The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-19

vss essssd cut some sGhtss. Inches The other part
Of vitnsssS testimony was almost In substance an-
Jsmss Trainer, sworn, says: rsads Ct lis Twenty
Eighth street l am slaborsr; wss employed ct the
naiidsgs in making mortar; had been sngsgsd nom
loth Of November; 1 used the best of sand to mix
with the lime. and little loan; did not put so much
LOAN e siq ssnS; put more lime IN the winter
put one load and half Of sand, and two barrels Of
loan; the loan ssme frsm the cellars; have been
making mortar tor the last nine years.
Patrick Duffy sworn, says he resides ct 1l2 Second
avenue was labor or engaged 1t the buildings in
question; my business was to make mortar; had no
particular way OF making the mortar; sometimes
put more loan, and sometimes none never had any
directions orders how to make the mortar; made
mo.t I'll mortar; ssms ne. have made mortar With.
out loan, only sand; little loan makes the mortar
work better; the brisklsyers never found any fault
mortar for the last eight or nine years.
Arthur Moody, sworn, ssys:-I reside ct l76 West
Eightsenth street; keep grocery store, and ride
sand, and dig out cellars; get from Be Cd. to A.
load for ssnd from ITO to $50 loads Of sand
for the buildings IN question, and four houses In Twen
Twenty nrst street; got four shings load At the
buildings In Twenty street. from what saw, the
mortar was principally made with sand, and appeared
to be OF good quality; never saw any loan mixed
with the mortar rwenty-dr street. have received
$40 account OF the sand delivered, and have due
me $64, which amount was to have received this
John B. Jenkins being sworn, says-I reside at "A
Twentieth street am master mason by trade; Wis
tied the ruins, yesterday examined the mortar and
considered there VAS too much loan In IT. thought
there enough lime when there is too much
loan 1t dries dusty and don't hold the buildings have
been run up in much haste, and the mortar used
hot In frosty weather which is unsafe noticed. one
frosty day when II too cold for my men to work on
passing by these buildings some ten or twelve men at
work wall. thought, then, they were working
with too much baste. and that some accident would
happen; considered the buildings unsafe for men to
work and OF the poorest class OF buildings from
the appearance OF tho materials used and the work
hugh Trains Il reside at No Fourth street;
am asen; Il WAS engaged 1t work on the buildings
In question In laying brick; thought the mortar was
pretty good; have worked better, and have worked
worse call il about the average mortar Just before
tse buidir fell Edward Flemming, the forsman,
called me oo~n from the top OF the building; bur
ried down the ladder. and went to the east gable
end and be showed me- the wall; 1t had then sagged
out consdt raoy more; he requested me to get some
tim beers prop up the wall quick as could;
imms diately the timb.rs but before returned
with the 'ay the whole Of the walls Tell they fell
from the west TO the ta.t did not give any alarm to
the men on the building MS l thought could prop
the wall IN time it; did consider it dan
g~rous until the foreman called me down; have
often had walls to sag out. and yet never fall have
used UGH worse mortar in New York than that used
these houses
Juror-On what buildings have you worked with
witness-I decline to answer that question; don't
wish to condemn any man's buildings
Juror-W here we're the buildiD gs situated
Witness-I don't think it's right for me to answer
that queetjon
Coroner You must answer the question.
Witness-I would rather not; well, 1t was in the
neigh borh God of Perry street.
Juror-Well, don't wish to press the question any
further
The witness Acknowledged to having worked at lay
ing bricks when IL vas freezing hard. At the con-
clusion of the testimony OF this witness being then
after Ave O'Clock the Coroner adjourned any further
pr oceedngs until ten O'Clock, on Monday morning
Mir Thomas, the architect was yesterday taken in
to cuetody the OF the Coroner and held to
bail in the sum OF $1,000, answer any charge that
might be brought against him Mr.. Flemming, the
foreman, was afro bailed for his appearance.
On Monday evidence the part of the defence will
be taken In order TO relieve Mr. Spencer and Others
who at the present stage Of the Investigation stand
somewhat culpable