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Show 5667 Shaw - RX 117 3674 the cables which anchored the drill, or anchored the barge on which the drill rested, and the weight was so terrific from those that they piled up and of course, when there came enough weight against those cables, they gave way? A Yes, I would say the cable and the barges. Q That is, it piled against both? A Yes, the cable was out of the water; the barges were under the water and helped to collect the debris. Q Well, it would collect against those cables, too, would it not? A It would finally. Q And of course, it was just a matter of when enough wood and other debris collected to make the load heavy enough, and something had to give? A That is all. Mr. Farnsworth. That is all. The Special Master. We will suspend until quarter afterwards two. ( Thereupon, at 12: 55 o'clock p. m., a recess was taken until 2: 15 o'clock p. m.) |