The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-01
The BIG BURST.
Result of the Pressure from
Eden Re .ervOir.
The Board of Public Works Com.
pliments Mr.. Kirton.

The turning on of the pressure of the
Eden Park Reservoir yesterday after.
| noon, resulted in the bursting OF large
number OF pipes in all parts of the dis.
5rict watered by this reservoir, and it
was not till alter midnight that the
water was turned off from all the broken
mains and the food ceased.
Leaks were reported yesterday after.
noon on the following streets:
Spring street, between Woodward ana Lib
erty streets.
New street, between Stone alley ana Fourtn
street.
Vine street, between Second and Front
streets.
Alley between Longworth and Fifth streets.
ana Central avenue and Plum Streets
Main street, between Fourth and Fif III
streets.
The following we eported last night :
Main street, between Orchard and Liberty
streets. y
MILESTONE alley, between Seventh and
Eighth streets.
New street, East of North street.
SlXtA street, between " alnut and Main
streets.
Fifth street, between Walnut and Main
streets.
Walnut street, between Fifth and Sixth
streets. "
Fourth street, between Race and Elm
streets.
Fourth street, between Elm and Plum
streets.
Mcfarland street, between Elm aud Plum
streets o''
Slne street, corner Of Longworth street
Race street, corner of Thirteenth street
sycamore street, near Fours' Engipe House.
VINE street, corner Of Nluth street.
Nlth street, corner of Plum street
rum street, between LongwOrth anu Sixth
streets,
Main street, corner Of Fifth street.
Race street, corner of Seventh street.
Fourth street, bJGween Broadway and Syca-
more streets. va
Race street, corner Of Ninth street.
The lines on sixth street and on Vine
are leL-inch mains; the remainder are
four-lnch and are very rusty, having
Heen Gown for years. Besides thew are
over tWO-thirds full OF mud, making IL
an lmpossibllity to resist the immense
pressure OF sky pounds to the square
inch. The new res .rVoir being sixty
feet abOye the level of the old one caused
the pressure so much the greater to be
resisted,
1t was thought by the Superintendent
OI me Water-WOrks that, when he grad
uaily let on the tlpw of water from the
Eden Reservoir, the force would force
out the lead hIllngs in the joints, but it
seems that sucn was not the case.
In almost every instance the pipes
themselves burst, Invariably in the CEN
ter of the section.
The damage done by the bursting Ia
Of course, to be sustaine1 by the cily.
About 5 minutes of 7 O'Clock this
the twenty-inch main on
broadway, just above court street in
'front.' OF Dollers saloon, burst, The
water issued at tde start in but small
stream, but before long a column fully a
loot aud hall In diameter spouted IN
through the ground t. u height OF SIX or
seven feet.
The street was fl 5oded at once to q
ieplh Of at least three feet, the water
Invading the houses on the east side OF
Broadway and filing several OF he cell |
lars.
The catch-basin at the corner OF Court
and Broadway was choked by the gravel.
ard then the flood sped by Court street, |
turned the corner and shot down Spring |
street distance OF about five hundred |
yards, where 1t was met by another col.
Imn coming down vacant lot next to |
Doller'S saloon. Drays, beer kegs aud |
''Aef loose ooJecIs were thrown asai0st |
he houses on Lower Sp"ing street. The |
iamage done Is considerable.
After the Water-works' officials had !
'een notified, and the water of tne line
urned OIL, II was found that the burst |
lad occurred In the bottom portion OF
he pipe Tor distance OF iour feet, The
Iole caused in the street by Che friphtlul
utfaw OF the water measured over tiC.
cen feet in width aud twenty feet in
ength.
on Sixth street, between Main and
aihut, similar hole, but not quite so
arge, was torn in and undermined the
:reet-car track.
AOout O'CLOCK the barsas Of Car 1S |