Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-23
THIRD EDITION.
NEWARK'S GALA DAY.
THE OPENING OF THE NEW
WATER WORKS.
Tho Town Decorated with Bunting.
A Number of Distinguished
Guests Present A Fine
Display.

blbplNy.
Yesterday was Newsrk's gala day, and
notw outstanding the rain and snow which
zen III tne morning the people commenced
70 pour INTO the town at an early hour.
As soon as he rain ceased the WORK OF
decorating the houses aud other buildings
was commenced, aud had not the supply
OF hags snd bunting fallen short there
would not have been building, large o.
small, bare Of decorations. AS il was the
display was veiy credi able, and in sumo
Instances very elaborate.
Each train that came In brought
crowds OF invi ell guests and visitors, and
at l.2l O'Clock the train from here ar
rived at Newark Center with the First
Regiment Band, and numher OF gentle
men from this city. They were met BY
the reception Committee, anu while tie
band was escorted to the i1tnA Hose and
Ladder Company's house, the guests
were seated in carriages and hacks and
driven to the water works, at The ex-
IRENE eastern part Of the city.
The supply of water is obtained by
means OF large W II IS feet deep and 70
feet In diameter into which spring water
lows at the rate of 10000 gallons sn
hour. This well Is covered, and connect
ed by pipes with the pumping house,
about 20 feet distant.
This house Is substantial brick build
ing, AXIS feet and is finished with two
Holly engines and pumps, each having a
capacity Of QUO, 003 gallons every twenty
Tour hours. The steam Tor running these
engines 10 generated by two steel tubular
boilers, each OF sixty-hOrse power. Tie
place where the pumps are located Is ten
ieet IsWer than that in which the boilers
stand; This system OF pumping was de-
signed by Isaac 8. Cassin, ST., OF Phila-
ueiphia, aud IS admirably adap ell for
plants, such as are now pos. esstd by
Newark.
The water is forced from he pumping
station to the r servoir, or stand lipe.
about one and half miles distant. Ia The
western part OF the town. This p'pe Is
70 ieet in diameter, 50 feet high and
l4O feet above the works. From here tbp
water passes through l0-inch mains Ia
the service pipes. TIL uniform pressure
Is 90 pounds to the square inch. but in
ca OF fire this pressure can be / cr asrd
10 10 pounls, which dispenscs with the
necessity OF baviug a fire engine. The
entire cost Of the plant was At out t35.ON
ana 10 RAISE this money he town created
bonded debt OF S30,0IO. The Lumpin,
station is in chatge OF James HAYES ami
yesterday he had 1t handsomely 1eco-
rated with tiAka and bunth e.
procession, ieaded by til. First r r;-
ment Band, and composed of the fire
company and citizens, was formed AT | 20
O'CLOCK and marched out the main street
70 the water works, II hal already hepn
preceded by large concourse of ueoplp
VINO had thoroughly inspecte everything
connected with the Luildlng and ma.
chinery. The procession reached The
station promptly at o'clock, aud mime
dlately Afterwards the report OF cannon
announced the commencement of the
csreIohle'. A meeting was organized
on the opposite side of the street, And
aiter music by the band General Thee
uore r; Armstrong, president OF the town
couucili TOOK his place on the platform
anu nads brief speech, in which he
Eve history OF the inception of
suo wafer works two years ago, and
winch now eliminated ia the celebr,,ior,
OF its opening. He s,ld that he exprrt,.J
ere long TO sec the town lighted nv elec-
tricity, and other improvements mnde
lie rpoke of the ADVANTAGES vbicb
Newark presented for capitalists to est.b
llsh manufactures, or Tor persons wbo
wished TO secure gond conf table homes
Inc town, he said, had not been AZ Nc.
1--WE In the past as it should have been
OUT they had now awakened aud intend
Gu 10 she" everybody that they had ia
cilltlfs equal to any and excelled by no
other town on the Peninsula. He VS.
glad 10 see 80 many friends from home
aud abroad. Their presence would give
the Town new zeal to do the great work
they mad set out to do. The idea was he
sa'u o make the day a memorable one IN
tue history OF the town. He then sold
opened" 1''''y
AS the General proclaimed the OMEN
ing, cannon were fired. the bells =, IN
menced TO ring, and the whistle al In.
paper mill with those of every locomrt,ye
within hearing on the =. W. Il B. and R
q U. kailroads sent out long, shrill blasts
that echoed in rhe distance. This ras
Kept up for fully ten minutes and before
IT ceased the fire company had got in ser.
vice and had tour 4 inch streams ni1v
ing on ana over the water house. Al oi,e
time Two OF these streams were directed
over the 90 feet high stack, while The
otner TWO were played over the top OF the
bu'lulng. While the salute was being
nred one Of the cannons burst, but tortn.
mattel no one was injured. The Other
which belongs to Smyth Post OF this cltv.
stood the test we'll aud belched forth n
hre and fame In honor OF the event
hugh Browne, a son OF the Rev. N. B
browne OF the Newark NJ. e. Church,
upon bsng called upon made an eloournt
aud patriotic speech. he declared thar
Newark had awakened from her slum
oers and had thrown oil her lethargv and
wanted TO take her place among other
nrlVing towns We have class Of men.
ne tall, VINO are "hustlers" and they In
tehu 10 make the town "hustle" even If
II u,u 70 10 rum, rs some old fogies, coy
ed. f'-'es
In conclusion he referred to til. eJn.
cationAl and other advantages of the
town. '''
There were loud calls for Governor
Biegs, and when he took his place on the
platform he was greeted with tunultous
cheers. The Governor opened hls re-.
marks by saying that LIE did not think
any conscientious man would lnfiict nun.
ishment upon the crowd by keeping it
standing on the damp ground, aud he
pfoiessed to be a conscientious man. He
said that the day would be All important
one for the boys OF the town to remem-
Der. They were not assembled for politi-
cal or religious discussion, but to open
the water works-to provide a means for
quenchinR hrcs In the homes OF the rich
and the poor alike. He dwelt upon the
advantages Of the town and said; al
there are any here from Wilmington
tney had better look out, II Whining
ton is crawling toward Eeuark, Newark
10 also creeping toward Wilmington. 90
look QUIT" W
This closed the spe CHI making, aud the