New-York tribune., 1881-09-02
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THE LACK OF RAIN CAUSING ALARM IN MANY PAHTs
OF NEw-JERsEY-A WATER FAMINE IN PArER-
soN-THE DRoUTu ON LONG AND STATEN
ISLANDS.
The longcontinued lack of rain which has
pee eit ID almost every part OF tho country is causing
serious Inconvenience and loss In the vicinity OF New
York, especially in New-Jersoy, where tho
moisture for any length OF time. From
HI inc suburbs come stories Of parchcd fields, dusty
roads, ana dry cisterns and wells, and points
there is lack OF water for manufacturing purposes
Inc most serious effect OF the dry weather Ia
felt at Paterson, N. j.. whore tho Passaic
River has become low that the water is stag
hant In many places and Is breeding offensive smells
ana germs OF disease The many mills OF the city
which are run by watcr-power wero compelled
TO stop work entirely Wednesday after running sew
eral days halte lack OF water The citizens or
Paterson supplied with water by private companv
winch pumps up what water Is not used by he mills the
latter having the first right because OF with tho
Society OF Useful Manufactures. BY closing tho race-
ways OF the mills and keeping its pumps going the
Water Company is able to keep It's reservoirs
hlled; but meanwhile the mill-owncrs are
provoked ut the loss OF their power which contrac
tors are poweress 10 furnish For few days the water
In Greenwood Lake, the only available reservoir has
been let into the Passac to increase tho supply Tho
numerous small milponds. which few years ago
served TO store up tho euperabundance water in the
spring ra and winter have recently been neglected
Blls have been repeatedly presented to the
Stato Legislature for the establishment OF storage
reservoirs on the Passac by Professor Cook,
Geoogs, and others but they have been defeated by
the influence OF rival interests Most OF the water now
running In the river from Greenwood Lake tho
water In which is lowered considerably in consequences
Many OF the streams tributary to the
Passalc are dry or nearly 20, and In
many places persons can the river on foot.
Tho use Of street sprnkers has forbidden In tho
cit M viof ia
kept untouched, for in case OF fire.
Most OF the water supply OF Newark Jcrsey City
comes from the Passaic River below Paterson and is of
aarmingly impure quality account OF the dirty slug
gsh current of the stream The crops all over New er-
sey suffering less from the dry weather the
eornheds pastures and melon fields being especially
e 1v iS eT cTSg % at ackensaek much hurt by
there The ctron crop at Port Elizabeth s nearly total
and at Grcenyile, N. j., the same trouble is re-
With water from the Passa as not yst been supplied
IA ni. many ea"es, nave to carry water n long
severely and many lawns and gardcns are ruined A
nnber OF eiserns and wells dry Some of the latter
Crops around Cresski badly injured aud the supply
OF Wr IN wells ana eiserns rapidly falling that
tne nabltants are compelled carry water long dis
tances dce,,ds tor roa domestic nestle purposes
M ve rS t ana he grape crop near Freehold viii also
Venienced G b ank m many aes are ncon-
Many OF the beautiful lawns of the village also
nShds WatsT CSmpfany reports that Lake rsno nifty
people very economical using water The country
al about IS p2rched for rain The springs Snake
Ill., near the Hudson County IN JJ Penltentary are
nearly dry thing which has been unknown for twenty
five years -
Persons living Station Island say that the trees are
shedding their leaves, and many fine lawns
as brown ns II IL were November In many places
there is lack of water, and persons are compelled
to bring 1t long distances On Long crops
all at standst and those vegetables and fruits
which are already grown are burning up, cooking,
rather than ripening The dry is especially
we're on the psures and late cabbage turnps and cell
cry fewer dry wells reported than in NewJersey,
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and this prevents farmers from watering the vegeta
bleh 10 any extent The extensive Moutauk pastures
on hum Of cnfti ann