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GAS INQUIRY DRAMA

(Continued from Page 11.)

ing on what you had soon after the explosion, and what Mr. Mar- shall had told you at the start? I depend on my engineers. We have a system which la function Ing, and Mr. Marshnil's work was; in the recognised scheme.

SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1934.

· Does the Gas, Light and Coal Company carry out internal oxaminations 7-Not as far as know,

Does the corrosive netion of the a vary according to the coal used?-No.

Have you got the pluce of Iron piping which was found in thei gasomoter here?-No, it is in the box. It is about two feet long.

Do you think it possible-for someone to have thrown ft down You are not suggesting that the holder?—No, I think it in thene bulka, lantern paper, etc., quite possible that it was drop. came through the holder? They ped Into the holder by one of our robably track the holder and workmenu think it possible that dropped between it and the tank. Do you

Is it possible that anything thrown at the holder would per forato, It?--It is possible.

Would you have any objection tu my trying it?---No.

When you found those articles in the yard, did you make a report to the Police ?--No.

somebody could have thrown an object to hit the top of the hold-

or? Yes, from the top of Chung Shing Street or Clarence Terrace. Would the effect of radiant hent earlier, at Chung start the fre Shing Street than in Clarence Ter- race7-My Impression is it would not.

No Explosion in Hut.

Fire in Street ·First,

Do you atili adhere

You are definitely of the im- opinion that there was no expression that Chung Shing Street

to tho

S.S. "PRESIDENT LINCOLN ion in the watchmen's hut? was affre before the Basmeter?

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Yes. I can only say that, with all—Yes.

my experience of coal tar gas ox- If Chung Shing Street was on plosions, there was no explosion fire, It is impossible that someone in the hut, as the result would could have thrown anything at the have been different. I think the gasomeber 1-Something may have paint inside the hut was not hit the holder at the same time. scored by the flame.

Have you had any correspon- dence with the head office as to renewal of the holder?-No.

Do your recommendations al ways receive the sanction of the head office? Yes. Certainly on engineering matters. The Com. pany has always taken fuli notice and supported any recommenda- tions for renewal, painting or ex- penditure of monles. Nothing has ever been refused.

Is it possible objects ojected from Chung Shing Street could have struck tho holder?-Yes.

Coroner: What was all that cor- rosive matter taken out of the lank?-For the last twenty years there has been a fair amount of deposit in the bottom of the water

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Mr. Mackinlay: At the last hearing you told us that, in Eng- land, there was generally a street between the wall of the gasworks and the nearest house. Can you say whether that is due to health regulations or town planning 7-It may be due to either. There is no gas-works regulation to that effect. How often is it the practice to paint gas bolders is England?— Not more that once every two

years..

Report for Government,

Mr. William Arthur Batterfield, superintendent engineer of the Asinile Petroleum Company, sald he examined the gasometer at the request of the Government, He had not much experience of xaso- moters but had a great knowledge of tanks. His report, he stated, was confined

inaterial blown from the gasometer and did not touch on the origin of the Bre.

to the

Witness entered into "tech. nical description of his examina- tion and said:

The

"I examined seventeen plantes in were pressure gauges watched by an attendant on duty, all and from the average measure. Were they watched by anybody ments of ten plates given above, else? They are inspected by the it will be seen that many of the 1 Works superintendent and a Chi-] platos were badly wasted away by nese koreman at least every hour.corrosion, particularly nt their On the questions of pressure of plate landings (the part adjacent the gas, how much have you get to the points). to have to enuse it to blow up to the water seal? About 86 of a

per square inch, pound

When you get a leak, which is produced by corroson, what type of leak is it?-Usually a small crack or pin hole.

Theory Discounted.

+

In

"In these poaltions the plates are in many places only of puper thickness and,

some cuser,

Three' of through cracks obtain. the plates, examined showed number of smali perforations enused by corrosion, through which daylight could

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be seen.

The cracks and perforations may have existed before the explosion, and were probably sealed by cor rosion."

In your opinion, if you got a leak like that, would the volume af gas be sufficient to reach Chung Shing Street and be blown back

In answer to the Coroner, Mr. before it was dissipated 7--No. It Butterfield said that the cracks would be dissipated before. and perforations would not have And the fact that you have in | been visible to the naked eye. The the past, hud corrosion leaks fome would have, appeared to be which have not resulted in a fire, in good order to the casual oliser- would

support Reem to

that ver, unless he knew what he was heory? Yes.

looking for. The container wILA In your experience us a practical weil painted.

-No.

as engineer have you ever seen If he had been told to inspect. or heard of a leak due to cor-the holder, he would have tapped rosion, which would be of auf-it with a test haramer, to ascer ficient size us to allow a volume of tain the condition of the plates.

excape to Chung Shing Las to

What Would You Do? Street. Ignite and get blown back agnlast u 22 mile an hour wind? "If you had tupped to examming

those plates, knowing their con Coroner: Is possible that dition and ange, and that the holder the plating on the lee side of the had previously had perforations, gasometer was damaged through what would you have done?" ask- wind pressure outside-The hold-ed the Caroner.

wind "I should have put the tank out pressure, and the plates do not of action as quickly as possible." come into contact with the sup- replied the witness. JONER.

"You referred to the "failure" of the plates?"

er is made to

withstand

A Brown: Is the plating almí-

lar to that used in England?' "Yes. The plates fell out and falied to do the job for which

Yes.

Is it strengthened for typhoons" they were intended, due to the The structure of the holder is wasted acetion at the plate land- strengthened, but the plating sings, and also to the rivets pull- the same as used in England. ing through.

How often is the holder paint-)

What do you consider was the ed? The last time was in 1932. condition of the plates?"

It is usually done about URCE

every year.

Is there any difference in the life of a gasometer in hot or cold climates? No,

"I consider that they were in a very bad condition," replied wit- nose.

The hearing was adjourned-un- til Monday afternoon.

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