The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-11
BusINEss OPpORTUNlTIEs.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
COMPLAINT AMONG TIE HorELs-wHAT PRO-
FEssoR CHANDLER sAYs--No REASON FOL
ALARM WHAVEVEH.

FEssoR CHANDLER sAYs--No REASON FoI
ALARM WHATEVER.
Complaints about tho Croton water multiply, and
there is general verdict that tho water ,
ought to be. A HERALD reporter visited some OF the
leading hotels both up and down town ycsterday-the
ST. Cloud, the Windsor, the Grand the Brunswick tue
Fifih Avenue So Nicholas, Metropolitan, Aston
House, Sweeney's and French sand found that there
was unanimous concurrence in the belief that
thing was wrong with the water. Dr. Gardner, who Is
now deceased, advanced theory once IN tho columns
OF this journal that tho accumulation OF dead fish
in the waters OF the poisoned and dscolorcd
the This idea OF DR.. Gardncr's has been
invariably secuted by tho enlightened sases Of the
Board OF Health They say he clever and
gcnous man. bu. he erred entirely in supposing that
tho dead fish, however numerous poisoned or DIS
coored the water the Croton reservoir. The dis.
celebration they say at the fountain head, at the
Croton dam. where the refuse vegetable matter
cumuiatcs ON the sides OF tho lake ana is
DRIVEN ny RAIN STORMS
In upon The supply destined Tor the city Of New York
The reporter was DESTROYS OF seeing Mr. Brown, tho
celebrated fisherman at the foot OF Ninety second
street, East River but Mr. Brown lad hcd away tho
early morning Tor an excursion up tho Sound II has
been stated that Brown was employed 10 catch the fish
in the new reservoir. Mr. Fi,zsibbon The supcrm.
,e ten, =. says that Brown after a. days
W
very odd when 1t Is considered that tho reservoir
swarms with sn as everybody accustomed TO walk IN
the summer mouths around its breezy enclosure
testify. Either Brown must have gone. 10 work with
very prov icd nets, or never gone Work at all
account Tor this miserable return OF fish with which
tho superintendent OF the reservoir credits HIM
II may DO well to hear what Professor Chandler says
abou, the chemistry OF water at this time
IS 50 much
AGITATION cRoroN.
The Professor has always upheld tho purity and
hcathuncss OF the Croton In act he is disposed to
hrlip hal n
health record OF New York city ut its comparatively
high standard
CHANDLER on WATER
In his report upon The sanitary chemistry OF water
the following occurs anu may be appropriately
quoted hcrc:--rhc organic matter OF purely vcsc-
tabo origin, such as occurs u the extent OF one,
two or three grams pcr gallon IN country springs
wells, or IN ponds and rivers even, when 1t contributes
tint OF yellow to the water Is entirely harmless and
unuhjcctonablc. The nracs, nitrcs and ammonia
salts found IN wells IN dcnscy pcoplcd towns them
harmless but their presence proves the
ination OF the water with tho products Of decumpos,
ton OF animal refuse, and shoeli always be IA
the light OF warning OF the presence OF impending
danger The product OF the decomposition OF animal
matter in water Is, however by far the most objection
abo impurty. Organic matter produced ny the
decomposition Of vegetable substances arc
not especially dangerous, but the products OF
decomposing animal substances are highly dangerous,
even when IN minute quantities These impurities do
make Themselves apparent 10 the taste. On the
contrary, such waters are frequently considered
usually tine III flavor Many diseases Of the fatal
character traced 10 tho OF wafer poisoned
with the soakage from soils charged with sewage and
cxcre tai matter 1his city during the last cntury
and before the introduction OF tho Cruton water was
ravagcd every few years by deadly cpidemics which
are believed 10 have been favored ana invited by tho
denlcmcnt the wells then in by sewage aud iecal
soakage No such visitation has occurred since tho
introduction OF the Croon water and the completion
OF the system OF The character OF the Crolon
watershed OF nature to guarantee water OF tho best
quality. Nothing DC found along the ms
to render the water impure Kup ed rocks or bright
green pastures border them. Swamps IN some
PORTIONS the watershed where the waters hngcr on
pcaiy deposits but from such vegetable matter
Is taken by the water that can IN any way render IL
| unwho'csoinc. AT certain seasons OF thu year, as
when meis III tho spring. the water 10 often
dscoofcd when II reaches the city, but wc have
been able to any sickness whatever such
sources
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT VIEWS.
Between Mr.. Golderman, chici cork of the Health
Dcpartm and DR.. Edward II. James, who prcsidcs IN
the absence Ut Professor Chandler the HERALD re-
porter was instructed to believe Tint the condition Of
The water ut the Croton dam owing so,ey TO
the narura falling In from the banks vi the
lakes OF the vegetable plants that grow along their bor-
ders mpro gnalo the water despite OF all prccau-
ton The following the latest analysis OF the Croton
water furnished tho Heath Department by Dr. Wal.
Ter
DEPARTMENT HEALTH or Cry NEW YORK
Morn STREET NEW YORK. August z. 1875.
have the honor to report the following results Of the
examination of the Croton for the ending
August ., is'6:-
SANITARY TABLES