The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-19

sssous sas saisi.ctery e " S~4An ~. ruaAn vas
~ nspsgng dRccssT md EaaDc1 sgms IL ~ owners,
ybss was ~ ssssass7 End fsApossio,s once, ~
sut the whole tims Of building were those Of mutual
friendship ard respect, and novcr saw any di.,sran
cheapners; On the other hand, We tried /, make IN,
strongest structure ve could erect with dus regard TO
economy was much burdcned with the rcs oaabn'y"
the time, havp construct the Pasdc mil s'm Mon
ousiy with tc Pcmberton therefore placed Mr. Bona
MIN SoolEgc in immediate charge Of tho works ~ the
spending his days there and his nigh s, If
Coolidge superintended the works with diligence and
udely which was untripg; his Intelligence as cueneei
and as man are well known IN This cln n.siy
well IS his honor % gentleman AMI Chcs'a
De was 70 DO my eyes and my hands cons.ln,y pres
Mr.. William Sullivan for the earIhw ork, Mr. J.p,ssf
cher for the stone work and foundations Messrs Dodge
Knowles for the carpcntsrirg and wood work, and
futile Go. for the mason work; the last na asi
strangers 70 me, having been introduced ~ Mr or
man; the others were engaged by me Mr. Coolidge has
and he rs abundanty qualified TO speak on the subject
examined It, and found he has said and think that
80 far as the soil was concerned there NOT better
oundauon in Lawrence; was water bearing soil natu
rally; We found IL m that vicinity when digging
The canal, whore the excavators found IT, there
lead on all the time except in warm weather, when
died up, as Is usual IN such soil there was head on
all tho time, which would not have been the ha
come from the canal they used il for drinking;
out IN small quantties-merey weeping though tho
foundations stones Of tho largest character which
our quarres ever produces and know them to have tee
Q-Do you think our eaarries furnish stones saitab.
Tor such foundations Abbey large square stoass
s;ratioed grants In geological term genus they
amply vice at the bottom nine feet, think as the plan
viii show. HE examined tho plans, and found tia, Cd
south wall was eight and the north wall six feet thick
the bofton Such the nature Of the stones thes
camc from the qusrres, tina. thesewcre only theoretical
lines, and they always in excess tho stones pro
ectcd over the walls Intended TO be solid and they were
the stones projecting the limits tho under pinn'ns
wxs backed with either brick mortar walls; tho brick
walls, II has been stated were composed Of two walls,
Wtt hn 1to
fee, by four inches, IN . horizontal area;
centre to the centre Of the windows there were eight
inches OF sol brick externally then four inches taking
ror wall, SO that there were fues; the walks werc
twenty ches solid; the bands continuous from bot
tom 10 top where the walls WERE think parts Of the wall
were solid About the air tubes but don't remember what
part; can't say whether this variation from the
original plan mott the thickness OF the walls were amply
sufficient TO bear any vertical pressure which could be
brought upon them in this mill the weight which IS TO be
thrown upon these structures is always subject cacu
aon before thsy are built tho floors were constructed
with beams each beam made Of posts varying
little from sixteen inches IN Depth and making them when
pat in sixteen inches square or thereabouts the timber
ever made when The mill was built they were put toge
Their i'll the best by Messrs Dodge and Knowles
that they might spring by machinery, ana . system Of
iron rods adopled they put under them making
perfectly rigid, % they always were i was not be
came they weak but 10 make them invariably stir
the same system IA adopted in railroad cars this Ii.
iron that has been said 70 have been brought in L
strengthen the walls thcre was other iron brongh. IL
tor that pnrpose tho Rightly of these beams has always
been maintained, so that tine ehatting always wit
perfection perfection as is ever obtained il
any mill the beams we're anchsrs into the walls a. III
sie; The irons turned up al the ends, and wen
within ioar inches Of the wall, and up into the brick
some distance: those anchored thoroughly imbcs
ded 10 the brick as topu the walls down II the floors CAV
way, before they would draw out; the chimney in
tended 10 rico only few feet above tho roof. that
the Duck Mil is, hut Mr.. Putnam for some reason
wanted II built higher; he asked whether thought
| would bear 1t. and told him ! thought II would W
should nave spread the chimney at the base had
l srpposeo u would have been built 80 high pl.
ID 70 It's present height, and, as all cbimneys d.
| 10 Vibfascd with high winds and caused crack
when Rae Atlantic chimney bull: applied an nsru
ment to thc Top, aud distinctly wave in high wind
supposed IL might crack we always avoid cracks, bnt
APP reicDdch danger the chimney the part OF III
building hacked standing: when first
Iawrclcc became fashionable or desirable 10 ha re -o
columns in mills ordingly made plan for ro,
pillars In the ks-ex machine shops they made wit
!" 90 snsnv aHp mo, Th , TX
OF the upper part; We never had used any model with
pptlc going through the beam (Nr Bigelow here rea
some correspondence between himself and Mr. Putnam
relation 70 the iron pillars and which led 10 the adoption
the styles which used in the building OF the mill
The plan OF the pillars did not come from my suggestion
having always used another kind decided that the ri
lars would bear any vertical pressure that would b
brought upon them and 80 informed Mr. Putnam; NJ,
pian for the clasps instead OF the putle but
made up my mind that these would bear the weight p,
upon them: the theory OF scientific books and II
practice in other mills chow that ample and
margin OF security was left in the of these pillar
his margin OF security TO avoid the inaccuracies
casting any that might occur they were mad
,crfod stronger than required, according TO the ca
citations, 70 sustain the weight which they held; hsv
doubt that they bought in absolute good faith
Mr. Putnam the only error that can Is in buy ia
| them at mnch per column instead Of 80 much PC
roundnot that wish mpute any intention TO decey
piece II Is Tor the interest Of the founder mako then
light, and when by tho pound to make them heavy
throwing the balance OF interest the wrong sde in
gard testing these pillars we accidentally let one IA
and broke: Mr.. Coolidge saw 1t and reported 10 me-
Putnam DO not remember tho only test usually apple
to castings to find them externally perfect II set
sound castings were tested with sledge it might hav
produced blind cracks, which would not have been Wis
bic, but which would have been dangerous to the mill.
Q-would not blow from nail hammer hav
| sunk through the castings which you have A.-w
| should no, have used a nail hammer, but should hav
| thought them much stronger; mistrustcd the
were in such condition as that; the specimens which
have seen ndicatcs most careless manipulation Of th
| in the cnsirg
piece Of the hollow pillars was shown Slr
Bcclow with piece OF wrought iron fastened int
ior one OF the SIDES Mr. Bgelow did not undersan
| it, nature.
Mr. John C. Hoardey formerly superintendent Of III
| machine shop and foundry here) was called, and OK
planned that technically called choplet and wa
necessary IN the construction of hollow columns keel
| The core IN s place; have doubt the deyelope
! mcnis Of this accident have shown that there wer
defects in the pillars, but these were not visibI
when they from the foundry; there is no crcum
stance which points to the defects in these pillars tt
| cacse Of the accident wooden and brisk walls gTv'
warning o. ane,r destrucon' ous castings give out sud
gwen way gradually had the defect been 10 thc
walls or foundation; the mill model In the eyes
Of all experienced persons for the perfection with which
run for Six years; Tor year two after handed the
mil over complete, was in constantly TO see how went
the delicate bearing Of the shafng the south cad
all along the floor was remarkably true and steady; even
slight settling OF no consequence would have been no
eSc a. lUr yonr OF son arc, s ne I
found perfectly true to their original nc and was
surprised ut their stea6iDesg
The inquest resumed at seven O'Clock T. "
Fbriigc Gosyn testified, he had been founder thirty
eight years bad examined the pillars Of the Pchecton
A the appeared good, the casting very si could
discovered the impe-fecton in sIch the one ex
hlbcd and would have broken II up; witness cas-. the
pillars for the Atlantic Mil they tested by pounding
with ficcge: took two mon half an hour test
eight pillars; The Atlantic pillars inches in
diameter in the lower story and thicker than in the
Penberton each pillar in the Atlantic weighed 900 pou
10 testing pillars, struck them hard enough 70 break
Defective one, but not 70 inure strong one made
niiln for the Ia Annin. fha xnflaz