The evening world., 1891-11-24
Bridge Gable Engines Drawing
Their Supply from a Well.
Many Factories Able to Get Up
Steam This Afternoon.
The Break In the Conduit Partly
Repaired and Another Body
Recovered.

The danger OF water famine in Brooklyn Is
past, but thousands OF citizens are still
greatly inconvenienced by tho shortage Of
water and It will probably be nightfall before
all the mains are full enough to furnish every
body with supply for their needs.
Although 1t was claimed that water had
been pumped from the Ridgewood engine
house well at the rate OF sO,OOO,OOO gallons
a day since midnight, there were many
houses, stores and factories In which not
more than a tiny stream could be obtained
this morning, and in these places the situa-
tion was not less serious than yesterday.
The tie-up on the Ridgewood and Fifth ave-
nue. lines OF the Union elevated system con-
tinued. and up to noon no trains had been run
over these branches. There was no water for
the locomotives.
People living along these lines were COM
PEELED to take the surface cars this morning.
The horse cars were overcrowded, and they
made such slow time that many people were
late making their appearance al business.
There was no water in the mains which
supply the bridge engine boilers, and the
cable was run by the public-spiritedness of
the firm OF Ketchum Il McDougall at WASH
ington and York streets, who permitted
Bridge supt. Martin to draw water from
their artesian well. The water was carried
by hose over housetops to temporary tank
erected in the engine-house yard.
Many factories are still unable to get a sup
ply for their boilers and consequently the
workmen were again sent away idle this
morning.
At the Fire Department Headquarters
Deputy Commissioner Moore said the flremen
were closely watching the pressure In the
bydrants In the vicinity OF the engine-houses,
and from reports received he believed there
would be no great difIiculty experienced to-
day In lighting fires.
The mains supplied water In sections, and
a strange feature Of 1t was that water would
be found In one block and not In the next.
one side OF Fulton street would have water
in plenty, while the other side would be as
dry as yesterday.
But for the rain OF yesterday, which many
householders took advantage OF to collect q
supply OF water, there would have been
almost as much distress in some sections this
morning as there was yesterday.
1HE CRISIS Is FAST.
" The crisis Is over" said Deputy City
FORKS Commissioner Murtha at 10 O'Clock
this morning. "At the present time there
Ough; to be 100000 gallons Of water in
the reservoirs, enough to supply householders
throughout the city.
" The pumps have capacity OF SO,OOO,OOO
gallons day and by nightfall there should
be fair pressure. There should now be
about nine feet OF water In the Ridgewood
reservoir. Yesterday there was less than
three feet. The danger is past and there will
he no more trouble"
Boiler Inspector Powers received word this
morning that two OF the three pumps at
Ridgewood were working, and that good
head Of water was being forced into the
pipes; pgPns ~, w,r,s non,,,mon, ,,,s mounting
sent word to the janitors OF public schools
that they could start their fires again, pro-
ylded there was enough water to I'LL their
boilers.
At the school book publishing house OF A.
an EVENING WORLD reporter was informed
that the iirm had sent to the Water Purvey-
0rs ONCE to learn when they could expect a
supply or water, their men having been idle
Bince yesterday, owing to no water to make
steam to run the presses.
The messenger was informed, 1t was said,
us fast as II could be, and that the flrm would
have to wait until 1t reached them.
The engineers In many other places were
also waiting for water TO start their boilers.
Bridge Supt. Martin said that Ketchum &
McDougalrS artesian well had capacity Of
10000 gallons an hour, while only l.20O gal
Ions an hour were required for the bridge
cable engines, consequently the cable would
i run all day, even though the city mains did
not furnish n supply.
THE UNION "L" DRAWS on GREENWOOD.
kGeneral Manager Martin, OF the Union L
Md, said he could not understand why he
do2ld not get water for his locomotives at
A0gewOod or Thirty-siXth street and Fifth
NvRllup iI the DumnS were furnishing so much
, GGer, and shortly after 10 oclOk he and his
W8kmaster took special engine and started
yf the Fifth avenue line TO see whether
S00e plan could not be devised to obtain
sGUpugh water To resume trafftc.
V 4eneral Manager Martin succeeded In max
~ ali arrangement With the Greenwood
(etery people BY which he got supply OF
A4<er through a line OF hose stretched to the
MID from the Greenwood reservoir, and
Fly before o'clock trafc was resumed
l0s1tAe Filth avenue line.
- Is expected that trains Will begin run
r Mug on the RidgewOod line about > O'Clock
his afternoon, General Manager Martin hav-
ftng becn offered water for his locomotives by
the uwners OF artesian wells located between
N Fulton Ferry and Washington street.
Colnm,s iouer Adams and Chief Engineer
Van Burcn were out al Ridgewood this MORN
Ing directing the work or repairing the
broken conduit, which WAS got into shape
last Light to permit limited quantity OF
water TO flow through IL and raise the
famine.
ANOTHER BODY FOUND AT THE BREAK.
While they were there another b5dy was
recovered fOm the week. gang OF labor
ers were shGyellins sand out OF the broken
conduit near he corner OF Pine street when
they struck hard substance.
Upon shovelling away the earth they dis
covered the body OF man. After the re-
mains were removed one CI Crawford 81 Val
tntine iuremen was called and he identined
eight years old, OF Liberty avenue and
tr. scent street