Show OFFICERS CLAIM FOUL FOOL PLAY PIA Firmly convinced of or foul pia play as ai the cause of oC the recent Mammoth dam disaster officials or of the Price River Irrigation con company returned Tuesday evening from an Inspection trip of or the scene of the floo flood The party Included George eorge Austin president president president dent of the irrigation company compan Thomas Austin director George A ASmith ASmith Smith s secretary John C. C Wheelon company engineer r I Thomas counsel for the company and D. D A. A Pratt engineer for tho thu Utah Idaho Sugar company ny While he members mem ers of the party had little 0 a publication this morning was evident that all had returned ith the Idea that tha there was every every evidence that the dam gave away not Because of faulty engineering n nor r rhe he flooded condition of the river but Because of deliberate plotting According to Mr Thomas a thorough thorough thorough thor thor- ough Investigation was made of thelam the thelam lam Jam and the causes leading up to the the The character of ot the work done lone and all matter pertaining to the construction of r the dam were vere exam exam- ned Red A report is being beang prepared f for or h he e 1 board ioard of sir directors l but ut neither cither he ie engineers nor the attorney tomeY at would Ive ve anything for publication until until- reir reports have been made to the UlC oard of directors n notwithstanding h list hat t the company compan officials assert the ta tate Late te engineers engineer's report had been 1 r more or less publicity before it itras as ras filed with the governor It was this morning that activities of ot rangers ran en in Sanpete and Carbon Bounty are being watched very closely closely closey close close- ly y it being w well velL ll known that the Denver Den Denver ver Rio Grande Railway system which was injured by the breaking of f the dam darn furnished the key to the he coal oal 03 I mines which supplied the smelters smelters ers and the copper Industries According to Mr Thomas Titomas the last 5 i feet or of cement work at i the core re of the he dam put in its this year was found intact and fastened fastened fast fast- to o be in many llan places ened ned securely to the old cement instance was theline the theline work In not one line Inc of or cleavage found by company officials to be he broken broleen and anal an the report that hat th the last last 5 feet of cement was poor mar is declared to be absolutely un un- un- un true rue It w was s hinted this morning that a ab b bomb mb could have been easily dropped cd in u one of or the wells which had been heen arranged for for- see seepage Jag between n theore theore the theore ore wall vall and the crest of the earth The wooden planks vall aU all of the dam of the spillway could t t the opening lave Lave been een removed in ten minutes 3 Laid ind the fact that the water flowed across the center ot of othe rom th the spillway he core wall before the break breal oc oc- it was declared is ample evi- evi lence Jence that the wall at that point ad act been b by some unusual construe construe- gent rather than by poor lion ion The crest of the earth wall supported sup stop sorted ported the dam clam some som 90 feet from he core wall Vall was vas 3 feet 11 inches according t to assertions assertions asser asser- 11 above ove the water Hons of company officials The water it at the time of the break was falling u. u said I A and the water in tile the lake JaKe was wua au u uto to be absolutely under control The work vork ork at atthe the point where break break- ge ge occurred was as fine as anywhere officials n u the dam and pieces of mow no faulty construction they as aso i 1 cert sert A |