The evening world., 1894-08-23
GUILTY OF
ARM0R FRAUDS.
House Committee SuStalnS
Charges and Scores the
Carnegie Company,
ELEVEN SEPARATE COUNTS.
Plates and Bolts Falsely Treated
Before Being Put to
Tests.
INSPECTORS STAMP STOLEN.
Testing Machine Tempered With
and Cavities PIuggsd-..Speci-
mems Substituted.
INSPECTORS STAMP STOLEN.


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resentative Amos j. Cummings Chair.
AN.trs nrss.nt.d % tho IJoua. today
s. p,eseeu " '"e i'o.es
the preliminary report upon the lhVesu-
n,shsd - n. nowsrp p NV the Car.
~
negie teel company.
The investigation has been In progress
for weeks, and during Its course tcs.i-
,nonv no. h.sn ,dv.n nv tho nr,rc,no
ons "as o.e" give" ny ."e pihe'pH'
omcias OF the Carnegie Company, by
workmen and by Government officials.
a, Nao. 'o'"p'e'e
ma minute review OF IN case
TherCommittee finds that the charges
,
company severely ana recommends tha'
hfty-nine suspected plates in use should
.S.,sTa. " p''"s
'neir hthess or unhtness,
It also finds that the Government In
speetion was negligent and defective
nut no charge VI dishonesty rests upon
the Inspectors. The charges against the
Company are summarized as follows:
uniform trea tment required by the spe-
ei1cition' Of the contract.
the plates were systematical:y made to
the Government insnector,
Third-No BOTS received the double
treatment provided for In the speciflca-
tons of either contrsc, A renort ~ :.
double treatment. however. was made to
the Government inspectors.
Fourth-spec,mens taken from thsni.te.
~" 'ne p'~'e'
both before AMI after treatment to as
certain the tensile strength Of each pla q
ware ,,re,chad ,,,,ho,t IN. kno.,,oay.
n... M -.
Increase the apparent tensile strength
vvh.r .c,uai,v t..ted
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ruth-faise specimens taken from
other plates were substituted for the
piatSs aeIected Nv. the f,ovsr,ment in
1890. ~" ""' -"
spectors.
s Sixth-The testing machine was fire.
suently manipuIated nv ordsr n, ~. al
r..,n,s.a., :.
Increase the apparent ,es,li. strength of
the specimens These ,n.c,msns war.
.ns e spsei ~ inese specimens were
crssS,nn,, eas.ae. s,,a,, 20 40 10 IN
Ssyenth-yarious specimens s.lected
by the Government INSPECTORS were re.
treated without their knowledge before
menf insn.ctors FOR b.Iiis,,C ,ss e 49,. ~
ireated viii tbe i,tention nY ,,nrrnyip.
ths,r ,,ist,c he r.si..annn vi ,, ihpto'ihs
Snow,edee OF the Eovsrnment insnsre
tors in on. ca e al isast the conrinsinn
Is almost Irresistible thai the bottom OF
an arnor p.ste WAS substituted FOR the
ION half Of niate a SO sftsr II nd hsnr
sefected h. The Coyernment whiis aweSiI
inx snIpm.nt to Indian Head
iinon his h,jiistic test ~roun q,
nlsfrs cnntainina aSs tnns iUsS "
shon, sIso o.io wsre - ho accan,.d az az
1890. IN ,hrea csso. ,S
Ma iss s.,.c,sS hw ,hs 2oSsrnm.n, t tne
1870, s ~ ehe HoNsshnsmt IN
sgeSt!s weIe Leueateo III snIs manner
~, Wnh n1s, 'nem knOHeo l , nnese paIas
vs,,sd a, sho,,, sIie nSo Tn. arn,n.
sePIesenteu by tnese tntee plates had
~ Dseh suomit ,h TOT sne premium OF
we're test than required for acceptance.
Nmth-in violation OF the specihcatlons
81 the contract pipes or shrinking cayi-
tea. erroneously called blowholes. In the
plates wsre plugged by me contractors