The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-11


Yesterday was the day forthe new steam
pump TO be put TO work according TO con-
trict. A large number oi citizens, incIud-
ing several ladies' and city officers, went
! out to the Three-aTile locks I'm the after
noon to witness the operation.
At 4:3J p. ~, the necessary preparations
7 having been made, the southern furnace
4 charged with wood and light kIndling
material, Master Charles Haggerty, TO whom
! the duty Of lighting the first fire had been
entrusted, struck match and set on the
charge. In few minutes there was a
blazing fire, the coal was shovelled in. and
! great volumes Of black smoke poured out
Of the high stack. The debris the ground
! in the vicinity Of the boilers was now cleared
up, and piles OF coal made near the fur
nance doors to be ready when the other
/ fires should he lighted
! At $3.50 p. VI. the stelm-2auge indicated
q pressure OF about five pounds, and at J:45
p. VI. the "donkey pumpv was put to
work successfully. The low state Of the
! reservoir prevented the boilers being filed
? from that source, 80 n large force Of hands
partly filed tho southern boiler, and when
1 the "donkey pump" was set to work the
other boilers were filed.
At 9 O'Clock last night the pumps were
set 10 work, and before ~ the pipe had
been filed and the WATERWAYS pouring cut
of il into the new reservoir, inaueurating
what, it is to be hoped, will prove new
and auspicious era for the city, so far as
I the water supply is concerned.
The old steam-pump was stopped last
evening, and the employees transferred 10
the new stcam-pump. The cost OF running
the new steam-pump will be about $50 per
day.
The operation OF the new machinery
will be under the control Of Mr. T0mlin-
son, Superintendent OF the Pmp-W orks.
Mr.. Tomlinson, during the recent negotia-
/ tions for the new steam-pump, visited the
North and tested the boilers, pipes, etc.
Colonel Cutshaw was very well satisfied
with the working OF the pump last night,
and he is under the impression that it will
perform the duty guaTanteed-six million
gallons in twenty-four hours; but still, in
/ the course OF a week or ten days, an exact
measurement will be made TO see that the
contract is fully complied with I'm this par
ticular. The old steam-pumpa Hollywood
will be put to work temporarily to-day
With the two steam-pumps and the
pumps driven by water-pOwer good heads
will be gotten in the old reservoir and in
one basin Of the new, and by tomorrow 1t
Is believed that every portion OF the city
will again be in possession OF full water
supply. tits expected that "water hours !"
will be dropped finally and forever after to-
day.
Colonel Cutshaw has considerable work
to do i'm putting the surroundings OF the
new pump i'm pTesentabie condition. but he
can take his time about that. Thankful are
we all that the new pump was put in with
such speed. that il works so smoothly, and
/ that il will relieve us OF all fears for the
future, come droughts or foods, ice or
/ heat.
/ DEDICATION OF ST. JOINS GERMAN EVAN
GELICLL CHURCH.-The new house OF wOr-
/ ship OF the ~. Johns German Evangelical
I congregation. corner Marshall and Eighth
I streets, was formally dedicated Sunday
morning. At g:30 o'clock children's ser
vice was held. The services proper com
menced at IL o'clock. Rev. r. katerndahl,
of Newark, y. j., read the dedication SER
vice and brought the fraternal greetings OF
4 his church i'm New Jersey. Rev. Chr.
/ Kirschmann, Of Baltimore, delivered the
dedication sermon, taking his text from the
second chapter OF Habakkuk, twentieth
verse. In the afternoon Rev. DR.. Richard
son. OF Richmond, preached most inter-
/ esting sermon from the first chapter OF the
} Acts Of the Apostles, eighth verse. At the
close OF this service number OF children
! were baptized by the pastor, Rev. Ed.
/ Huber. At both services the congregations
were very large. Professor c. l.. siegel
was the musical director on the occasion,
and Professor PoindeXter presided at the
organ.
The church is not quite finished on the
outside. When fully completed the cost,
/ including the furniture and organ, will be
about S2l, 900. to which is to be added the
cost Of the ground, S4,T00. The building
was designed by Mr.. Charles Seibert, archi-
tect. and Is one OF the handsOmest places
of worship in the city. The fine bell hung
i'm the belfry was present from hlr. and
Mrs. Louis Euker. The handsome altar
and pulpit were made and donated by
f. Messrs. Jurgens, Leonhard, Nickel, and
Zank. The cornerstone was furnished by
Mr.. ]. G. Lange.
The st. Johns is the oldest German con-
gregation in the city. IL was organized
iS43. aud worshipped at first in a carpen-
ter's shop. then in routed building until
in 1s47. when il built church on Fifth
street. corner OF Jackson street, which was
soId last year to a colored congregation.
The two ladies' societies attached 70 the
church furnished the carpet and entire fur-
niturc. also the organ, besides raising al
most the whole amount to buy the lot. The
sum already raised by the church and the
societies amounts to about $4,000. There
will be a debt OF about 5000, which the
congregation intends TO pay OF in a few
wears. OF the original founders Of the
I congregation some are still living and were
prcSent SUNDAY. Messrs. FIR. busch, Fred.
I Brauer. John III. BOschen, Peter Fair, j.
\ q. Lange. and several others whose names
we DO not recollect, were among the num-
( Der.
The THEATRE LAST EIGT.-1ir. Charles
/ E. Ford's Comic Opera Company opened
nj The Theatre last evening for weeks en-
gagement 10 quite good audience, and
gaye a very agreeable presentation OF Au-
dr,n's opeI- entitled "rhe Mase0tte.
/ Though not very large, nor possessing any
remarkable solo voices, il is a good work
ING company, and what they do, rs a
whole. is done well. The following was
/ the cast: Lorenzo XIV, Prince OF Piom-
bino. Mr.. J. II. Rennie; Frederic, Prince
Of pisa. Mr.. Charles +. Lang; Pippo, a
( Shepherd. Mr.. W. III. Fitzgerald; Rocco,
Farmer, nr. ii. G.. Curley; Sergeant
/ Parafont, Mr.. GeoSge W. Roseman; Nat
leo, an Inkeeper, Mr.. Luizi Cariberg
/ Court Physician. Mr.. J. III. Jones; Betuna,
! sThe Mascotte." Miss Madeleine Lucette
Fiametta, daughter OF the Pt'nee, Miss
( May Stembler.
The duet between Bettlna ana flppo
was very nicely given by Miss Madeleine .L, !,
! Lucette and Mr.. Fitzgerald, ana received
double encore each time II was sung.
Miss Lucette is a pretty, pleasing niue
! actress. and so improves on acquaintance
tS.~t Is,oro the conclusion Of the second