, 1875-06-25
How the Patching Process Was
Employed Upon Worthless
Material.
The Bucna Fista S'ane 1riIf Stand Neither
Dampncss Sor Extroule tuld.
Poor Quality Of Mortar Used In the
Walls.
Danger Of the Building Falling Even in
Its Present Shape.
The Wreck viii Remain Undssturbcd Uu-
til Congress Acts III tic Matter.

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w.xSar,s aa ''n's" ~ 70 '1s 1. u"ao .ro'nI H.,
to rono,t NJ t5o f,on,r,.s,o,ars ~, tLo f,I,a.
custo,n.1rou.a ,,,a haa. .'t ~n.."so '.' ),
| rnted that it's publicity tuday gaya riso to yory
| little comment Il il uc1,eralls co,ca,to, .bnt
notwithstanding ,lullcttt profanity, Ile will not
n'1ns1s s s az I1s tic 70 eonsss se ns" sns M
understood tia. A. report Of tito analytic chonaist
subseonont to t,,a mn ~ 1,,oo ia ot ~ a. ] s,xars
bio to tho Uuona Vista stoas.
f7p the Il ssecsatta I1eas1
wasr1yoros, D. O., Inns oj.--rbo fo,}ov;rr
| III tho ropolk Of tho Commission appointed To
osa,ni,,o NIT, tnport ,tnon tt,o f,unto,. 1to,s.
building III Chicago, H.:
WASnI.oToN, y. c., June l1,-Jfon H. H. nrf..o,a
S|tfetdry ffhe Tstasary-sm: Tho Contradiction n1L
nlnte! 10 examine and rcort uian tho colipn 1t
le Units statc: Cntton. House in eourseuf cG,r,c.
n at CltaRo I'LL, md to re.srt Il In tI.tir, oti,.
~ H. is tfaga.e t. continue ~ ct',sruuton, nut
s.1sy 1ai. !, sn. s3soi1e the senttisn 1t .le u.ins
hc ftrasa underlying the Hitr lest st'e was rIYei
lsr'nE. :nde, ts.n ru,atning rowor Of tic ttrat,t
fr.n w1cs tls eo:crcc founnauon rsmt* WA testss
incl.
srn:ous CRACKS
sonc WvrS ac sxe IT. ~ yaIin,,. % IN tn
iuyx III o,utr settlement of tic youtrnIr ri III ars
fractnrr q ntals, csinpns ri vsrieaI jri,as md
BialwlErg Ut aIelea In I,n,1,tA Ut 1peu1r Tio'hui
iog anHarea la,e ecttlct,, a,si, o1 examinstan,
The clncretc formulation vas fund bsd1v crsrEcI'
Tie l..tsu Of the hprinas in shown ia drawing "a"
Submitted with Is1Alrt and tho lature If tile rnetrrs!s
ratssd through II siDWu by tho SECTIONS of tae su-
sfna underlying The fsunt of tho buiidu reconstructed
Atlsaiiett report Ut tu bosusA Ii herewith subniit
ted: Drawing all" shoSs tho levels tafeu
'is is aFec.Ga TsSI. 't ta' ,bc%s ~ Ct .ns
laoscments that haso taken pIro sin:o lilo iii
ons n @ II: f4 Afus % s s s &C. ,aa o.
haa aien placs In these css1,ns, OF wiel comrs1a.
UTE !; IL ' u & IT. s, ;s
q Tue s wel, IL was iui1 md when t. IL Dos
s,,ls a' q .ts1 :spfs fs1o ~ # va
may lnve taktn pacc. tho Gthlo IL becyo to bo sf.
s!ony soFve. 10 a!Iertl val.atlo Information. Ths
Sas rn o @
carefully ssa'as Thsas xsisa' snd t's a1s. u shs
''nss rsls u record o, Tho pe.ar,v,De ,o, t,h,.
tiin stratum, on whlrh liz fontatots rsat. II i 10 10
4trn fsu,n drawing tAn a,l from tte rcnotts al ,iIo
osf, ps4 y ;ST nsnx hg ps ss
ThIs clay wzA uncovered Ut 1nauy ulucna n fn,,1 eo
sof hst could u reality cui LII pfe ssmoSoa @ y Mssh
by wotkn,au without dtficulty Il contains
vegetable matter. below this clay. sbrnuEhout about
onesh!sd Of hs arca covered ly tho building ero il
tios From to Il es Th. MID s 70 soti ,st an 11u te
inches III diameter t,,rouah IT, sfter oyerc, fno -
r,rtanee fron, friction 90 rod messing thrnah H.!
{rct If vnxv ciay. Without tn. frir.nn Il IL srS II
mud u th1 lnttolu by thcir owr weight. The mtli
var senl!.nntd md etluay soft rhotcyar found, I'M
terts shown by tho tabjs an setec0ns yar,aa fron1
10 to "a fcct. It il stiT IND i'm. anJ 70 fsr an
1dnixture Of yeuet.b,e msttsr' ii Nv ws. Au.h NH
deemed pccassar5 BY tho Commissioners Ia
bore through snis stsa.lm bus from 1ostngs previous.
cnes5Toa xhese yaiuspls se4ysces ssIo Nj lift II
tafSTma H. Comss,om thst ths iycr y, nn
tlay ss III ,nsiulatinE surface Ind tbat s,rtssioo.
~ 81 sin 'n', NJ 4 Raee hasa WIN a Or
tho loan clay Iassel through iy tic GoriaNs, T,,s
statement wus corroborasl Iy 1iessrs, VIA osisii
cxertri,cc In Chcaso' The Ear,n. an srctInnss ns
slax tha rfeatrse Il s' ssS 81 ot ''ttisse these
atsn na as0ss ai nasr sa shs rRuE Is srt
ono.haif ii tGo dirk st1 eSt 1fot o lis bufinn Tha
M ssfsn4 ns s s nt S.w.t w.: o.
won nj tl,n nnrti,west rnrrsr ri thn ht;t w. 49,
sT.l on sSIsh s oonsrete 1.si. ,sas una n na ~
sGlt tb4t two men forAd m aaer rwn IN ti,s ,,"nf
Of ea let b, tbetr worlt a,ons without cmx p'o
1isE wonyy MoyEaENra or Ttr '' wA1iH
have taken pace over those sipss, aud II IL youor
ali % nurh tnsecnrc tounIstiots. ill., Mickn.x. ~
to clay er,.st MnIrr lis rortcc. aid oysriyi,u III,
,,,ni ,prira f,Y,,,, nnsI"if IL II. G.t amix w
shown hy lorina un'i ..ntims, 'oe1 rhm h', $40 10
u tu austssutng tHswer VI thu ,u.uy c1.y or Will,
I'm .,ncrtn rr.i. 1sy.si IL. Fa+ III ", -" Ia "i .i1
Nuusr rssru Of fun a t. atGI tn,.,,,I ~ 49,
puIare fnt tlv ua xlt,t,u, f,wIata,ca hnt un.tctI
Whrre lin surrn1nhi.t tn,.rt,l~ w-n sr ,c.. ~
"a ,,rs liz t,s ,r,..r,. ~ siit se @ .u.se' "
1 .ro ".s st ~ & ,si' stt s3s asas mcse ~.
uiIyte Ly escL sut,utu fVt would tlotbt]nxa Ia in.
cfrasst Il ik therefore it assumed thst lin rna1i
mum reslsalcy TO e pressure nt .,s wall oliersd iy
nrn,x nItsrSt IN fbsir ntr ljuna ,nv mi 1raT az
measure ilefe rir,., St to yieJ.uw q ts so, ausr
ma prrrsurn ii aticeut to iudicsts TINT eYen xitinnt
In" nr.ss,ra ~ r,u s,1ics Il ,snmii t.. rc.I ~
araas 10 ssy upon hs soft cay to Tc.!ss tuu Willie
of ths hpayiest larts Vi tito building when coppluSd
ctrts foan',sou. rio tops.!ya slsa ai tha: III !.
enanafS 70 eonaues ue s.i,t ~ ine xtahty ~
% ax - a. ~, hi t s ,a aiula M QUE 70