, 1877-05-16
Testimony Of Richardson and the
Architects at Rockford.
somebody Almost Certain to Be
Indicted for NIanslnuR1iter.
Richardson Trying to Make It Gay, and
Gay, Richardson.
richardson Believes 1870 Tons Wore Put
on 12o.ToR Piers.
This Architects Concur In Believing the
Piers Unsafe, a. Specified.
Id petlara tht Manner II Their Erection lhsa
salutely A!ratiou1.

Id petl.rs ths hauner II Their Erection Ahsa
solutely Asraiou..
ROCKFORD.
rns ARCHITECTS nEronE THE cono1ER's suRr.
sptcfdt Df.a teh /, 7ns Tribune.
RoexYonp, Ill, Mar 15.-Tho developments In
the Court -IIousc disaster wcse truly sensational
E.y md Richardson wcre both put through most
nstd examination by Tho Corones's Jury, aided by
,one OF tho best lawyers In tho statc. In addition
10 thIs, Mcssrs. .Wjl1ett, Bauer, Cleveland, and
Boyngton. nll experts from Chicago. made son,e
Startling disclosures In regard to this most terrible
tlsnsh.ef.
JARED =. HARRIS, or DIXON;
The ninth scttn,, dlod Tonight in dreadful agony.
This makes nino that wc.e killed, and fourteen
vuunded CT la3ased.
THREE MORN ExrERrs
arrived hcru this afternoon rsady to testify 10.
morrow morn1ng,-Gcn. William 5ooy Smith, r.
B. Wight, ESQ.,. npd Edward 1larlEng,
6aperlntcndcnt OF tho Chicago custom.
nopte Tho facts ~ developed to.daY tend
10 point out tho exact position Of all parties con-
termed and show beyond donbt that great etrorts
ate being made BY tho three contracting parties to
shoaldcs tho hlamc on TO ono another. Thai somo
one will bc tried for mAuefnuGhtee there now re-.
m,lns no doubt Who that Wilt bo tho following
Indianapolis Of tho testimony will eho~:
STARTLING TESTIMONY or nicnAnDsoN,
n. D. Richardson, recalled, said tho pier mas
tso feet ten Inches by two fect four inches. It was
true that tho maximum wol4nt OF compfcseton on
bhtk.work 10 thirty OF forty tons per foot, hat
buIders In putting up 4, p1cr Of that kind
would ncTcr &5sow over one.tonth Of
that per cubic foot. Ia then Rare tho exact
weight In detail upon the piers, which was eco
tans rnttnd8 or 19n TINS nnrNdn m NJ,
bslldes the roof, tho courtroom, and tho people
who might assemble in 1t. which would make At
kt.t dft5 tons more. It must also DO remembered
thlt
WIND AND STORMS
would stt1l further increase tho weight thirty 10
iouJ tons. This was al on pier a titto moro
.han two fcot Square, Or certainly not six souaro
itst Of surface. Richardson's testimony showed
thas hbout 1b0 tons Wcrc placed upon MGR tho
maximum bearing rowers OF which wars 12o tons,
Tie fafe weight Of which could
HARDLY IN MORE THAN TWELVE TONS
10 tbe foot, or tetonty two tops. Richardson said
b had ncYcr figured on whas tho piers would
eas. He was baitdes, and supposed att
lheso thtngs had been dono By tho aschl.
seet. Ho had built tho pier In tho
bett possible way. lie had neyor called Mr.Gay's
would hold donhic the weight. Efo had frequently
remarked 10 blu foreman that Gay had not had
n. v. noTIHGToN
.rhtteet for forty years; built tho Grand PacE1c
lso'eht brick pier. ~ drawn IN tsay'a arccld.
slsn. ought TO ase. sss'ain weight of twsntI
ss se eaa ons he 1 ~. e .srprRssa Rsas
+ 'oo.l ap a. lonR as + did. The pcr was not
l.tss az tho nlu',a called for; tho brick ,was very
a; @ f sasa 0 TO- IL" nsser ;s'ot ~ss hs " ee ad ia
:la.e, In eome places ho measured ono and 4 halt
inehes spaec between br'eEs Il should hare been
not bound At ali. liz wonld not havo pnt
r., stsn twenty }n. tons II, T. loot O." th.t
opst more than aflccn tons to the foot On ordnary
i !hi' pier. lnstcaa oi which il VA run np liz
ploy but eft becau;e lo thonshsh (0aJj rss worth
nofe Than witncss was willing II pay him. vii.
ttss cant at tho lnatanct Of tlaJ.
.! Chicago, was ne1t called. According to llis
t1ates tho pfers had shout ,ninsty-dxe tons upon
T. ,ses, e.. vhsa tns hsy went down Twenty tons
pas nron good, wcil.built brsk ' rist. T III brseS
u shIs ca.e did not come TO tho standard. They
Ths bricks should hare been hard, dipped. They
ssts sla Y hot weather, and were too f5. Had
SHOULD HAVE TAKES suFf1ClENT tHTKREsT IN
T. hare seen that the brick was aouud and right.
T. ssqs s1a, IT, L.as nssea ho ss:s sss ss1aepds
,|. rsse vsty dsteetse: 'H'as IL bsesod od
,sio,, ,,saorsa H.. :e rier xqsla hare sustained
@ ". ball. TO- :'ood ar .hsis - 70 ons nt"t !. IL
@ sn III e. Psf ss I'D dafsss ssss 5 !: .sa
plans and SPECIFICATIONS call for, It would not hayo
ssu,!aard more than twelve tons 10 Tho square
k.v wtt,krr. Aacn.1rcr.'
eichleaao, said 10 did nos consider tho thing 4
P,st i VA. wonder i stood ~ 1t all. Flvs tons
r sush support % hoia up 10 nitt Ill., .sfeiy. f9'
~. asa f.. + besa sat!t As speelaod + niRht
~ restcd. thu mortar was good mortar, but Tho
mortar, it'd ho, been sapc ciintendsat ha should
sa.e giIen special attention to tho pier, and not
Hsattd Il A. common wall,
THh FOREMAN Bald:
issepted such 6fIck,' ~'''' '0N'@ wv ''''
=, w. %!.l.tt-i ee;tainl{ shonla not bare dono
I'D hs a!tsatton been called 10 tho pier he cor.
1al! thonfd have stoppcd tho work. Had he
IL saa s pdds p% tx1 a:ge
"Aheas had e0me out At Mr.. days request.
otc.,. X. D: cLEyxLANp,
ss lad IL 'se T 1een e e Gill teSS: asy
;!efa0ns ;ssay e.: :all toF ths1 mould h.re hsd
r, s rs'sss .ssa'' ia 1sn' i. e sepaas ss
s'ss @.elf M to aftcen tons on ~el hat't walls and
% not 90 down before. rio b.icrs were ~ iaia Vi, n
". si.a ho been making tha pIan'. he ~
lslnp. naSs WANTED II noks sKashaTM:
sssa "s fs tho &c sonPs nGs
ope we sha 'ns mon s1o ot9 ~ 81