The evening world., 1894-08-23
EDITION.
GUILTY OF
ARM0R FRAUDS,
House Committee SustainS
Charges and Scores tho
Carnegie Company.
ELEVEN SEPARATE COUNTS.
Plates and Bolts Falsely Treated
Before Jeing Put to
Tests
INSPECTORS STAMP SrOl En-
Testing Machine Tempered Win
and Cavities PIuggsd-..SpscI.
mems Substituted.
INSPECTORS STAMP STOLEN
(By Associated Prsss.)

WASHINGTON n q. Anr ,a p.n-
An,oa = cumm,ny. rn.,r-
man a, the Hou.e (,on,m,t,s. ~, Me-,
A1a,r. nr.s.n,sd - tho uo,.a $500,
the nre,im,nar ~ rsrnrt uro,, th. ,n,,.~,s.
pat,on NJ the av,,ar r,.,s s,a h,,,t. g.
nished N the rIoy.r,n,.,t h., ,he g..
neg,e sta., ~o,,,.n,,
Tho investioa flor ha. h>>r In ,,ro~r.,.
for weeks, and during its course te,,,s.
rnony has been given nv the nr,nctn.i
oflcials Of the Carne~ie companv. bv
workmen and by Government ofYiciaIs
Tho report Ia a remarkabiv comulets
ana minute revfevv AZ IN, cs.e. & !,
The COMMITTEES ffpds mat He charrra
of fraud have been sustained. score. ~,
company severely ana rScotnmet,fis fhat
ffty-nine suspected p,ates I'm ,,sA sbo,,ld
be tested as the only method Of t,rov,nr
their fitness or ,inf,tness
II also finds that the Government in.
spection was negligent and detective.
but no charge of dishonesty rests upon
the inspectors. The charges AGAINST tl,e
Company are summarized as follows:
First-Tbe plates did not receive thu
uniform treatment required by the spe-
oiao. ,,o,. -, ~. .....
'inSa'ioi VI inc co"tract.
Second-False reports of treatment Of
the plates were systematically made IN
the Government inspectors.
Third-No bolts received the double
treatment provided for in the specifica-
tions NJ sithsr con,r.c, A r.na.t -
o"0 y. ei't'ei eohiaS'' ~ report ot =
double treatment. however. was made to
the Government INSPECTORS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. = t.r from, th a ,,,.t..
treatment
certain the tensile strength Of each plate
were stretcbed without On. knowie6.e
"us ne Ano
OF the Government inspectors, SO as 70
increase the apparent tensile strength
when actu.IIv tested
49, ,
other platse were substituted for the
mates se,ected nv the coverrmert n.
'N'
spectors'
Sixth-The testing machine was fire.
ouent,y man,nuIste8 nv order NJ the .u-
=. 20
perin'enoent Oh the atmor-piate miiis 70
tho snac,men. Th.s. ,n..,m.n. v.re
-. ~.
'uss.eu III measurements so as 10 m
seventh-yarious snec,msn. ss,.ctsd
-, . -
by the government inspectors were re-
, theStea witnTms tne,r anowieose oenora
Eightn-fiates seiectsd py tne govern-
,r, iIsPetsots ior os. .t tes, Msrs ~
thsea.ed MN the ihtenuoh OF lmptovtns
Lnelr pslhsuc resistsnce wInout inc
knowledge OF the government lnspec-
,ors; IN one case az Issst the conciusio,s.
Is almost lrrestaole tnst tne pottom OF
an srmor p.ate was supstituted Ier tne
Iop naii OF piate Oily, aIter y haa Deen
selecteo oy .he gpNgrnnsnt WINE await
ing Shipment 70 indian Hean.
upon TINS oalnstc test group o.
Plates GO. Sontsinins jay TONS vaiued AZ
ABOUT SlsoWo, were 10 De accepted or
plates selected by the government IN
speStois Were retreatea IN shls manmer
without their knowisdge' Ihese pallls-
TIC plates represtened tS tons OF amor.
Nalueu AZ spout NIo'u@ Inc srVups
! represented oy tnese tntee plates nag
az peeh supmitted ior the premium OF
s9o per ION II tney passed more Sc
we're TEST thsn reqGi1eu LOT acGepssSe.
Of N tbe contr yp pioes or rh sbstskinS esY.
les, erroneousiy chliea pi1whoies, III .ns