The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-07-29
A xrLL1oN DRIVEN WxLLA
ssus Assssas sf the Great Rival e che
Crossa water.

sand plivAte wells In New YORK city. ana NOT
only oil ovor the United States. but In various
other parts OF the world. what IL known rs the
American tube or driven well has made rapid
The first driven well In this coun-
try was nut down at Cortland. In this State. by
Col. N. W. Green OF the seventy-sixth New York
Volunteers for the use Of his regiment. Pat
ents on the we'll were issued to others in 1864.
but COL Green contested them. ind. after the
most stubborn fight ever known In patent
case. and lasting until April. 1876 he OBJ
tanned from Judge Benedict recognition
OF his right to q patent for the discovery.
Since then many OF these wells have been
put down. In a few days the preparations Will
be complete for supplying the city OF Brooklyn
with Ave million gallons OF water n day by this
system a. auxiliary to the Ridgewood Water
Works. The contractors are Andrews Co. OF
whom William ID. Andrews & Brother OF 233
Broadway. In this city. are the principals.
They are to receive $4,000 when they have
supplied the required daily five millions Of gal
Ions for one year. and will be paid In proportion
for smaller quantity. To do the work they
have two pumping stations between East New
York and Jamaica. One is at Baisley Pond.
and the other at Spring Creek.
The plan is to sink one hundred wells at each
station. all connecting with u main pipe.
through which the water Is pumped by a pow
erful engine. Each well Is simply a two-inch
iron pipe with perforations in the Sides driven
joint by joint to the required depth until water
is reached. In the language OF Judge Bene-
diet. upOn granting Col. Green's application
for a patent:
This we'll emDod.s an idea not present in any other
earth may " application q ar.hsi.i power. Ss
ssss sHk ,uS :" % dspa w snn. ,Srs
a psse,ieai and ,Irpp Productive we'll In previous
iG5 m. the earth rnd ao T "t we'll %In s;. aS%;
upon the natural force. iIey hsppsn TO i. i@nna
tie we'll aps SUNK INK ""ir IT, III I'VE We'll Ss asa
pspy %ns IL the viii
rG% the s sar u , . re Will s tnn n S
wit an optninx At the lower end st driven INTO he
s sn have vHp sas.a II s upper
ysenn b. created IN .hs PIPE -. sd n and
fro The ssrt nj" the rp" Tie novelty Consists i,
sUn.sa sP via IL. GARTH e. tue tube OF pump
Already the pump at the Spring Crock sta
ton has thrown into the Brooklyn conduit
between five and six millions Of gallons q
that. when the other station is finished. the
city OF BROOKLYN will receive ten millions OF
ten feet apart and the furthest we'll is about
325 feet from the pump. II for any reason it Is
for omr The
Andrews supplied 2GO .OOO gallons Of water
In four months in Il dry season without ap-
parent material diminutiOn OF the resources.
Among the large establishments in New York
Hs ' NsSoss H hss "
brewery in, West Tenth street. sehoen-
n Jackson Street. ST. Francis Hospital.
Thaynas landry Il Gr9 Me,s street the IT.
cry. ,Frenchs Hotel. the Aston House, the
Broadway Bank building. Temple Court.
Mays the Be5sely House the Mutual Gas
Grand street, Many large breweries aud fac
Typographical engineers say that there Is IN
abundance OF fresh water about forty feet below
sSga have g, NJ Anew osy
bottles OF water taken by them during the past
six years from wells which they have put down.
contrast to the dingy specimens OF the Croton
and Ridgewopd waters; Indeed; one OF the
pnry rsedom rS
vegetable substances such as are certain to be
found after treshet, especially in rivers like
fore much preferred for chemical purposes. It
boi boil o Gceasionay hSwevsr L fa is s
the case Of the wells at the Astor House. which
were found 70 produces d e.; too much maGnesia Tor
have been known where tubular boilers have
been considerably INSTRUCTED by scales caused
by drainage. Tho temperature averages $50
a.. q. GISs" This M r. wsI
much preferred by brewers and bakers. and the
druggists say, it makes the best soda water. In
upon as a protection in case OF fire. Experts
say that the attemptto bore a well seldom fails.
six vsurs in various parts OF the eountry s saws
he never knew OF more than five failures. Mr..
Jacobson. who has put down hundreds Of wells.
before beginning we'll. the Topography OF
Island. showing the location Of the rocks and
case of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. where. although
some wells have been successfully driven. In
one case boring Of 800 feet struck solid rock
with no water. There are appliances for driv-
pipes and making trials alsewhere. The COM eno
tractors are 40 sure of obtaining water that they
aD aa se 20 Do
we'll they will sink others until they succeed.
The. price OF sinking driven we'll varies ac-
supplied. It is possible to sink one for domes-
tic use in tavorabie place ior 500 There are
proveda profitable, investment in the case OF
breweries. sugar houses. and other manu-
ton OF the water meter, proved a seri-
GUS tax: In some cases the saving amounts
year. The breweries use from 10. 900 to 10. OOG
gallons OF water day. They are liable at any
| time uurluK u uehrtn OF water TO have their
| supply cut off. to the serious detrment OF their
business. But. when they get their driven
| wells sunk. they can snap their fingers at the
water meter and the inspector But the great
advantage VI the driven well In In tho quality
| Of the water. The well does not require clean.
| ing: 1t is practically inexhaiistible, AMI sun.
plies given quantity continuously 1t docs no,
freeze up: its water may be used in unlimited
quantities for irrigation or for washing pur-
poses; 1t is available for villages and towns
which cannot AFFORD expensive water works. Ii
may be used to supply armies on the march
and this was. in fact. the original purpose oil
| the d scoverer 1t is u promoter Of health, from
the absolute impossi Utility Of contact with YER
min or poisonous substances.
The soldiers at Fort Schuyler suffered much
| for the want OF pure water until u driven
| we'll supplied them. The British Government
bought hundred wells. and used them in the
| Abyssinian expedition. whore. it is said. they
| were deemed OF inestimable advantage. moi
| only In preserving the health. but in saving the
lives OF the troops. Napoleon III. took great
| France. and, with the Prince Imperial person.
ally assisted In driving one of the wells at st
The artesian well Is sunk on mn entirelv dit.
iercnt principle. II is bored. and the principle
| Is tho selection Of u site which has II suppl,
from some p Sh reservoir. so that the wnteI
| VIII How without pumping. Tho pumping
| requisite" Is not considered IL drawback in the
| driven well. for pumping H. necessary in al
| large cities where great uunu tiles of Nntpr re-