The New York herald., 1872-11-19
FIRE AND WATER.
Correspondence Between General Shaler and
Civil Engineer Craver mas to Water Supply
for Fires-The City 1eiss Not Sufficient
in Emergency-Ho D,faculty in Get
ting Supply from, s.he Ocean.

-,tly,
:, The following correspondent Atetween General
s snale5, Of the Fire Department. and A. W Craven.
questions that have been % occupying cup pubic at,en.
W. ' arspnA1 M 70 rsnyppH pps'@n
oENEHA' shALEs ~ ENdINEEn f oRAVEn. n %,
W. CRAVEN ESQ.,, c,vl Ensineer aS aShx, Dec ." '"i
Chicago has excited in minds Of many eit
the @ are o % %a a our IN f9e Hqe s1 pparmn
s Water sAs ssppy esnt a "pa S for c IT. S n
sss :nsa % ne s4sIsS @sES i iii ssv: We
not The second question is Ioge dicylt 70 answer.
Should anqsqsily Severe season ,ree.s up our
ely very dry season S' reduce se the pSriI rpy in N the the
asns amSs or e % ss sS
en on IN ne S our and
remote from the rvers tie conseaaenees would rosaSy
supply Sr ali emsrseneiea a'' "' ~ n1v'
nsusnns es must depend apon s water % and sSosi Se
an any d ns wnss sa s ss
Crson but Pat ags not much hSlp
eonpaa % n our Pts ar e om w@s W
s M !. G M aS w@e o s bsr
sabdds I, wond ihsTs1ors consume So gallons
per s .paav gaoas per h1mr' s%nnv
sss some porS#s city
supply n Be S
Shall furnish water ppes and hydrants q
shall we aya! Surseyes ol tIe ocean water which
Siis eaes IN .ha way, % ai Sst would cost Woulda
mains ard tie = nscsssary @ w supply @ piresf Would
@ % nd ues,e @ M ANY ef Wt 20 & my az vste ,S
so%e @ nad Of I s to enable
ten Ss postysy % 81 vonr fam
iaray with the capacity o rreest Water system ob.
pener,ment and md vour intma" hnow,edgc Of the con.
m as 20 w w ya % s Great ire
The plan suggeed win reference moi only to inc meeting
poses, but also Tor sanitary purposes With
supply limited 9y y y the eou espa9 Of os hs
washed and The cutters aud sewers always ss! clean
sstaSinns sa baSs aSs%siSs, the Ely wSali
Fl 1--WE s @ h ew pdn EGse M az
earliest eOnvenese and oeas S9srs fssssfsaRy
ENGINEER cnAyhS's shAnEnh. nErnr. s'A'''A'
Srv YsSs. s2 y Msrsh sr2sasiss ac, iissss
eep Of your s eavf ae OF & S e na s
pS SpSGsy s me tor I Ss" sSisy noe NJ @ Ss to must beg
Your inquiries Of the most interesting character.
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spS %s are s w %S If @ opinion a a
ssney ihd eSperense q other ciiies las
sfi %Rsss 9' 1ss
Es"n Z not a large M" as I " pose mp Sss as
from dS supply sS gsrleSf
IN nand mn as o neeesry e. nave ~ Az a. es S@
@ o S' n s Wafer IN 1Sush the a
w
now desroi ed ana SIN more de-
hasration Of unusual masninde; ~,
The best mshsd nSng ~ whole is'H sy
fss @ S%fS @ ay very SHy
give now general reaiy 10 The questions you ask
.y ssselssa sysn ,i%s aioTasi.
,he rivers Which Surround u.s. 50 long as the pipes or is
say re cer e a nSw c2nsvc @ wGde Ss m
a ,e 9r Is y M lay down new system % oi
Of the iast th9 for Az Al reasonaa and fair dsmands ex
ppes res suicIsn made Ia co@para ON
e ,s Che subject ass,iS,n no"ilng ,s
Sncs a there will be no The
satsee dsysT'%s prsssaIy unlimited S! sappS sGaS'
from eaeh oher =" o,nnrgcnei,r MINI rcnrc "is M
@ sss sssS
% .ysm ap 9 Sahsr @ sd al f. or ns
Of s should g. be 5ea m nat q
s.S % %R snsi
sas a s,ss 3 %sss ~
yoST Mgad n, Is reduced
SS.e
quite, equal to the
Construct the works But even il the reduction were
not 10 prove equal 10 the full interest the anoun OF
property saved in ordinary fires would make que
Of interest one OF little IMPORTANCE Without
discussing here the expediency OF using the salt
water for flushing sewers and cleaning streets
dn regard to which there would be conflicting
opinions,, its copious distribution could undoubtedly
be made available for other sanitary purposes.
As to altering the present system pipes and looking to
the Croton River or remedy there several points
to be considered To the such alteration as
would he necessary must be added the Inconvenience
and temporary arrangement incident to such u work
ana the greater time necessary for its completion IL
must also be recollectcd that even with this alteration.
ana with an unlimited supply OF Croion water, II Is