The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-29


Reports or Professors rorrey and Chiffon
ON tAe a..lis,- q the watss:
New YoRK, august III ASos
a urn,s.s.pt taste Of the Crotou water In the early
mar. a the month induced the Cro,on Aquedact Board 70
rsn upou Mesus Chiffon and rorrey 70 mako thorough
chemical exxminstions
me reports Of these gentlemen are herewith submitted
70 The puoic, and s confidently believed viii prov. :.
natsfacory 70 the community they have bean To th,
HOARD me sosra would take this opportunity Of ssyine
In the WATER every available mesDs has bson en,ooys
20 discover me cause and couuseract ia Effect
me water m The pipes and 10 the .~sy
with the Last trace 2, thing sc.ons Die .s tssto
THosA Isl rTcApPES, Aqasdac'
PROFESSOR roRRBY's REPORT
New YORK, August ~ 1870
10 aYsDERr VAN scHAIcK, THOMAS rAPPxN md A. W
CRAVEN, Esqrs Croton Aqueduct Board
ekNriANEs-At your qaes, snd 10 cor n.nv ~,;,h n.
Cniton, visited Croion Lake the Is a. -. -. -.
purpose OF ascertsnne II 20 sbei AZ cause =, tn A,
agreeable qualify observed in t1 water d,,,r,hn,,a
through tDe oify, and which had ~ uNA''u'0N
-. -, - a.. 's,, $3.50 week c + t.o previous
I'm driving do"nt the hill 'hAt 10 .ds to the -
reaching the lake, we potcec the cav, ~. o0o'e
cneTsc'efE.d the water Of ne hydrar = 49,. 49, ~
Aoanson' tne satekeeper afforded c.-u,.., :.
p:ofeca,lnc our resanro - every iacWty 10
places on the lake He brougn, Ro'ea uS |" Va'i'u'
green subetance tnss b nd annD . notice brgn
Ioor nours IN the vV near tra within cs lass twenty
ceen driven by fsv oraoe wnd am rne msteriil had
where Accumulated % =. 80 lage
~ quiet receeses the M co1saersoie STRATUM
time was very lew only sma .sore The ~ster AZ the
sam A qukrt,y OF tbs 49, portion flowing the
material had Reserved quite oick Win tue g. cen
collected come Of sursoves or our exsmnAon ADD 90
We became convincsa from tbe surface or che lake
was HE OF the pecoha hat this unusual ngreo lent
After txamnjrv the cnsr and of the
that grew abupospt,p IN OF the aquatic o'ants
nns tas ing Dew samples oe "esean por'op " .uo w.
We returned the CITY lfne wa or ron various paes'
tiou Immediately befor ara CON nenceo my eAsuue'
In Tho nro,sr,s.t, ar SOY change taken
uBder 8 microscope u VII. va paops p"r..'o ~ y.
;sh & u'.en $50 snh were composed Of oblong round
nnsc ard snd rnsss, like string OF beads and in
rel we're sbon, ON. breads 70 be branching Most
Il led win brign. >shd lorger than broad, AMI
a, This matter een substance coUposed Of irregular
.ns,e in ,se ha Asnce interpreted here and
oss Ia. one De, me fismens, were two other kinds Of
= ob,on, ones fecIy spherical three
mich the n,sot and 6l-o with green seeds by
Dot mucn Email ropro'uosu .ne otn1t 40 apuercs
no green GRANT M sn.ssn q ~, .sa nu's ous
20 me- Inc function Oh the later unknown
There seret
tyiSe csj.at hcsrly all Of which belopg particular
sbese ccnsJ, oosanists deswdse In ordinary
CroSn Tne ~ me chief vegetable forms existing the
nsns,ic sma number Of living animacu's also uu.
The vster a. In repested instances, on concentrating
ed he ofep 49, s ~ soo In, s ns. eAnoiE
Az .re- heiy those Of the taken the dam Toe
The Lake oiecng the sample Of bright green water
snrnr,sad Ieubmted again to microscope and was
ds.a,nsr- 70 ind that all ths beaded hamants had
~,.,o az ~o.o noss'aS III TUG iquo IN
rA,,on yeowish ones had noticed in my first exami-
b. several Of the nsmsu.s break up b. the succes
riadst le nIsnte cxona;na1 In ~. sveys s'o my
,,ns in the 'ameway. have since repeatedly seen
Trey unaerao drrouton mucn more oulckiv vbsn tSsv
ccumuiated By the litter or ~hen they confined
.eu green color tor some time bit il finally becomes
@ sched from the decomposition Of the chloropnyD the
W scid twenty four hours and he folowDg
. VI was somewhat puo aud emf ted little mons,
not the eeAt race Of sulphuretsed hydrogen. Most
he spherical cell. jus. noticed remained entire but
- green oren had evidently insured their spores
Before the green water had decomposed evaporased
5ian 70 oryoees with great avoid scorcb
81 lively grG.sgreen tint but without materially OF
sisneius ce color Of the The solu ion spou-
reer msner which resoube IN ether and in alcohol
SGt 10 waller II doubtless one Of the cooring
porson of green wafer then boiled for some
TUE IL ,csS ss coIo1 a1t ooor, and deposited
Taxes On 'ooiDg The water that distilled con.
tspsd she ooorooS principle 10 concentrated form
From iris exsmns'on auo from the resesrcnss OF Or.
recent offensive coaciou Of the Crotoa ss oxlug
10 rapo aud souodent growth OF microscopic
Ate pisat, Sncu sbouDos IL volatile, principle
snlu ole 10 soDe ex.eIt n
We were extremely forrunase in making vs. to the
sss a. just ,ac time when asorao vino drove ire
rae p'"nt (hoeng oy sdnerins bnbo es of oxygen Ta)
To 'he oaut 'hus bringing within the space Of
NE .tND ON hogsnead OF the water snort stance
rhe
get sa,shsd myself origin Of these
re tnep are the entire plant OF
anre oorstnCied part Of complex Rlgs Frey are
roe minute than 10 any true confer9s knovn " me-,
beng oDIy oG0tn an rpch in diameter aud
ircu oo,h - 20'h OF an inch long stroogi9 rusps
tsas they derived from genus
oesspies FMS senns usaais conssts Of so ~ ar
Sainns Teslae from sns szs OF duck sSoS oauess
OF Plum, arc bted Nth n,ucus ah,ch IL iosded
panute b, wnea the ntte addsrs buras
sar contents escape ibe mpcus dssovss The and
iasFs flied with these snail oiaoders or norstp
snce esssna,ns The water have haa Opportunity of
rsy'e,''lg 'no axe 20 verify my oorJecsnre
bave maze us appearance in such quantities
been noticed DE ore We CAD Only reply that tas
sDRUlar Eveu IN the njsner p'culs IL
Is connmon creumssancs Cor . particular speoe.
abound time, and hen almost disappear years
the loser vegetable tribes, espacis y
inhsbn the sarr is his strkpsy she Tds pteseat
bse1 unusually Ssurxbe vagssstion Of
krn0s, but snG. the circumstances vhca nave 80
zsrs'kaey n,alsphed tbs hstje AGA have yes
sesprear ano'her seaso,, tie probability is that it
WI cot ennoy ns long. Very likely more Or
arsi time tazt It pas been ofspsyely byough. 20 our
NOTES Eveo VIXEN il WAS most abupd lns in the
qustIy :as ~ater. lis oaor we're Cor
Ai,n5 uop' ssapt Ube the UNPLEASANT quality CT the
Nspepde1 matter, and little fresh burned vese..b,e
astcu4, animal cs bon. vii take away disagree
VA Is 10 heat small pieces red nc sud, after
',onesng moose eeo in !:e O.g Of s.azs, and sas
~ /
e. t&auEaed every Gag or iwo. JOHN rORREY.
SHILToN's REPORT.
NEW YORK, Alsvst 25, 1859.
50 s3SDEr VAS sohAIoK, THOMAS B TArPsN, and a. W
On syss, fsqs, Crs;on AGlsducs Board
Gn uisMlA-In compliance With the requas, received
g.orn 'nnr honorable Beard shs would cneroi
cal Inv egA0n and anai SIS o. the Crotch Taer for tbs
sspeos purpose OF ssSeyssnog me cause Of lie peculiar
vrpess mi soadion beg leave offer the following re-
.ortast be resnitof my investigation
On the s>sn " nhs~ht received iron Er. :
". Crave :, "s % We 20 three d'mljohLs
" the O.. 80, 49,. ~ .ao, % az 1910 We
No ssN' I'm VIZ 'A0N'n VI We a9aednct, 81 The
secsivrg ~. =. ,4ao -, A..