New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-10
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THE NV CLoTOs REsILvOIR -Thsre are prob,-
by but few Of cur readers VITO of the m,
niude Of this crest vok, which IS Low il prcc-s. Of
construction at the Central Park, or Of the inmeose
beredt to be derived from II By tie city when cjn-
p'e'ed. TEE resefvfir in use at proseGt has been
fcur TO be qui to the task OF supplying the con-
sttbtly increasing dtmsnd for water, eticugh It is
estimated that It il capsule Of proyi;irg every msn
woman, aud child 10 the city with tweo'y gallons
day! II If the lsge quantity required 10 the worklog
Of nsc iLery, building, tc'., which Causes the insult
cheney Of tie present works. TIE nsS reservoir is
being constructed above and sroioipg toe old ole.
Work wss commenced upon it sbou. year AMI haf
ego, end though it has been euergetioay colducts}
since, il thous that at least another year will
be required to comple il.
twill cover Al area Of Io6 sores preserving a
water surface of 90 acres, With depth Of Is feet.
To secure the city against iDun iston from this in
mense body of water, an embankment has been
thrown up to the uniform hight of forty feet. Is
shape is irregular, conforming to the nature Of the
grou.d, and in some places is al earth, while in
Others it required fg in of but ten or fifteen feet
Tbis embarkueIt is l. feet vide at the top, sti a
gradual slope each way. II sill be liaed with eight
inches Of broken stone which solid stooe wall
eighteen inches thick. will be laid, and the wnoe
thoroughly cemepted. The space ilcosed within this
embai kment is divided into two psrt- by embsck.
nert runprg through the center, which is to be
walled Up and cemen.ed in the subtt4n,ia man
per The orr .ct 10 thus dividing the Reservoir is to
allow ore-half the water to be drawn off for repair.
etc, without shutting of the entire supply. Tnis p.r-
tition will be three feet under water when The Reser
vou lie filed ann cor sequenty out Of sight. At each
end Of this dividing enbarkment to be placed the
gate -toues-the for receiving and the other for
oisct agipg the water These gae-housss are to be
subttantial AMI elegant aud will cost alone nearly
$20O00O They are to be built by contract, and tins
subject Of their construction has already caused
City Fathers ap immense deal of trouble.
When this reservoir is completed, two new pipes
sill be laid across the river st High Bridge, ia sdii-
tien to the three aeady there. These will keep not
only the new, but also tue old reservoir constHty
filled, and will furnish nexhaustble supply 20 the
city The waste pipes will be located at the south
gate, and the surplus water conveyed through chem
into the East River At the north gate there viii also
be q wsste-pipe fer the purpose Of feeding sm III
lake in the Central Park to which purpose the Park
Commissioners intend to devoe small portion Of the
Park, which is available for noting else. Toe CON-
mssioners alec propose to construct road around
tDe emUenhHent lev ieet UtIoN the Top, 10 oe ussu
as ride fer equsstrians. The reservoir will be
entirely Independent Of the old one, and s calculated
to hold a sufficient quantity Of water to supply tee
ertire demand of the city for upward Of three weeks
without receiving any from the aqueduct. There are
at present about $50 men empoye on the work, and
go teams of oxen and horses. This force will b. re-
6uced about one half during the Winter as no work
can be done save that OF blasting out rock. All the
i. IN. e. - Il he
in the course of the excavations No estimate cso IS
yet be formed to the cost Of this great work. 1t Is
principally done by contract, at go much per yard,
ard toe expense is Increased in proportion to the
quantity Of rock encountered.
Paul Morpby has been playing, within few days,
several games of chess at the of the NewYcrk
Chess Club, in the University, with Mr. A. b. Meek
q leading player of the South, giving him the odds
of Knight also with w. ID. A. Fuller of this city,
civ pg hum the odds of a castle. Mr. Morphy won
every game.
MuRDER ON Staten IsLASp-O On the evening OF
Sunday, the Dist ult, about 10 o'clock young
Frenchman named Fraud Duchamp who had been
one of conn ittee which presented the Rev. MIR.
Lewis Of St. Marys Church, Clifton, Staten Island,
With gold watch and chain, left ths house OF the
priest parting with his three friends they going 10 the
direction of ton, he toward Fort rompkins. Five
or ten minutes after parting the three friends heard
the cry t murder in their rear, ant gopg back found
the BODY of Mr. Ducbamp. After leaving them he
had been attacked by gang Of villains, and beaten
and kicked until life rearly extinct Whsn found
by his friends it was acersinei that the left eide OF
his skull bad been figbtfally shattered by slung-
shot or budgeon, and HE body bruised from nead
TO feet the effects of their mercess kicks. N)with-
standing bis terrible injuries the young man fingered
in state Of until death terminated
his sufferings on wednesday afternoon last, a.
O'Clock. The deceased was Freedman or Canadian
by birth was employ ed on the Government works at
Font Tompkins, and WAS the partial support OF an aged
mother. He bore an excellent character, end vas
thought TO have 10 enemies. 1Ie was ATTENDED by
DR.. Boardnan Of Stapleton and DR.. Mott OF New
York. During the examination made by these gentle
uen, twelve distiI ct pieces OF bone were removed
from the skull No clue has been obt sned to the per-
pctaors Of this fendsh deed but it is coLf jent.
ly expected that some developments wall b. made at
the Inquest, which has been adjourned to this
Afternoon the 10th inst at Gi o'clock. 10 the mean
time it is the intention of Coroner Vanderbilt to leave
no stone unturred to ferret out the murierers, aud
bring them to justice.
A MOTHER AsD DAUGHTER BURsED TO DEarH.--
Mrs. Elizabeth Pascal and her daughter Elizabeth,
who were terribly burned Thursday evening, at
their residence No. 35 f ghth avenue as previ ,usIy
published. died at 4 O'Clock the folio wing morning
Coroner Gamble hell an inquest upon the bodies,
when il appeared in evidence that tire deceased were
engaged in pouring camphene ibto the crevices OF
bedstead which was infested by vermin, wnen the