The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-07
All The Factories Driven by Steam
stopped Work.
SCENES AROUND THE OLD PUMPS.
ARRANGEMENTS 70 PUT OUT FIRES.
The Entire Police Force and Fire De-
partment on Duty.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT THE FIRE IN MAIDEN LANE
rYE WAY THE rlRE was ExTISGUsBED.
SPLENDID CONDUCT OF BROOKLYN,
&ast &o., ~,


There great Excitement yesterday 10 th!s city,
s~uecd By The stoppagc tho usus supply water. II
remarkable that the value OF good and constant sup
ply o. this element ~ not felt untl deprived Of IT.
but when tbs. time how great the outcry those
who scarcely used for sanitary purposes suddenly
erd they cannot entirely do withoat 4, and
obliged TO have for cooking II Tor nothing eso Again,
mRty show their want OF appreciation or IT. benefits
that they waste every moment OF the day. II they
suspect "cod snap" they DO not take the precausou to
turn OF the water from the main, after having 'csaghs"
sufficient quantity for say days USE, but resor: 70
she lazy methos Of allosirg the water 70 "rGn all
night" because, ss they asser ''rurrng water
ffeezes" and ths they DO in defiance Of all law aud
OF petite requesn trorn the Croton Board to
mixo Often The water Ia allowed TO run for half an
hour st time 10 "cesp out the snkn because the
want girls too lazy 10 take the dirt thcrefrcm. Per-
haps when these would be well pa!dor doing nothing
Isdies" sni that they have 10 trot o' TO the street
pumps or hydralis for every drop OF water they
they viii be caretai and take warning no. 70
because they have P,ety The lesson they had yssser
day, and porhrps viii for week rcceye may be again
dhressrded a. full supply Is granted
10 the city but s really necessary that II housekeep
wish 80 have The benefit q water 81 all seWous they
w have 70 for themselves that Il not wasted ut
any time.
The Hrs. stsprsge or The water caused scarcely any
element IS the following notice bad appeared il the city
SournAlss-
CRoroS AouEpucr oprARTxysT, Nov. a., 1880.
Inc plbc tot,fd that tho annual examination and
repair of the pqreduo. VIII take place during tho ensuing
week; that for ls purpose the water gates NJ Croon
dam vii be closed Tuesday the 4h Of psember, and
remain closed unil the repairs are completed. During
this period tie city viii, Of necessity, depend
tho reservoirs within IL limits fcr its daily supply
s oS s y NC and nd
tSe obstaces which tue 5osre have me, "a their arrange
q water row ii thc reservoir Is les. thsa It las eycr
been r the commencement cf thc annual repairs
Unnecessary wssc and Tor tie present 10 be as cconon
possible THOMAS SrEpaESsl Croton
rHoras IAPeES, ,gaodacs
a. W. CRAVEN, Bori.
This Inspection di not however, take plsce, In
qucncc ofr Craven dndng upon visiting the reservoir
tha. The head 81 water low therein that would
be unsafe 10 shut Oh The supply II the aquedrct n,
therefore determined 10 wait favorable opportu
nifty. Tue of the water being low was sap
posed 70 have originated in ihe beorc mentioned waste
the recent "cold ruap" alarmed the housesecrers let
the'r plTes should frSezs. But the. real
cArsg OF THE sToPrAGs
vas a. folowr.-when the two thirty six icch mains
were irAt laid along upper part O. Fih avenue,
where the disaster occurred they were embciied In
soft kind OF earth the depth OF about feet Since
time the grading or thai thorcughac has been going
or and ~ YVES tho intention OF the municipal govern
,aen, X our Information bo correct, that The material
used that purposs should 30 earth, The level
uu'red an elevation Of lscen extra feet II appears.
however ibat the contractors instead OF usag earth fr
this purpose In mary Instances made of heavy rock
THIS misht not, In ordinary cases have made rluch
dinerence; bat IN th. Instance Ia, caused sad no,
fearful calamity Where inc fault lies In allowing this
breach Or ccnlr.ei 90 not say; but there fsui
scncrhere Perhaps, before gorg further, Or the in
formation of taae who have not ihc Crotcu ri per-
mAy be M wei 10 sste Thai they made Of cast iron,
are each other ar the Joint and socket prln
c,rle exactly iho the ont. oi stove
pp i.sd into another ony that far le.s quan
ty o. no sns on4 OF the croson pipe Is Inserted into
tho socket larger IN the "snoxc pipe These
joints sh3od Re- ard coubtles generally vel ssaerci
tose,hsr bal In tbs instance Il most likely no. the
small LEAKAGE occurred somewhere. "Coninua
dropping Of water viii wcar avsy slonc;r therefore Il
20 be wc1tcr6i al that away The esrth be
neah toe piros, leaving hollow ihorc Tho scpp0llon,
tberct,rc H. iEAt TIE weight ct rock ard earth above
either cspsoi separation * ths olGs brcakage Of
tie plro n.eH whichever the care, certain s ths
sIy jttertsy orrlrg serious oprriog n tse PIPE
oosSrr,d, and sctRc 81 fEn.or followed. Fire and
~asar are good servants but very bad nas,srs may
bo leefel fran TIC
scENE NEAR TnE EW.g.
Tfe eisntcr occurred IN The ueigabcrheot ~ sirty
sab street ml lransaled the whole u ihc Immediate
s1rrcundlns c,uEtry Thc Arseasl easements were com
pltixy rnder water sni the icw colniry round asos
iornod a. .r icAl asc cot mentioned n INC spociaca
toas Of lte onsuc,on of tho Ccntr.Psrk Fortunately
buItlnfs ms ncghborhood aTe icw anl 'sr between
c.hcrwRo hs saae thai sCad Alva been louc 70 bise
metv urst haze been extensive sni expansive When
ihc dtcoycfy grs made the stream xas FAR from be
,pg q Aay exlsrt, and of tie "d,,oycrers,' Y
ne rsy - - called Thought srore from the sescra
tse AfssEtl bat aer short time found tha The water
tpccsta TOO rapidly 70 be from tina, source 10 there
fre gave Information theroof 70 whom hs tho1ga,
Dosl uksy TO ssseod % ~ Notwithstanding this tap
pesrs nt 1he communications or concessions
between the urgSr and lower reservoirs
we're rot clocci III nye O'Clock yesterday morn
ing and therefore for than hall \ dozen
hous the water running from the break NOT Only
forward from Tia upper reservoir but backward from the
ow,r oUe surely persou should have been stationed
al ;h,rc reservoirs shut the hooigacs ., the nrst
alarm no matter vho,hcr The result prove serious Or
no, Tbo small loss % time resulting from the stappass
of To running Il the water cannot be ~ great .
seross akogc for over sS hours, spreading destruction
property perhaps for niles around. ln ths si case
ire rvIh of water xas crest AZ % Year Up the sror5d
nd make srrSral havoc ID the uad.rg. AZ tpan ~