Evening journal., 1895-04-30
BEND IN THE STREAM.
Mill Creek and Silverbrook
Through Other Glasses.
COLLECTION OF BOTTLES ADDED TO

In the Ford Injunction Case.
At last the Hrst chapter In the suit
brought by the Jessup 4 Moore Company
against Peter j. Ford for alleged viola
tion OF an Injunction restraining Ford
Ryan from emptying the refuse from
their factory into Silyerhrook, has
ended, and the second chspter which
will be Issued serially by the defense,
was begun yesterday afternoon
To the casual spectator the wInd-up
OF the testimony introduced by Messrg
Bradford, Bird and Salisbury. was not
SO convincing or satisfactory as might
have been expected Assistant superin.
tendent John Saunders, of the pulp
mills, upset some of the strong points
made by other witnesses, and seemed to
puzzle the chancellor.
Among other things he said that the
dark pulp cent to Rockland mills was due
to the use OF wood which had been bought
for spruoe but turned ont to be bull
pine, and not to the water Up to that
statement the impression prevailed that
the water Was to blame
He also said that In the Summer of
1898 during ths time Union Park was
running, the mills were bothered with
blssk water coming from the park, but
which he had been given to understand
came from the bursting of the Ford
company's sewer at Second aud Scott
strssts. Relative 80 the water In the
Christiana he said that at high tide that
was Delaware river water.
The pool at the mouth of the sluice
was three feet below low water but he
didn't understand that any OF the Chris
tiana wstsr got In there until after the
nluics gates were shut by Ahs incoming
tide
A suggestion was made by Mr. Ward
and echoed BY Mr. BlgRs, that the shan
csllor Walt the pulp works whsrsat Mr.
Bird, added, 'yes, and all over the
rsute This was what the defense had
been waiting for and they lost no time In
pressing at invitation to the court.
Mr. Bird remarked: But we must
have the condition the same IS now"
Don't allow him to hedge. chancellor. .
said Mr. Ward to which the irrspreaslble
Levi smilingly retortsd: "Hedgei You
never kaew me to hedge in your life,
Ward
mo, but you generally look for the
soft aide Of 1t, replied that gentleman,
and even the chancellor smiled.
Both Aessrs. Bradford and Salisbury
accepted the invitation and at the re
quest Of Mr.. Ward 1t was made a matter
of record
Fireman George Prescott, Of the pulp
mills, had only noticed the color OF the
water on one or two occaaions. mainly
when be looked out Of his window down
on TO the stream some sixteen feet below.
superintendent Saunders was recalled
in order to rsctify q mistake made In his
testimony relative TO having never had
any complaint from Miss Latimer about
blsck water running from the pulp works
into her marshes. He said that all ths
land around the mills, and the banks Of
Mill creek and the settling pond were
made out Of the refuse from the mill.
which consisted Of lime mixed with
charcoal and a small psr cent. of soda
Aah. The lime he described as carbonated d
lime. He said that this was soluble In
water, and that such water was not good
to bleach pulp
In referring to the sluics gates be said
that he had been accustomed for hve OF
six years, when the water In Mill creek
was low, to block up the gates so as TO
get the Christiana water The mills use
million and half gallons of water a
day and make about 81. coo pounds Of
pulp.
Two reporters were than sworn and
testified to having interviewed Mr.
Ford about Silvsrbrook The pTosecu
tion closed and the defense opened by
the calling Of Joseph @ Roberts, .
graduate of the Philadslphia College of
Pharmacy, and chemist in havors A
dozsn or more bottles we're produced BY
the defense, and the chancellor laugh
ingly remarked that II there were many
more exhibits there would be little wator
left In the stream to decide on
WHY is the stream called Stlverbrook
anywayf' he asked. whereupon Mr. Bird
replied, "Perhlps because the LAWYERS
have gotten considerable silver out Of IL
Mr. Roberts took the samples on the
same day the visiting party examined
the stream, and about half an hour be.
fore the tour was made Where the
party examined simply Sllverbrook, Mr..
Roberts took samples along it's course
and also along Mill creek at the pips
where the water was being run from the
pulp mills into the settling pond at the
sluics gates, and also from Shipley run
sewer.
The last named was a perfect fac
simile In color and density OF that taken
by the prosecution from the pipe at
Ford's factory, and had a specific gravity
of !, ,00e. taking distilled water ss the
standard. Water taken from Silver
brook above Ford's factory and
from MIL creek at point
half way between the mills
and ths junction Of Silvsrbrook showed
exactly the same specific gravity 002,
while at the pulp mills the specific
gravity was o03, showing the presence
of animal matter. Several of these
samples were sent to F. X Mosrk,
assistant professor Of theoretical
chemistry in the Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy for analysis.
Four o'clock had arrived and the
chancellor announced that he would ad
journ court until this morning. Mr..
Biggs asked time to finish with the
witness, and In explanation confded to
his honor that witness WAS to bs married
in the evening, aud had to leave for the
scene Of his wedding without fall.
The chancellor agreed that such an
event should not be interfersd with
and postponed the crosse examination
until next Friday. A recess was then
taken until this morning at 10 o'clock
Among thoTe in attendance in court
and who viii be used bv the