New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-15

,.rdsy .: wht,sto~n examined The bridge yesterday
Oolsa bridge from the upper 'ae %. ssns.. Of
timber the e.pter Of the bregs .ppevse very roso
hii Which seemed sound could not this vi" p'roo Of
the bridge ,...e, y,..;a., l..
Ut,. and am .psineer en- city surveyor Of 70. yi
have ,,.mir ed bridge whes;Own .y md Js'sstssy
mies. os he truss. ar e,mpo,ed 81 ns.rs oorneee
With and bolts; the needle cams UPON wn,co ne
es ar. bo,sd uru swer eide 10 the lower e'rds the
wa. aid upon sms crosswse Of the needle bsns on .heo
III. nail isd the rnssss = the Aba;%sn' i ssssa 20
ss nor,S from, IL. SSe q essS wa. the cords a. aim
but ons which OAK the eords % s,rnse arc .eS' one @
there Suspension bolts running from the Top cord TIE
ssS the aids beam. to the lo~eT e,rS-;Ss oc
found the upper and lower cords Of the center rs eros.
5~sms, were split; .oms Il iS- tack tnSsrs we're
..o broken sa. SiSils truss ". b,Ssen ,.s a =, =,
bridge, and about eight this side broke An
1 Ses With ny 'ss s
weight thrown sco.s without sssstance the
.ro TOP 70 bottom the sides sound the two pses ia
The cord wh.re broken, ii deayed sbou.
fo in The o Srscs: Bastard
no; not "a e n. so, rs , SS 10 n. ny
where broken sna place decayed IN the ,eotsf 'sse
" b oi . sound the mdds fr. hs. 70 sso ts
the cunt that the other usses DO dd not observe .JS
10 hold IN this bridge the middle us the needle Bean
The west er Of the bridge desyed some the south ru.s
IL standing now; tho.e s,hnsei' are elm ssd are built
in the ,os a%s s0d %'nI' bridge e Ssrn. direction. would
the bridge more than they would II both were solne
N. same could the whole OF the needle beams
the lower end being under water observed those tha ooodo
see there s wsr. any %.s 70 o should no Ike 70
ride bridge like this heavy aded tam OF car, IN my
opinion should think al. bridge hink IL the Railroad
Company had investigated the bridge Popedy they would have
condition. think these defects would have ersa
have been discovered with the naked eyes the accident Wa
caused by the breaking Of the bridge should not iana mo
one Of IS miles per hour do pc think this defect
roticed the mbe BY IL they lie sat they are f.
ened BY p pieces BY the side Of them to the needle
The outside ones did no, notice Any da 10 the .s
ct w fam pillar with this water em suppose hat '0netims,
Axe man that familiar with this hind Of timber 10 @ the d
frence white elm is considered good article fer sridsrs Il
pn Of the tra. think he traei ms. |: not
calculated Civ. strength to the bridge should nos me
Amon III. Clark was sworn and testified: re-
tide YOrkvie Of age and tin smith hsye seen
when train passed between 10 and Y OclOck in The
sas s nS ". bridge ns and Observed the bridge
much disturbed and rembed was frightened and told my com
s w'I Sd se' Sooi more than proper %
seemed to he up and down lasted while the whoe Aa va
passing pieces of timber and chips were shaken Oh and
re- bad under railroad bridges
bdse was Of larger span than the broken the former rested
piles distant Ou each other eight or ten ss. $50 nss
cossing con,derably shtened on The &c s'on nsn
toned; think the WIS
this distinctly go. ., o.,
David s. Wood, sworn and testifed-l have resided
nj Yorlve for 10 know the bridge IN questions
rslty cannot state the time but do not
think bee built within five six yees but repairs
have BE- en- made on the bridge since the ac
dent examined several Of the snger bed pieces on VIII %
the laid the north eide osk examined NE
that broken they OF bastard or waef
elm acquainted with this kind Of imberi Ia such position,
would three Road Comuisson-r
Whteowp for t and had bridges butt OF this WOOD
did last than the center beam 10 the
bridge Of bastard elm the nbers Of this hind
hroks
been built anew think would have known IL for nnneef Oh
years refused bastard elm In town bdges have re-
qued red be- Oh oak takes experience aud expersnsw 70
sush bastard elm white elm when In fresh timber;
time beat could not positively distinguish them when
een all ordinary Judge could tell alter II had seasoned have
put In bridges when could not get seasoned
Mr.. Dmrebbeck, sworn and testited-I reside az
Yohve; have this bridge before yes eday but have
never exsmned before to-day think three pieces OF
they we've dozy rotten should call the petty
badly where they broken did not noice any other
timbers broken; I am blacksmith
David +. Stone, sworn testified reside In Marcy,
mlwriphi examined the bridge In question .0dsy
found the broken aud the second exceed
roen IL seemed affected clear through Of bastard
three lower mbers Of the main russs Of this
kind Of wood did not notice the top sticks the ties under tbs
bridge seemed sound affected materially the top stick the
shIu checks Ia of the tnibcn but this 10
worked much bastard elm thought
nough Of II TO IT. understood not durable mber tho
north sngeT d the bridge decyed near half The d:u
though where observed the end that had been sawed oh
md lies above the water.