New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-25
nrooKLYN HAS WATER New.
-,,crwoop RESERVOIR SLOWLY FILLING
,vrprys BODIES OF THE BURIED woRKMEN
rpv1Ss 10 FIX THE RESPONSIBILITY.

FRYING 10 FIX THE RESPONSIBILITY.
-. ,.ck If water was felt in Brooklyn yesterday
res,dents OF the thirst-threatenet city rejoiced
-, ,sr,oyaI OF the danger CT a famine more terrible
-. respects than the lack of food The nlins
:, ,,.er pipes with their accustomed supply was
H-npshed without serious damage anywhere, ana
w. ~'ssrce of water prevented sewer gas from en-
- houses and affecting public health. Work was
ts .sves,erday in the hundreds of factories which
Fsa .omuelled 10 close their doors Monday, and
hn - ueut on as formerly. The public schools
n opeued elevated trains ran as usual, and the
W W.. AZ the embargo put upon business on MONDAY
~ -. almost entirely dissipated
VIZ -. will have TO be exercised for time in the
' r.,sr until sufficient reserve supply is sccu-
~.. Chief Engineer Van Buren,. OF the City
pA Be- n.par,ment Informed Commissioner Adams Of
r,.,s Of affairs in these terms: II earnestly rec
,,.Dd that you appeal to every water consumer in
"tv Of Brooklyn 10 guard against wasting water.
-s.,volrs are empty, and we must fill them again
IM 70 rs can get back 10 safety. During the last
e'". the consumption has been equal to our total
!" and the reservoirs could not be filed. II the
~ , will do their duty in this great emergency
-. ,eed be no uncertainty
~. rpmp, were kept working AT their full carecity
~ +me after the water began flowing in the
~ ,. on Monday evening. and besides filling the
e., Co. and furnishing what was used throughout the
~ ~ considerable depth was gained In the reservoir
- ,otement Of Engineer Van Buren, casts light upon
=. son for the cleaning of onehalf Of the reservoir
~ -, 4,ue AS there was not enough water In excess
a. S.,v supply and demand to I'LL more than one
-, .no rcServolr the other half empted and
- The new reservoir is ready for the reception
!, s,er hut water enough cannot be secured to NIL
y I'll che new conduit Is laid. The work on this was
- nushed as rapidly "a possible 10 aid In getting an
'.stoca supply when the accident occurred on satur
y nv the new conduit additional storage supply
= ,oo GOO 600 gallons be drawn upon, and the new
$50, holding l6OOoOOOO gallons, can be filled
~, oueon OF responsibility for the accident to the
:. ,.ndun cutting of the water supply, will be in
.,..ad nv CITY Works Commissioner Adams, and the
-, xh,utv for the deaths of the men buried In the
- vii he fixed by coroner's jury, winch was
nsed Yesterday by Coroner Lindsay. II seems
-r. sot the heavy weight Of earth upon the arch
aha conduit crushed il ill., 1t was built OF BRICK one
-, ,hrk and was semi circular and nine feet across
~ $50 mon sidewalks two feet thick There was
% ret Of earth resting upon the arch before aigsg
a.. N. new aaueduct was begun. From the trench
- A., feet deep and six feet wide, hundreds Of tons
= "a were thrown upon the old conduit and the
-. ,,rh WAS crushed in like cgSshciL Inc re
rshitv for throwing so great weight OF earth upon
a, Gd conduit appears 10 have been divided o't"eeh
contaetors Crawford & Valentine and the engineers
:, e Cts Works Department, under whose supervision
Tie work was done
ctv Works Commissioner Adams was eAceeul"sH
a-sed in his statements when asked In regard 10 te
s.@,oDs,b,tv in the matter He said the case would
h. incurred into by the engineers OF the oepar1he.
.o would report 10 him. In regard to the TACT u;i'
,ho new distributing reservoir was not filled With
,., no said that the CITY was using water as last
a. n eonh be secured from the present watershed
curing n the dearth of the usual fall rains Tor MINIS
m the sources Of water supply
Jobn D Martin and ". H. brigham were the en-
s,raes n, The CITY Works Department in charge OF inc
work upon the new alueduct at the point wnere tne
accident occurred. They were supposed 10 haNe
daily reports from inspectors. Chief Engineer va"
Buren, said yesterday that he was carefully inVesti-
eating the entire matter, and he could say noIns III
advance OF his Official report.
NJ, Valentine a. Cranford & Valentine, the con
tractors said that the break In the conduit was due to
the imperfect work in LAYING the bricks when IL was
built. The bricks bad no mortar adhefihg anu ha1
ovldeRty not been properly wet down wheh IAN
and the arch bad been weak ever since. pressure
from above ought 10 have strengthened the arch IN
stead Of weakening it. The proximity OF the trehch
for the new conduit had effect for the side walls
Of the old conduit were unaffected 1t Is lereo '.
lie accident may In the further progress o.
Inc work upon the conduit unless the prlsh arr
OF me old one Is strengthened Is eellevea ,lle NY
pneselit damage car ali be repaired wl'ou' n'o'DP
lag the TOW OF wafer. ,.ho. 4h. otto can
The question i raised rs to whether the CITY can
have sustained losses in their business by the lack
uaier bat some of the best lawyers are mciheu %
believe that there is ~ ec s@,Sy company furnished
bout 900 600 gallons Of its surplus water u DR. vi.
tit Monday. me Dig wen 10 III conDertjon VIII
he CITY mains but water was furnished from IL III
wagons 10 several large Institutions Inc brusU Su
oific. uroIOse 10 put in driven we'll 10 assure I"
ESter suppiV Tor the cable-driving machinery.
prominent New Yore civil engineer WHO SS s,
Tmnne alton, and is thoroughly familiar with the
rbolp water ;, stem Of Brooklyn, SAID YESTERDAY
There is no doubt in my mind that the contractors
s-4 70 blame for fhe break in the conduit nave
oh the officials frankly what my views were St Ih
ord vasatne ran 100 close TO the old conduit wh
their new pipe line, and did not put up suOpg 1
seatng They fifteen miles all right 6y g Tos
Orne and lien grew careless Inc o, TgSu W;th If
n Is a wonder il did not break somewhere else Iohs
The work Of -epairing the conduit was pushed yes
,~,dsy o. fasf - po,sjhlc At noon Crawford q Val
ene discharged aboat 100 Italians as they . MeTn
more IN way than of use ana onS aIJ w t,If
were in place at O'Clock. MI Nalenuhe salu d
he hoped 10 complete the brlckworK on tne inet II
Tree az tonr feet OF sand still clogged the CONDUIT
over which about three feet OF water no"eu anu va"
EarIy Testordgy morning the body Of Hugh Muir,
ply. foreman Of gang Of Italians was folnd anu
removed 10 James }. Farrell sSS his body
ment in Allan leave, near Bradloldst a LIE "a
was badiv mutilated he was twenty eght years 1e
lived at Crescent and Liberty SIS anu ieso9 tuen4v
Az O'Clock the body OF Gusseppi Augustine, lWenS
three wears old unmarried, was taken out ana e9fTeu
10 Parrells Mace This died rom suHOc ,,
The hofr was identified by a step-brother, stephen
Marco Who lives nj 10. SO Canton-st Augustine
lived in Atlantic-ave.. near Logah-st .,o,,,h
Coroner LINDSAY said that he would make tiolouis
examination Of tie cause Of the accident. ne h oar"
There is no question as 20 where to place the blame
In building the new reservoir the men threw tuc
Earth on top OF the place where the old CONDUIT rum
Ihee was TOO much of a load, ana th't g''o way anu
taased the break
Y0r MAY DRINK ALL THE WATER YOU "ANi'
Mondays generous downpour OF lain put an eho 10
an dread NJ vator famine in New-YCrk, and Commits
soner Garoy. after examining Chief Engineer blru
sails report. announced that the danger ~tAch nae
been lowering over NewYork during the greater part
q the present month had disappeared. he hoRed never
again % return in this generation. 1t Is needless 70
say that there was rejoicing from the lowest point OF
the Battery ND 10 and across the Harlem and 10 tie
westchester line. In consequence OF the increased
output from the Croton watershed where the rlihian
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