Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-05
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| In the northern part of the city. The new maia
| ar present is filed only rs Gar as Rock creek,
\ where II is croSs-eonnected witt the old mains
| giving a much heavier pressure, hence the
! increased supply in this city. Workmen are
now engaged ali along l. street In making con-
neetons between the new main and the old G.
men mains In the Grass streets. This work will
be completed IN few days, and then the ne
36-inch main will be Eiled throughout its entire
iength, when the supply in the northern part OF
The city will be abundant. Even now with thf
increased pressure above mentioned, water runs
an the second story of houses on NJ and streets
at any hour OF the day, when heretofore it would
barely run in the kitchen hydrants. Col. Same
expressed the opinion some time since that the
Milling of the new main as far as Rock creek
would increase the supply on the high points in
idea. preterriDg TO turn the water on first and
let the uptown folks find out how il is them
selves" When the cross-connections along l.
street are anished, there is no doubt that water
will run easily into the top stories of the highest
houses IN the upper part of the city.
THE WORK OF LAYING TIE NEW MAIN
ana connecting 1t with the old ones has been a
heavy task. Gen. BabcOck and Col. Samo with
their assistants, have labored faithfully to have
1t completed, and night after night has found
them along the line pushing the work forward.
-Four Sundays the water bad to be drawn of the
Georgetown level of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal, in order to make connections and get the
new main under Foundry branch, as IL could
not nave been run over the branch without
much greater expense and the consumption of
more time. Some idea of
THE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED
may be had by the mention of the fact that
When the new stop-cock was put in the S6-nch
main at Foundry branch in order to bring the
water down to that point through all the mains,
the pressure upon ii was nineteen tons, and it
look a long time to secure it perfectly. Could
more time have been taken, and all the pipes
put down before that stop-cock was put in the
labor would have been much less, and the risk
Oh iaiure not SO great. Again, large quantities
OF solld rock were encountered near the branch,
all OF which had to be blasted out to make the
trench for the new main. The water throughout
tne city now is slightly affected by the coating
with which the new main was covered, and Is a
little muddy; but upon filling TIE whole line
the MIGRANTS and sluices at the end viii be
opened and the entire lined washed out.
Workmen are now engaged in laying the 30 inch
main between the corner of l. street and New
Jersey avenue and the old 20-inch main at the
corner of Massachusetts and New Jersey ave-
nues. This work Will be completed in a few
days, and it is now quite certain that the whole
WORK, with all connections stop-cocks, &C.,
from the reservoir to 18th street east, will be
fully completed by the middle of the month
Much care has been taken in
- FILLING EMPTY MAINS.
Inc general superstition is that the valve Is
opened az the gate house, and the water rushes
Gown, ming every pipe in a few minutes. IL
this plan shOuld be followed, large and small
mains, MIGRANTS, stop-cocks and connections
would be burst and broken to pieces in rapid
succession The weight of water is 62H pounds
10 the cubic foot Add to this the momentum
which 1t would gain on the inclination between
the reservoir and this city, and the fact that the
pipes are fled with air, and il will be seen that
whatever IL should strike i'm its passage, unless
very secure, would have to give way, as the
water and compressed air together exert an i'm
meme power. In filling empty mains the water
Is gradually turned on, after men have been
sent over the line to open hydrants, through
which the air may escape as the water enters.
Turning IL on at the reservoir about sundown
II woUld be at least sunrise the next morning
before all the pipes could be filed safely.
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IN, ur-At
PoX-At a meeting of the board OF health on
Tuesday night last, DIR. Cox, from the commit
tee on epidemics, to whom was referred the
code of rules in regard to the spread of the
smallpox IN the District reported the same with
amendments; laid over until the next meeting.
The health officer submitted a report of the
number of cases of smallpox for the month of
June, showing that the whole number of cases
reported were 105; removed to hospital, 80, and
10 deaths. The health officer reported that for
the past five days is cases of smallpox had oc-
CURED, OF which 10 had died. Dr. Stewart, san
itary inspector, reported the whole number of
vaccinations effected since the sd of June to
have been lO7. DIR. Verdi moved that five ad-
ditional inspectors be employed, at the same
salaries as paid to the regular inspectors.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A LADY.-Mrs Matilda
W. Wilioms, over sixty years old, died quite
| suddenly at her late residence, 30i street n.
| W., This morning, as rs supposed from heart
| disease. Mrs. "; kept boarding house and
her servants not having come home this morn
| ing she went into the kitchen and made prepa-
| rations for breakfast. She was found dead a
few minutes after she went down stairs by some
or the family and appeared to have fallen, cut
ting her face on the edge of the water tank
Mrs. W. was highly respected lady, the mother
OF the late s. s. Williams, DR.. Williams, and
| James Williams, formerly reporter of the Er-
press, and had resided here over 20 years.
| A PARDON was TODAY DISPATCHED to Linn
| Branch for the signature of the President, for
Dr. s. L. Shuman, who was convicted last july
| OF manslaughter, on an indictment charging
| him with The murder of Henrietta PaddOn, by
abortion, and who was sentenced to Ok years in
| the Albany county penitentiary. 1t is stated
that the petition for pardon is signed by q large
81 persons including the jurors and
| signed on account of his family, and nearly all
with the understanding that he will hereafter
| other place than the District of Columbia.
AFFAIRS IN LoUpoN COUNTY, vA.-Fire-
The dwelling house of Mr.. Stephen McCarty, al
Mountsyille, in this county, was partially dc.
stroyed by fire on the ed ult. The loss is esti.
| mated at about 81 .500-no insurance. The frt
| was the result Of accident.
ployed IN the harvest ieldof Clinton LLOYD, va,
attacked in the field on Monday evening with
severe cran2 cholic, attended with the mos
| fatal consequences. DR.. W. H. james was sum
moned to his assistance, and by the Application
OF proper remedies gave him relief. A few year,
ago the same man, with two others, took refue,
under . tree during . thunder storm-both 8
his companions were killed BY the lightning
and he-so severely stunned that for some tam,
life was daspaired Of; subseq uently he cam,
near h&8trg the vital spark extinguished by tn
| bite Of Xknake.
Rsrvest.--The most Of our farmers are abou
through With their wheat harvest, and We an
glad to hear from all quarters the most favora,
BILE accounts of the yield. Although falling IA
short of what it should have been, the yield and
quality Of the grain turns out 20 much better
than was generally expected that everybody 4
satisfied. The fine rains OF the past f0rtnfgh
and the succeeding hot sun have given such a
impetus to the growing corn that the crop pfomi
ses to be much better than usual. The oats, liks
the wheat, though short, Is we'll filed. The
grass, however, 10 . dead failure.-Lees6wyy
| Mirror.
~An artesan well near Los Angeles, 80 fee
| deep, elects live fish from . half inch to tx
inches in length, resembling speckled trout.
n0St. Louis has evening concerts, ct which
the "Boston Jubilee programme" 10 faithfully
repeated, ~ nearly as possible, By the loca
| bands.
ga Law went into effect In Indiana on tht
| LIST of July, by which any person who seelu tn
position OF juror is to Be fined - guilty Of con