The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
c1In He FOLLOWED ORDERS.
-s-+ mattress at 40 cents per square
continued from Eighth Page.)

- that mattress at 40 cents per square
yard ,,,onsr then went through detailed
MT - If tbe items by which ne ar
sta a. the estimate of 40 cents ms
TiNsu he said, was about 5000 square
ni1'5i and cost about $40.
yali5 ,.ou recognize that brush on the
-ratform?' was asked It. - .t,s Az
offica by the inspectors, Messrs.
glHe.i austin and Hales and myself.
hea--', 52ooner examined the bundles and
NJ, Them as the same bundles as
iu ~ Wrought to the engineers once. lie
We Ion such bundles used in the mat
haI nnder the existing contract some
re lied at closer Intervals ana otners not
We The material that went into the
50 zoe about the same. Mattresses of
Wol" ,beracter were put 10 the breakwa-
lH"' Tbere were enough bundles or loose
teL an the beach where some of them
pIu." frnn, to make three three-couFse
- or nine single mats. Inc
."i1gs on some of the bum
5Ies we're broken, and some OF the brush
IN scattered all over the beach.
"o b9ve been in the mattress camps at
,,r, infervalsy There were no inspectors
w., here occasionally an inspector was
mi there by Capt. Carter"
SeI,. coonar then testified as TO the rock,
.oroe Of which formerly came from New
York Later the Florida rock was used.
This MIR. Cooper said, was not up to the
-raCifc9tions, varying from it in hardness
and specific gravity.
',Was anv of it rejected because it did
moi come up to SPECIFIC gravity?'' was
asked. u.s.
of The rock was 1886 in specific gravity,
while the specifications call for "a"
Two samples of Florida rock were shown
Il Mr. COOPER. He said they had come from
a barge load of stone to be used in the
work. He had tested them for specific
4 gravity and found that of one was 1.03,
Il while that of the other was 2.06. These
H snecimens we're of the two extremes found
IN the Florida rock, one being the poor
est. and the other the best. Few specimens
of these kinds were found, most of the
rock being somewhere between the two
extremes in specific gravity. Mr. Cooper
then explained how he had found the
specific gravity of the stone in question.
He Identified photograph of a mat or
dered constructed by Capt. Gillette, ac-
Il cording to the third design under the con-
tract Other photographs were shown.
One with brush showing was about the
same general design of construction as
used on Savannah harbor.
Mr. Cooper describe fully to the court
FL now lNtSS UutlulCS VI Va uSllt am INV NllSy
differed from the fascines- called for by
the design" Col. Barr. said.
"The fascines called for should be built
of brush trimmed of all leaves and twigs
and choked tight. They should also run
the full length of the mat. The fascines
used were not trimmed, and they did not
n run the full width of the mats. He did not
Fl think the bundles of brush used were COM
pressed as tightly as they could be-
Fl Inspectors were very seldom kept at the
Fl mattress camps, he stated. 1t was impos-
sibe to tell therefore, what was inside
Of the large mats when they were brought
81 out to be put in the works. In some in
Fl stances, he said, he used a sounding pole,
II which would go through the mat, and in
a other instances he got down into the
mats This was on two occasions. In
NJ some instances he found spaces as large
as the desk in front of the judge advo-
q cate.
When Capt. Gillette took charge he
told me 1 was TO carry out the specifica-
a tons | told him it would be. impossible
unless he gave me an Inspector at the
mattress camps. Mr.. Hale was then sent
a there"
Mr. Heating was on duty in the mat
camps about three months in 1884, Mr..
Hale was there under Capt Gillette. Capt.
Carter sent no inspector there under the
4 contract of 1896.
Did you ever call the attention of the
accused with the failure of the contrac-
tors to comply with the specifications? ?"
4 was asked
n dld | made a report in March, 1897,
70 capt. Carter with regard TO the stone"
he said.
Dd you call his attention to the
amount of stone being used?" was asked
E dId; because the contractors were not
using as much stone as Capt. Carter had
ordered, was the reply,
FL .. Is mat report in writing" was asked.
II Is was the reply. The defense OBJ
;etled 10 testimony about it until 1t was
introduced, and IL was sent for. The
'ouII TOOK a recess of ten minutes.
me report was brought in and identified
S me witness. 1t was then offered in
IueHce. 1t was addressed to Capt. Car
vi ana stated that the mats in the break
water had not sanded up in the least
mere mad been no filling up of the mats,
"S was TO be expected. There would be
20 sanding until the crest is brought IN
rnuch higher. He recommended that the
"ofK De slackened up and that the mat
,.sses oe covered by sufficient rock to
pIe'eut destruction by worms and from
aH'@se by stone He gave it as his opin-
on mat mats should have about 800 cubic
@IuS OF stone on them.
w.. oVper sald ne received no written
iuellons In reply, and did not remem-
4 later until nloh'n
none OF the recommendation in my
poIl were carried out, as far as 1
Know he said
some months later he noticed the mats
We oelng damaged by the storm. and
Su APT Carter that at least 200 cubic
aus OF stone should be placed on each
'C ana that stone should be placed on
U4ce capt. Carter dictated a letter
o1I lhe matter, but none of the instruc-
e uS III mat letter were ever carried out.
yDte % the mats were still further dam
seu ailer that time. He said he reported
,loi was necessary at once, as the mat
r We're being attacked by the teredo,
marine worm.
a., lHe witness is yours, gentlemen" Col.
NJ rT,' charlton, in opening the cross-ex-
mutation, said he wanted only facts
.S ior and not what somebody else
~, uHess 1t was specially asked for.
sr,r r0' aon know where that rock came
sr. I, 90 your? Mr.. Charlton asked. re-
NE 20 the specifications introduced.
h. r'. Sl'' not of my own knowledge" was
sb,at. witness was asked again how he
imor.e' the specific gravity of the spec
4 4 sni, ana said he did it by computing the
femstr' e','eut OF water after the rock had