New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-21
STRUCTURE WILL BE IN
COURT TO-DAY.

opened yesterday. III MI. Ireland does not come
hrrs ,o-dev., he said Il VIII send man TO Brook
haven Long Island. for him
WEIGHT OF THE MORTAR DELIVERED.
Tho nrst witness was william W Kenly. general
MANAGER Of the United States Mortar supply com
pany He said that 10 the best OF ms Kho"'e's-
Joseph Ginley ordered mortar on August d. -
and for the Ireland Building from MS "''"'
There was forty-seven cubic yards OF mo ar sup
piled 80.
What is the weight OF CUBIC Na'u VI "'o' "
asked Mr.. Mcintyre
"It weighs s.2o pounds replied the witness
The entire weight OF the mortar was '''- tons'
The mortar was deposited IN front OF the ouii''"s
and the witness dil not know how much OF II was
used. - -,
Charles Morton a foreman carpenter OF NO 40
Nonitor-st Brooklyn next testified i never
heard" said Morton. "that the steaHpipeS "'ie
bent bv the sinking OF the building ana uiu no'
hear until after the collapse that the grdef OF the
hoisting apparatus was twisted so that the elevator
could not work | did not know until aiter"aru
that the engineer was at the top OF the ouiding a.
the time OF the collapse find out why the ele-
vator did work
TESTIMONY OF AN EXPERT
The stand was then taken by H. Waller b'lncA''
hon. a civil and mechanical engineer VINO sup,
intended the laying OF the foundations Oh 'he az
Buildng Broadway and Houston-st.; the Hulso'
York and was called expert witness ne
examined the ireland Building last week. and he
showed a diagram of the building as he then fouhd
1t. ,,.,.,
What was the probable cause OF the disaster
asked Mr. Mcintyre.
..Inadeouate foundation replied the witness
under all the pillars and especially under the one
where the floor gave way ! found foundation
which was entirely too shallow properly to as
tribute the pressure. especially on yielding EARN
such as this In my opinion, II Is imposs'oie
TO tell whether the concrete or the stone gave way
first think It would have been better IL the
foundation had not been so broad
How is that" exclaimed the Coroner. 1T Is the
general impression that the broader the founda-
ton ls the better for the building.
The broader the foundation is. the greater Is the
transverse strain. II the foundation were not so
broad it might have sunk in the soft earth, such
as this was but might have settled in that tract
urc"
The witness also said that with smaller founda-
ton there would be a uniform pressure.
The witness said that II he had been constructing
the foundation he would have removed he walls OF
the old cistern lie stated that II the concrete had
been eighteen inches thick instead OF twelve inches
a. I, vas III. transverse strength would have been
doubled Mr. Brilckerhon said n thought that the
stone used looked more Ike gneiss or mica schiSt
Mr. sloane. form .rly ensn,er OF the elevated roads
He had examined me rShw9rk when al the DULL ,a
oY the columns The sides OF the column were II
unequal thickness Neither the concrete nor tn the
concrete three feet thick and the stone fifteen inches
thick instead of twelve The material that fell
Now wouldn't ,ha, 800 tons crashing down me
6R5 sq,g%" drive Il 'n'0"s the '"s-'"' DC"
The 500 tons didn't fall on the column The top
OF the column aid not offer sufficiently large sur
face and IT is not broken as 1t would have been II
the weight had fallen on H."
Mr. Goldman here brought out the point that see
ton As cf the Building laws requires he manu-
eighth inch hole in every iron or steel column to
show its thickness and 10 discover If there had been
In reply to Mr. Weilman. who represents the Cor
neil Iron Company. the witness said that the column
h. had exsmimed WAS broken "S ran ana "o'
What reasons have you for saying that"
across The had shifted in one OF the four
bu; that fact would not n my opinion cause It. 70
break or give way. think that there first had
| earth flowed away from the pier
MR. IRELAND To BE PRESENT TO-DAY.
| Coroner Fitznatr!ck asked If Mr. ireland was
present The latters counsel. Mr.. Warren jumped
10 mis- fec, and said 'Mr. ireland with his wife
in the country and will be here when ne IS wanted
| II Your Honor desires 1t. will summon him i'm
sse 0n n he dSn c Man M Ireland to be
Coroner F.tzpatrck said that ne expected MI.
Ireland be the hrst man g appear al the inquest
i Issued warrant FOR him" sad he when he
| did not appear"
been issued for Ex-Inspector Buckley Oficer Zlm-
norman tried 10 serve the warrant on Buckley yes,
moved from their old address and that Buckley
had left his Doston as foreman for a building
Coroner Fmrparick saia tsas he could not make
en vii b se hs1s a Gi Nm e yda
Wei. would suggest" said the Coroner. that
| YOU nave hin here tomorrow morning
AN right will" SAID Mr.. Warren
! 1910 o'clock