New-York tribune., 1890-07-17
PRICE THREE CENTS.
A BREAK IN THE AQUEDUCT.
THE WATER POURING INTO THE HARLEM.
OVER 100000 GALLONS A DAY. HOWEVER
REACH THE RESERVOIR IN CENTRAL
PARK-wHERE THE PRESS.
URE IS FELT MOST
URE IS FELT MOST.

The water supply in the Central Park Reservoir
is being increased now at the rate Of 40, 100000
gallons day. and at o'clock this evening this
amount will be increased TO 10000, 900 gallons.
Orders given yesterday by Chief Engineer
Fteley 10 increase the volume of water, but ID
takes twenty-four hours for the water 10 reach
the reservoir from CrOtOn Lake, the additional
head will not be noticed until this evening. The
Central Park Reservoir holds when full ,000,0O0,-
600 gallons and at the present rate of supply it
will take from ten 70 fifteen days TO fill il. When
the Aqueduct gates were opened there were only
twenty-four and half feet of water in the basin,
but before the gates closed so that repairs can
be made to the Aqueduct there will be eleven ad-
diti0na feet o.! water in il. From the Central
Park Reservoir 10,O0O000 gallons of watef are
daily being taken. the most of which is allowed
70 ri into the reservoir in Bryant Park, in which
the depth had been increased by seven feet at
A. m. yesterday This reservoir holds 24,000,000
gallons.
IIouscholders have felt considerable alarm lest
the added force Of water in the pipes would burst
the pipes and cause much damage. As yet how
ever. no complaints have been received Of dam
ace done The increased force has come so grad
uay that there has been no noticeable injury
to the pipes As it is, there can be an Increase
Of head Of not much more than eleven feet
when the reservoir in Central Park is full. IL
is estimated that the maximum head" will reach
about lis feet above tide level To this can
be added about ten and a half feet, which will
be obtained from four Independent pipes
which lead directly from the Aqueduct
into the city pipes. This increased
head will not do away with the pumping
machines in the high buildings uptown or tho
high oficc-buildings downtown. Much Of the
land both sides of Central Park is now at an ele-
vation Of from sixty 10 eighty feet above tidc
level The ire-hydrants. fountains and drink
ing-fountains already show the added force by
the increased volume of water which
flows from them Fountains which have
been dry for years have started in 10 per-
form the work for which they were built The
strcct-mains however. which supply the water
10 the fountains and hydrantS have thus far
shown no sign that the pressure upon them Ii
too great for them TO stand.
stood the test so well. There is a big break at
Shaft No pa which is Just above the Harlem
River from which 100000 "a Ions OF water ls
wasting daily The leak is the result OF PAD
work and the gates must he closed for some
/ time so that repairs here can he made lhe
stream from the broken section was diverted INTO
the Harlem River before any injury could ne
done 10 property in the neighborhood lnls
break was not unexpected by The Ohie1 Eh-
pinecr who has been watching this section WIN
oreot care and repairs 10 he begun dirccty
aftcr tIr reservoir i'm Central Park IS fun Other
rppairs must also he made which Will take Hpouu
six weeks 10 complete, and when that IS d"he 10
is poSsih BILE that there may he a OCCUPATION oI
the opening Of the Aqueduct.