The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-10
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MR.. HAvES's CLAIM.
.ai Of his that he cals. upon
ny Of the us II sna ~
bracing both the adjacent .tra were
opinion prnsps rai,sr was also used
was without IL or any substitute Tor liz that In his
opinion the roo weight better placed with tho Roof
were sba,tsa to angle irons. aud that Il
his opinion no other method Of securing the root beams to
oahsho,s s.,ias. .n. ~ had the ntmo.. reliance IN
81 Mr. Doughry tha, he did not give the formal
italy i.s required lie accepted
approved t. nor specially the shores to be struck
Mr. DouYnerty tsses thst he noticed he difference but
OakshotI
coNoLusIos or THE EVIDENCE
An examination OF facts anu and compu-
ta,ons made by She commission prove
the alteration United States couit Room
sss sa s the BEEN s @ i Ss Gn
brick wall which L supported wa. particularly sound and
sustaining but also 'on the prnsps tia, consainsa
s md s sss s ss @ & @ the ss q hs
proportion that when relieved II by the wall,
pertcn Of the wal Itself above It's lines q fracture
waS run" a. an nsss s ENDS Of tho srdsr
Of exceptionally good iron. the
~ o an so Ssas
s has s ss IN as sssa
above i. Tho grder has detection Of i've and
ss s"s ss ~
In nS met oGu did
from, the girder, for tho ceiling has self sustaining
@ the SSr On M S@n
Is. s s sDs 81 s pssi s sS
main load II was Intended 20 removed and under
nSp
sss ss sS that sf s,. o
either materially strengthened that It's place sup
e 70 v,ds he wan and
So T'n sscs Adjacent 10 the truss that failed
which carry substantially load proved 10 be
letter.; Ap;s ssa from NJ. oal.ae,s,
@ o % M % Sn. wan and Of
horixed for which would have been adequate to
IVl-fhe tact that important elements OF stability and
explain It's failure The omission Of raicr With its brac-
ing which main lance the safe support Of the
primary cause assdsnt It's omission left the Whole
beam iron arches and Unnecessarily heavy
concre-c a'so Of the metal roofing and accidental load
is,H, % lins& emanuel ss,s ' having '' -
IN Of S o@ lie
expected crippled sSens sideways At
vision W.. made 70 brace , The top chord the later
rec,y witS angle ly noching them on to il, il
deficient in lateral stiffness and il danger OF failure Of
CAUSES OF ACCIDENT
Finally. the present accident IN due two
FrThat tho erectcu did correspond with that
recommended by Superintendent akhott. approved by
Supervising Architect Hill and apparently
by Messrs Hcuveiman. Haven Go
SerOndThat the shores removed and the
subjected its load before IL examined by
competent to determine Il 1t constructed in
with the contract,
Your commission considers that perhaps fortunate
circumstance that this accident sad Is has leu the
detection OF the radical of the hidden rirer Of
tho ceiling OF the United states Court the
OF which Is o.! jeopardy and tho
nifty has 60 be thankful that they bmva
character
GEO. b. POST, Architect.
A. !. CAMPBELL, lrnnworker.
SAMl FL. LOWDkN. Builder.
W. w. ADAMS, Superintc lent Of Buildings
u. JARDINr, architect.
". II. q DNEY, Carpenter
WIN. LAIMBEEK Chairman Mason and Builder.
TuEO. WESTON, Secretary. Engineer and Architect.