, 1879-05-27

AIFt HlEANuk tbIEi w kGt III uIHt sEltCl ~ NhA
The DIstric.-Attorney to the Hitncss, md was
evidently considerably wrought np bv the lack
Of rcsults attending his ctlnrts, as we'll 40 "
tho rntler unpleasant character DE this whole
81 three or four pages, hut. as he remembered
u, 1t contained no reference. to turltilH.. The
Impression witness fornlc.! from iartinu's re-
mark at the time was TINT tile contractors wcre
wasn't .uhIeetln9 tic s!anc they furnished
to very rigid inspection. Witncss pai1 his own
expenses when he came out here OH that trip,
anl ha,l pai.i item this tInlc. SO far. Iio was
Marshal subpsrnued him lic happened to have
enough nuncy about him 10 bring him out here
and take ll!H1 back. hut he wnBtcu It. un(ler-
stood that he did not come here willingly. lto
came lecanse he supposct' l,e had to oteY ths
enough money TO i'sye como out here no should
laye 50 notified the S!astl.a!. lie had not come
hero to crltictso DurlIng, but to tell what B!,r.
ltnE said. The impression left on hls mind
after Tint conversation! was tint the contractor
Ind hnrif time, md TINT BurltnE wasn't doing
any very rigid inspecting.
The witness wls allowed to 60. ....-
sfr. Campbell said counsel might have q copy
Of tllat iottcr to tho witness Il tEcr wanted II.
MIR. Mecage tatd I,o would like tic original.
He didn't get 1t lust then, Of course, usid but
Mn. DuRLtHG
on the stand. The latter after giving his eurly
history, aasd ho did not scok the appointment ot
sapetln,endent. oncc, In Joking ,,sas, he said
"reii Gen. 6raus, il he I waI,,s II tic Custom.
House we'll built, ,stt build 1t for hin." Illo
next ttlltg he 1teanl WIS q rutnUr to tho effect
TINT he was to be appointed. md the next thing
aftcr Tint came the news ttut llc Ind been ap-
good denl Of a r,isss. Stnno. In tho
yard wns broken and cracked, md tho rlace
was ftlea up With Debris. llo i1rst looked
after tic safety Of the building for thu winter
liz ~ s,f fr,r fhn
tions, completed the coDerotlnE OF the nren,
ca!l,cs alnl pitched tho stone III tic portieos,
atsli covered itie "as. Af the material IN the
building ut The tlmr whcu Morton 1ow sad hc
In before he (t1urllngl touh hold. a great deal
OF accepted 1nuturlal then OH hnnll wns used
tlIat faIt and wlnter QS75}. 'lle material 70.
ce!scd after he went tlicre mostly went into the
mn! second 10 supplv deflcicnslcs. lie Ind no
recollection OF ever seeing Morton, or having
any conversation with him, au' ho certainly
never told him at'y sncsi thing US be lnd lust
hin tu have said srci, shlug. or anything from
which any sucl, Inference could be drawn. The
ratn lad dnniaced tho portico stone 80 that
the stote had to be nftcrwnrls taken out md
replaced b. IN iron ceiling. He mnttc The plans
tho contracts let before nc lett tho work.
Mr. BurItng Then entered into II description OF
hfs manifold duties as Superintendent, utter
spcrsing tile narrative with m account of Ills
plnns for ventilation, watcrslucts, ETC., csc., by
which the Government was saved rood deal Of
money, Its own previous plans involving vnstlY
more expe,lse. lie Mao looked after reducing
the weight Of tho wallis, quitting on the IRON
roof,-a very difficult job, which caused him a
great .leal Vt anxety,- -at:onding to the cxecu-
| tlon Of the stating contract ALSO very long
atid difficult 1ob,-ctc., etc.
nkcTon's STORY
/ was then referred 10, and Mr.. l3urling said he
didn't rccullcct ever having 1iad such conyer-
satiun with prussug md WOUds ns the cOIoretl
nun rcla,c1 II Vas perfect thlpderOolt 10
him. There was no need Of Keeping Rector to
take care of the horses, anu he put him iu the
blacksmith sllop, giving the euro OF the horaca 10
pnintcr nuned Scflrnetlcr, who thus dill double
| job, and was discharged. Alr. DurtinE said he
had consulted Holman nbout PrusstnE's mp.
lointtncnt, n.ld that gentleman entered into tic
appointment Us heartily rs ho tBnrling) did. Ho
Potter made the adyancest and he replied tint
he didn't think tloin,an was needed. lie (Dur-
lin.) was ninbltlnus, aud thought be could rot
| nIong without linn, alt|!1nElt he md Holman
spcctIon OF stone, Mr.. burlng maintained tllat,
at tic Yards, II was as general rule very close,
| although sometimes hc had occasion to rcteci
R1,c stone himself when 1t got to tic building.
Tile stone ilr found Wien he wcnt there had hcerl
paid for by the Government, md lad developed
! etls,ta afterwards. Having recommended, M Il
| member OF tic Commission, that tho building
should 70 nn, to was confronted with the gIcs-
tOn hat s1lUulu tlu 10 with tcee spotted stones.
lie wrote to the Department asking for lnstr,c-
ti0na. usI! WIS directed by Mr. Potter Tint the
stones Hllould BE- repaired In some cases, and
rejected in others, although rejection MIS- at thu
told 10 exercise Ills best discretion, while bclng
| told tl,nt color wasn't so Important ~ dura-
bility,
! get the matter IL perfect shape, Afr. Nc.
! Cagr, in passing, rc-rCau Nunber of tho lot
tcrs between Bariing, Potter Jarobs, Holman,
md rrtlssinE, sHlilwchtnT them into tho tcBti
1nonY yerr neatly.
qunlntca With the material. but Ills desire wnt
10 get good stone. Ila tried to gcs mar
70 1lnnnhford, WHO rccot11!ncnded John Sargent
Tho latter was In Missouri. Finally, after east
iME about for a mln,
lie SELECTED WHEATON,
and thcy ucvcr took my stone Which, In thei
| upnoi, wasn't Hropcr to 70 Into llo building
,lry couldn't tell anytlt!E about It. Wllcneve
| Wheltou had any doubt, ho eainc to Wit
,,rss unA rrusslng for alylcc. For ever,
stono that went into tlc building, b.
had Whcaton's certificate. In addition
10 thai. Luz ofton inspected stonu himself: NJ
| stone was put into the building in an ciIiorcs
eGpt state. Often this cforcscencc would ap
pear after the stone was set, an! disapncar IT
| u VtTY ~" uhFa+ Le HEUte " MFt l1Nt uDOu
tru subject md received reply.
Here MIR. alcCaeg dipped Into tue correspond
oncr aeniu. 1t showed tl,nt Duri.ng was goui
deal wrought up about the t1,attcr, a,lI thu
Mueller lind t,o oxcnae TO mnRe for tho poor tna
terial which lad "blossunlel nut T" 20 plentiful
". In ole letter Dur!tng weut Hi fnr Us 10 rec
t,ulon tic SUBSTITUTION OF Iron for stone when
eyer practicable abo7o tile main cornfcc. III
tuuk ihc ground that tl|s would spoil the look
I ot things, n.nl limited vi better protection.
Eoutllutng, Mr. HurlInE said lle received nt
further letters frDM Iiiil Of. that subject. HILL
cnl1IG here, nlatlc personal examination OF til,
building, n,ni Simply ltrecte1 hin to 70 on
Neither Potter nor }lil tII tliclr vArious vlsiti
here, ll;ltl ever taken any exception to the run
strclon uf thu building, hui lad compliment
cd him OF, the way tu was gctt!ny n,0ng, WAbl
Potter left Office, he wrotu w,tnuas a very pleas
mt letter, lalnalng lin, for bringing order ou
of el,aus, UNI thanking him personally for all III
lmti dano US Superu.undent of thu building
CrhIs was the uoint vi tlt LITTER, as Alr. McCagI
reall it, Mr. l,urllilg sud ha did not approve
liu Is ucr cent eolltrnet then ur now, but IL
slulp!y Ind to work lauder 1t. Tho iIrst volseiie
Ior nlutcrat wus e,ailu nut by Woods. WIlncs
WIS very utxloux to kuow about 1t, and askct
WunIs in referaIcu tu tho hnll-lnch whvl
entureu Iuto the voucher WoottH said tlrlt hal
been TIN. elsaom ever sincu tic building la,