The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-04


Eighth avenue Saturday, the 9th ult,
AID the cause Of death Of three individuals, who
ris under the ruins yesterday resumed and
cludd before the Coroner The following the testi.
mony Sdduced =
have visited the ruins in Thirty second street the
foundation wall was all torn down the bottom
the sand was good but there was not lime enough
think 1t was ground lime am not positive to that
but am positive that there was not enough lime to make
good work. l saw foundations for the chimney on
either side of the buildings within the fire limits it is
Necessary they should BE- built The front foundation
wall standing have seen better, but have also
seen think it sufficient to hold the wallis
what Jaw the brick walls eight inches. The
timber very slight, lighter than have most ever
seen think altogether too light If the sand is
coase is usual to it if fine. not-I the
foundation; cannet speak to the foundation part
ton wall hut the rest of the wall strong enough
The mortar in the foundation pref poor the
tar saw in the street was also poor. There was cons
deiabe wind on that day think the wind however
died away In the afternoon. We always brace walls
" the scatfoldirg is taken down
Jonathan ). smith OF No. 175 Fourth street sworn
saidi am ma and builder; have the ruins in
lhirtystcond street; found the buildings oil down.
except the outside walls Of the foundations; think they
sufficiently strong for the building to be erected
upon th,m; the mortar not first quality; it was
about neutrality-suspicious. poor the partition wall down;
the brick good cnough think the stone wall too
email for the toundaton refer to the partition walls;
requires better material than walls built against bank
another foundation; the sand seemed to be good the
rather poor; it had not quite lime enoughin
it, did not discover any foundation for the chmneys;
the timber used small; should not think il tit to be
used in building of that height do not see how the
building could hnye fallen had partition
! ton gwen way; the gable end Eighth
thould have been braced suppose the walls were eight
inchcs it is customary to such walls any or-
nary WALL it is usual to up story and Brace
might leave it at dinner time without bracing unless
the wind blew very hard should however at night
Jacob Harrott, of No. 4, Eighth said-I
am and builder have seen the ruins in Thirty
second street found the building all down and the part
tion foundation wall down; believe the stone wall in the
partition Of said property would hold heavy building;
the should suppose to be poor; the brick
good enough for building of that description; the bricks
did to have much mortar on them; two loads
of sand and cask Of lime win make good mortar;
barrel lime: did not the timber; do not put
stone into mortar; they will however. get IL; should
expect wall to stand the mortar of which contained
such stones those screen the sand used in mortar
for foundation walls.
Frcdk. &. Leroy resident surgeon to the New York
Hospital said-Iamcs Farrell admitted to the
Hospital last Saturday. think the 9th inst; he in
sensible at the tme he fingered Ave hours and died at
midnight; found fracture in the spine, and also Of
several of the ribs in my opinion the Of death
fracture Of the spine John Brady admitted to the
Hospital Saturday, the 9th inst, and lived twenty
minutes after admission; post mortem examination de-
ycoped rupture of the bladder and fracture of the
pevis; these injuries were the cause OF death.
Thomas Haley. OF Eizabsthtown N il do business
in this city; am mason aud builder; have seen the
ruins in Thirty -fecond street; when them the par
u. .nr Ma ha the sana
tie stonc would make good wall If well put up and
hemmcd M should think the mortar pretty good;
did not any of the wall down; 1t is difficult To tell
whether the wall is well put up without dong think
they sufficiently strong to hold the buildings that
shown here should be screened; the FORE
the building should have attended TO the bracng
Of the wall-it is his business; think the foundation
wide enough to have built the foundation of the
chimney upon IT; in where the foundation is not
slider she'll lime to be good when used in winter-not
good for SUMMER it sets too quick Mr. Brady consider
Daniel shannon, OF broadway, Thirty fourth
street sworn saidl am a mason; have worked at the
business about eight years; ! knew John Rankin he
working the building cav the buildings in about
two minutes after they fell helped to get Rankin
and took him home sa1 the mortar as they tax
ing the walls and il looked TO to be rather poor
do think the walls would have fallen by their
weight had they been properly put up believe masons
in putting up cheap buildings not careful keep
them plumb they ought to be the timber not
heavy have generally used the beams being
light and the men carrying brick and mortar aero )
them Would spring the walls in if not braced most IF
the partition wall down to the ground when fir =
saw 1t there vas little standing at each end thin
the Of the building falling from the centre foun-
daton wall giving way the gable end falling in might
have thrown the foundation wall Of tho middle partition
hrnfy Ncik, o 10 Horatio street. sworII
and builder have the ruins in Thirty street
should not conider tho material used in the foundation
walls good they very Indifferent stone, such
should not be used in building Of any class; saw the
mortar scatIed about there and should think the lime
bad been sparngiy used saw shell lime in the
tty,et suppose i; had been used in the walls it is
generally considered better than rock lime under ground
The timber used eighteen inch wall it is customa
~ to build piers for chmneys from what saw there
tho material gfed il i wonder to that they did
fell canro. ray what par fell first IL is customary to
sand which has large stone in it large those
shown foundation with such stone in the mortar
could net make solid foundation the stone could not
Iy foLd orGtr al little mortar possible between two
stones. tia, there may be little settling possible
think should be competent judge of the quantity
Of line from seeing did there the person who
made IT, having been in the business and boy for
tworty-seycn years am aware that mortar after
bu'iIr has fallen presents appearance than IL
otherwise would | make due allowance for that.
Amos Woodruff, of IL Thompson street. said
and builder; have the ruins in Thirty
sceond street; have been about thirty years
consider The material used in the foundation bad; the
stcne wall Of an inferior quality still think wall
might have been built Of them sufficiently strong to have
held the bch walls the strength Of The wall depends upon
the mortar used and The oflayrg the stone the
quality OF the sand and the want Of sufficient quantity
CLINE. made tho mortar bad should not consider the
sand sharp screened it not clear fine sand; Of
the walls which saw, wee properly built: the mortar
very inferior; do think it would be necessary
to build piers for cinnsy an eighteen inch ounda
ton wall when The brck wall about eight inch; should
think ;ha building like tha built at this Of the
year the chances would be in favor ef its falling did
not notice the timber; should supposed that
the falling OF story Of tho gable wall would have
broken than tier OF beams had not the founda
Philip Kieohner * No 81 Nineteenth street sworn
'ad-l am frame carpenter; did work the building
which fell wa there about II O'Clock the morning
the building fcll kossrs Brady and Brooks there:
heerd Dir. Brooks give directions to Bradyit be-
tween u and II O'Clock heard Brooks say to Brady
Trace the walls Cno Ct my showed up three iot to
brace the walls. The wind blowing little; do not
remember that il blowed hard have been engaged in
the city ut my business for nine The tmbcrs
pretty good but email have used worse timber than
used IN that building this The kind Of timber
IN the HABIT of using such houses The framing and
carpenter work done well al the fore and
partitions set; the building ready to roof
stephen II Washburne, Of No 1s9 West Twenty third
street, sworn, said-l am mason; was at work the
front oft building Al the time it M putting up
intc took notice Of the mortar that used while
at wo!k heard a crash aud looked up and part of
a wall and lGborcr falling through the beams /
jumped down and IN the middle Of the street. turn
ed TO look, and the centre partition wall give way
above the foundation wall about the story; it l
towards the Eish avenue, and the upper part OF the
wall fcted Eraight down; the west gable end fell rs
ne w he wall
fell the beams there about eight nine feet of
the wall fell; do not know what time ar Brooks left: IL
raining at eleven o'clock about o'clock ii cear
cd went hack to the building and waiting for my
partner: the wind was bOwnr it very gusty; only
worked the front Of the buildng the front only
mp to the first story: Mr. Brooks standing the
walk when let at eleven o'clock did not hear him
iyo any directions To MIR Brady; did not examine the
moiar 1houd suppose from the look Of IL, that il
good as the common Of mortar genaray used ON