The New York herald., 1871-12-02

Dhsir oonsentA Down usaiYs he rushed swiftiy inso
the press room and ont among the engineers very
'.It is ali right now, boys" ne shouted. .lve got
the Old thing nxed, and in hall an hour WEI, have
'Yesn replied the engineer "But we've got
.aowY Whars Water enough Where in HI
The engineer took his pipe out Of his mouth and
calmly responded. "Out OF the pipe, SIT. You know
scarcely ten minutes afler you lett before the water
began 10 come. We've got full boiler ana q ola
DIV Of Cocmtaase w wl isSV Be exSatea to-day"
'Thunder % CALCULATED the business manapea,
' d known that should nor ~ nasc rsc,,eS sI me de.
tails OF his excursion before crowa VI @S ~
VINO were glad TO get an opportunity " ia'S" ~
'AH AM ne was nor alone 10 his dscomforture There
were hundreds OF bouseholders Ia tne Si'y wmv,
wnen they found that they had not wafer enough
" narform their ordinary sblutions, naturally pre-.
snmed that the fault rested win themselves; anu
set themselves Industriously about the work OF
fnawIng out what they presumed TO be the frozen
supnly pipes OF their establishment.
one GENTLEMAN, VERY PROMINENT IN POLITICS.
but who keeps himself at the tail end OF domestic
afIars, occupied hour in the process Of 'swath-
chagrined when he heard OF his mistake. Anoiner,
and an able democratic politician, too, hearing o1
me Y ans s aer aw IN seaPch
his nextdOor nelghDor 10 borrow some; but was
surprised TO meet the latter on the doorsteps bound
not the only sufferer by the disaster, and their
mutual explanations only tended TO increase the
depth OF the perplexties into which they had fallen
At the fremont House the masons had just brcked
over the top old well In the cellar upon which
they once depended Tor water, and were Obliged 10
undo the result OF their labors before II had hardly
got dry. Otner obstruci0ns there were OF serious
nature both as Affecting manufactures and those
who depended upon them for support workshops
and printing Offices In which the machinery ts pro-
PEELED by caloric engines have not been incom-
moded, but wherever steam boilers are used, ex.
cept in cases where supply was retained IN local
reservoirs. mechanics were unable to commence
work and
THOUSANDS OF MEN RETURNED HOME.
In the Goldman Building IN Sudbury street, where
there are some twenty tenants, including printers,
lasting machine manufacturers, coppersmltns, ma
chinists, elevator makers and boOkbinders at least
four hundred men were temporarily thrown ont OF
employment and Will lose half q days time the
| American Steam safe Company, which employs l70
hen In Its workshops, WAS compelled to suspend
Co. have three marble.working establishments
which are driven by steam power, and In which
they employ 800 men, all OF whom Were idle for SIX
same may be said OF large number OF other estab.
llshmentS where operations similar to the above
mentioned are carried on.
but but viii amount to thousands a oftdElHis. Il dollars.
The loss OF water was seriously felt at the hotels
sleeping apartments Of which are provided with iIS
stationary sinks and faucets, the guests were COM
PEELED to toreg0 their morning aDlut0ns, in in
in sufficient quantities to supply the place OF cold
water. At the American House the cooks were
obliged to resort TO the supply OF Ice substitute
for COchituate this being melted to make coffee
and relieve the thirst OF the patrons.
In fact there was y great SUR among the people,
creating much anxiety, more profanity and great
preston or opinion that Boston should not be
caught in the same fx again. and active measures
are eef G 20 s co 1
OF the Eastern metropolis.