154 COLLAPSE OF TEXAS TOWER NO. 4 



Mr. Kendall. Was the stress that was exerted by this rotation 

 taken into calculation in the design criteria? 



Commander Foster. You mean stress because of this rotation side- 

 ways rather than endways? 



Mr. Kendall. Yes, sir. 



Commander Foster. I presume it was, but as I say, this design was 

 already settled when I got on the job. I would think as an engineer, 

 however, that those stresses would be much smaller than stresses 

 that would be imposed on the structure once it was in place. 



Senator Stennis. Senator Saltonsall, do you have a question ? 



Senator Saltonstall. Just one more question. You were in no 

 way responsible for the design, Commander ? 



Commander Foster. That is right. 



Senator Saltonstall. You and Captain Albers were responsible 

 for seeing that the design was carried out? I asked that question 

 before. 



Commander Foster. That is correct. 



Senator Saltonstall. Now, did you have any responsibility, or did 

 you make any recommendations as to the design, when you saw it was 

 being carried out? Did you see any fundamental weaknesses and 

 report them? 



Commander Foster. I cannot recall that I did, sir. I do not believe 

 so. 



Senator Saltonstall. In other words, as an engineer in charge of 

 supervising the work and seeing that it was done according to contract 

 and design, you saw no reason to change that design due to any funda- 

 mental weakness as it was going up? 



Commander Foster. I had no reason to feel that at all. Senator. 



Senator Saltonstaijl,. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Senator Stennis. If counsel has nothing further 



Admiral Church. Mr. Chairman, may I make a statement to cor- 

 rect a misimpression? 



Senator Stennis. Yes. 



Admiral Church. Captain Albers was the officer in charge of con- 

 struction both for the design of all three towers and for the construc- 

 tion phases of No. 2 and No. 8. Commander Foster was the resident 

 officer assistant, as we called him, for the construction phase of tower 

 No. 4. 



Senator Saltonstall. Wliat Navy man was responsible for the 

 design ? 



Admiral Church. Directly, Captain Albers. Overall, the Bureau 

 of Yards and Docks. 



Senator Stennis. He testified the other day. 



Senator Saltonstall. Captain Albers took the responsibility. I 

 did not realize he took it for the design. 



Senator Stennis. All right, Commander. Could you remain with 

 us the rest of today? Matters might come up that we would want 

 you to explain. We certainly want to thank you for coming here to 

 give testimony. We shall appreciate it if you will just spend the rest 

 of the day with us. 



Now, as the next witness, Mr. Counsel, I understand we have 

 Captain White. 



Mr. Kendall. Yes, sir. 



Senator Stennis. Captain, come around, please. 



