New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-27


Sroup of pla ties OF which they were supposed to
be the least resisting. It was the duty of the
spectors at the works to be forwarded to the De
each plate had been snbjecei to the heating and
aSn IsSlg pl s II vas the custom Of the
ments showing this upon little slips of paper
marked in pencil These tat We're subs
warded The informants stated that under the d.
Gi Srnhd % he GSyey cine
spector were in many cases false and they sub
the heaters which showed on their faces in pencil
marks that they had been altered. 1t was from
sent to the inspector These oriEinai memoranda
| been preserved and Were sent TO the Department.
enah to sa myss the
should accept ana act uP%n their inform alton
| the Bureau of Ordnance. under whose immediate
ac9uainted him with the statenens When had
been made, and brought him In to confer with the
Sampson then. under the direction of the Depart
Lieutenant Alderman, of the Bureau of Ordnance
and proceeded to make thorough investigation.
| CHARGES FOUND TO BE TRUE.
| While 1t was not possible to verify each specific
| allegation that had been made, 1t easy mat
ter ascertain by examination whether the charges
| to the plugging Of blow-hoes were true, and 1t
also easy to discover whether plates had been
| treated after they had been selected by the in
spector at Ptsburg and prior to their being sent
which had been identified as having been subjected ,c
Where It S RFSus a to the Navy
Washington - c. and there seven p ieces were
had been taken by the inspectors at the works
These pieces were subjected TO tests similar to those
| which had been applied the works. These tests
seemed to show beyond doubt, that the plate had
been subjected 10 re-rea tment as alleged and blow
The preliminary report submitted by the De De
nance of date November 20, showed that the
officers went to sustain the charges of the in,
TO ina cSef Of h BSreau Of and the two
| officers acting in conjunction with him me qu's-
| Government and received a report whcn aSsesSr, f
penalties at + per cent upon the ndn0 a rr Sl
| Inums received from the Government.
II e Tn thu the chf Of Hi Se
pany. Mr. Frick and Mr.. HunsckeT had any any
seem com OF WAS formed that these resu
larities had occurred chiefly at night ana always
that Messrs Prick and Hunscker ga not visit the
works at night could find nothing whaeve TN IN
| either Of these gentlemen knew anything what
| ever Of these irregularities
MIR Prick SUMMONED TO WASHINGTON
As soon as the report from Captain Sampson as
| sessing penalties had been received. the depart
| noent telegraphed for Mr. II. c. Frick. chairman OF
| the Carnegie Steel Company, Limited, to come 10
Washington to the Secretary on important busi-
| ness suggesting that he bring with him MI nun ~
| sicker. who more directly than Mr. FITCH mn III
charge of the manufacture OF arm1T piaIes.
Interview with Messrs. Frick and Huns,e ,I wa S
In the presence OF Assistant secretary McfuOo anu
Captain sampson eXPained int to ,n tHs I wer
and the nature of the Information acted on by me
| Department, and placed in their hands the report
sessng 9S the e damages as We'll certain written
statements by the informants They were as -, M
IA, ant ick
short time been special duty at the works , VIII h
this INVESTIGATION was Gons on ha% vdcnces
which he observed. tending 10 show that the 9p-
OF the INSPECTORS and that Lieutenant Alderman :
observations were made without any kno"I,1s,r ~
the information received by the deiar %
the employees. heretofore stated Atter lu!iy ~
quainting Messrs Frlck ana Hnnscker q, WIZ T r
sulting from these irregularities ana informed tsi
that they wo@ nn c Smg Of making reparaton
Messrs Frlck and Hunslcker both seened greatly
Nr Frick thanked me for the and fairness
with which the investigation had Deen onsdr
NJ Hunsicker any knowledge Of the transactions.
bur , mentioned the fact that he had been In some
manner put upon his guard as to irrrgut'''eS b
arrnor and that he had thereupon written Ieticrr
to Mr. Schwab. who superintehne1 ,he n+I''ii. an
care and diligence in faithfully fulfilling the con-
Messrs Frick and unsker promised. after look.
ing into the matter OF these charges TO return as
they did in few Gays made By Mr. Flick Mr.
, | Hunsiker and Superintendent SchwAD. M; ar ar
companied by Mr Knox attorney FOR the c9mpany
who addressed the Secretary IN behai o, tnI ih
! many Mr. Carnegie also heard AT some IeHs IN
These gentlemen then left ana the en'snn 6o
, | ments were turned over 70 Captain Sahpsoh' WHO
| subsequently made "A report thereon
APPEALING TO THE PRESIDENT.
| A few DAYS afterward Messrs. Frick and Hun
eker again returned and In an interview with their
, ] Informed them that the department i"'e"''1 ~
annrove the report Of captain Sampson assessing
nenaltes at the rate - per cent upon the arhoi
: they had manufactured for the Government anu
l nremiuus Mr. Frick inquired whether thcy nae
e the right to appeal the President, ana was IN
formed that they had and that the aepar,rnen !,
Saveothe President revise It's decsion ,,ossrs car
on the 10Th day OF Decein Der. isoS T,r The com
neeie Frick Hunsiker. Knox attorney ior IN. hn
nany and the Secretary Of the Navy apPeareR %r
a apie d the questions involved at length The Tes
cent took the matter under advisenleru carcfn
the Of ali the facts after long confer
ence with the Secretary Of the Navy "'"'e Wv
!, lowing decis'0"' WASHINGTON. Jan. 10 1884,, i
~ nave otNind bv YOU to investigate the allege'
raularjti in the construction OF steel ari so "a
n ne az he damage sustained by the Governmeh
account Of deiciencieS bY such rregularites
n ar MOI aiso examined the evidence ana the uocu
= | ments which form the paSiS u Wv
claim lor sasaed that large portion Of the a,mo
supped Wes pf' all IL possible and SKIN had bee
Exercised in its consruet3n am Of h se tn
.nuarnment and the company TINS cOilstl.iaeu
default emitting the Governh1huniv dGicmi matte
70 extract from the facts deveiopSa and in
e pas1 as INV decision OF the matter Is maj al
naturally anxious TO do justice 10 'n not univ war
d to avoid presumptlons against II "o' i'''' "''
n | ranted. -, board although exhibiting a
5, | dosire 10 the case faHIy. Goes no
% notssv my inclination to give the company an rea
" sonable benefit Of the indehh'e"e7S Vi '"e p'''
d obtained. -. .ha first irregularities OF cor
sSt 81 1892 on the 18TH DAY OF oepeellp p
,, isas some intimaton OF such rrss ' i,r a.; NV,
L 1882 so oF the company, ana iett.r IL pre-