New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-09
COVERED WITH OIL

r,,r cTANDARD COMPANYS PIPE hhAhi,''
.I,. n.os,,c AND SADDLE RIVERS OVERFLOW
ruv NEWARK AND JERSEY CITY WATER SUI
,,.rcrvn-FIRE OR STORM THE oNA'
REMlDlEs $50 r.o,o River
poonlc living on the banks of the Passa'c h'No''
oear the poin. where the Saddle RIVER
=, noticed two or three days ago large guam al
oil floating on top of the wafer "',o -
came from was mystery Tor Son0 -. a,.;rc
aa,;ootioo # was ascertained that II was n""i"s
ont of saddle River At the junction VI INV
,;vors and for some distance ABOVE """ "
low il. the oil was fully four lncheS u'cP VI
tbe wafer Saddle River Is ABOUT
miles above Bclleville, where the jersey W
Water Works are, and about '"''N' -.
team Jcrsev City. Detective Courier VINO Is
1,lI,,.od IN, the Water Boards of Jersey City ana
Newark. 10 discover and prevent pollution % u.
possoio from which both cities obtain Ih'i'
,voter snnplv. proceeded up Saddle hNoi
com. distance and found that the OIL was
aou;rc in,o If at the point where 'I'
S,o,dor1 OH Company's pipe crosses IL. Iu'N"'"S
,:;,s,,,,atiops the detective discovered NAV TIC
iii ,ros oscopinc from a break in the ppe apou'
mile and a quarter from the nVer. Ihe"'' 1t W.
lowed the course of the pip' ana emp''eu i"'" '"o
river The break must have occurred seNeIa' u"'
900 as thc ground foI some distance on both Slu'S
nc fine nine Is saturated with oil, and the wells
along tine line nave oil floating on top OF the wafer
Mr. Courier informed the proper authorizes III ''cI
sev CITY and Newark, and the representatives.
If .hr OIL Company were visited, bat they were
snrprised 70 learn that any break had occurred anu
refused to believe H. Upon receiving oihcial hoIcr
49, ne coupany would he held strictly resp nsi-
HE nv both cities for all damage resulting from the
,,ool, the leak was stopped. Between 1000 ana
oil bn1 pgpQpp1 II
80 harral, were recovered by scoopng II from the
surface of are wafer. ....s 49,, toreo,. ti,-
water Worhs was found bv a TRIBUNE reporter
80 pirbt nj his house IN Summlt-aVe.,
,ear pavonia-avc. Beng i'll, he bad reired
Jor the Night, but he gave all me IN
5ormatlon that he had about the trouble. lie sand
ssTwn DAYS ago oar detective. Mr.. COurer, noticed
q quantity of oil floating on Saddle Greek ne al
once informed me aud we MADE an lnNeSIisdll"h.
On account IF the tide, we could not determine ~
first whether She oil came from mp or do"h me
river and We were puzzled until we discovered lHdt
il was flowing INTO the water alongside the sian
dard on Company's pipe. Thou We iouhd oIedh
In the piuc about mile or mile ana quarter III.
land Ar Courier informed some OF the company
officers of the facts, when they eApresSeu su.plls
and said that II was Impossible lhai any oir FAN
could occur, and If any had ocC0ileh lurN WY nv
aware of II. BY direction of my sell ana te Ne";Ik
authorities, Mr.. COuIler informed tlc company INA"
Al would he held responsible for all damages anu
yesterday the leak was stopped. We learned RON
,,ther sourfes that from 900 to 500 barrels OF
oil had escaped. The depth of the OH IN saddle ana
Passalc Rivers varies from one to four inches Inc
oil did not affect our wafer until to-day. wren SOME
OF 1t had hoaled down the river
as far as our works at HeiIeVlIe.
Then the water was slightly favored. but to so
small an extent that II could scarcely he noticed
we draw our water from depth OF iom feet below
the suIIace winch affords rs protection, ana IN
addition t. that have begun the construction OF
boom around the intake, so that the wafer can De
only slightly affected. At the Newark orkS, above
ours the water drawn partly from the suriace ana
partly from beneath. but the surface supply has
been cnt OF and further protection Is aHOrdel ny
partly closing the gates There are only TWO ways IN
which the oil can be got rid of. One Is by setting
fire tot but rs il is spread the rNer ior con
siderable distance, and there are many houses buIt
near the banks. that plan wonld be too dangerous;
A heavy storm lasting for day or two would
give the cutTent such a velocity that the on would
be carried out into the bay. Until such a storm
comes such of the oil as Is not scOoped up VIII
remain on the water and float up and down with
the tide as IL does Low. 1t may lie in front OF the
Water Works for weeks, and of coarse Will lmpaTt
a slight flavor TO the water None OF II has been
pumped up yet that there Is none IN the IeSel,
voir as discovered by a thorough examination
intend 20 see Mr.. Albeit, our Corporation Counsel
and see If the STANDARD Oil Company can be held
responsible for the damages
There taste or ilaVor OF the OIL detected I'D
the drinking water at Newark yesterday.