The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-11
Ordinary Occurrence.

The rumors that have been In cifs
cuIation took their root from the tact
that handful Of plastering fell from
the ceiling underneath the balcony
the night OF the big Republican rally
at which United States Senator Ma.
than Con was the speaker. Al few
small cracks also appeared In the
plastering around the break. This.
however, is declared to be q very orr
way indicate that the building issiin-
safe. The plaster has no; conn ctiong
with the structural soundness pt IA
building and bits Of 1t are liable to
fall at any time In any structure
Cracks also appear In plaStersof the
stfdne est of houses or Other buildings
when building settles. Sometimes II !.
Is merely ,cused by the expansion OF !
contraction OF heat or cold.
There were something like 5000
persons in the theater. the night this
bit OF plastering fell, a large crowd
considering the fact that the theater
seats but 1 ,040 persons. 1t was but Z
natural, building experts declare.
that a bit of plastering should have
been Jared loose by the movements
and the applauding foot stamps Of So
many persons filed to the brim with
campaign enthusiasm. 1t was also
natural for rumors to arise over, the
incident on account Of the large
crowd that was IN the building ct the
time.
Unprejudiced Verdict.
In order to get at the bottom OF =
the situation, Mr.. Robinson decided
on thorough inspection Of the strife
ture and, as there Is no. ofhcial state
building inspector. he sent to Wheeis
ing for Mr.. Fahey, who Is c0hs.tafed
an expert in structural work and who 4
has heretofore had no connection With
the theater. He also asked Edward
y. Wood, well known architect OF this
city. to examine the building, both
because of Mr.. Woods technical
knowledge and because Mr.. Wood had
nothing to do with the designing tina
building and therefore would not76e
prejudicad by any previous connec-
ton with the house. Mr.. E'indley.
civil engineer, went into the house; to Z
look 1t over as private citizen and
Mr.. Robinson asked him for an Sx-
pert opinion as the safety or danger
OF the building The certificate signed
by these men as reproduced here II ,
the result of this inspection. si'
The rumors that have been going
the rounds. quite evidently. have
done the owners Of the house q grave
injustice. as the report states. Some
persons have been told that the house
was tottering, others that there were
cracks In 1t big enough for one to Z
put his arm through and still Others
that the balcony had sagged two feet
out OF place. As a result the attend
ance at the theater has been affected
persons who really wanted to s6s 4
good entertainments having stayed
away simply on account Of the rii-
mors.
Mr.. Robinson Sincere.
1t may be stated here that M!
Robinson was entirely sincere about
the inspection as Is shown by his -
lection Of outsiders to conduct 1t. III
this building is actually unsafe he 4
declared, Il want to know It and Il
It Is, I'll close the house, q.
Mr. Robinson wants the public 90
appreciate the fact that neither. ne
nor the men who made the inspection
would for moment declare that.tiie
building was safe IL 1t were not! a. J!
they realize the tremendous rssbnn.
stbiiity resting upon them regarding
the safety Of the thousands who come
into the place.