Evening star., 1922-02-14

witness asserted. There was re-
vision on the first floor steel and evil
IDENTIFY some changes In the roof franz
ing.
what was your estimate" Mai.
Gordon asked.
Our estimate was s10.200."
steel had gone up" queried Maj.
Gordon.
material"
The dfth estimate was made to- F. l..
Wagner on December 5. witness
went on. but on account of the costo1
material the estimate was increased
to $1,000. The amount of steel was
the same.
On December s. to F. L. Wagner. the
offer was made to reduce the bid $500.
This was the sixth bid, witness con-
cluded.
Col. Kelly Recalled.
Witness was then excused and Col.
Kelly returned to the stand.
Examined by Mai. Gordon on the
on account Of a flaw. Col. Kelly said
he had examined that point very
carefully. and his conclusion was that
that defect could not have happened
in that way.
it's load. as testified he explained.
There were evidences Of crysta!liza-
tion in the break. he said. Crystalliza :
tion always takes place at a break
under strain. he pointed out
At the time he saw the break. rust
had formed and the break was not
we'll marked.
Doubt About Flaw.
1.-THE shape of the break leaves 1t
doubtful that it was due to a faw' he
went on.
not" he asserted.
HA
not show any indication of having
gone back through the wall. This Is
opposite to the contention OF Archi-
tect Geare. in his testimony.
"If this buckling had taken piaee
the effect have been on the roof
slabs?" Maj. Gordon asked.
THE roof slab was lying on them.
They were imbedded in the roof slab
and that slab would have had to go,
too" .-
He illustrated his contention with
"Did you get on the top of the wall
and look at those BEARINGS? Maj
yes. sir: dozens Of times" witness
firmly responded.
He insisted in his previous testi-
mony nno1 that beams 81 and ss came on
declares TRUSS I1ppe0 On.
Maj. Kelly said there was no doubt
is, ie tipped of its bearing plate; but
there is bound to be differences Of
opinion as to what caused the truss
to slip off the bearing plate.
The determination beyond doubt
as to what caused the initial failure
was made difficult, he said, by the
removal of materials during the res
cue operations.
The buckling of the main truss
would not have taken place first, he
contended.
The top chord of truss II was under
fracture would have had the effect
Of pushing the ends closer. Beam %
would have kept it from side move
ment, he went on.
The bolts found on the ruins were.
to every indication. erection belts.
bolts are only Temporarily materials
to hold the steel together until it is
riveted. Similar bolts, he went on,
were found in the trusses.
Will Produce Bolts.
Maj. Gordon asked him to produce
these bolts today and he said he
Did you see whether truss IL was
bolted to truss H." asked Maj. Cor
Yes"
Did you see it yourself?" pressed
Maj. Gordon on further suggestion of
the attorney.
Yes sir: have here a photograph
that will show It," he answered en-
phatically.
Have you any other suggestions,
Mai. Kelly?" Maj. Gordon asked.
The testimony which has been pro-
duced Is along the lines that we have
anticipated. There are many points
where the initial cause might have
taken place" Col. Kelly said.
Ihe only way to determine that Is
by tracing the marks on walls, etc.
and 1t all leads to the northwest cor
ner."
He then indicated how the various