New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
WOODS RESOLVES
 N, & J, OFFICIALS
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cred with concrete roof averaging six inches in thickness, excepting tho akyliehts.
 About one year ago tho skyIightS were replaced by the same concrete mixture.
 Examination Of the building shortly after the alarm found that the entire building used for anneal- ing purposes, measuring approXi- mately 225 feet long and about 70 feet wide in one place, and about 94 feet in the widest dimension had al most entirely collapsed.
 Tho complete construction of the kiln building for the North & Judd Manufacturing Company was done at three different times.
 '"Tho first portion, enclosed on four sides by brick walls, was about l56 feet long and 70 feet wide and was built in the year 1905. The plans for this structure were made by Griggs &. Hunt, architects of Waterbury, Conn. The supporting walls were of brick, the roof trusses of steel and the roof covering Cinder concrete except the portion covered by skylights. The $. N, Hibhard Company did the mason and carpen- ter contracting and the roof steel vas furnished by The Berlin Con- struction Company.
 'An important feature in the con- struction of that part of the building erected by the s, N. Hubbard Com pany, is that the walls were about lG inches in width. The mortar used at the time on the building so con- structed was not of the standard quality which is used today. This was disclosed in an examination made by experts, at my request. However, according 10 the some eX- perts it served the needs of the time.
 The second portion of the build ing was constructed In the year 1910 and was about 70 feet long and 94 feet wide. Oldershaw and McKernan, were the architects and engineers. The Torrington Building Company, were the mason and carpenter con- tractor and the steel was furnished by The Berlin Construction Com- pany. This portion of the building had q wood roof. The steel trusses, as in the first portion, rested on brick walls.
 Tn the year 1913 q space about 10 fet long and between the two above mentioned sections was covered in and the adjacent end walls were re- moved so that the completed struc- ture was about PA feet in length. The roof covering over this short section seems 10 have been concrete the same as the portion built in 1905.
 On February 9th, 1926, the Prose- cutting Attorney requested A. M. Paoncssa, Mayor Of the City of New Britain, to summon the various de- partments of the city government to his office, in order that the prosecut- ing attorney might receive the proper aid in conducting q probe of the failure The Mayor acted promptly in the matter. At my re- qucts crders were given to the en- gincering department and to the building inspectors office, to assist in an Investigation of the disaster. This was accordingly done. Orders were also issued to stop the removal of the wrcckage of the said build ings, by reason of the importance Of completing the investigation.
 "On February 7th. 1926, the Pro scouting Attorney accompanied by the Building Inspectors, and Mir, Rose of the Murray studio, visited the scene of the catastrophe and took several photographs.
 "Thc said photographs arc now on file at the Prosecuting Attorneys office, which might be used for fu- tura references. From every import ant view point and angle the photo graphs were made of the buildings, particular attention being paid to the walls, steal trussos, gypsum blocks, and incidentals which were import ant to the Investigation.
 Tt appears that sometime during the year of 1925. alterations were made 10 a section of the roof that contained glass, and replacement of this glass was made with gypsum blocks which placed some additional weight more thnn iho n'ass removed
 Ut it was considered ry experts so far as the failure was concerned that this is merely negligible.
 "T'nauestionably tho storm played an important part in tho failure. An examination however, of the steel truSsos supporting the roof show no sign cf any failure, and were Of ample strength to carry the roof load4 brought upon them,
 The map furnished by the City EnEinr or of the City of Now Britain may bo described as q location man, drawn t7 scale from field notes ob- tain"d by the Engineering Depart ment soon after tha collapse of tn" factory building at North and Judd s plant. and show accurately the posi- 'ion. direction and limits Of the camera in reproducing the vision of the collapsed portions of 'he tuild- ing, The location. ar accurate rlac- tns of thn camera with respect to the building limits aids in the inves- 'ication of dctajle and accurately rlac"s 1laso details in their exact location in the general case Of the ~oraose,
 "Tho man also rnpoduces accu- r1tcly the loca'ion Of outsid" walls spacing of roof trussos and their snans from hearing to bearing The detail of construction of fine trusscS appear elsewhere as accurate mea- agreements Of thcsc could not be ob- Il The Lenten season is her