Litchfield enquirer., 1838-08-02
CRoroN WATER WoRKs.

Within few days we happened to pass down the river road from Sing Sing to New York, and in doing SO, of course repeated ly passed ths great works which are ulti- maiely to supply our city with "p pure and wholesome water." What we saw has enlarged our ideas of the work, for altho' we had seen the plans. we had never given them thought enough to realize their vast ness.s c ] D the first place, the aqneduct is to be loriy miles long. The length is equal and Worcester Rail Road; and the ground over whicl, it passes much more difficult to bring io general line. The bank of the Hudson rises suddenly, except as 1t is bro- ken by cross Tavines, and deep water cour- ses. The road is exceedingly hilly, as every body knows who has passed oyer it; lhougl, the number of such is very small, compared with the almost innumerable throng who people the steamers on the bo- som of the river below. Along the bro- ken and precipitous bank the great aque- duet is marked out, in an nnvarying de- scent from Croton river, eight miles above Sing Sing, to Harlaem Heights, where is comes out hundred and fourteen feet above high water mark. In Sing Sing, the linc passes over a cut more tlsan' fifty feet deep, made by small stream, and within twenty rods enters a hill where so- lid rock is tunnelled for twenty or thirty rods. The tunnel is bored through, and the ravines will probably be arched this season. There are several other tunnels to be made which are mora difficult, and these will delay tl'e completion of the whole work much beyond any ofI'er Obsta- cIe; for in tunnelling no more hands can be employed than can work atshe two ends of the aperture. T,e work is under con- tract in sections ihrough the, whole line, and an immense force of men and teams is employed. At many points the aqueduci is already completed. 1t is seven feet wide and nine feet iIigl,, and with descent of fifleen inches in the mile, a river Ofvery respectable dimensions may pass through it. Al any rate, we reckon it will put the whole city out of breath 10 drink it dry, though WE were to make never so systema- tic an effort. The bottom of the aque- duct is an inverted -arcI, of brick 1; tl,e sides are laid with hewn stone in cement, then piaslered on .hs inside, and then within the plaster four inch brick wall is carried up to the top of the stone wall, and thence the top is formed wi.h an arch of double brick work. ln most parts of the line there is an abundant provision of stone, easily wrought, generally limo stone. The cement soon becomes as hard as the stone, and tie structure, take i all ih all, is such that generation after generation of tle in- habilanis of this great and busy city will undoubtedly be carried to their graves while this noble monument of il,e liberaIi- ty and skill of the present generation shall stand uninjured.-N. Y. Jour. Com. 'ia
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 Anecdotes of Rev. ZnLdiel Addms.- He had attended funeral one afternoon, and was following tue corpse in tho rear of lIIc grave yard. All of a sudden the prO- cession came io stand. After conside- rable pause, Mr. Adams got impatient, and walked to the bier to know the cause there of. The paIl-bearers informed him that sheriff from Leominstcr had attached the body for debt. This practice was legal at this period. Attached the body 3' ex- claimed Mir. A. dumping his cane down with vehemence. |" Move on," said he, " and bury the man. have made pray cI at funeral, and somebody shall be bu- ried. If the shrrT objects, take him uP and bury him." The bier was raised witls- out dclay-the procession moved on, and the sheriff thought best to molest iIIem no further. ar in vulgar parlancr. made hin'- self scarce. A parishioner broughi child to him tO be bap,ised. The old par son leaned forward and asked him ibe name. Ichahod," says he. Now Mr. A. had a strong prejudice against this aan'e. " Poh, pOh, says hc, John you mean. John, ] bap.iso ihss ia the name. &e. One Sabbath afternoon, his people were expecting . stranger Co preaeh, whom they WeFe amHioWs ie hwaF. aaa W''eh HsOTs aa9ssous congregation thnN us'm'