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was rectified, and the Dardelet error had been rectified, and we feel 

 that at this time, this being June 26 of 1959, the tower was up to its 

 original design. 



TOWER AT ORIGINAL STRENGTH, JI7XE 26, 1959 



Senator Stennis. Well, that is good. I am glad to hear that clear- 

 cut opinion of yours at this time. That was June 26, 1959? 



Mr. Crockett. Yes, sir. 



Senator Stennis. That is when you completed one of your inspec- 

 tions ? 



Mr. Crockett. Yes, sir. 



Senator Stennis. Well, my reference to 2 or 3 years of continuing 

 trouble was just a rough estimate, based upon my recollections of the 

 time that the various inspections covered. How much time elapsed 

 from your first inspection until the last one ? 



Mr. Crockett. Oh, 1958, September, until the present. 



Senator Stennis. Well, vou were first called in, then, in September 

 of 1958? 



Mr. Crockett. Yes. sir. 



Senator Stennis. Well, your testimony and the testimony of the 

 gentlemen from the Xavy has certainly made much clearer to me, and 

 I believe to the public, the difficulties that were involved in this matter 

 in coping with the weather and in coping with the unfortunate 

 things that happened during the towing and erection of this tower. 

 It seems to have been plagued all the way. 



Do you have any other point in mind now that has a bearing on this 

 situation? 



Mr. Crockett. I do not think so, sir. 



Senator Stennis. I am sure you are willing to bring it out. 



Mr. Crockett. If I had it, I would. 



Senator Stennis. We certainly want you to have the chance. 



Counsel, do you have anything further? 



Mr. Kendall. I have one or two questions. 



Mr. Crockett, the storm during which the tower coUapysed was not 

 unusually severe, was it ? Or do you think it was ? 



Mr. Crockett. I do not have the specific wave heights and the time 

 of the seas. 



Mr. Kendall. You know it was well within the design criteria ? 



Mr. Crockett. I am not even certain of that. I am not in a posi- 

 tion to state one way or the other whether it was or was not. I have 

 heard conversations to the effect that it was more severe than the 

 original design criteria. 



Mr. Kendall. The storm during which the tower collapsed? 



Mr. Crockett. Yes. 



Mr. Kendall. It was not as severe as Hurricane Donna, was it ? 



Mr. Crockett. Xo. 



Mr. Kendall. Mr. Crockett, you have two other drawings in front 

 of you, I believe, which show the history of the repairs to the tower. 



Will vou make those a part of the record, please ? 



Mr. Crockett. Yes. 



(Xote. — The drawings referred to will be found on pp. 25 and 29, 

 respectively, of the subcommittee report on the collapse of Texas tower 

 No. 4.) 



