, 1879-05-17
,,.,. Testimony Given by Practf.
NV cal Stone Men.
>, r.,,ur a. 10 ths Poor qnalitI Of ths
'@ Das.ment and httit Stone.
c..at Deal of It Should Never Have
Gone ID tile Building.
n. 1a,lne Of tho Workmcn--suspended
' aud Restored.
rt,.,sElne Complaints Made to Prussing
aud Burling.
49,. yormor Tamiiiar1y Known us
'A tho " big 6quare."

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ma Yoruacr Eamitarly AnoWn as
49, tho A." Big 6quare."
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III sensh daS's psoeeca'.se ~ @"e wa ~ ~
,1,ted consp'fa1o's 10 asltuuo ea"1ac'' s!'e
COMMON uncle. CUT " esisan M eas n',. y. 'oncs ~
tt construction VI "o W." o"sso.n@Iouso
osrsd yesterday 1i'o'nb ~ ~. u1a.. a''r W.
couto'tsoly early na,!E aeup't ~ ouako ,1,' w'oF
hrttlne do"n " lno oaA. A.. oas'A.'s s"u. ~ "neu
eps vii be aolc W eatone.' ~ a' taSs ~ 'at % eueA
md suth day "a7 VIC aus. aa5 " sno ..iNl' no
oes rho nasn.I .s W VI " o''t "'"'@ nA'' ''''
hrdlhood TO pEco'e1' -
A"' w. u eoofh'r
he Go7ernn'c"t "l.oess '. "no Nao w tue s1ana
It she ad1ou1nule". An"ssuat alte'''"'''' "pe
nlltd eIeH' - ~. =. an.ta.a ,.,. ~
a1lr Boaselt. e'atsu s'as no aos'eeu asiee's ~ L.
he ftone pns 'n.o .no hIbt n'o'3 u. NV s'',so II
rsnttn illeae ae1ce's "o'o - vi nno petto'sulh
tpoa anu - .,a.s 49,. about OK ~. sa,.
,taae ID that ~ stotS wa auoa. ~ pes cIlt
ot he "hole, iAo p"ssu.e "s.a W. ~ W 4ot tno
,urposs Of hsatne tnese bpuss' ~ the dnop
sh.,t witness worked At tho time tiers were
~, an.tchersn to about 100 or 125 men. Cas-
Hn t...,t.- thc cnnt-oc+orsa hrnthet. nou Ia.
pr Muens', ,ns.d ~" 49,. y. "a fororn,a ~ ~.
aAsed, vas lookeo upoa 10 ~ lo,ehau ol taa
lbop The regular patching bf1Raae ceased ID
,ht fall Of 1874. He remembered patching
.n,. ono cold day that fall, when
1fnekeeps. ~ ~ .n~ ,,ooxs A,.a n..,.1a.. 1a.'
hey muBtnt w MI! u.o paseiii'E'
Bat It went on after tElat notwlth-
,,,ndlnr. although to less degree md with
,..t ,so7tlsrlty, The patches were nut ia with
kS Hs1.a .1,,' st,,, =. ,r..,, - 49,. ..",,,
thtllaCs HlkAEoo H@9 e*At ~ ""A va ~Aao OAbu-
hg md VA 1amihaf Win !ts aopeafanee ma
ooadHon down to date. 10 the beat OF bis
Judgment, 20 per cent Of the stone Ia the base
w.. war; defective, containing spote and ro-
railing dltin,eetaslons.
Nj. Boutcll ashcd what proportion OF these
directive stones, In the witnass' opfpton, were
d,,,stiye when plt in and whose defects could
h.., a,,covcrcd m r,oid tnsnactfon nj ~,
ite o's" o'S~o o''@" Va 4't1>' '''''>"o" ~ '4''
time. ....-..
IT. Bwett strenuously ob1ected, maintaining
,h,t the nroyious exncrt teetimony show cd con-
.,,.I,,I. thot no{of,v rnu1d now tell ANYTHING
~ .san.tt
t"a'. .,.,, .,,. .,,u .r,.,..
Af' bou1c'l e'aaneu .hat ehe "'snehs' oaV1ns
teeD On the etouod at tho tlme' was competent
10 e1pltss an opinion.
Alter Q bslet TranElc, Mr. Boutel! Withdrew
iat question temporatlly and ASKED the witness
rhat aas the condition q the basement nM ssone
Hetef
The witness replied that he didn't examine 1t
PARTICULARLY At that time. -..,.
ILL., Bontell aubnitted MS previous question,
and suother argument 1ollo@ea, the dotcnfe
obeetIng TINT the witness anan't oeen proved
!obe an exneEts hnu the Coust directing Alr.
B'ntell to examine him as to vhat had como
Under bis own aye at the time.
Ia answer TO question rs to the stone IN the
t'. .nd second stories. tl,e witness sa!d that at
lctit 70 per cent OF the defective stone there
1 h'Fs H. esGa @ 1n4y Il. be. a s 3 + + II: H.
oanon thcre "as no reason WhS, VIII thc samo
n1d lnspect1oh tuat applidd 10 uie th1rd story,
nt !one 10 ule second aha tnifu stories
iaoulaht oe e9ual1f Us Goou. Inc attic stone
injected pieces. Ho often reported tho exist
tbee Of detects 10 Prussing. but bad atono
ssteput Ia notwithstanding TINT pruss[ng was
oot practical stone-cutter, but master
M Ss praecal aea na 81 wpess @
ead.'s1ood, simply draughtaman tn burllnE's
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IS TO sAWiNo, -...........
he Ettaess did not rceollect any Of 1t that did
done, OF, as s,one.cntsesa said, ".windsd,' The
md Ind tn hc ri Jnrn ~ sftervnrtfs. Prussin;;
ks.c orders tilat where tue oVcr'thtckncss could
eetsSen OF with tooth-cliihcl saving should
% alowcd; but where 1t was suct that
hs post aRt. had TO BE- used n.st oefo5e employing
@e ea'tcl inc saving should oe dcductcd.
ih1s VA rather technical, nr,d the Witness CT.
p!a|ned u BY ttpptng up tho sample Stone and
fantSNlng at how ic would So to work to reduce II
y WeFt considered o7eE-thtck.
"well, they omitted using the poiut alto
Isther alter Whtle.''
At "huh1 ordcrs3"
"lsan's say. Mr. Reed would naturally give
iush d!Ftctioas." ...
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