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the secure manner IN which she was supported and
shored on both sides.
was also, in the month of October last, in the
sectional dock at the time of the do, king of the
Great Britain, having been employed as an engineer
with the charge Of one of the engines on Sunday, II
being necessary TO run the engines and exhaust the
water every two or three hours to prevent the set
ding down Of the dock in consequence Of It's leakage.
| Nave no doubt that most, if not all the sections
were exhausted. know il positively in regard 10
the two after sections and Of the forward Ones
having myself tried the gusges of those secuons
The greatest height TO which she was raised
u feet aft, and II feet forward directed my alien
uoh very particularly 10 all the material cITcum-
stances IN the performance of the dock on this
SION lhe hub of the shaft Of the propeller Was
never raised clear Of the water, according to the
best OF my observation and belief There was an
evident yielding or settling Of the middle of the dock
ana curling upward OF It's sides, the vessel rose
and the pressure Of It's weight begaA to be senslby
felt. This was shown by the fact that the side spur
shores, or scanting, between the side frame -veIk
Of the dock and the sides OF the SHIP loose and
easy at hrst being supported by lanyards, umd bov
ing play OF two or three inches distance between
their ends and the sides Of the ship AID the vc,-
sci rose these were pressed tight 20 the sides of the
ship IL Is my decided opinion, that IL the dork had
possessed the fng capacity to raise the vessel out
Of water, II would have broken the dock itself IN wp.
Before the dock was moved round from It's former
position along the bukhead of the slip, and secured
TO the pier by uprlghts and sliding te-bands have
repeatedly observed IL rocking with considerable
motion from the swell caused by the passage Of
steamboats,, vessels being on the dock have also
IN several instances observed a sensible wavering of
ships raised on the dock from side to side while ~
the act Of raising.
HENRY C. SKULL
Guy and county Sf.Nss York, IS:
On this twenty seventh day Of March, A. d.
1886, before me personally came Henry c. y vii,
Sho, being by me duly sworn, did depose and BAY,
that the foregoing statements by him Subscribed are
True 10 the beat OF his kno Wledge and belief the fol-
lowing lDIerlineations being made bekDre signature
VIZ: on the second page, the words "bhge" and -
sIooP, whose name | think the;" Aad on the
third page the words tried" and "sldes,"
J. ID. WHEELER,
Commissioner of Deeds
The undersigned have known Mr. II. C. shull
for several years. He had charge Of a sectional
dock IN the city Of New York for three or four
years, and is now employed as engineer in large
houring mill in this city. We believe him to be a
skilful mechanic and Of good moral character
H. RING,
President Of Screw Dock Co, and
one Of the Croton Water Commissioners.
=, JOHN WIGHT, Engineer.
New York, April 7, 1896
NEw YoRK, April 7, 1886.
Mr.. Henry &. Shull is in employ as an engl-
neer, and IN that capacity has full charge Of our es-
adjustment, which is very extensive. He Is good
Iuhen, ana man OF strlct integrity. we have
every confidence in his ability as an engineer or so
responsible station would not be intrusted 10 him.
HECKER q BROTHERS.,
Croton Mills.
was present when Mr.. Shull made the affidavit
respecting the sectional dock, March 81, 1896 and
| took down his statements as he made them. | was
markably struck with his intelge carefulness
| and scrupulous anxiety to state nothing but the
truth, without exaggeration ambiguIly; every
part being carefully pondered by him; and the
whole, both in parts and in the whole, being a num-
Der Of times read to him before he signed and swore
to it. A. ID. Logan, esq, highly respectable law
yer Of New York, a New street, was also acct
dentally present. and we both united in the remark
that we had never seen more intelligent and
scientous witness, or finer specimen Of the Amer
lean mechanic.