, 1875-04-30
IN SECRET COUNCIL,
Tho Custom.House Committee
Sitting with Closed Doors.
Mr. Warner Stands up for tho Founda-
tions-..W Wolcott's Survey.
Mayor Colyin Orders an Examination.


"a'.efs afouaa 'ne cas'ona-1iouso ses'e1uaS "sro
exceedingly quiet. The storm droso away even tlo
idcra who had every day beforo slnco sbonnccd.''
cmn,cx,,ot ~ raasc,,a ,na,, TIM u,,ror,,,n,r ~
~. r,,a IT,, rra,,aa, ~, 49, n,,,,e
stones mud cracked walls, trlclIed down Tho derrick
shafts SUD- owing 10 tho iron rust gavo mora aon-
bro us to the yar md cau.cd tbo structure 10 tru
" ~, o ~ NV ' w =, ~ ~ - ~ ~ 11-
scnt p'c'u1o oi aeso'as1on auo nes'ee''
las1DE THE OFFICE
thrrs VIA sousth!ng going forward. Judging from
H., liam ,ccrccv ,,ycserxcJ II m.I h,vs le"n .nnr
W. uecl soe1pes Au0s n"'e ntoa 'oiuo-
thing OF tho 8raYeat Importance ihe experts from
S1r Sherman, Chief Engineer Of tho Bureau OF Con-
srue,on. and lls assistant, Mr. Thoransou-ary,yed
is1s ysslo.y M mt mo1uug ] md sarIv WIRE in eoss md
secret consultation with tho new superlnten,-
eut, Thev were closeted In tho inside of,oe
rn.t - u. 1.y ,rI +hn r,.nlt =, t,,.lr
as1'ssr.t'ea. ia. Sesn kept ia.t within tse'r own
sn :eupe S9 S9 na w.. a.n apg ees sn
airnis,5on was yo,,clsnfcl to nunc. Newrnancr mcp
ho ., "1 h,.,s fr NJ. nao. =. soo ~. Il saa
harmed that tho consultation had begun wsro uc with
Arm refusal 70 ao admitted TO the Generals presence,
sesslna tLemselvsa Of any cerlaia Information ss 10
vi 1s sns examination Of tho building
by tho Superintendent and whiting oxperth yesterday,
and It Il probable thseir work thus far has con-
sisted In tho examination of
which may convoy Information Of uso 10 them In their
shimenuant nxaminsoua 1n-tIav. it Il nrnbahie lhe
party viii mako orItical surrey IL Tho structnro II
Ii not Hkcly ts rcsn OF tho inspection will be made
pblc until sftcr II has been sun!ttcd to the Dernrt-
lnent 1t Washin9tou. The Chicago public, which
il taY interested therefore m,st walt sonae tlno o-
fore they informed wlluAcr thp work already dono
haR Eone for naught whether tho rumora concern
Lug Il bayc been exuggtrntal nnd ill-folindcd,
The TRIBUNE reporter called upon
iii. r1il1o /, wAilSEn,
tho contractor who has recently rc,iwof h!s conuec-
tnn with tho House construction yesterday
eu questioned him about tho foundations Of tho rQys
which urc said to hare sette to sucb an extent thak ii
nav h0 ncccsaary IN rat,uhi them y
Ghs rent,eman aaii liat ha thounbt Inn ranortx
which Ind been circulated regarding hi, uars of iho
construction Aa.I but rtry slim Foundation IN fact
H-uo you think theso piess hare sottlc 10 m ex.
tent which renders tham un1afp7
Mr. W.-Np. sir, do mol. Tic talk about IL being
| necessary to rebuild thom IL nonsense.
M.-It il quits cortsIn thoy hnye se1tlea litto7
blr. W.-Yes, Sir. It wonld 10 iupossib,a to con-
| n.rtct piers Of their weight, and which have to
boar hundreds Of tons Weight, which would not settle
Why tho Drato Building, Il tho corner Of Wabash are.
and Washington gtrot settled ls Inches. II sct.
! not injured.
n=Were tho foundations Of these pieFs Of material
capable Of GeaEing such great weighta7
Muiett when hero last summer, satu 1t waa tho
best concrete he ever saw. We exrayated to hepth
Of feo or until tho hard clay wa1 struck, when va
fllod In tho excavation with successive layers OK this
concrete. each Of thcm being hrm'y pounded down.
Gigantic HAbk OF 1tnsRtpuG plAE1t this.