, 1881-10-29
. rose or Most Deliberate Sui
eide 1,y II Young Clothing
Clerk.
III. 1nfatuation for an Actress tho
Supposed Reason for tho
Act.
n Change Wllnteycr In Passenger or
Freight Ratos by Any Of
tho ROals.
TIA Week's Transactions In Flour, Wheat,
Corn, Oats, and Pro-
vision
WATER-rAN[INE.


WATER-rAAIINE.
TIL; SITUATION UNCLAIMED.
NEw iutlK, Uct. 2S.-rhu water situation
I, Unchanged, except tint this morning tho
rity had ubuut G0,U00, 900 galions less tliall
Yesterday. II it hid not been for shutting
dnwn the satcs to within three inches of tho
,mtto.n Of tho pipes tho supply this mornilg
woui,l probably bo less by about 100, ,00o,o01
ralIons. Four main pipes, eacll four feet lit
diameter, run out Of tho reservoir. at III
tln,o ate tic gates wills open. TllFs morning
tbey were lifted ttlree-Quarters OF I'LL III CHI tu
giye manufacturing establishments water
e,ntlgh for tho lny's work. Tonight thoy
were lowered ngaln to within three fncl,es
of Ire bottom of tho pipes. The shutting Of
tbe gates one Incl, reiluced tho pressure 81
that In half the houses
no wATEH HAN THIS MORNING. ABOVE THE
BASEMENT,
ohcing tho inmates to carry water upstairs
by tho paiIfu1. The supply would bo re-
d,cedstfl further were 1t not for the danger
0; having the pipes empty in case of fire. The
reduction Of the supply from $4,000. GOO to 40,-
pOoo0o gallons per dny wou!l etnpty half tho
ptpes In the city, a1ld I'm cas6 Of fire 1t would
taks long t1sno to I'LL the pipes sufficiently
tot ,.so BY tho fire department.. III cases
where watcr Is wasted the supply
will bo turned off without warh-
jns, whether tho waists occurs from
calelcsness or not. Tic average pressure II,
tho water mains Is tlyo pounds to the suuare
inch, When tho reservoirs arc full tho
pressure Is abolt forty.fyc pounds to tho
iucll. Arrangements have been lnade to
opeu tho tloodgates promptly when the In
crease Of water pressure Is needed by the fire
department. No factoryhas yet closed from
lacS 81 ater' pI W. aly prncfs hnyo as,,stn s "
patroils 10 use water In moderation, willie
anothet nnn0uncGS TINT during the famine
"Croton punches will be served TO orsler
daily Without cxtrn cost." Mnny firms. MI.
supply from Brooklyn and Jersey City.
TIE NATTER O1loWINa DECIDEDLY SERIOUS.
NEw YonK, Oct. eG.--'rIle watcr-famtne In
thls city IL assuming dangerous prOpnrtWns.
Thu Water Department Is ehleaYorlng to
ecuonllzc, aitt lis q result many hoise-
out ii supply Of wMter. 4 tlood of conplatnts
rushed i,lt0 tile Wnter Department. ChiBt-
ENslurer Newton said: ~ hnye been Try.
tag 10 cut down tho supply nbont l2.Ouo. 600
or q. }9o Eai9fns sf ae only ,'a hS Ya' sss s'v d
t, '"i tho "c ccntrai i iHrk n teservoir, r I'D
~ do that ws reduced tho supply
10 The mains. There nre slx gates from tho
reservoirs to tl!o spply-ntel!ls, a1,l they hayo
10 Jet ont t,o whole uf tho Vi 900 0tt0 or 50 Of
gallons tint the ntIueuuGt call furnish dnlly.
At 7:M o''clock l;!st night tie gatcs were
c!osed onc-lsaIf Inch. cutting down the sup
pts g about ~. 100000 gaiio1ls II, day. Tic
result Of that sspall dinin,tion II distress IN
vii tile higher pArts Of tho clty, 'rlu reduced
pressllrc was kept up until IL o'clnck ta-1ay.
md wt SI!nll have to contthuu tho policy Ut
NEnuC1Nn THE SUPPLY
during the night, IN order to keep n supply
Of water on hand for emergencies; the Gro
ton River Is ut present running from 6,oIoo, ,ooo
to 10,Uoo,000 gallons day. Under ordinary
conattlons lis :sD squarc lntles Of watershed
ought to supply tbs river with as many MILL
i: !Ss u nS @s Sys SaRs IL nsfssiId sit sfs ts
dam. w!cre ordinarily wa have. p.too, ,ooo, ,oo0
eallons., The storage lakes in Central rtrk
ordinarily contain /, 100, o,0oO gAllons; nnW
ts tn,,a ,s'nallsr laks y ,!|a.,ost el,.pty. ,rhs
isbetwcen SOU, ,0O0, 600 and 000.uo0, ,000 gallons.
l'tst hight We gntneh III storage py Keeping
haek part Of the aqueduct supply, and wo
slIa! llaye to keep up tic supply even at the
Gust Ut inconven fencing tie people for n
ah0ft part Of tho day."
How long viii lie present supply last ~
"Ahnlt seventeen days longer with the
sein11,.1y,, seipao.1y tn Its delivery that WI 1.-Two
0nc effect Of tile stoppage Of the supply
WIN II sudden tleuulld Tor plumbers to rGl,tIt
broken water-tacks md b0tfcFs. The jnlnts
wtell the wator IL out Of them, nt,d there ID
snGle risk Of u COLLAPSE Of the boiler aIso,
What attds to
THE DOMESTIC p1srnrgs
nniv e., VI la.nig q @ tl3o 11oto, y Liz 'ns "
hcrs" Fly ~ nsu!p ~, paokua, a t's, ~ "
Inc s.r tho w. IW1 ~ so ImHe .o5 .uo wv
"a was,, y" T.! ;ae nl lMl'y H. ome o'0W ilon1 "atel
SIAM Va.1t!ewater street Is contre for the
trsrn,p. pains ,.,. " a1unGI,nniS pellonlcnis'
nIta ,ai' r. M, aasee usihys'cMt w. IT, ha "
snst M't ~ ~, aM 0W, slca'l n0lleEs' t0ay M te
WILL yrtMeeE o. tnc uahGgf taat tllfoatehs u lhe
listing llollss al S,rn"t' II Sn,iIi of Tia Nrsr
ldfk sPCclsttf, would throw hundreds Ut ppr.