The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-17

sure The waste gate raised and the water found
be Of the nature that the top There was
rethins Ike sediment
The examinS son, therefore, win be perceived by DR.
Uhltons card 70 the public, perfectly satisfactory 10
all parties The writer has tasted all kinds OF water from
The Atlantic the continent 70 The Pacific, and many
times during the journey would have deemed luxury
10 enjoy the CotoD, 10 tasted yesterday. rhs
snter panic has been 10 great extent Imagination, aided
oy certain tmd people in the habit o! getting frightened
At everything unnecessarily Therefore, preserve your
crotOo; don't waste IT. fret, becaus, ia toe valuable
and nexs, because II you csush: In the act Of WITH
waste you may have TO pay fDe which the inexorAbe
nyndert will enforce with religious pertnacity
Az cocher TO the above details Of fAcs 80 10 yester
days investigation, append card from DR. Ohilon
which must satisfy the public that the Croton 10 all
right.
DIR. Chiffon THINKS THE CRoToN ALL RIGHT.
A. the request Of the Croton Board and ia company
With the President Assistant Engineer visited the
roton dam and aversed the entire length Of the lake in
boat taking samples Of the from different places
Judging from tho odor aud taste could discover no
hing which not common 10 all brook water after
peavy rains, such there has re,eny In that vic
olty. What taate and oder there resembled that
oond IN the wAter W the city, am Of the opinion that
few days Of clear weather will entirely do away with
all unpleasant taste. Even it should continue in Ito
present condition, apprehend there 10 nothing in Il
hat could be considered unwholesome. 10 the Of
few days will be abe TO report to the Crotoa Beard
he result Of chemical and icroscopical examination Of
the water taken nom the reservoirs and other
JAMES R Chiffon, n. D. Chemist,
INV YORK, August l6, 1859.
THE PEOPLE ON THE SUBJECT.
WHAT IT TASTES LIKE-THE CAUSE AND THE RENE
DY-NO DANGER OF SICKNESS.
TO TIE RplrOR OF HERALD.
You have, in various ways, called attention To the dis
agreeable Taste which the Con water possessed for
couple Of weeks back but the has yet
satisfactorily ascerined Various have been pu
N circulation in relation to IT, such the finding Of nine
dead bodies In the reservoir in the aqueduct and any
amOrn Of horses and hogs n Croton nke but the
most sensible solution yet heard 10 as folio va
hat during the dry time In June the water in the river
became very low and that consequence large quantities
Of vegetable matter a0rg the banks exposed TO
he rays Of the SUM- which forced II into state OF deco
posion The late rains having again sweled the river,
,bs decomposed matter washed the stream i'm
PIE gnatng the WATER and giving 1t the taste Of rotten
OF course the taste is very unpleasant where clean
and refreshing draDght ID expected but aware
az aoYs an q me "se, from the
consequences and the fears which prevalent tha!
fespect, th'ak, might as well be set aside.
Ibtre 10 meoy Tor this unpleasant in the water
which shoul DO adopted peed.!y possible by the
Beard of Cioton Water Commissioners charcoal
The water % and free from deetrous substaocee
Ia as tits when surgles from the earth in
renders 1t GEAR TO the eye but water passing through
pulverzd charcoal puriaes and loes any unpleasant
taste which 1t might Otherwise possess P.
WANT OF AIR AND LIGHT THE CAUSE OF THE
TROUBLE
10 TIE EDITOR HERALD
New YORK, August rs, 1859.
Seeing many assigned for the Coton water hav
ing the nusty taste and flavor has, none however,
ma trna canea otaNn ~
proceeds from the want Of air and hight aqueduct
leading from the Oroton river to the upper reservoir
AN OLD READER.
THE PIPKs NERD BLOWING OUT FOR PURE WATER.
TO THs EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
New YORK, August Is, 1853.
Please noce In your valuable columns that the cause of
the present pleasant Of the Groom water through
out the city arises from the Of proper attention TO
the pipes would suggest that po wcocks be applied to
the pipes at the lover end OF the city The water s very
oso and bave no doubt the pipes half full mud;
and bowcocse applied es propose would the came
principle blOWcocks 10 boilers. have BEEN and am
orrke Of cold water for the past sixty years NOT
using any etimuants coffee tea, am strong adyo
cate OF cola waterpnre water think the presen,
Comms oDe,s ought TO be compelled TO give their per
sonal attention TO have good wholesome water
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER
ANOTHER REASON FOR TIE TROUBLE.
Mr. S. Churchill, of No. II John street, states that no
has had long and accurate experience condition
Of the waters in miponds, swamps and lakes in the
present trouble with respect 10 the Croon caused
oy the supply becoming low either at the fouotan head
being suddenly acted on by The weather al VERY his
state Of temperature, fermentation Of the the
bottom sets IN, generating noxoas gas This gas
taiped liked for time by the sediments themselves
gradually sscends and permeates the upper strata OF
water, importing to very oissgreea6e flavor. Thu
chemical combination which constitute this gas may BIO
foI meo either by vegetable or animal Deposit pro-
coed from vegetable one II is not injurious out ia
very likely to produce typhus fever in the neignbor
inc mat al In
deposited in the wafer. Mr. Churchill says that the
BY probing The Of e nVe
lake with pole OF rod of iron, when will be disturbed
and seek the surface in tho shape VI mnumerabe bub
oles HIS remedy is - draw of the water completely
end cool the bottom Of the lake reservoir when the
fermentation which produces this gas will DO put stop to-
DE hopes that the cc0 spell Of weather which We en-
oyed on Monday night and yesterday ruesdsy) morning
Will DO much towards producing this result and that T
continue ior few days the unpleasant taste die
appear from the water There need In his opinion
OF an analys
A FOUL RESIDUE FROM GALLON OF CRoToN WATER
Mr. H. Croesan in the employ Of Mr.. Maurice Kerrigau,
leather dealer No. Ferry street, placed in our hands
bottle containing about two glls Of very foul water,
settled down WITHIN space Of fifteen hours from one
gallon Of Ooton water from pine in the factory
mo clean eartheD bowl The water was drawn into the
O'Clock on Tuesday morning Mr. Crossan poured OF the
more clear portion and bottled the residue sent 10 our
omce IL IS Of muddy browd color and when permitted
70 subeoe IN the vial about quarter of an inch deem Of
or thick precptate fails to the bottom In fact this
sample appears 10 be deeply impregnated with decayed
vege.ape matter which had already undergone pro.
SFFRcT OF THE HEAVY SHOWER.
10 THE BDrroR OF HERALD
NEW York, August 16, 1859.
among all the reasons given In your paper and others
or the bad taste Of the Croton water no one seems TO
give the cause entire Your readers are well aware thu,
se have had more powerful showers this snmmar .hsn
ouTng any previous summer for q long time. Now
curing these showers, when the rain comes down a.
though would sweep away tho earth or al least anv
movable thing on IT, there large quantities Of decsy
ing matter land matter which not decay QUICKLY,
~ssn into the different lakes and streams which suppix
the Croon; all that becomes soaked and gradually DE-
GAYS and Of course must change the taste Of the water
WIGGN
CURE FOR THE CROTON
10 TIE DrOR or TIE HERALD.
Since the excitement in relation TO the Croton
water d 10 great, have examinedllunder the micro.