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

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culation took their root from the; fact
that handful Of plasteringi fell from
the ceiling underneath the balcony
the night of the big Republican rally
at which United States Senator Ma
than Cor was the speaker. As few
small cracks also appeared In the
| lplastering around the break This.
however. is declared 70 be a very or I
Idinary occurrence, and does mot III any
way: Indicate that the building Is tiif-
safe. The plaster has no cohnset ton
with The structural Bohndness Or q
building and bits of 1t are liable 40
fall at any time In any structure
CkAcks also appear In plaster of The
strongest Of houses or other bull idin9s
when building settles. Some etimes u
is merely cused by the expap Ion Or
contraction of heat or cold. I.
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 4. .040 persons. It was but
natural; building experts declare.
that bit Of plastering should have
been Jared loose by the movement
and the applauding foot stamps OF 80
many persons filed to the briM with
campaign enthusiasm. It was also
natural for rumors to arise over the
incident on account Of the large
crowd that was In the building at the
time. eii3
Uhprejudiced Verdict.
In order to get at the bottom Of
the situation, Mr.. Robinson decided
on thorough inspection Of the str1c-
ture and. as there is no official state
building inspector, he sent to Wheel
ing for rM. Fahey, who Is considered
an expert in structural work and who
has heretofore had no connection Witif:
the theater. He also asked Edward
]. Wood, well known architect OF this
city, to examine the building b8th
because Of Mr.. Woods techfiicais
knowledge and because Nj. Woos l,ad
nothing to do with the designing tiiay
building and therefore would not be
preiudiced by any previouss connsc-
tion with the house. Mr.. Eihdiey.
civil engineer, went into the house to-
look. 1t over as a private citizen and
Mr.. Robinson asked him for an e1-
pert opinion as the safety or danger
Of the building. The certificate signed
by these men as reproduced here Is
the result Of this inspection.
The fumors 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 bsen told that; the house
was tottering, others that there were
cracks In 1t big enough for one TO
put his arm through and still Others
that the balcony had agged two feet
out Of place. AS result the attend
ance at the theater his been ffectSd,
persons who really wanted to sse
good entertainments having stayed
away simply on account OF the tls
mors. .s:s
Mr.. Robinson Sincere.
It may be stated here that Arr.
Robinson was entirely sincere about
teh inspection as Is shown BY His g.
lection Of outsiders to conduct ii. ssIi
this building is actually unsafe g he {
declared, II want to know II. ana II !
1t Is, I'll close the house, I"
Mr.. Robinson wants th public to {
appreciate the fact that Meth er' hS {
nor the men who made the insnection
would for q moment declare that the
buildin was safe II It were not, as tiieT
realize the tremendous responsibilities
resting upon them regarding the SAFE
ty Of the thousands who come into me
place.