, 1875-05-12
TRIED AND FOUND WANTING.
f1nnlcasnnt pccu1inrities of tho
Custunl-IIottso Stone.

and 10 DO Oh tlt punt u compromising GfoEY
dcts!l Of the structure. excepting onlv tho Ison-
work. At the first tho trouble grow out Of tho
s,suroa In tho walls. and WAS attributed to
Iefsot!yo construction, then It appeared that
ths foundations wcro all bad and out Of
true, . fault which might l.ayo como either
rom 4 had plan. or q carolesB construction
of the work callod for by a plan In Itaclf
une1copttonablc; afterwards II vaH shown that
there lad boon criminal conduct In putting in
patched and plugged etono. and gross careiehs-
meas In accepting tbs stono aa satisfactory wlcn
,hsy wcfc not. Now, last md worst Of all, 1t
has been revealed that tho material used Is
utterly unfit for Tho purpose, and In many caaoo
sntire]y worthlcss IA buildinE-Htono. It only re-
matnB for tho taxpayer to loarn that there l,sa
teen corruption, Encouragement, and stealing.
IA fnct, d full-blown Cus.on-llouao Hing
md thou bls cup Of Intaory will be full. This
1aat ct,argo is not yot mado openly by any re-
tpousil1o parties. but gru,nbl,ngs and woll-
fouudod suap[cons will not ccaHo to exist In
honest 1ncn's minds until lilo Secretary Of tho
TretsurY shAlI Acnd . competent committee of
Investigation hero to 20 10 the bottom OF the
g.ato facts shown by tho pnl,'ic psess.
Yesterday pretty thorough aud careful
INSPECTION OF THE sToSE
IN the building Was naife III tho interest of TnE
TRIBUNE In rrosoncn Of Gen. Holman, tho st,per-
lntondont. TINT officer tightly ]utlx,nE lint tho
rublto Aad right 10 know what sort o[ material
~, tuijiInr % IN Tho Wost. me- ''0''""' "''1 b. "'N'
On looking carefully At tho building from o
G,lo distance, tho observer cAtl1,ot b,t Lo struck
Nth tho great difference In color III tho dirsr
soor Of The yampics submitted hy tbo cnntr,ctnr
Is drab vergtnE toward brown, hslt only
p,oportton OF tic walls cunn IN 10 Tho
lsalpios. Othor portions aro yellow. "a il GOV.
etcd with Iron rust, others hlhck and etronkcd,
snd still othcrv have au o1lY looE. mud ars
drcaked. Ae Il Of jlfroyout constrtlct,on ia dif-
fs.eut parts.
nrr TIE Mosr srn1ors DEFECT
h shc constltu.Ion Of tue stone, AID iAe ono
tblcl1 forobldes most lar,,, 10 tic bu,lt,iUg, jp
Il, prcntinr liability 10 scalo OF uni ti.inInva;
In many cnscs tiis Is 20 prominent thnt the
u.Ils look 40 II they had been made of
L.f.baked elny, anl peoi nud sholi jn
5 mauner 10 dinn,ny tho most hono-
gul believer in Cl,capn'A Custon,-rrourn.
Aprroaclpe the building from lie
oflcs this is seon in almost eyory po,nt Oh tho
sastcrr font. Htonc After ntopo win. olahorato
c,rvlpg. lutuo. aud Ll,sl,ing, Ia crun1bIing to
nieces, ard the touch OF tlte Gtnd is cuouSh Ia
many cssce to rouloye Great aatcu of etone. Tho
,rueture Of tito material In these places appears
. Ike lauuated cinv ready to fak, ri Oh ox-
posuro 10 Tue weather,
i NorArLr EXAMPLE
oi tho fault Ia seen il each uf ths tl,reo n;cra
ue1. to lilo north corner on tho cat front.
ilcre Is po,hatn m rooI s,}ecime,, NJ thu
eAa, uctcr II tle stono ~ cat, 10 found il, tic
Nhole structure, IAe bsacn of iho nierx ayo
taboratcly covered will Hutiur nf ths
most expensive kiud, and Tie cept,os Of
G1o u,oues nro ri h,,snol" nt cunsidmahIo
expenditure Of labor and money, Tho
present ethto OF tho stone may 10
detcriLed bv saytng that QUO can. with tbs hnnu.
dsttch great shceiv Of the stone from tbn nur.
fscc carrying away tho expensive carving aud
having Nh uusiEltly face, lpsa ornament IL than
the ragged tdcen OF a brokoa stouo The scales
thst coma on sls ebout onc.fourth Of m iuch
thick In ponn ylacns aud traAo Icss in others,
Tais state OF thlpga extends up and down Tie
enormous picrs telorrcd to. and ia visible in
every part It must uut DO s1rposel that cyory
etone Or every inol. is thus affected hut cu,y
that tho spots arc very f.eu1eut IN md down, Il,
md out. It would no: DO possible to catalogue.
The bad placps on this front, for thcy may
b found ID nearly oyory stoue, aud certainly IL
s,ory corrse, and o,cty rillar baAc and p,cr.
Ihey seem, for gotns occult reason, to bo most
prominent in corners aud anglca, and ono can
rsa,inE ii on lie unaigl.tIy btotchcs which are
promon!torY OF tlIe hcalirg rrocepH,
On tho north front tho cace III ITO better; here
md there throughout tho aultace arc neen tho
fatal.
THE YAT1tnA1 INFERENCE
from tho situation Of tho before. mentioned de-
terta would be that tloy uero caused by exposurs
u Tho weather. but that theory IA dfsuelled ly nm
EXAMINATION Of tho iuklle Of tho building. Iorc,
Protected by roof and wa1ig, md IN e,tuat1ops
shcre no raiu nor wet could reach taon1. aro
ttopcs fy]iy as bad as thoeo outsitie. Arain and
scau did tho writer draw his rtncil tbrour{
e0atlv ornamental carvings. mud Hid tho1n crl,t1,-
ba like DIR mud uutlcr IIs touch. In fact. lie
lnsIc /. AZ lad AZ. or worse thun. tia outnIo al
he building,
TIE EASEMENT
ogtle aoyesrucut Tra",ue,,t IL WORT off Of all.
uere arc huge foundntion a.oncs ready to rrun,-
to to ffaguentu At lis touch, su1 co,sroa viii
huge elects Of hslf.ietaci,ei ecaies randy 10
tu1nblc at tho touch. Il would bo a waate Of
tlmo to epuElerate tho defective nlsces hnro
tls only trouble IL to ayoid them. IL M. nlarc
Ia lilo las nu,cnt ~ eccn tl,n cnrious ancctncic ~
as,ous cn,ubnc and pheljinr sTay on l,olh
flcey,-tllat il. on the erie Nith tho rian II tio
a.ono hnd ous. and On tia edge. scrnss tho
rain. e0' sA'
Al examination of t,,s stonr In varlons atarps
oy decay ahows ti,at tLs uro"tea, of dcaIrmntion
u srradna1. First comes a .}ork-rolorc1 hln.ci,
en tic fsca OF the stons than 4 surt Of Listcr
risea ard extends oyer tho faco. and f,ualiy tllo
whole fsce. or 4 pnrt OF il. falIa dov,t md tho
Nolk OF docay ia rcnewed n,nu tbe ex,,oac,i anrs
ice. This Il An imnortant fart in ti,n casc and