New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-24

6tatlonaIy ana DdSiHs over nlynt, 10
get what they needed for toilet purposes, and in
some houses and in many fats there none for
culinary purposes. The boilers attached To- ranges
became empty, and fires had TO be put out for
fear of explosions The plumbers had many calls
FOR their services to disconnect the boilers so
that fres could he burned in ranges to do cook
ing. In many families water enough to make
coffee was not obtainable, and there was great
demand for milk and mineral waters. In one
house case of Apollinaris was used TO make
coffee and in another bottle Of vichy was used
to wash the face and hands of the owner.
THE FUNNY SIDE OF 1T.
4 1t was diverting to note the hurried march OF
scores of servant girls to the shops of the drug
gists and the grocers. and see them return with
siphons of seltzer Many were the experiments
tried in making the mornings coffee from the
efTervescent fluid while with varied results its
ather-helping force also tried in the shaving
mugs Milslmcr did Thriving trade, as nearly
every family quadrupled its daily order Inc
ieemen were kept busy in chopping ice fine, so
that it could be quickly melted and used in the
additions of the belated school children. The
rear views Of the houses were interesting TO Wit
ness Seldom have been seen such remarkable
feats of feminine daring and activity in the
energetic efforts made to place pitchers, pans and
basins on the tops of piazzas and sheds so as
to secure the least drip of the rain that ratified
through the tin leaders of the houses. Old
fashioned wash-b boilers and tubs were routed up
from the cellars and made to do duty as miniature
reservoirs at any available point during the rain
Severl of the public schools were closed yester-
day, as the steam-heating apparatus could not De
utilized for heating purposes, and there was no
other way of making the schoolrooms warm enough
r5iax- off
orders were given to the janitors of all the public
schools to hank their fires until furthy notice
The gravest danger to the city lay in the posi-
bilty of a large fire, without adequate water TO
gain control of it, The previling dampness was
regarded as advantageous, and all the fire force
was on duty with orders to be doubly alert III de-
tectng and extinguishing fires. Only few
alarms were sent in, and in most cises the nres
were out when the firemen arrived. In one In
stance fire was extinguished with fresh water
drawn from well in large factory and salt
water from the Gowanus CaDl
The trouble caused to the manufacturers by the
lack Of water was great enough to throw about
SO, 900 men out of employment for the day, and
they were all rejoiced when they learned that the
prospect was good of a resumption of business to-
day, by restoration of thc full supply OF the
needed fluid. All the large factories using CITY
water have to pay for II, and waterlneters are
employed TO measure the quantity taken. some
Of them supplement the citys water and reduce
the cost nv driven wells from which they pump
their own supply. This enabled them 10 continue
work partially or wholly, and some establishments
at once proceeded TO drive pipes and get water OF
their own when the ctys supply rwss cut off. One
factory On the water front succeeded in getting
water-boat, with $1,000 gallons on board, and
drew on that to keep its engines running. Ar
rangements were made to get water by boats from
Jersey City to-day, if it was necessary. In some
factories only portion of the work WAS sus-
pended and others took advantage of the lack OF
water to suspend. as il was for their advantage
owing TO lack of orders to fill Some factories
made arrangements TO draw the rainfall into
tanks for use to-day, and some had tanks which
gave them a supply to tide over the present
LABoRERs HARD TO GET
The police department aided the work OF the
city works officials by sending all the men VINO
could be secured TO work for SO day 10 the
scere of the break but the rain interfered WIN
getting as many men as could otherwise nave
been obtained Notice given to all house
holders to draw the water from their boilers ana
dsconnect them from the ranges A1terward
word was sent around to be In readiness Tor
restoration Of the supply OF water today.
The Citizens Electric Light Company had water
enough from its wells to put In operation ABOUT
opehalf of its fifty circuits last evening, and the
lights were burned in the residence quarters, as
business streets could DO better without the electric
Ecbts The suspension of work in the Jewell
| Mills at the foot OF Fulton-st. cut of the supply
of bran for the street car horses OF the Brooklyn
! City Railroad Company, and they were fed on
oats
! Serious danger to public health from a lack
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| ing Of them by the rain.
Last night the break in the conduit was
| entirely uncovered The walls OF the conduit
were found intact making when cleansed out an
omen canal through which the water could be
turned The arch had broken in for about
| eighty feet just where Lberty-ave. crosses the
| conduit line. and where the earth was raised
several feet higher than elsewhere above the OLD
conduit by the excavation for the new one
The sand had been dug out by Sunday night
down as deep as the top OF the conduit, ana
during the night, sounding rods had been used
until the walls were located Work was slow, for
with the exception of what earth could be lifted
| in buckets from the depth with one derrick, all
| of the sand had TO be handled many times to
oet il where il could be carted away. The thirty
five foot cut WAS terraced about every hve feet,
and the earth was passed from shovel to shovel.
Three hundred and fifty men were at work in
RELAYS of 100 each. During Sunday night three
men from the Ridgewood pumping station, Chris
tonher Sinnott. Thomas Travis and William
Rvrne who had offered TO enter the conduit, had
located the western limit of the break. From that
point TO the pumping station. a distance of about
l 900 feet, the way clear The water had been
reduced in the conduit TO one foot in depth, and
tied together the men went in and found the
break Then timbers were driven into the sand
on each side OF the old conduit, from the point
where the three men found their way obstructed
TO point about fifty feet TO the east where 1t
WIS believed the arch would again be found in
tact. This formed a sheathing which prevented
sand slides from hindering the work The sand