New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-10
THE REPORT.


THE REPORT.
THE Truss IMPROPERLY MADE AID pEfSCHVF-A
GREATER CALAMITY PREVENTED.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The commission ap-
pointed by Postmaster James at Aev-lOIk 10 inquire
into tho causes OF accden, in the Post-Ohce
building have submitted their report. Tie commission
was composed OF Architect George +. Post; ron
worker a. =. Campbell; builcCr. Samuel i@Wd'ni ;
superin, uGcut Of Buildings, ". ". Adams; aIchi-
toct, d. Ja-dIc, carpenter, Il. GcdneY; ma
son and builder, William LamJecr, c.aIIn'u;
engineer and srchtect, Theodore Weston, score
tary Tie commission Say tina; they confined tLemsclVc
TO The causes OF Tho accident and the conditions nndel
winch IL took place Tie witnesses were tho architects
and workueu, WITT the exception Of Mr AUiicl. FSo
declined &C. appear ard testify. Ia commission present
Grs inc following letter o. Instruction from Nj Mn.,V
TnEtsrEY DIPAET~EST
OvrTCf or SUPERVISING An, HiTECr, duIF u, lN.4.J
TO INC inn. C. g. HyLDtk, superintendent f0st-'P.e'
GhI C9.rf Ilojtss, F,r 0jE fVg.
SIR: send herewith Plan a E. g 'y 'i"|.uE ~ 81 .
sign foI tAt coui,'o . &, ra found ii iae Du"S
uudcr on tuai5 lu ti .dii- ~t0 4,'t. o." w.
rerloy. hr nor .uj tc DC ur The room as shown
irIe l,,.. ind ni ~ u.If The, is any difficulty III
carving t.o ,lt uto eject o.. II there are errors I'D
Of f.ug ',. bo -,qa,r! 10 carry out t. tesa. Which
viii he done NI M ',uu.et.. .oi i'c non lt,liuE "u'
fGii,, n 70. BULLET
T.ereport then says:
II oIir- 90 carry out ne above instructions or S.'
va, removed froul Tao space nov occuried b' "a
Uni, 500. a. IAN, and ir pSr,.tjoa ya. tln
Cyiiuu I've room us, ,r-cy. Es removed I" IucIco'5
i.foUs5 me a,tc STORY the guiding, and earned o
I"It.'I ol ga, "a ,i,.. ina ca,. nf tl. colrt-
room hy wrong ipa srae., nilolucet ar i-e i un.
tie wall removed. The 'LsuNCeiCE OF tIi, fl','
proved t1 the primary cause which hnN!V "a 10 tA'
sd catastrophe 81 5sy J.. NO COPS OF D-o paa
it.i''''' i EyYSrF snfcrigfan nor dos any
record 'Le.e fP al or . u ~ NO,
~ ..l 10 t,t,r'.a,. i,Ittaar lie uO-i,u
tor jee r, meg or alnr%E5a BY las a5''l Or
en en- Of mat ol.e III. ecuu, ase,s .ua' he
he'e: Nue" lir u..'"''1D' ,s ,'r-l0f D-Ianf IT,
nrec,se cate Of winch testimony absolutely estaI-
u', e,,g,i-. mont ia .,f ,git- ana 10 f,et Ieu
was sAaa out o. the du. ", 10 rene IT, H,a NJ,
reutly he Winter 81 l7.t "a lo55 ,ns siJyr Vas
h,up'I "a (, , J were noticed in the Erirs wo,A
a. the lbs OF The opening ~ the attic wall above and
il appear ttdt hr. Coh,''t t'e .l s'C ne - & ,
eit ,"t 90 AZ vnnrtf tn lie condition N both
reiling and wall aud suggested that the Who'll, wall
sa,Hd ht I5 noy,u anu ,i-@ h. frrl. iid fst Mr.
roo deek S,U4 T.,ied ihr substitution 10 Hr
Ii,i ,rs rI,-sqIit SuIleryi.ug Architect.
II, III ,s ~, c9r-!,.Il,.. viii mat promise:
~ Nr'-YOLK, DEC. 2, 1870
S,,1 o. ne alterations u ne orgua' designs 70 Qro
The ma sol supported bT beam ttat wa. not su%I
and should ave been condemned II subsequently settled
aud adaeu crack g. a. peal DO lhe triDhg Oh u CuI '"
Efforts we're made 10 IrinaN I ~! ,, en-, ~ Iis ~ p,t
iiteAo. I' s 49,, ,,I I c1rY-sy amend the
si ~ H. Val All he I'm ,rlion 0i a rot truss the
,tLer 11se- N.Tt respectfully, 4. %. AOiIElT,
suycr,i5Ilc arc.itc -,e"-1 o. PCsI-uMcc.
On Apr . 1s4l, III. Oa-suOtt Addressed TIE su'Oieu
letter no Sir Hui: $500
,.,.. , AVN = Iett a.,
G. hill. SUPER t'W9 -Afcttf, "u."WN"H -. T..
STR. viii .oI0t remember al os1s or ~ "a,
visits % TINS Ouung CsI. your i w. " ~, ,
settlement OF Oic "Il u.,tlt t " v Ire Cr1-
soE tho" ls.N 81 ~ 'c,,,i, noted The settlement ana
MAJ S( o M Co Groom ceiling caused ny
mn , ,cressi and n W nrcc,.sig 10 remove wall a.
once substituting support for tie ROOT an non Truss q" '
S+uS Oes.Fn Is those now IN POSITION g., ne
ADJOINING so9ms. These Uusses were SUPP ed 10y
the Kellogg Bridge IonpsL: etI 80, ,f -
Oi S''- ~ c@t1. lhyi'teA U.S. u' .-f,-.
llruheu.tn $50 ~ ~ h. :eT is s.5 al c.. tII
wy. aut a.. L..'i,g. srfd.e ColusHv n
tic e.. nave The llOrosal Of
- & man .,ii q o. AID A. the wOrk properly
sui roIs.r o. SpuDlc buiding. w0u!c 4ect
igy st thar iend'ture De authorized from that ap
Supervising hsPeo'Ot III lA"iGe'
Afr nm srpr1ypd the action OF Mr.. OaksLott.
80. ..,o.,o,., - A. uui a,,d the pauo-
Inc report gives tue .o'''' VI "
randum OF the firm Offering 10 supply lhe IuHs' anu
4c hrie describes the sottiu UP ~ the truss, Tue re
- 49,, ti. .,,,p.rt- and The tall Of the roof. then
i-O'"' ~ @
says: observation-disclosures.
coprason OF the fallen truss with tha one ac Sceu
aud nov standing which was TO BE- COPIED id We o,,-
structiOn Of tDe roveSs the Idct OF soNtI Iu
poltant differences. "a plan " the houel Uuaa ln''e
from actual measurement va j. ~ ~ ga, I.,, n