New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-13
MUCH DUST IN THE MORTAR.
BUDDENs1ENs WAYS OF BUILDING.
LITTLE GOOD SAND UsED-wHAT ANALYSIS SHOWED
1.-THE DEFENCE BEGUN.

LITTLE GOOD SAND UsED-wHAT ANALYSIS SHOWED
THE DEFENCE BEGUN.
The jurors in the Buddensiek trial have not
been Pleased that the DstrictAttorney thought 10
necessary to detectives to watch them The de-
tectves detailed because several persons whom the
believed be were seen
In the courtroom.
Building Inspector DOench the FIRST witness yes
terday. He had been examined Thursday, and O. W.
Brooke OF the defendants counsel resumed his CROSS
examination The witness thought that the fall Of tho
buildings caused by the bullying of the walls.
Professor Charles f. Chandler, of Columbia College,
produced at the request Of the prosecution, large roll
OF containing comp srson OF ordinary building
sand OF the sand from the mortar Of the fallen
buildings The average Of samples OF each kind
showed In the Of ordinary sand pebbles 9s per
cent; sand, 81 "a; fine sand 8. OF; dust, o.
Eight samples of Buddensek mortar showed: pebbles
PIT per cent? saDd % $751; fine sand, 3s OF dust
SO. 81 Professor Chandler also produced large num-
Der OF bottles containing samples Of the analysed sub
stances He said that he had obtained the samples OF
mortar from tie walls which standing on June 90
In West sxtysocond-st He found that the mortar con-
tanel the usual amount of lime but there was pract-
cally coarse sand used. Loan was used Instead A
fine dust the principal substitute for sand In the
mcrtar The large percentage Of dust and fine SAND In
the mortar from the building made it practically useless
He showed samples of the mortar and called attenonto
the fact that the ingredients not well mixed which
he considered 10 be due to the presence OF loam
Marc Edlitz the architect, who erected the Metro
politan Opera House and other large buildings, found
that the mortar contained loan, and only small
quantity Of sand. The foundation Of rock OF differ
sizes and shapes poorly broken up The mortar that
he examined had binding qualities Water would
wash 1t out. 1t would have affected mortar made
OF clean grit sand .,,,
Robert l.. Darragh, tho building contractor. testified
that the mortar he obtained from the Baddensisk build
ing was bad. From five and half ounces Oh mortar nc
obtained only one ounce or sanu Ar.
Jacob Rudophe, city surveyor had examined the
fallen buildings. The wells were not properly Dut ana
the Orders no. sufficient TO support hvestory
Norman Andrews building contractor, had examined
the mortar, which consisted OF lime loan ana ntuc
sand. When crushed in the hand it turned INTO nhe
dust. ,, A.,
Mrs Catherine Haug after her husband the
nominal owner Of the building had been cae' anu h,
watchman. and was employed by BnddensieK on !he
West Sixty second ST. buildings. She was az tn ,
lawyers Office aud when papers we're signed ny
her husband and herself Budiensek was present she
ad that her husband in the city, but had gone out
| TO seek work every day recently. ..
Mr. Nicon called Charles Francs" the contractor
slaughter lie said: Il live at No l455 seconn-aSe e.,
am bricklayer. was employed on tue pIllangs IN
to the end Of March, did the work for Charles A. Bud
densek had contract, but not in writing B9dden-
| Q.-what was the mortar made OF A-The fine soil
out Of the hill and the cellars and some beach SAND ana
Qwwho told You to Use the dirt from the hill and the
/ y.
| from the cellars. | complained TO him several times
that had no sharp sand have been In tine cellar.
The Rrers supported by Jolsts three incn's ny
| four inches.
Franck was cross-examined by ex-Judge Fullerton,
and SAID that when he had sharp sand no spoke 10
| Bu1densiek or to the drivers ~. -
Q-Could you not always order sharp sand when you
Of III Ayes, ordered IL when wanted IL
\ but II did not always come. ,
Odd yOu think the mortar you were using was gpou
mOrtar Al cannot say It was always good mortar.
II was not first quality mortar. IL was not very poor
mortar. bnt 1t was not always good ,,.n,
X-Iulgc Fullerton opened the defence lie luut
BIddensek was not builder by training, and did not
| know what materials necessary but had gwen
directions to Franck TO order any amount OF sanu lha
WAS necessary. The fall OF the buildings was laIboS
due to blasting that had been going on near theIl'
Thomas Buckley. sand contractor. testified tnat ne
had sold Buldensiek thrtyeight cargoes each contain
ing eighty ninety cart loads, last fall ana spring
James Tut.en Patrick Manning aud Christopher est
drivers OF sand wagons testified that they had earted
large number OF loads Of sand OF good quality from tne
foot OF tfty-secOnd II. TO Sixty-sccondst Where bun
densiek putting up houses. Ihey aunltIe1 va
they saw loan piled up In the street In front OF the Dld
ing but denied that any OF IL was mixed with the SAM
In making the mortar. "a, A.. l.,
furnished iron columns and iron beams Tor the Two sos
fronts They were OF the lest quality. Patrck Doho
hue.of No. lis Secondave. adcaler III sOnetestned i
he furnished 100 200 loads or blue stone Tor th'
foundations OF the buildings. David Tulloch stone
cutter said that he supplied the brown-stone used foi
facing the front Of the hopse. Hc superintendent tue
laying OF the stone, and certain that tue material
OF the best quality and was laid In cement ana was
-ecuTey anchored. ,.
Recorder smyih consented 10 Adjournment TIL Mon
day because one of the jurors, Hebrew, objected u
doing any secular Ork to-day.