#Called up the tube that the steamer trial

De Luce, sworn - Am chief-engineer in the Navy-yard have two indicator cards, which were posted up in the engine room of the Chenango immediately after the accident they amount to 34 1/8 pounds pressure, as shown by the gauge there were probably the last-cards that were taken they show that the engine was partly throttled Capt.

#Called up the tube that the steamer trial

Kiggins the guage has properly filled, so that the tell-tale indicated its correctness, being down at 0 was on the trial trip, and noticed that the engine worked water very badly was frequently called to the engine-room to work the water from the cylinder by opening the relief valve my attention was attracted by the striking of the piston on the water, when I would go to work the valve for the purpose of relieving it never studied engineering this was the first trip I was ever on have been in the boiler did not observe the number of stays am positive the guage was in perfect working order on the trial trip.Įdmund S. Mason filled the guage on the Chenago was present at the time, as also Mr. Mason demonstrated the manner in which it was filled with mercury.) [A guage was here exhibited for the information of the jury and witness, while Mr.

68 First-street, New-York, who testified that he put the cyphering guage up in the Chenango and in the Ascutney the guage now exhibited was precisely like the one in the Chenango.

The investigation into the cause of the boiler explosion on the United States gunboat Chenango was resumed before Coroner NORRIS and a jury, yesterday afternoon, when the following evidence was elicited: