New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-02
THE CAPITOL DECLARED TO BE SAFE.
RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION or TIE CAPITOL
COMMIssiONERs-THE PRESENT CONDITION OF
Tia BUIDiNG-RFPORTs OF EXPERTS.
I'M DIT IIlIIIlNN- III FVItTo Vf I'M III D
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CONNtSSlOSERS-IuE PRESENT CONDITION OF
Tia BUILDiNG-RFPORTs OF EXPERTS.
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ALBANY. Jan. 1.-The Capitol Commission
ers investigated nly to-day the condition OF the
Capitol. Leopold Eddie the architect who had charge
OF the construction and planned Assembly Cham.
her. gave SONS Interesting testimony. lie said that
when the 1o.dIng Was put up for tie Assembly
Chamber tue purpose OF removing cracked stone,
lac took ments and has Since made calculations
regarding the pressure the columns aud arches
lie OF the opinion that the fracture caused by
irregular pressure To cut out the defective stone It
necessary TO support the broken rib diagonaly
from column tO column with sufficient centre which
would sustain both IL aud the superintendent vault
The defective part OF the RIB cut out and
stone was put ia the place Of the broken one. The
cutting away OF the brIckwOrk the back Of tho rib
then began Tnc joint at the back OF the nib found
to be perfect and work Of restoring
was Originally was then completed. Calculations to
tue Of pressure, Mr EdltZ stated showed him that
" passed through mGdle third OF the broken stone
The condition of tue anchorage then inspected. an
Inequality o settlement Of the building believed
would possibly have displaced tho OF the auxiliary
arches. The of the anchorage uncovered. and
found precisely In the condition which was
left 1877. practical examination OF the with
"A transit instrument by the city survey showed that
ribs perfectly true and straight. The cappings
impngug upon the ribs OF equal weight. AMI
although the southern Gaping eNcrted greater lateral
pressure than the Gaping reasonable to
auppuse this fully cOuntcrbaanced by the
difference Of the angle Of Incident; but nasmuch as
sgnt difference u lateral pressure this case, by
nsiOn, might produce just such fracture actually
occurred. while direct pressure upon It
creased and onehali times the actual load with
out injury, 1t deemed necessary TO compare
critically the relation OF these forces discrepancy
was nuay discovered, ana was Immediately cor
rccto1.
In reply TO questions OF the Commissioners, Mr.
Edlitz SAID thai the pressure the mad been
equalEcd, aud thought the Legislature could
safely building. Mr. EidhGz also said his
statement was corrOboratcd by superintendent Eaton.
that the pillars OF the Assembly Chamber sup
| ported by broad column OF granite.
| The civil engineers submitted a partial report, not
having completed their measurements The result 30
Tar as completed. tne report says Indicate material
| settlement Of the two outside walls. although there
seems 10 be deviation from true level on the wafer
table Of aOout half nch The OF the end Of
the bn1nG, outside they found be level three
eighs OF inch. They found u difference of elevation
III the base Of the cOluDns the Assembly Chamber.
which are the main support Of the chcd rOOi fol-
lows Base OF northwest column datum base OF south
wet column, hfeen-sxJcenths OF datum
base OF southeast column twelyc.sIx !eeuths above
above datum. On the Westinghouse. side tneJ
t0e uo L"o 5sSe o. inc plesters %namg on
hteens xteentns OF inch below tue base Of the
| ttat column. Attorney General Ward inquired Of Mr..
Bingham as TO tue cOnd,iun the foundation. lie r..
pi thal sone veins OF qulcksaud iOund in having
The foundation IN the nOroaat corner from four 30 eight
eet wide aud four feet Geep. Ihey removed aud
filled with concrete Water VEINS were also lOund but
we're INSTRUCTED lie also denied tho report that any
part Of tue building rested spiles. The engineers
were directed 10 ascertain whether the wallis per-
pendlcusr or sprngng especially around the corridors
| aud TO report as sOOu a. pHrsDle
Inc Capitol commissioners satisfied from these
reports that the Legislature safely occupy the
Capitol on Tuesday