The New York Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1871, Page 3

ANOTHER BOI One More _ Staten Steamer Horror. A Nine-year-old Boiler, Duly Inspected, Explodes on Board a Tugboat. Is There One Sound Boiler in the Boats of the Bay? A Dreatfal Score on the Tug Starbuck at New Brighton-Horrib’e Death of a Brave Negro Fireman and Cowardly Conduct of the Engincer—('pening of the Cors- nei’s Inquosi—I_ Anybody to Blame This iimet While sitll the Westfold dfsaster is fresh in the pubdtic mind, and the important sequel to that mei ancholy event 18 oaly at 1%8 beginamg, It becomes necessary to chronicle another serious accident on Boara a steam) oat, the result of which was DEATA TO ONE MAN, It might have been thougit tiat the ery of public Maignation which was calied frta in us etty and elsewhere, white the Westfield dea:h-roll was being Mea, would at least have bad the effect of securme some degree of care and attention to the boilers of every class of steamboat in this locality; Unt, even Without the loss of iMe Which occurrea yesteraay morning on THE TUGBOAT G, TI. STARBUCK, near New Brighton, Staten Island, it has become well Known from the tnvestigations which have Deen made that life is placed constantly in danger @n bourd steamers of almost every class, etther from Bemiect, Incompetency or pernaps indifference. ‘The harrowing details of a catastrophe involving the mv at terribic of deaths, shocking as they may be ami lamentabie in ali their shades and colorings, Beem to produce but 4 momentary iiupulse of SYMPATICY AND EXECRATION, and those who are responsible to the community When the horror is being forgottea relapse mto former inertness, baMing the public Dy a show of industry m= the periorm- ance of duties hitherto negiected, and now undertaken merely under the influence of fear to $o themseives. How long tis trifling with life may continue ts a question, in view of experience of past occurrences, that depends for solution upon ‘Whether or not there shall be a total cessation of the Present method of protection from the evils here | alluded to, and the substitution of an eiticient and trustworthy system =m which, for its manifest merits, the comnminnity shal! feel confidence, THE GROWING RECKLESSNESS ‘With which lives have been left at tne mercy @f ignorant ojficiats would seem tp require even & moro potenv example of its ter Fiule results than was afforded by the Westfield, for evidence is abundantiy gupplied upon Which to forin a judgment as to how fecryboats and ether steamers are left in charge of men utterly irre- spcnsible and totally unqualified for the auties une @ertaken by them, When tt 18 remembered that engineers in charge of the ferryboats owneu by the great company that wields full power on the entire cast side of the city have not, and are not expected to have, the sligntest endorsement of their ability to do the work of engineers, and have neither eeruficates nor any oMcial qualification whatever, ‘an idea may be bad at once of how inaiferent must be the regard that company has to WHE JUST CLAIMS OF THR PUBLIC for safety. In the accident which occured yester- @ay morning on board the Starbuck, and which eaused the death of the freman, there was only auother instance given of how easily life may ve | @estroyed by neglect of boilers or by incompetency Of employés, or both, A HERALD reporter yesterday @ndeayored to ascertain particniars as to THK CAUSE OF THE EXVLOSION, he manner of it, and preparatory circumstances, but he could glean no more trustworthy tnforma- tton than might be afforded by a boy, fifteen years of age, who srved on board the boat as a cook. The dead pody of the unfortunate fireman, | scaidcd most horribly from head to foot, told plainly enough the effect of tne dent, but there was no one to say more intelligently than the tad what was the condition of the engine and boiler Previous to the bursting. This latest botier burst- ing, while a most melancholy occurrence, ought, at least, to be profited by, and should receive the strict- est investigation, so that guilt shalt be discovered {f guilttherebe. If the Westfield disaster has given an impetus to oftctals to do their duty thoroughly and well in regar! to ferryb ats, perhaps this ex. ploston on the tugboat may have the effect of arous- ing oflcials’ scrutiny to all classes of steamboats, THE STORY OF THE CATASTROPHE fs brief enouch in its shocking details, and Is as follows: The G, A. Starbuck ts one of those snorting, fassy, smpudent-looking littlo steam propeller tugbvoats that dance morning, noon and night over the waters of the bay, tho Hudson and the East River. It ts owned by John f. Mills & Co., whose office is at the comer of Broad and South streets, and its paruen- Jar line of business is the towing of freight boats ie Port Jounnsov, opposite New Brighton, Staten nd, to this city. Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, the Starbuck icft Port Johnson, with three Doais attached, vound for New York. When in the Midule of “the Kills,”’ or channel separating Staten Islana from New Jersey, and about halfway be- tween Puri Johnson and Staten Island, TUE FATAL ACCIDENT took place. The captain was in the pilot house, the cook, a smart lad of fiiteen, named ‘Thomas Coffey, ‘Was in the cabin, the engineer was chatting on deck to the solitary deck hand, aud the unfortunate fire- man, a stout young colored may, named George Williams, was tn the engine and fire rvom, which | forms a stogle compartinent, taking care of the en- | gine, White they were ihus engaged Williams | Beard two loud cracks from the boilers behind him, ; and, turning round, saw two streums of steam and | boiling water issue frow the front of the boller, be then, knowing (hat something was amiss, jumped down into that portion of the same compartment | which served as @ fire room to rake out his fre: put | he never caine back alive. He breaihed the aeadiy Steum into his lungs, and iM a second or two lay gown on We our ‘A BOILING CORPSE, enveloped in steam and ot water. When the ex- plosion was heard outside, the deck hand, who was talking to the enymeer near the door of the engine room, ran as far aft as he could, but dmaidy musvered courage enoush to umm as far as tne lever and Stopped the boat. The-engineer aticmpted to enter the enawe room, but the violent rush of scalding Steam iirough the doorway mnade ingress impossi- ble. The litte cook, on Neuriug the commonon, be+ came atiiicted with Westtield boilers on the brain, and jumped through the cabin window, with the Autedtion of pitching bimseli overboard: and the eaptain—history recordeth pot what the captain did On that occasion. ‘The HeKaip reporter found the @ HH. Starbuck Moored Hestde tne dock, near the serry Lindiug, ob New frighton, yesterday afternoon, Novody was Aboard but the boy cook, a brighi-faced and intel gent lad, who led the reporter tity the englae room, On the Moor of whiew jay the DRAD BODY OF A MAN, Wrapped I an old hiauket. The reporter removed the covering aud vehert the body and lurbs of « per fectly White person, wity the hair and head of a negro. Some taltered und diecolered lags appearei to be attached fo the legs saving amt sites of the corpse; but on closer Mpspection these" hideous appendages proved to be thick and toogh patenes of black outer BKIn ‘hat peeled of the Sesn after the master of stripping the cunele from a prece of “irosted” bacon. ‘The Mest !tsetf was perfectly cooked—woutd Rave been considered overdone, in fret—and the grease of we fatty portions of the body ®aturated ts covering. The protruding tongue was boed = owhie and brite, the guns Were stripped fiom the loosened and gicam- ing teot, a thin watery stream of blood Uickied siowly frou the nose and te eyes, and the a © countenance presented a horrorbreawing ™ MOST SICKENING APPEARANCK. we le aeceased was married avout a year | Jeaves awite and child hving at Daten % The wifema good-lookuig young negress— Bat on the dock beside tne tugboat ali through the | in a state of pitiable grief, accompanied Sorrowing women of ner own race, Who Appeared to sympathize with be bereaved | LER EXPLOSION |#3 | Hams, ov board the boat, | acetdent an | one way and five feet the othe ) heer was then on the other side, and I j ont; £ nave since examined the bore + the boiler as to lis strength and finess tor use, and ; Itches, and a locked saiety valve of two square NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 1871.—TRI une, after all, “the poor are the best friec4s of tne * rr. Keplacing its loatheome covering over the cooked carcase, Whe reporter descended the ladter to tne fire room, the floor of wich was strewn with cio- ders, ashes and jneces of broken wood, aud covered Wilu a pool of water, ‘Tho materials of the fire had been raked ont, ant the firebox and bhoer were completely empty. Beside two loosened ho'ts were smuail cracks, wilh itttle force | provruberances over: each, snowing Where the tatal SIREAMS OF VIO) ENT VAPOR issued forth. im uo other part of the botler was there to be found anything Like a crack ora jaw, but ty ine naked eye of one Who vad nO means at uand of tesang is soduduess, thet boiler present-d tne appearance of one to which the lie ol a valuanle dog should vot be trusied, anu the reporter was of Opinion inal the inspector who ceitified as (oO its heaithy condition svould be immediately compelled to show cause why the public should not now uWunk | he was rather hasiy in his judgment. THE INQUB-T, Having been notitiea of the occurrence, Dr. P. Ee Martindate, Coroner of i tehuiond county, s90n are rived at the boat and prompt y proceeded to hold an. inquest, He empanelier a jury, ant with them went to view tie boly of uh sed fireman, Wil i which the inquest was proceeded wiih and the testinoiy taken in the ollie of a livery siable asjoumg tho ferry landing at New Brightoo, the witnesses who were present for examination were the captain of the tugbo:t, | one ot the owners, the solitary aeck hand and the | doctor wile was called to see the deceased, The | following 1 the evidence obiained so farz— | TRSTIMONY OF TIE CAPTAIN, j Theo lore Rodan bemg duly sworn, deposed that | he ts captain of steamtug G, U. Starbuck; Knew the | bremaa of said tug as far as witness Knew deceased came Lo his death from scalds received by hot steam and water escaping Toi the usnace on said steams er; Is wcqiunted with Cuaries Mills, the engineer of said tng, deceased died from the eifect of ihe se kilag in about twenty minut:s alter tue escape of the steam; was captain of this buat abouts moi st summer. she was lud up all winter aud Tbronght ver out 25th of May; was in the business of towing coal boats bevween Fort Jobnson and New York; {think the wages of ueceasel was § @ mouth; donot Koow tie name; the boile examined @ litle over two months ago by ins) tors; the certificate is on the ovat; Tkaow noting about aa engine or the worxing it; at lie ime or the explosiun ( was in the pot how dou't kuow Where tie ongineer Was at the ume; Rtehard Schwart: isthe only deck f he was on board at the tine of the ex e name Oo: tae owner of the boatis Wiliam ) 1 tunk we are allowed to carry sixty-five pounds of steam; don’t know how mach we “had on at the the of the gare no part of the vessel Was lujitred except tie oer. TESTIMONY OF AN OWNER, John FP. Mit's, being sworn, saul—I am part owner of the tug G, I. Starbuck; Wiliam H. Hart | aud Anarew D-pew are the otter owners; she was built near ‘Troy, N. Y., in tst2; sne has the same builer as she aa when built, the paper produced 13 the certificate of the United Staces inspectors, bear- ing daie June %, Is71, and to expire April 28, 18 ‘we commenced the towing ousiness about the Loth of May iasi; were engaged in the 3: m8 | busines4 last seas: t employed the engi- Bit and the fireman: Charies HM. Mulls is the engineer, George Williams the flreman: L was in New York at the time of the acetdent; T think Mr, Wits has been aa engincer three seas ns; he wili be twenty-five years o: age in October next; he is my son; have examimed the boat since the ouna two stray bolts about Uve liches long, screw bolts, the thread of which had given | ‘way. and the steam must beve come down the giate and imto the ftireroon below deck; the furnace is about four and # half ject the bolts were five. ; eighths of un iuch, screwed through; L dou't kuow | , how much steam was ou at the time; I was prescnt | When the exainination of the boiler was made by the United states (uspectors; they were about three. marters Of an hour at tue Inspection; they went: | down Into the Orervom and looked into the turnace; the bolier Was bil.t by tne Starbnck Iron Works qT ONY OF TRE DECK HAND. My name js Richard Schwartz; I aw a boatman on Doard tie G. H. starbuck; was on her lust season | for six moaths, aud have been on her woout a Month past; Kuew deceased since lie catue on, about the last day of July; he was on algo last sum~ mer, be Was dreraan; I was on board at the time of tne explosion; it happened in the Kills, between Port Jonnsun aad this place; { don’t Know the cause Of it; 1 was staniing at the engi e coom door and | saw the steam coming out, when I ran; at; tha engineer was alonzsile of me on {| deck; { @id not take notice what he dia; lcame | back and s'opped the boat with the lever; the ec aid not get my throdgn the door on account ot tue steam coming and found two staybolts loose; that 18 all T fouud; the tire- room ts under the engine room and there 1s no way Trou it Lo the deck except throngh the engine room; don’t know how much steam wus on at the time, TESTIMONY OF THE DOCTOR. Dr. John J, \an Renssellaer tesiifed as follows: — I went on board the Starbnck shortly alter eleven | o'clock; Baw the body of deceased lying 12 the en- | gine room; found nim scalded ail over; he was dead atthe tune [ saw him; death was caused by | inhalation of steam: the face, arms and teet were 80 sca.ded that the cuticle pecied otf, Tuis conciuded the proceedings for yesterday, and | after couswttiug the juroig severally as to tae con- vVemeuce in attending the Coroner declared THE INQLESE ADJOURNED until Monday evening at six o'clock, Dr. Martin. gale yas ativised and assisted throughont tie pro+ ceedings &) Mr, 'T. C, Vermilye, counsellor, &c,, of New Brighton. On to-morrow even ng, therefore, the most important portion of the testimony m this e will be heard—namely, the evidence of experts, 0 Will In the ineanuime examute the condition of | | | | the evidence of the engineer—that is, uf that tively young gentleman should condescend to remain Within reach oi the Coroner's warrauc. As soon a3 his tugboat reached the dock at New Prigtton ite | disappeared as fast as nis ieg3 could carry nim and MADE A BEE-LIN for the residence ef his tather, Jonn F. Mills, above meutioned, When be arrived there he caiied hurt riedlv for nis dinner and sata he would not return tw New Lrighion tntil the inquest Way over: that his, father could go down and let him Kuow the resalt | on his returu. Much indignation was expressed | against this Cugineer, as it Is very generally sup- posed he was “loavng” away from tus work at the time, !eaving the douvle duty of taking cave of tne en, ine ani attending the fire to tie unfortenate negro, Williams. ‘The body of the latter was haraed | over to h’s wife, Who had made arraugements for removal to her desolate home last eveutag. TAR CERTIFICATE of the United States Inspectors set forth that the tugboat G, H, Starbuck was examined by them on tne §I f June last; that she is 27.75 tons burden; that her botler 1s twelve feet ior ind five feet in diameter, high press®e, Kedticid patent, “construc.el oF IRON OF VARYING THICKNESS ;"" that it 18 “stanch, seaworthy and tn good condition, and tn all respecis conformable to 1aW;?” It Was eub- Jected to uinety-cigiit pounds to the sqaare inch; its Maximum working power is sixty-five pounds; It has au ordinary safety valve of aa arca of four square ineues, loaded to seventy-(our pounds per square inch. This certificate 1s signed by “E. Platt strat ton, Inspecior of Boilers,” wud bears date of 6th dune, toil, CAPTURING THE CONVICTS, Eight of Twelve Sing Sing Jail Breakers Captured. Sta Sing, N, Y., August 19, 1871. Two of the twelve convicts who recently escaped from tho prison here were captured to-day at Hack- ensack, N. J. Their mames are Kingsland aud Burns. With Kingsland was taken a man named Wheeler, better known asthe “Kid,” who, Kings Jand says, is one of the men who chartered the tug: boat. Wheeler was discharged from sing Sing two months ago, aud it 18 preity certain he has engl- neered the escape, He is now in custory at Hack ensack, awaiting the proper requisition from Gov- ernor Hodman to Governor Randoiph to bring him up here. When first arrested both Kingsland and Wheeler aifected not to Know each other, but they were hientified as “pals” by one of the keep- ers sent from Sing Sing to watch we New Jersey Failrowl depots. Aibert Walliams and Creamer were also arrested to-day, and were Drought to this prison with Klags- land and Bors. Creamer, who was arrested by | Sullivan, the keeper, Was armed at ihe une and made # desperate resistance. He tired several siuts | at the officers, but Was shot atin return by his tors, aud 1 ‘ext (Wo Wounds, one ta the law aid one In the iunys, Supposed to be mortal. Creamer Was captured near Englewood, and Albert Wile Hams near Pieruiont. A telegram receved at the prison to-night anbounces that Kervard Wiley was overtaken ai Englewood at one o'clock Uns Morus ing. He bas been Wentified by one of the pnson Keepers, aud is suld to be Wounded, This makes a capture Of elyht out of the twelve couyicis who escaped. { PINNSYLVAL Against the Devantting State Agent for the Recovery of $291,000. PHILADELTIUA, Atizust 19, 1S7L. A special Cespatch from Harrisburg says: torney General brewster, Auditor General Hart- ranit and State Creasurer Mackey wiil meet nere on Monday or Tuesday aud decile apon what meas sures to adopt to enforce the collection of the $291,000 and interest wm the hands of Evana | ‘he Governor has instructed the Attorney General io adopt such measures as he deems necessary 0 enforce justice tu the State, The arrest of kyans for emvezziement will follow. A poweriul “ring” ts peeved w be connected with Evans—that they have divided the Money and decided not to refund It to te site. Kminent counsel have been consulted and they feel fesured (at Evans cangot be convicted of embe ziemont, because of the looseness of the law; anc that the Members of the “ring” have calculated the cousequences ol bts arrest, which 1s now e pected, apd tiey contidently expect him to be acquitted, ashe has no property, and hts bond i onty sor $1¥,000. They expect the bund wil be col- Jected, and there the farce Of tho case end. tis @ most complete conspiracy to detraud the state, WAR CLAIMS, Suit. | expansion and | the plates of this point 3s due to the 8} | 1s Sustained by Mose Of tue lw | THE WESTFIELD DISASTER. | Report of the Government Inspectors on the Cause of the Westfild Explosion, A Defective Boiler and Incompe- tent Eugineer. A Flaw in the Westfleld’s Boiler—Imporsible to Percsive It by Usual Tests—Violation of the Inspector’s Certificate—Over-Pressure of Steam Causes the Explosion—The Re sponsibility Rests Upon Mr. Brais- ted and the Engineer, WASHINGTON, D. ©., Augast 19, 187L. The following oficial report of the investigation of the Westfleld disaster has been received at the Treasury Department:— OFFICE OF UNITED STATRS LOCAL INSPECTOR, New York, August 16, 1871, To Carratn ADDISON Low, Supervising Inspector, Second district;— Sit--Parsuant to your order of the Ist inst., di- Tecting linmediate investigation into the causes of the poller expiusion on the ierryboat Westield, which oceurced on Sunday, the 30th uit, we have | sub.nit a copy of the testimony aad the | tne honor i lollowing rerort ‘The mvestigarion was commenced on Wednes- | day, August 1871, at the ouice of the Local Board o; Uns district, No. 13 ime street, bub owing toa Want ofsucient room and proper accommodation for tne members of the pr. we were obliged to seok other quarters. ‘Through the kindness of Hon. George il. Sharpe, United States Marsual, the United States Cirewt court room was placed at our dis- posal, Whei the investigation was continued irom duy to day, and closed on the atternoon of the Lith inss., having ne.g fifteen sessions, cousuming tn eit nine days. Fifty-three — witness were: amined, including =a number as experts, well known men of large, practical ot among experience in ing, constructing and operating marine engwwes us ad desigu- aud boilers, and at the same time thorouglily versed in the science and various theories relttug thereto, These ,entiemen irecly gave the ume neces. sary to ® cureiul examination of the exploded parta of the boder, and subm)tted their evilenva in 80 cleac and concise a manner as, tn our juagment, to make It valuable as @ matter of future reier in cases of a similar characier, sdould any saci occur. DESCRIPTION OF THE WESTFIELD. ‘The facts brougnt out in the testimony are briefly + these:--Tho, Westfield was one of a line ot three steam. | ers plymg between the city of New York and Staten Istand, a distunce of about seven and a balf mil:s, known as the Staten Isiand Ferry, aud owned ov the Stateu Jsiand Railroad Company. the city of New York in th vr 18u2, and 13 200 feet long by 32 feet wide, cxcinsive of her guards, and 12 feet deep. She was constructed in a ver; substantial manner, ani is whai ts calied a “double ender"—',¢, exch end of the boat being used alternately as bow and stern, the shaft and wheels being at the centre. The bower was built at the Allare works in Now York city in the year 1862, and is a “return fne,’? twelve tee wiuth of iront, tweuty-four feet long and ten feet diameter of shell, and was located about hatt-way between the shait aud one end of the boat. The engine was low pressure, tlity inches diameter of cyliner and Len fect length of stroke, and located on the opposite side of the shalt, the boller being: further from the centre of buoyancy than the engine. ‘Two tron water tanks were placed In the opposite end ot the boat as @ counter trim so as to keep the boaton an even keel. From these tanks the boiler was supplied wit fresh water lor the generation ol sieam, THE WESTFIELD’S LAST TRIP. The Westfield on her last trip. Sunday, July 50, 1871, lett Vanderbilt Landing, Staten Island, at nalt- past twelve o'clock, arriviig in her slip at New York at about teu minuies past one o'clock, nothing out of the usual routine occurring on the passage. { In running from Staten Isiana on this trip the end of the boat containing the engine and water tanks was used as the bow, having the bouer end out- wards as she lay in tne New York slip. While in the slip the hose was attacned to the Croton hy- drant and the water tanks were filled, and every- thing was apparently in readiness for the boat to leave for staten Island, the captain being in the alter pilot house, the wheelman in the forward pilot, house and the engineer on bis way to the eng:ne room when the explosion occurred. The boiler end of the bout was tn au instant converted into a mass of ruins, the deck umoers and jomer work being com- pletely demolished, and the sieil of the boiler torn asunder, one section being completely ripped olf and sttetcned athwart ships its enure le ngth, liberating the end of the shell contaluing two whole | sections, whica was carcicd at least twenty. tive feet and deposited in the extreme bow of the boat fearfully distorted. ‘The boiler was driven from stx lo seven feet {rom ts bed, crushing in its course several of the large guard beams, the forward or cylinder end belug thrown toward the starboard side at-an angle of some fifteen degrees trom its original position, Une front or the | furnace end bringing up against the engine keeison. ‘This position of the bover is, DO douvt, ma great measure dne to the resistance offered by the stcam- pipe, which was located on the port side and acted as a lever to throw the small end of the boiler to starboard while going in end, We wiil not attempt to describe the scene of death and destruction that followed. We cannot. The object of this investigation we consider threefold— viz., frst, to ascertain the primary cause of the explosion; second, to piace the responsi- binty of the explosion properly where it belongs: thirl, to deduce trom the testi. mony such information as will assist in prevent. ing a like occurreace tn the future. Tiere can be litue, UW any, doubt as to what led to the Gisas- ter, Although the evidence 1s not unanimous on ‘this po.nt ft is by no means irreconcilable, THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE BURST, or explosion, in our opinion. was a defective sheet located on tue lower side of the poiler and the third Trom the forward end, ‘This sheet had a crack or Naw on the end teading to the port side, Ths end of the sheet terminated tn a longitudinal seam about thirty-five degrees from the lower centre. The crack, or flaw, was immediately below the lap of the adjoining shell and parallel toit. A portion of thts Naw, no douol, exisied at the time of the con- struction of the boller, but to what extent cannot be determined. ‘This crack being on the inside of the sheetana below the flues it could not be seen by any interval examination, and so long as there ‘was sufictent material outside the flaw to resist the hydrosiatie test of the Inspector it vould he tinpos- sible to discover It; and that it did not yicid under tne hydrostatic pressure at the time or ‘te inspec- tion, June 12, 1571, 18 Clearly proved by te testt- Bony, of the Luspector, Mr. Jolin K. Matthews, and he éngineer in charge, Mr. Thomas Connelly, who was present at tne time of the inspection, assisted by Mr. Mathews, which assistance 13 ai- ways rendered by the engincers on such occasions, and we fultila duty in this conuection to say tuat We think Mr. JOHN K, MATHEWS CONSCIRNTIOUSLY DISCHARGED nts DUTY in the inspection. Tue lucation of this defective sheet in the boiler, particwarly the fractured end, ‘Was such as to suns Strain, independent of and periaps more desirac- five than the yrdinary steam pressure, ‘This stvain was fn part owing tothe uneual temperature to Which the various parts of the botler were sub- jected, but by no means to the extent stared by Mr. Cringbar in his testimony; for, whit high opmions of this gentleman's » Tuents, yet ie lacks that practical ex; Management of steam boilers thas perneates the opinions of other experts who have testified in this invesusgation, Al the same time tt Inust be admitted that the continual force exerted in @ borer the size of the Westfield by the natural ontraction caused by the diverence temperature ts more or Jess destructive, we have no doubt that this element of wear and tear, to say the Jeast, is underrated. Bat this was not the oniy destruc: tive sorce at Work at this point m the boller. Mr. Erastus W. Sith, im hts testimony, clearly shows and plainly iustrates that ihe iniddle section of this boilet, of Which the defective formed a part, was subjected to a Stvain that the point named must jiave been very severe, Mr. Smith says: —«1 am or the opinion that tie decay ant King of we have very of and | plates prodaced mi that particular point by the | fagging of the round shell by ms own wemht and the weight of the " enclosed water; ana this change of circular shape of sneil woud be jicreased when the tuternal pressure of the steam was removed.” Admitung Mr. Smith's theoty lo be correct—and chere is uoLMNg In the iwolimony of the otuer gentlemen at variance wilt It—it Was peculiarly unfortunate that this defective sheet should vccupy the Position m the boner that Was assygued wo it by the bunder. This would be particularly (rue if te Crack ob flaw existed to ang extent whatever at the ime of coustrucuon; fur, W use the language of Mr. Smutn, “the uniform springing of the p.ates to accommodate the changed shape Would be imter.apted by tue stutness caused Uy the laps aad rivels, aud there Would then neces. surly be a concentrated strain ymoediately jotning te edges o: tne conneciing sheets.” UIs very cer tata, Uiere‘ure, (bat at voller Was subjected Lo as MUCH strain ae any other portion, ana ft 1s eqnaliy apparent that it was tne least abie tw resist i We have no doubt whaiever but it was at that point the expission commenced, This theory stuinony. This opinion dees fue fully coincide With the opinions of ether Ms. Copeland or Mr. Haswell; still we think that after a careful perusal of tb mouy there 1s NOWNg that seriously conficts with it. They both agree as to tho exisience of this law or crack, ang puller in consequence, and only disagree with Mr. Smith aad overs as Lo the imUal point of the rap. ture or br Mr. Copeland takes the ground that ine rupture commenced on the top of the boer, the transverse sean Which had been previou: weakenen ty a tine of Pivety tmperfectiy ited, and forowing this line of rivets over and own the side of the b ver until it reached the longitudinal defect, Mr. Laswell takes somewhat the sate view. We are forced ty diver With these gencemen, although edo it with great deference to their judgment; and hie it 43 Mmpossivle for us to recuncile all the gentiemen | She was buit in | ct itlo an irregular intermittent | ‘ain on the | 13 point the shel! oi the | ¢ gentiemen’s tes:t- | he depreciation ol the strength of the | teories se! forth, 15 13 one Accided opinion, ronnded on @ eareful review o: the textimoay, that the de ect spoken of was che primary cause of ihe explosion, and that the rupture started trom that pout, Ag tothe PRESSURA THAT CAUZED THE EXPLOBION there apoears to be a g.eat ditere ice of opinion among ie witnesses, some placing it uta very hich poi Asa yeneral thing, however, among those baving the in experieuce in these matters the pressure is piaced fron twenty-seven to thirty-iive pounds, Frown « very careiul view of the testimony on (His point we are of the opinion thatit could nob have exeeeded the maxunam named. Front the ungnimoas evidence the boker was well suppiled With water av the timo, and that (he fires were not More than ordinary, We think the pressure did not extend more than three or four poauds above What was last seen by the engineer, wio in htt testimony stated that about oae and a haif minntes Detore the expli the steait gauge in the engine Toom indicated twenty-seven pounds. Making due allowance for an estuumate of time on such @n occasion, with the evidence that the steam gauge was in working order and an abun dance of water in the boiler, with but ordinary fires, the furnace doors being open, the explosion was produ ed, we think, by a pres- Sure not much in excess of the envineer’s Statement. ‘This is substantiated by the caiculation made by Mr. Copeland on tne area of tie satety valve and position of the ball on the jever, and also by tne tests made by Messrs. Fletener and Vander bilt, who state that from the marks on the lever, m+ dicating the position of the weight while 1 use on the steamer, the vaive biow of at twenty-cight pounds’ pressure, Nevertheless, we are aware tha: am ordinary saety valve, such as the oue im use on ths steamer, Would not uader th circumstances have effectually re- lieved the boiler unless a ed oby the engineer who was not present to attend to his duty. WHERE THE RESVOSSIBILITY RESIS We come now to the respoustbility of th Ths we wonld gladiy pas, but as we cannot itis our desire to dcal bonesuly With che quesuon, What | are the facts? ‘(he boiler Was tested on the 120i of June lasé with a tydrostatic pressure of Uuriy-our pounds to the square imch and the maximum Workig pressure jowed by tne United States Inspector's ceriileate Was twenty-live pounna to the squ inch. This is admittet by all co cerned. Was the cectilicate of the inspector and consequently the law violatea? ‘fhe engineer states he jrequently had twenty-seven pounds of steam, , and nas fad twenty-nine pounds pressure on this bouer, aud the last time he saw the steam gauge previous to the oxpiosion it was twent pounds. Robert Oliver, a steam gauge mal tifled that he was a passeng.r on board field on Sunday, one week previous to v sion, aud on the trip from New York to Staten | {slaud he, on looking Into the engine room, saw that the steam gauge was twenty-nine pounds, | | while, according to the testimony ot James Brausted, the Superiutendent 0: the ferry, the practice 04 ca) rylag steam avove the pressure atiowed by the ti Spector's certificate was not uncommon, Mr Kratsted says he frequently had to reprimand his engineers for carrying steam in excess of that allowed bylaw, ‘Ihe testimony on this point goes plainly to show that the eugineers on this jerry had DO more regard tor the orders of the Superintendent than they nad for the United States inspector's cs tficate. ‘This is clearly brought out im the testi mony, We cannot, of ‘course, say that thts boiler would pot have exploded during tne ume of one year from tne daie of the last inspection had the pressure been con- ted within the limits prescribed by the inspector's certtficace; bt the inference 1s a legiti- Mate one that it would not have exploded at te | time it di, and it is fair to presume that it might have ‘been used until tae end of twelve months without accident. We therciore emphati- caily declare that there wasa DIRECT AND WILFEL VIOLATION OF THE LAW, ana this direful catastrophe 1s the result. Mr. Braisted, tue Superintendent, by own evidence, and abo) thub of Mr. Van- derbilt, “President of the company, snows that the responsibility of employing alt the nands, incinding engincers in tae cmploy of the company, Was brought upon by bum, although he testities that he 1s no’ an engineer himself, yet the entire management was wit him; and it 1s clear that, althougn holding tais responsibie positiou, he was not careful to enforce lis own regulations, ‘This want of disetpiine in his management is shown by the repeated violations of his order, in regard to carrying stcam, The fact that the enginecr of the Westfield, Henry Robinson, could not read the ine etor’s certificate for himself feariuily increases the responsiujity of Mr. Braisted in this case. It 18 Not unjust, therefore, that the SUPERUMTENDENT SHOULD SHA NEER of his own training the responsibility of the explo- sion, In view. ol tne above facts we would su that no person be licensed for @ post that cannot read and write, and in o strict conformity to the requirements of the inspece tor's ceriificate in reference to the amount of work: i pressure allowed, the responsibility, we think, hould be thrown entirely on the engineer tn charge, and the cacrymg of steam in excess of that allowed by law be suiicicut cause for a revocation of his license. And on each vessel propelled in whole or tn vart by steam, carrying passengers, there should be some one individual held responsible as master, and not, a3 in the case of our various ferries, one name appearing as master or ali the voats of the company. As reyards the materials in the constraction of marine boilers, we think ample rovision has been made for tue fucuve tn the Steam- wat law, approved bebruary 2s, 1s71, incl port we feel it due ourselves fay that mi pr my this investigation we bi | keealy felt tne resporsitiity cf our position, aad , { have endeavored, to tic best of our ability, tO dis charge the duty honesty, The testuumony, we think, 1s exhaustive. It certainly 18 voluminous, and from the circumstances’ it could not have been otuerwise, We bave thought it ne wy to review all the = evidence, much of it being frretevant, for this occasion was considered by many an excellent opportunity to venulate some pet theory or auveruse an ingen- jous patent, The chai! had to be taken with the | wheat, and can be separated without diiticait7. We uunk, however, we Would do the public a great Injury shoul we negiecs to speak of tne vaiuabl services rendered hy some of the gentlemen who have submitted their testimony on this occasion. Much vainabic Information has been optainea by Uus investigation, such as could not have been secured under any other clroumstanc:4 and we feel personaly indetiet to those {who have furnished it, We, therciore, without making couparisons where so many have cone tributed with a desire to do good, would most earnestly and respectfully recommend that you wil suggest to the department the propricty of printing this testimony, toat tne information it contains may be made availabe im the future to the inspectors and to all parties interested in the manufacture and management of steam boilers, With our earnest prayer to Almighty God that our country may be spared another visitation of so sad and sireiul @ calamity, We most respectinily close our report, We are, very respectiully, your coedient eervants, L. H. BOOLE, United States Local Inspector, New York. INCREASH S. HILL, United States Local inspector, Boston, WEATHER REPORT. disaster, KplO- | WITH THE ENGI- { Wan DEPARTMENT, |) OFFICE OF TUE CHIRG SIGSAL OFFICER, WAsiINGTON, Augtist 19-72. M. |) Synopsis for the Past Tweniy-jour Hours, The temperaiwre has fallen decidedly at the Pacific and Rocky Mountatn stattons and has risen somewhat from Kentucky to Michigan and Missouri, The low barometer of Friday mght approaching Minnesota has extended to Michigan and hight rams are reported from Minnesota. The high barometer has extended from Indiana eastward to the Atlantic coast, and the pressure 18 now rising in tie Eastern and Middle States, with dry, smoky and hazy weather, Local areas of iow pressure, With incipi- ent storms, in Northern New England have been dissipated by the prevailing dry weather, Cloudy and rainy weather, with northwesterly winds, have prevaiied’ on the South Atiantic coast, and the cyclone, after advancing northwestward over Florida, passed northeastward near Savannah and east of Charleston, and is now central about one hundred miles southeast of Wilmington Provabiiit The cyclone will provably keep at scme distance off the North Carolina coast; but easterly winds are probable from North Carolina 10 Massachusetis, with rain on the immediate coast south of Delaware. Smoky and fair weather will probably continue tn the Middle and Eastern States and on te lower lakes; partially cloudy and c'car weather on the Guif-coast, The Jow barometer in the Northwest will pruvably give rise toa few light local storms 0a the upper lakes to-night. THE NATIONAL GUARD, Election ef Colonel Augustus Fank to tho Generalsbip of the Second Brigade. The vacancy in the brigadiership of the Second brigade, National Guard, State ot New York, has at last Deon Gued by the electton of Colonel Augustus Fank, of the Eleventh regiment. ‘The selection is really an admirable one, and Colonel Funk 1s now sie youngest brigadier in tne National Guard, and | vet has hada targe experience. He served in the , Eleventh regiment as a private nntil the breaking out Of the rebeliion, when he joined the Thirty-eighth New York State Voiunteers as second lteutenant | { \ ‘ | | | and rose through every grade up to major, when he was appointed colonel of the | Phirty-ninth New York, and at tne time Was ine youngest man who ever received 4 colonel’s | commission, he beimg not quite twenty-one yours of age. He served during the war under Generals Kearney aud Hancock, and at the close of the war receive a commission as captain iu the regular army aad served in Texas until two years ago, when | he returned to thts city, and was shortiy after elected | Colonel ‘or the Eleventh, in place of Vowonel Lux, | He bas shown adwiravie Cretan an villeer and | , Soldier aud will undoubtedly prove to be a most ca- | ; Dabie brigadier, PLE SHEET. | white and French rouge. | homely #i | st hon | riaer. | her beautiful nead to the briliant aud great people | delicate kids Uhat his splendid fe ‘ tellow SARATOGA RACES. Fourth Day of the August | Meeting. Large Attendanes of Spectators, Delightful | Weather and Two Grand Contests, Vesuvius the Winner of the Hurdle Race, Two | Miles; Lougfellow Walks Over for the Purse ¢f $800, Two and Three-quarter Milos, and Barney Williams Wins the One and a Half Mile Das), Purse of $500. SARATOGA, Augnst 19, 1871, While I was guzzling Hathorn water tajs morn- ing with many other perhaps silly people, it struck me that in all my visits to the several springs the majority of the drinkers were tnose of uncertain age, those passed the meridian of lie, and thatthe only care they have 13 the trouple of olnaining enough of the fluid. And this makes mo say that no other place 18 equal to Saratoga to show an observing person a Little of human natare, especially among the syjuuraers Who fave nearly reached their allotted years on this mundane sphere, Everywhere around you there are peop'e who have a teiroy of growieg old, Lt must be s0, as many, very many, resort to art to repair the ravages of ume. Rouge and the dental art have supplied material losses. Pearl powder seeks to disguise sallowaess; hair dyes have changed the early silver into the sabie hue of the raven’s wing; fashion- able coats invest shrunken forms; French patent leathers add to the tortures of the gout, These Hims¥ paluavions are often to be seeu; but the m- terested Know they aro unavailing, and tat age | | Will Still stare at us through the glaze of Spanish We have a good many young men and young women here, ant we huve @ good many phenomenal curiosities, walking spe- clinens of art, advertisements, travelling cards of certain establishments, unieal and unsatisfactory. | But L suppose it ts so all the world over, yet I am glad to note aresistance to the advances of age, and that my companions at the Springs do not sur recder casily to the oaydauon of facuity. Saratoga was under an eclipse last night, Just at nine o'clock the errauc gas arrangements of the Viliage, something like certaim springs hereabouls, suddenly coliapsed, and diteen or twenty thousend Morals were ieft In darkness, Why the poor proprietors of tho hotels were both- ered to death, and for once could hardly wriggle out of the unpleasant predicament. The sins that Were committed vecause of the musbap Will never bo known. Imagine to yourself the dire copsierna of several thousa the batiroom—dancing, laughing and joking—to be | instaniy thrust 1nto uapencirable darknes same number of gentlemen promenadiag : ing on the piezzas of the hotels and in te twinkling of an eye thus jeft in the lurch, when their neigh+ bors were the Lord only knows who; of | the betting men and poolseliers dispensing | favors by =the score and thus have | night shut them in, It was so ludicrous that people | laughed while they held thelr watches tn ono hand and wallets in the other, awaiting with patience the appearance of an army of blacks witn candles to re- lieve the unpleasant condition of affairs. Night Was not Wholiy dispelied at tate bedtime, as those few ladies who never can bear any disap pomtment were fearfully angry that they could not display ther charms as they de sired. A more per.ect transformation scone than this little ailair was never knowa nor seen on any siage. througn village and hotels, and just that same num- ber of humanity's gayest disctpies In _contab and Mirtation, down came the might tu all its pluckne 8, andthe beadtital ciri lovked no better than her ster, and silks and satins were of no more ctically than the simple calico. And ail value pry Night the stree:s of the village were so dark that It ad i a thonsanit became oppressive and patmiul, ‘angers wended their Way to witht no orher tight wan tte sts: certdim and unsatisfactory guide at thi axsure you. lsaw Mr. Joe Laird on the time, 1 must course tis morning. Probably Dut tew kKuew him; buec Wuen he waked in | on the lawn tue mind of every od turigian tust Was acquainted with nim went back twenty-nme years ago, when ou the Union Coarse, Long isiaud, ow sun to suecomb maren of time and no longer remain a rr track, be, then a stripling, rode that queen of runing ho Fashion, to vice tory, 1 Lour Inile heats agitust Lostou, As 'L write, Joe has stopped tn front of the grand stand, | and there is a tne opportunity of lookiog at this old | tle looks the gentieunin, every ich of nim; | 1s attired with all the cure and neatness of an exaule | site, and the taste of his garmeuts is In exce Keeping wtin his bionde aud regular features, What can he be thinkig off Does memory skim over those twenty-mne years, with their ups and downs, | pains and pleasures, and rest upon the moment When he, oa the back of Fasnion, was in the presence of that memorable vast avsembiage ¢ Does | he remember how the beautilul animal, yazelle-like in appearance, stopped of her own accord she was Walking passed the judge's stand and turned awaiting the contest. Cau he be thinking of this? He must, a8, while writing, he transiers his gaze from the assembiage behind me and lvoks long and | earnestly over the maguilicens grounds tnat this morning — sparkied like a = sotitaire, and wiping Dis” ferenead =walks — seriously away toward the pool stand and ts lost m the Tapidly increasing crowd. Tue presence of thus gentieman, grown to be one im every sense of the word, from the litte yockey boyorthe Union Course, is @ gratification not only to te old-timers, bat to , every one that knows him and cares lor the honor. | abie in lite, Joc Is now aJersey farmer, L belie | but the noise and hurrah ol this racing meeting brought him from nis retiracy, and Lam giad itis so, A few more riders im Wis day as was Laird in his would be most acceptabie, The attendance was of the most brilliant and | fauisiactory nature. ‘Lhe grand stand was pach aud to pack Saratoga’s stand it requires se thoosana people. Every available niche was taxed | possession Of, and the jiterest im the contests of | that same enthusiastic character day by vay ob- served. Assurediy the asscrblage Was & splendid oue, and the fair faces Seemed allnost equal ta name bér to the fair dresses noticeanie ou every hand. ‘The field of nurdiers thal started tw the frst race surpassed In number and charac event ever seen on the turf. Seven well Known auinats in the ieaping business Never Lelore met together in one struggle, It was appreciated, and from the mo- ment that the fag iell i their faces to be away on tier journey the cries ot pleasare vegan, Only ior an instant Were they Mterrupted, when Astronomer threw his rider, and the eries of glee changed into expressions of horror, but he Was not hurt, and the thousands, s00n ascertaine ing it, forgot the maroon ahd rec of ihe dshesrtened darky and yelled With delight a3 Wurdie alter line: de Was jumped In capital style, the victor gevumng that share of uttering cam and pattering Lentivied him to. ‘Swenty-eight romutes past twelve ociock Long: fellow, With that salmon-cojored attendant of hs, Was brought out to Walk over for tie purse of $500, } two and three-quarter infles, Fotlowins bu came: his orange-clad jockey, biveK a8 Hivbt, bat with & grin on pis eee 50 Wide that nothing bat the crimson of bis tongue and the black of ts dan eyes could be dl ried, Then came the owne the horse, the siiver-hmred wizard of a Ken- | tuckiau, Jona Harper, When tne bivuk re removed & thousand of the fig gathered about the nobie looking animal an Cussed bts appearance With Fo lNUCH aMIMtON that the gronp Was a fine speciacte ol itsei. Py was | but nite rauming made, as it was aunecessary: 3 tne Jadies, ma tones that could not be hitstaken, Fr Jecred to the horse’s graccitl movemeat, wud the | men iv iis fine action. The gubop veg over the | saine crowd Of ANXIoUs spectators again gars avout ism and would nod i seemed. be salisticd. toe es were thea put on Longfellow, auc tt Assen viage had the satisiaction of seeing oim une au eXereising spurt of a mule, The raciag io-day, 1b must be acknowledged, in the number of contesis, was somewhat o dhsap> pointment. ‘Ihe thousands who came bere from distant sections have liberaliy patronved tie amusement, and Ue expression Us moraing Was rat (hat when the Assocation last night were aL the second and Most intercstiug event On the cards woud be a Waik-over for the great pgieiow, the ieading Spire suouls have ten up anotuer ¢ tw fill ihe vor and s give that satisfaction to their patrons which y deserve, ti i9 all very Well to assert fiat suclt Msapporntinents are uncoutrollabie, bul yor wmnends might be made im the majority Of fustances to Wipe away all dissutistaction. ‘The morning Was of the most aehghtful one of those ciear, bracing, 1 heat ing mort.ngs, Just sulted 18 brillant meidents, THE RACING ‘The track was in excellent condition to-day and the weather delicious, We had only two races and @ Walk-over, but the races were capital and were run in charming style, The first was @ hurdle race, which had seven starters, comprising Gainey and Tuliy’y vay Lorse aracter, still sand | should not have been started in the rac ei physical | Tatk of confoston f | ladies in the fuil enjoyment ot | ‘They soon | succeeded in this, but the pandemonium of the | With ten thousand lignes | | | ax, Who was one lengtn in trent of Ortolan. ~e are nar rc D ] Vesuvius, dam Lizzie Kerry; ». J. Rannatyne’s bay geiding Dany, by Hunter's Lexington, “ Oho; De J, Bannatyne’s chestnut horse Mulesian, by Mickey Free, dam by Waguer; J. K. Lawrence's pay horse Jim Tisdale, by Kevenue, dam Louisa Jordan; J. We Weidon’s brown colt Asteroti, dam Miss Uarter; D. MeDaniel’s ¥y colt Karl of Rienmond, by Asteroid, dam Minerva Anderson, and it, Shea’a bay horse King Join, by Lexington, dam Tokay. Vesuvius was © great favorite tn the race, selling ta the pools for nearly as much as ail the others com. bined, He won the race in good style; but the ree sult might have been duferent had not the jockey of A+tronomer falien off when he had a commanding lead half a mile from home, Astronomer, after his jockey tell off, ran on and, jumping the last hardie prettily, eame in first. The race | fave great delight to the large assemblage of King John 3 he had not recov from the injury that he received in the steeple chase day before yesterday. ‘The second event was for & purse of $890, for all ages, two and three-quarter railes, but when thé purse Closed yeeter tay ulternooa there was no other entry in the box oul that of Mr. Harper's Longe fellow, ‘Tne owners of other horses having aseers’ tained the fact that Longfellow was to run for the ladies and gentlemen — present. purse Would ses agaist him, and this wonde tonhad to gal lop over for the money alone, The worse was much Aiinired as he moved lesurely acouad owlee, and red thal he Was Lie gra dese specimen that ¢ rappeared oa tie turf in tals ‘The third race on the card waa fora purse for all ages, to eaicy 100 pounds, The ob,ece Letag tO gIVe the portunity of nce With yout ewe e lour starters. comprising GW. Stewart’ Hut horse Harney Wiltuina, by Lexingion, dam Volya; R. miea's brown torse' Clie max, by Balrownie, dai Jewell; thoinas W, Dose woll’s chestnut fuly Midday, by fclipse, dam rol & Cours Urown col. Orcolitt ary biTd. Midday Wasvne 1a the staré, waen larney Will ito Cie font whl he Was bibs nd Orcolan sol for sunt) amounts Baraey Wiliams wou & cond aud Nineita, aad Car Doveratle, dam ¢ until just hefore backer advance volee, China Mpured With the others. capital race very easily, Clunax being Midday torr ‘lhe the race that Harry Bassett had on hand to. day was posiponed untiC Monday next. tte will then stari to run a miiec ip 14. wy dee de the wager, penling between Juba Huner aud Leonard W. ' Jerome. TUR FIRST RACK. Hivrpin Rack--A handicap for all ages, two miles, over rdiv3; 2500 to the winner, $100 p the second horse, | Gagney & Tatly encered b. hb. Veravins, by Van \ .. Dyke, dam 1 erry, 4ycars vid, 4 1 | D. MeDan el entered br Kailot Richmona, by ‘Asieroii, dam Margaret Aaderson, 3 ye es Dd. ne entered cn. nl. esha, M » dam by Wagner, 4 years old, ‘ J.K. Lawrence entered bo h. Jim Tisdale, by | Revenue, dam Loutsa Jordan, aged, Lis ibs, 4 | &. W. Weidon entered of. ¢, Asirouomer, by Asie- rold, dani Miss Carter, 3 veurs 0.0, 117 tbs Qo R, saca en bn King Joan, by Lexington, hd, 147 1 serine bd. b. g. Duay, by Hunter's oO yews Ud, Lb Lose... 7 Mine, 55. THE LETTE a Vesuvius. $iev 200 300 400 630 820 j Bannatyne 49 7) 129 23) | dum fiscale 30 60) 80 Bo King Jonn, 35° 69 80 110 nomer 15 30 8060 Poul Seller. s 5 10 40. 6d 120 TE RACE. Jim Tisdale took the ead over the first hurdle, Jari of Kachmona second, Mucsian third, Vesuvius Jourch, King Joon fifth, Asivonomer sixth and Daily ‘seventh. ‘ihe later nov only jumped tho hurale but also the feuce, Jato Wie Held, as he did ab Monmouth Park when be imjured ninself so severely. He, however, Was not hurt on this ocede sion, but was bronght back and then tollowed tue ‘overs. 1b would lave been betier wo have stopped him at that muwent, as he had ; no chance of overvaking the otuers, tney being over two hundred = yards ahead of hin when he began ruuning. Jim ‘tisdale was the first horse over the second hurdle, tart of wiciimond sec ; ond, Astronomer third, Miesian fourth, Vesaviag } fth, King Jobn sixth, Duidy lar bead, At tne third tinrdie Jim tisdale was still in troni, Earl of Richinond second, This horse siruck the Hurdle so nt thar he Knocked it down, leaving a clear field | gor the others, = Milestan was tuird av Unis point, Age | tronomer .ourth, Vesuvius and K og Jon runing | and jamping side and side. Going around the | lower turn the horses ran very iast, particularly Astronomer. As they jumped tie toartin hurdiet oo j the homestretch, Jim Tsdate Was a short lengtia | avead of Kari of Krenmond, Asecovomer third, lle Jestan fourta, Vesuvius itte, King Jon sixth, while Duffy was far in tne 1 Running up past the stand Astronomer came on Wk: wild horse and, passin all the others, was firsy over the fittn wnd he opened ‘a yap oF tour lengths tie upper tur Bari of tuchmond was | se t over the fifth buidle, Miles third, | Jim Tisdale fourh, Vesuvius fifth, king Joha hopelessiy beaten,’ the injury he sustiued | in the steeple chase telling grealiy io ms aisudvane lage, ‘The sixth hurdie Was down aad co jumping | had to b o, aud as Astronomer Casloped down | the backsucien he louked & winner vil over. Say | suddenly lus jocsey fel Of, and Uias sewed mig | chances tor the victory. bari Kuchmoud then | went to the front with @ lead ot Uh wits, Mile- | Sian second, Jin Tisdale third, vesuvius fourch, | King John thin, Astronomer, after Wis rider tell, did pot stop, but went on wii the race as if wotuing had happeued, passing wari of Richmond on the lower turn, aud Ccontas on took the last hurdie ia gutiant style, passing tie judges? stand rst. The sevends hurdie was down end the horses tad clear rupning alt the way to ine hurdie on the homesiretch, aud Utey ran tuvir dest for tne lead. Vesuvius made cay tal runpiag areuud ihe lower turn and up ue homestretch, aad Was cose up to ine leader, Bari of Kichmond, ween luc later made the list jump. Vesuvius rook weil to the front ame home a winner by several leagtos, Eariot Kichmond secoud, Milesiaa tuird, Jim ‘Tis. dale fourth, King John tithand vudy sixth, The ume of the Tace Was 3:08. THE SECOND RACK. Purse $800, for ail ages; two and three-quarter John Harper entered br. ¢. Lo Leamington, dam Naniuran, 4 y' THe TURD Purse $550, for all ages, to carry 100 pounds; one 9 half mile. G, W. Stewart entered ch. h. Barney Wiillams, by Lexington, dam \ olga, 0 yeaus Old....... oot R, Sheu entered or. h. Clunax, by cuirownle, dum Jewel, aged... seers oe oe ‘thomas W. Dosweil entered v. m. Midday, bv Eclipse, dam Ninetia, 4 years old. ++ Carrol & Cour entered by. h, Urtolan, by Lou. valle, dam Canary, wed. 4 years old. “NK BETTING. Midday ......$725 1,000 1,300 1,200 780 = 760 B. Wuiiams 870 1,160 1,15) 1,000 1,020 Climax 210 200 200 150 160 orvolan . 160 155 150 130 THK RACK. Midaay took the lead, barney Williams second, Chimax ‘third, Ortoian fou AS Y passed around the tower tue ney Wiligms second, slday Wed one iengtn, bar @ sence In lions of Cle the three-quarter pote Baraey look silos wie day, and they ran fogecier up the tou, strew near the stand, when Muiday e the front aud passed under lengih im front of him, Ciliaax was five lengths behind, Ortolan two lengtus furteer olf, Gomg around the Uppec turn Barney closed up to anil agian to wire ore we Miuday's saddle girth aud Chimax moved up closer to the latter, Ortoiam luliowing. suit, the tackstreich Barney foreed M top ot her speed, and yei, mot press, he couid not get in tront of they weve too Jast for the orlers, and increased te day- light between them. ‘There was ao change on the lower turn, but getunz into the homestretch, te long, CONMMUOUS, Cusy Strive of Barney Willaws was too much for the filly, aud at the drawgate she hud to succumb. Olt Climax cvertook her atthe wire and vest nec a head for Recond place, Urtolan Was three lengths belind Time of the site and a ial, 20 MONDAY'S RAC Five great races are annouy A match against ime, Harey In fi: a steeple Coase Of three mbes, Curty-lve leaps, With cigit Lo start; a dasit of # mie Wilh five to start, and a dash of two miles, with Bye to start. for Monday, vi axsete Co rua a mule MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, A Boy Clerk With $840 in Gold Missing—ils is Sapper to Have Falien into the Ua ef Expert Hichwaymen, Yesterday morning, shortly after ten o'clock, & young lad named Frank M. Watsen, engaged as & clerk in Whe establishment of Messrs, seaddee & Avis, Custom Louse brokers, 107 rope street, in (hts city, was sent by his employers to te Hanover Bank. in Nassau street, oppose the Post Onice, ta cash a gold cheek for the sum of $4), ile cailed on his the Cusiom House, where he lett some oiticiat papers to be dealt with, wiieh be was to call for on Ws ceturn. Me ten procecded to tke bank aod received from the paying tedice hue ot the cleck Mm gold. Re has ne veen heard of stice, The tainer of boy 18 Mr. James C, Watson, a respect tailor, doing business at of Broaiw at 15! TOMPKINS AVENUG, Br Only nN. tHe 14 exe Jngly an tuus, Of Course, to Olt tou as to the whereabouts of Wis missing son, as a ¢ also tne lad’s employers, Who seem to p he yemong Felts Anice on his integrity. He bas been in the Habit ot transacting busmiess of (hts matare, tavorvitig he auounis, for his cmuployers, tt as t professioual and expert dieves had et, and that ai their Hands young Watson nas mee With foul play, ‘The tollowing Is a description o| the Misstag Hoy —Le 1s fourteen yom so! Aue, route Peight mehes high; oper, bord, square counter Pdark blue eyes and very dars brawn hat) fresh complexion. Hat ona dark bine sack coal | and vest, a pecuitr black and, Waite strived bunts : @id black silk opdra Cae