The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-03
rns TunxAS STREET DnAsrxa. - Ths

TIM FuRNAH erRRRI DnAsrn. - Ths
corossrs invss,is.sios into thu circumstances a.
tending the disaster In Furmsn street, whereby
three men lost their lives vas continued yesterday
ct the County Ccurt House.i
M. william H. Hazard, builder resfdfpe = No.
10 HEX. street testified that he examined the build
the fail Of the buildins-no, the mechanical. Tbs
materials were ~ good A. the market Afforded. The
between The two arches shich would have prevented
the falling Of the buildings, III din hal been placed
en, over The ,Ishe' YOU'D b have Teen ,,,n s
enough 10 bear o perpendicular veieht II there had
been centre arch OF .bytment, The man Who
erected the building did not know what ne vn DONG
The mortar was sood-slmost any Kind Of mortar
would grow hard 81 are. If the building hsd been
on within week. Witne,, stated that n pisns ike
those Of the fallen buildings had been presented 10
Jsms. TSuct", o. 20 ide Phi street iestiGed thu,
be was bu der. lie thought shat the walls should
have been thicker and better anchored together lie
wals would have teen sufficient 10 uphold the arches
" thoy had Teen 10 inches thick, AID properly An
resting upon the tor. Of The main sfehcs caused the
falling Of the buildings. Had the owner ssked Wit
tprins s1eh hohes -oaia nave n hn,
wrought that In some Of the cement in the centre
sak Ihcre v. too much sand. -..
s-orn His testimony was TO the effect that he Ietd,
Cd where he no. lives since 1867 was the owner Of
commenced their erection Immediately after the ~
10 April last about 1916 ed the house where be
yising structure shch would hold up the parts 70
protect the buildings. wtnes. procured a superin-
ecIs TO erect them, and paid him $500 The sbutment
walls at eash end Of tho buildings were ~ feet in
porsd BY Hi n. rear .su;% SSs' tS. Is,. iSs-
S, as v., a,o, are Are o,Ss on. Sc thickness atos:S
their building. By placing iron beams and archie. be-
tween them. The vault, or arch above, ~ planned by
we Lnslneer, was one foot in thickness and the in
aI a Al
the rear aud IL inches thick In front OF the stairway.
wines erected the 'tai1w. for the purpose Of short
Iron, and columns under the floor. After he burning
q the BUILDINGS In April Last witness sent for Mr..
sufficiently familiar with that hind Of work, be
eommebdtd Mr. David Board VINO was 10 do the car
and 10 ni,hed 4 diasrsm settins forth the arches.
The intermediate walls were taken down S lar ~
ihieknsss Had the best materials, and spared no
expense. The arch was the cause Of the build ing
rested upon ne aSioinIns sTehe. An inch arch
was spr, ad over It, Commenced to spread earth over
! 70 protect - the from .pn, With two men With
ever a. equally a. ponibe. Manure was .lso employ
v. In COINCIDENCE Of the earth being placed upon
the centre aud which rested the hips Of the other
Arches. Did not see any cracks IN The wallis did not
think ihsre we're any; on the building than
any person employed to work At II. About 10 loads
Of earth taken from Beeehers Church. where
yeniilstor was being made, and witness was glad Of
hAyins II thste, q u was eonsecrsted ground; MI.
Witness considered the buildings sale in every
poet, ~ TAI a. be was aware.
Cleric: gLsnn9r, Of % siI,h :,re.tN,Ys ...,
The walls the beams, SC. Alex. II. Wallace, mason,
s Emp On the building te;,ihed hs, he arch va.
eight inches. Thought the accident wss caused by
the Two main arches pressins the sss Inward and Of
couIso they gave way.
The investlsstOn W. adjourned sntn Friday
evening nsyen o'eloek