, 1877-05-17
Continuation Of the Learned Arch"
itectura1 Autopsy at Rock'
ford.
The Facts In the Case Being Carefully
Weighed All Around.
Exfstonco Of a Diversity Of About
200 Tons Eotwitllstand~
Ing.
Interview with Mr. Architect Bauer, Just
Back from Rockford.
Gar Not Responsible for the Dnildlng,
ffaTfng Sinplv Sold tll9
r1nns.
Changes Made Without His Arprovs1
by the Local supexin.
tandeut.
Interview with Mr. Architect Bauer, Just
Back from Rockford,
ROCKFORD.
A DEAD HERO,

Rockrnnp, ILL.,, Mny III. -Jerctl +. Harris, the
blacksmith who was at work m The root just east
of tho engine. house At tho time the Court IIonse
fcll died At tho City Hotel Il 1880 Tuesday night.
1t appears TINT Harris might havc escaped, but.
SEEING cotarae undecided, he hastily told him 10
,snn onu way while ho tl{arra) sought safcty c1sc-
wherc. The comraae was ansod, but Harris fell.
11s was taken out uf the Tnfn1 a1ivn. Ills leg was
In terribly shattered condition and had 10 be am.
rusated. Though everything possible wss done 10
sire his ifo gnngfcnn set In and poor larrls died,
making the ninth victlm In the dlsaatcE.
Harris Was citizen Of Dixon, Ill, nnd was
> 4 BrECTAT0h ON THE DIXON DRlnon
when went down sotnc 1eaFs hqo. Upon this
occaslon Harris exhibited groat hcro1sm and 5ortt
tnic. lie sarc the lives ut iour pcrtnns, hnd, IN
dolne 80, broko his own les. lie MAS ~ years Of
age, nonlr Goott.hcastcl fellow, md steady,
usefat waskmnn. Ills brothers, Iohm II. Ard
James y. Harris, hnd the formers wife, arrIrcd
llavo bcon hero cvcr since. Tho Inquest was held
this o,orntng, and tho saua.na wetd taken away
by tho to,attvcs to Dixon for intcrment on tho
11:16 H. m. train to.day.
rns CoRoarR's INQUEST on THE COURTHOUSE
DISASTER
WAS continued this morning II o'clock in tho City
Council Chambers. Jercd F. naErls having died
dusng Tho night. tho jury organized and pro.
cecdcd 10 shs City 1totol, whefo tho inqnost vas
held. Tho body was identified, and then tho jury
returned and commenced Tho oxaminasion Of tho
Witnesses.
The Coroner Informed Mr. Rlchardaon that the
architects wished him 10 furnish tho detailed
measurement Of tho piers upon which tho
columns werc placod. Eichardson teplled that
ho had no data on which to base snch figures. f1e
hnd given crcEy solitary paper in his possession to
tho Coroner, who now had them. Lie would pro.
dueo witness In tho afternoon who won1d giva
4hn infn ftN1, hn nh lnn1t thAH Hn.
ures ho presented to tue Jury yesterday. Ills
1gurcs were
TAKEN FROM TIE LOWEST ESTIMATES.
lIo had figured his limestone At 140 pounds to ths
cubic foot, where tho Government al1ows 1G3
pounds. Tho estimates given yesterday afternoon,
| and published IN, TIE TRiAuxE, wera not moro
than half what would actually hAye been upon tho
columns when tho building vas complete. Tho
four architects in their testimony yesterday, did
not giro near tho weight thst was on these piers.
| THERE WE'RE NEANKn go toms on hAcIl rIEH
.thau $50 tons, as tho ritnuss stased yesterday.
This includes tho eonrt.soous Geor, tho v!bsatofy
nation Of tho wind, otc. Wltntae thought soventy
VA rsre Ven s % a
felf. 1Ie had paid for straiehlenlng ths gfrdeEs
~ 4 est it, IL &c it sne
THE ExrtnE MORNING
fer. builder md .eontrsctor, of chleseo: il dia
not throw much Hight on the mattes but followed
n H. Tss tssrSt & hs ts .a, ;Gss s WITS WE:
iSsssp Sses s:sa I'D doDs ,'.t asSs IL e'Gs
eopastI Il 81 ill., u shoad ssss s.ee1taned ths
! amount ol weight coming upon them. Tho mortar
'e{ hs :.na u: IL aox
cations called tor.. 10 be'ls1ed ths piets would
Ably twcntY Y-hnt dtteen tons roulu bo vcfy safe.