ba eta 9h iid ies Peta tne voller Ya Mus suuig aud went away an At "as of the incompetence, negi- Fat G8 iy of steamsiip imspectors were i sascai wumbered oy the thousand Instead of by the hundred, ihe boller was honeycombed and bore as many Patches on tts su e as there were sores Ow Laza- rus. Unti the Lydia has a new boiler let nove who value Infe venture to travel on her, “What, asked the reporter, after taspecting ths decrepld craft; “do the company expect but disag- ter from such PARSIMONY AND RECKLESS DISREGARD OF CONSE QUENCES “ah! anawered the oid man appealed to, “sure owld Dow is out av ft an’ the Midland owns the thing now. Why the aivil don’t ye talk to Alvord and Littlejohn; they are the min that runs it. Sure they don’t caiv a8 long og they make tueir money, It's the shtones from the two-nuadred acre quarry m Weehawken up there, owned by the old com. pea that pays tocarry; an’ who the divil cares for ives? A laborer wid @ wile aud family don't cost anybody anything: but, be gob! a load av shtones, Knocked tt blazes ez more av a loss to a contracthor, An’ while lives are of little consequence, sir, these Babine theta em about will be made 10 fy hey are. Bad luck ane 80 ; to me if it ¢ HERALD Yepresentative crossed over to N oop aa ee) ponte uory in the cars congratu. sd bimse! is @8Ca rom de: Be hawken ferry. pe ath at the Wee LAKE SUPEMOR SILVER MINES.—The latest counts from the silver islands of the north ‘stlore ot Lake bo! sade state that the yield is still vadinin ished. The deeper the shafts are sunk the richer becomes the quality of the ore taken out, Boats arrive at the mines daily from Canadian ports, bringing up large namvers of anxious adventurers, Tae best mineral locations are all taken up, and unless & man has capital enough to buy out some @ these, he bad vest seek his sorvune elsewhere, q