The evening world., 1891-11-16
WELCOME the RAIN.
Our Daily Water Supply Gut
Down to 100000 Gallons.
Vigorous Measures to Suppress the
Fluids Waste.
OfYicials Basing Hopes of Relief on
To.Day's Weather Signs.

New Workers. who have been incredulous as
to the stories OF the approaching water
famine VIII begin to realize what 1t really
means to-day.
Although the ordinary supply for the city
since the construction OF the new aQueduct
has been from 15O,00O,oOO to 18O.OOO,O00
gallons OF water per day during the past
week the flow OF water into the Croton mains
from the new distributing reservoir In Gen.
tral Park has not been more than 100, ,OOO, 900
gallons day.
Yesterday IL was LOG, ,OOO, 900 gallons. To-
day, however, Commissioner Gilroy has de-
Scided, in view OF the great danger which
hreGtens the city In case this enormous
2rnin on the present meagre supply con-
U iues, to take radical measures to husband
.c existing resources.
pHe accordingly gave orders to his subordi-
mates this morning to turn on the gates at
the Central Park reservoir, and to allow not
more than 100000 gallons to flow into the
distributing mains. This cuts on 10000, 900
gallons at one jump, and furnishes only about
one half OF the city's ordinary supply.
The reduction in the supply, which was
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little Inconvenience and privation to house.
holders living in the higher parts Of the city,
but the effect Of tho order which went into
force this morning will be felt in every quar-
ter OF the town.
~ am compelled to take this STEP" said
Commissioner Gilroy to an EVENING WORLD
reporter this morning, "because the situa-
tion has really become alarming.
1.-THE storage reservoirs at Boyds Corners
and Middle Branch are now practically dry,
and all that we can depend upon for supply.
ing the reservoirs In the Central Park and
Forty-second street is the Croton River ITSELF
which Is not furnishing more than 4O, 900, ,OOO
gallons of water u day.
UNLESS we have heavy rainfall within
the next two or three days we may be CON-
PEELED to come down to that basis, for the
amount Of water now stored In the large Cen.
tral Park reservoir is less than SOC, 1000, ,0OC
gallons, and even with q consumption Of only
S0,OOO,OOO gallons day this will soon be eX.
hausted.
"We cannot allow the water in the dis
tributing reservoir to get below certain
level, and may be obliged to como down to
"The greatest danger to the city comes
from the possibility OF q large connagration,
which would undoubtedly cause great drain
III think 1 can safely say, however, that
with S0,000,000 gallons q day there is not q
hydrant in this city which could be utilized
In case OF nre.
~ We lave reached point where heroic
measures must be taken, and the people
should not complain II they md that they
cannot get water above the first noor OF their
houses.
~ can only repeat the warning that have
already given, ana urge that every one be az
sparing as possible In the use Of the city
water. Any person found wilfuily wasting II
will be arrested and punished"
Yesterday the water in the new Central
Park reservoir was 80 feet on inches deep
The old reservoir this morning shovel q
loss OF six inches, and In the Forty-second
street reservoir the water was foot inches
lower than yesterday morning.
Croton Lake has been reduced to O small
stream scarcely 100 feet wide, while In or
dinary times 1t has breadth OF over O
quarter or mile.
In accordance with the requests Of Com.
missioner Gilroy, Supt Murray has instructed
the police force to keep sharp lookout for all
violations OF the ordinance prohibiting the
use OF hose for private purposes, and TO re.
port all cases Of wasteful use OF water.
The Fire Department also has been re-
Quested to observe greater care in the use Of
water for washing It's hose and other appara'
tus
All the water which now comes to the city
is passed through the new aQueduct. The
old aqueduct could not be used. as the water
IN the lake is now considerably below it,
inlet at The dam.
4 1t is becoming {. serious question as tc
sTwhsther a large number OF factories In the
city which consume large quantity OF water
daily will not be compelled to close II the
supply Is still further cut down. In that case
thousands OF workers would be thrown out Of
employ yment
II Is possible that the little drizzling rain.
fall which began this morning will develop
into storm or sufiicient size to give relief In
the present emergency: Local Weather Fore.
lit looks this morning." he said, aftel
studying his weather chart and casting 9
comprehensive horoscope which took in the
whole country, "as II we were going to have
coed two days rain storm.
s. /; was raining very abundantly thismorn
Ing all over the Lake regions, and more or less
along the Atlantic coast. The storm wi!
gradually increase in severity, and there is nj
prospect OF 1t clearing up till tomorrow nigh
at the very least calculation.
~ think we shall get more than half al
inch OF rain right here In New York, and Il
Will rain much harder up the State. In fact
II began raining hard there early thi'
morning.
pretty well and started some OF the brook!
running, and this rainfall ought to find I'll
way AT once into the reservoirs. A half ar
gallons II it ali Moved down into the storag,
reservoirs In the Croton watershed"
The outlook for the next twenty. four hours
!; Tor high south southeas, winds, fog and rain a al
cuast.
West OF the Mississippi a decided cold wave
has developed which Will probably reach thii
part OF the country Tuesday night or Wednes
day morning.
At Fort Assiniboine, Mon., It Is 10 de-
grces below zero this morning, and at Bis
marck, Dak., 1t Is degrees below.
HAYES STILL UNDER FIRE.