The New York herald., 1860-12-08
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JOHN KENNEDY.
TO MERCHANTS. Ero. tyertisir
me following notice also appears In our =
Osno Cans Es0n.sa Tns Drxsn<an,
No n Eilsabesh street. New York,
Dec. Z, 1867
sToPPA0K OF TIE cRoroN wArxR.
particularly requested by tho Chief Esgneer, thas
merchants, or others having clerks, portes private
their premises with their Keys in order that speedy
Gee may DO obtained 70 the buildings In of
" JOHN DECKER
TIE FIRE DEPARTMENT
have certainly kept themselves constant readiness fT
soson In ront OF the Exempt engine house tn, power
Novelty Works, iast evening and night kept IN the
street, with steam up, ready for action at tho slightest
s.ss -. and the storm siesm AMI the Exempt
lumber Of hands In the house 70 start them The other
scmpsnes were also very active and with sush gallant
Croton u not on.
FmS IN STANTON srRxxr.
WAS fortunate that the Ore in the coal oil factory al
tne toot stanton street-which nve broke little
before noon yesterdsy-wss 20 the East A
building, the nrs engines applied their pipes to
the river, and from thence psuped an wAeimiug
engine ips oons.as rs.dy for rs. % 10 ,Ss esory and
which poured on heavy stream from the same source
nsine Company No. a threw stream from one of the
vas poured on so pentifuy that the rs effect aoy
extpguishet In very ehort time. II 10 little remarkable
In injection with this nre, that morning Of yes
erday the foreman OF the factory notified the police that
In the event Of Hre breaking out in the vicinity their
steam nre engine might be used 70 throw stream on
from tho river doubtless little anticipating that ts assss
anoe would 80 soon bo required by the fActory ITSELF
DAY SCENE AT THE BREAK YESTERDAY.
There sere large Gro I'd OF persons assembled yester
"a on that portion OF the Firth avenue on which tho
ATseDsl Uonts, watching the workmen-who were
reduced 70 one third the number Of tho previous
dsy-1 they worked away In the gap caused by the
cavston sde 20 reach the pipes The workmen reached
the spot where the mains broken early hour
yesterday morning, and reduced number at to
work remove the broken pipes which were replaced ~
tbose OF sounder chars Two given
TO reporter a. the eau, OF the breakaxe the pipe
and we repeat them leaving our readers TO jugs which
they think to be correct One of tho statements that
large boulder placed betwc the two ppss, rest
Ing hem aud the weight of the earth above caused
pressure upon the outer surface than could
he resisted ny the water and the air insde, "a ch
suited in break The other statement was that
he mafshy nature OF the earth beneath the pipes
vas Incapable OF allowing the mains to keep In level
eop and the iron not beirg flexible consequently broke
~ the pressure above. Whatever may have been the
rsnsc, certain that when the pipes reached
ornce large enough 10 allow man to creep through
o"rovered IN both pipes tha. the pipes had
heeu sid down IN tho PLACES from wheucs the fractured
tont ues removed In the year 1882 and from the ap
oeavsnre OF the pisces OF pipe broken mp there Ii
out little doubt that m extensive leakage has been
Po,rg for time from tie cracks In the .hub" Of
ire ppe ard from the packing When the pipes
Rad merely few feet of earth them the leakage d
not msteriay affect their level. but when additional
1iresp feet added thereto ha weight much
I'D fracture onsued The earth taken from the
.a,hn ws thrown into the vacant space on the East
fivfr side Of the Arsenal, makirg level pieoe OF
yround for extent, conssting OF soft material
hsh, TO the To- T. rseubled turkey carpet, had not
% wa Or
10 the centre Of the side Of the gap lofty derrick
pole tad been crested to which long arm" worked by
rope ard pulies, was attached. The main pole
,aded by feur rope stays aud this derrick used
or phi~irg the pipes place TO pane The remaus Of
set bigets bvouac Hre vas still smolderiug, and an
ron csndTor coptair', lead was placed q baz'ug
,osl Ore TO srelt Standing the and looking
,o~n town. the et hand side pipe had just been lowered
md the number Of outside 10 the hole and around
The hole showed st not only the aborers interest
noe Of the sIe6ee hammers ss tncy were being ussd
10 strike the cold chise cutting the new pipe,
he pipe To the required length 70 nt In the right
hand side OF the main made noise enough to deseu all
H. About two hundred feet higher town another
walton made sch what supposed I, be
'ucS wa. 70 be fsupd The worsmsn therefore devoted
Ibeir shoe attention 70 the known fracture. The
water which bad formed the "artlacial lake,
spoken Of yesterday, had TO great degree subsidized,
and what remained mad thin coating Of ce the top
That portion of the waer from the leak tbs, flowed Park
the reception Of water II that be % there will be
plenty OF Fcod skating ground In tho Park this season
.as .h ssp
Ice yesterday and tho boys were using their skates
70 the best advantage, which, with she lying about
Of readers 10 taink the work might have
progreseed than has dons In the of repair
ing his damage We cannot prcsume 70 be judges OF
mssors work. but should be Away borne mind
when . city 10 IN dspeer expedition should always be
used We o. . beow one Of the many oommuoicat,ons
we have received upon this subject, and what
he subscriber ssys be true, that the work could
have been done In 'x hours, Why keep the city
been used that could possibly be- readers should
TO be tnankfu for mocies received in having
water % soon ~ we have Too days being without 70
had enough how would the loss Of water Tor week
or two be fehf
TO Tsx EDITOR or TIE HERALD
broken psr of the main pipes OF our Croon ana 40 pos
b. ely assert that the probability In almost certainty
hat any respectable steam engine Establishment in tas
ty would urdsrtase and pcvsom tho whole necessary
labor ana material for renewing the broken pipes and
srpply Of water In sx vorkiVg hours for of less
will give t~euty thousand dollars bonds, wager
that can perform Ike smoupt Of labor IN hss time At
' 'o' E,Dtss, q sSs No 1ss Tss SoeasAS
have inspected the work and know what write about
JC.
Al light when OF the overseers 20 New Ha
Rsresd TO ak ov the of larger lamp, the
nn sep,d d rat they "c,uld only get the water for
th.u girCs trey shoud have the of whole loco.
TO pivo them isbt, not only lantern" The
lamp handed " the workmsn and was found 70 be Of
great ute.
NroHT GCEHE AT rHN BREAK.
last night Tho s)ene pecnlir rhe night wAs
pcby da,h, except from the reflection f the and
The sh. q the stores and the wooi Are threw the out
inc u the areenal IN bold relief 70 the view OF any
observers Who might have crossing Part mos
the sixth Eighth On arriving sap shs
appearance Of The mon, with black fsoos, working
BY she light from four political proceessou lsmps %
long poles, and pouring 70 moIsen lead for Pscsos,
'be jcipts OF the pipes. has somewhat OF sfersal
APPEARANCE. The lights from the road Ore spoa
the faces OF rbs Lockers ssve them . very
rudy hue end The iron caudron Of molten lead the
GRO did not beighten the beanty though addcd 70
he wtpess OF the picture And all this t)ok place IN
bur fashionable thorough tbs Fifth avenue, Ne only
houscs near beside the arsenal being Q few len
td0oes built In The hollow. ard which ructures
rely esosped being carried avay By NE food whsa tho
p99s burst
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