New-York tribune., 1890-06-19
STEAM PIPES BREAK AGAIN.
BROADWAY AND FULTON S1RLET SUFFER- A
SECOND TINE.
MUCH pAM,GE LED BY THE HhNf M
wATER-sEvER,L NARROW LsOAfhS
IN sr.r TILE COMPANY.

10 STE THE COMPANY.
A third break in the New-lork Steam iiea''ne
Cempany's pipes within week ~ "'''' o.
and broadway, caused a cor'mo'"h '"e'' VS.
,erday morning. After the eNP'"sio" V" .",
Thursday. which filled the building NO ioi run
,on-st with steam and ruined "ahN h''N !"
Knox's store cmployes OF tho s''"''- -"'"'"- 'o'''
-, ,,o,. 49,, to work 20 repair the broken pipes
II Was said that such an aecidcn' wou'd ho'
-, ,,..ro ,coin. bnt al 40 a. m. Yesterday
49, .,o,,, ,in,. inst outside the cellar wall o'
~" -. buildnc burst. and the steam forced
-. 80 into the cclaI Quantities of sand
- mud were carried along with the steam
Cloud. Of steam rolled up into James Macks
restaurant in the basement of the building. drlN-
i,g the cooks WATERS and number Of customers
on, into tie street in a hurry. Bridget Doah,
Mary Rcardon. Richard Ely. John Dock and
Charles Bishop escaped from the kitchen through
the steam, and were nearly boiled before they
reached the open air. An old Italian woman
had gone into the cellar 10 pick mp some waste
paper. and she was taken ont halt dead with
fright
From the restaurant the steam went up an
elevator shaft to the fifth floor of the buldlhs'
heating every story, and compelling all OF 'h'
occupants 10 leave their rooms. plate glass
window Of the stationery store on the grouhu
floor was cracked by the heat, and the wlhuo"
was covered with coating o. sand on the o''
side. as the steam played against the window
knox's hat store was invaded again. anu """S
hats lost their shape account Of the beat ana
moistute In the ccllIr OF the building No. lob
Fulton-st. the steam injured about ton oil To-
bacco belonging TO John Burger. The fumes
from the stcaming tobacco sekencd many persons
in the adjoining buildings, and they were oDhSe"
20 leave the place.
4 great crowd collected and much indignation
was expressed II was nearly hail an hour DE-
fore employees of the stcam-heatins company uue
up the street and turned on the steam AL ca
animation showed that about two tons oil art h"u
been blown into tine cellar of the building NO.
i6I FiltOn-st. The damage caused by the steam
smounted 10 several thousand dollars, ana sui'>
against the s,eam-heating company VIII De ne
gun soon II was said yesterday that MI. hhOA
had directed his lawyers 10 begin Sht Tor dam
ages 10 the amount Of $4,000, partly TO his husi-
ness Nr Mack has taken steps 10 bring "a Sill
liar action for $4,000. The officers OF the steam
heating company yesterday applied 10 conimis-
sioner 6f Public Works Gilroy for permission 10
take mp the old pipes in lower Broadway ana other
downtown streets and tn lay new pipes MI
Gircy was quoted as saying:
company. as now go 10 court anu ., SIa,t,
mat Il has dlnc every thing necessary 70 pI".e' p,
the cts. Just what eau be done 10 MAKE III" M
heating compan, pay damage 10 the city Tor rulhhE
broadway and spoiling the water supply % w dc,S
town district j. a qne-ton Tor Jur; /" ,,.. 49,.
The bonds given bv the cumptnN mer ~ SiaIdli''
the city against damages by lawsuit or "'hJa" T T.,
As long a. the company promptly r'pa'Fs an. u,
jury II inncts upon tue streets the ciN can "u'"
All the underground pipes in Broadway from Ne-cs
ST. Gown will to be removed ana new one, Ia n.
The result will be that hro@~ay Is ,,nrc nsen TkeIy
to be great deal Of Sickness IN the lower Gnu oi
the city. ,
ing the downtown water supply Thr Board ot ft:hth
may condemn the cOmpanys plant on thi, score u %.
no other The temperature Of the street, from
MrI7.,v down is already several degree higher than !;
r. ould be. and explosions are likely to happen at any
time until the company shutS OF steam. Inc com
pany must certainly pay heavy damage before th'i
pipes repaired IL this thing coc> on much Longer
] want to treat the company fairly and imparlhlly
and when We are rcpavrg Broadway l shaIl car'!hY
give the company every opportunity to improve Their
plant.
Health Commissioner Bryant said that no com
plant about the alleged damage 10 the water sup
ply had been made TO the Health Department
lie added We shall not shirl any duty regard
ing the public health that is brought to our
knowledge, IIdt il seems to me that Mr.. GirOy is
the proper official to take action if the water sup
ply is being damaged The Health Board was
not consulted when permission given 20 the
steam-heating company TO lay the pipes in the
streets Now, If those pipes are found to he dan
gerOus to the community the fact ought to he
made plain in proper complaints to the officials
who permitted the laying OF the pipes, that the
pipes may be removed Mr. GilrOy has under
him competent engineers to make examinations
md determine If the water supply downtown IL
injured by steam pipes in the streets, and they
could make the necessary complaints