New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
EXTENTsOF WATER FAMINE.
NEWARK. JERSEY CITY AND ADJACENT
TOWNS EXPERIENCE GREAT
INCONVENIENCE.
ANCHOR ICE AT THE MAcoPrN INTAKE SIN II OFF
THE SUPPLY FOR SEVERAL HouRs-fAcIo-
RES CoMPELL ID TO SHUT DOWN
PROMPT ACTION BY NEWARK OF
FicIAIIs REL EWES THE Dis

flf.s NOMfrl>t III " 'iiN'
PROMPT ACTION BY NEWARK Of
FicIAI.s REL EWES THE DIS
rREss-THE DANGER OVER.
The peop.e OF Newark awakened yesterday 20 h'''
a water famine. In large section oil 'he WY
served by what IS known as tine low service 10
aqueiuct water could be got and FOR severa' hours
there was sarous inconvenience, and considerable
alarm Gas felt.
The first intimaton OF trouble was received d!
City Engineer Morris r. Sherrerd VINO so' "o'u
from Engineer Clemens Iierschel, OF 'hs Has' 'e'
sey Water Company. just before mlihsh' ,i'a' "'
had better prepare for emergency. as ali COM
munlcation with the Macopln intake in the Pc
auannock River had been cut off. ana there WIS ~
telling what might occur there. The CITY Engineer
ordered the special hgh-ssrvice pumps a' '"e
C.lfon-ave. station started at once 50 thaI INC
would be no trouble there The water was hoW''e
in from the Macopn intake at the rate oil ABOUT
2OCooOO0 gallons day. the shortage p.hs uue
TO the anchor ice on the intake screens Wen W.
at work on these screens all night. Az COCK
yesterday morning the Waterman III '"e o'''O0 -
the Board Of Works noticed that there was 'o
pressure In the area OF low service. ana nc o' "0'
the CITY Engineer 1t was at first though. ''a'
there a break in the service. anu a'''i
hasty investigation ii was discovered '"a' VIC
trouble was at the Ciifton-ave. reservoir.
Since the trouble at the Macopin intake h'a's
tax has been made the Cfton-aNe. reservoir
and the result that the water there "'S "'o"'
seven feet below the average. The gate screens
were choked, up with anchor ice ana deo'iS' III"
water was at shut of from the satehouse' an
the screens were raised and the anchor Ice re-
moved Fifteen men were kept at work Tor seVer''
hours removing the accumulatiohs Oh '0e III '
gstehouse. The water began TO get throus" .'.e
pipes freely about $50 o'clock and soon after 'n's
the trouble over. the reservoir hIihs anu W.
water flowing through the street mains about il
were
NacopIn intake and at noon water was how'he
freely into the Beeve reservoir. SHORTY peio'e
~ o'c.ock the order was given 10 the ehs"ee' AZ
the pumping station at Benevle 10 begin punlpns
water from the old intake In the Passaic al heiie
Vile This was the first time in four years that the
pumps had been In operation The river was quite
low but the Wor,hng'on pumps supplied ABOUT
million gallons an hour 20 the reservoir
Manufacturers IN the eastern section or the ci'y
era greo,lv ircorv4n,cnced during the early hours
Of the morning on account Of lack OF water "
number ~ the small factories were ciosed uo""
and several brewer,s had to resort to thsir ar
,oslan WELL. Along New-Jersey Railroad-ave. en-
eneers I'm factories were compelled 10 bank the'r
fires This state OF affairs was general IN Az 'a'-
torles east Of Plane-si. and south or CiaFh-S' "'
near noon The Board OF Education TOOK p'e'"u
tons and sent out to schools in me 9wy y,er
section Of the city. They fouhd 'n' S'"o'' "'
well nned with water. ,, said a.
Prpslden, Van puyne. OF the Water boaru $40 a.
noon. I'VE are provided for Just such emergency az
ne present az the clifton-ave. house where; us
losing SGT Of gates. we can diver %WIs,siblting
pipes dre, without having IL enter the me chaDs
il required time. however 10 enc. ~, sncii6n
,ec.ssary for his and consequently that secl.o'
,y,s withou. water for time. During tne nlotn
lng we received word that the water wa ~ rn3
Lang through the iS-lnch main. owing 10 inc 49,
weather many OF the people had lett me wa" A.,
running Ia their houses for several nign,s p,SS an
IN had caused the reservoir supply to be low w.
Mr. Sherreri and myself. rather man t.H p,ssa,c
currence 81 the trouble. d'.'dea 10 pump ~
"GShef Astiey. OF the Fire Department saiH: Ne
.h,,,iL have been in awiully had shape II a IRE
had started In the service section TSis De-
hosr W. mere os po sRsr'a psa' have
tsen notified lust soon as possible so ma rrsd
fireman and policeman con,l ma aho,%ers Near
an, o. ne duty OF warning the houseno'ueIs, 80.
iy .vorv house where there is stationary ra. s
wa endangered The water being drawn rom on va ,ne
r'ii.,s l.a,inu the water-backs empty anu no wa
ter coming in is where the danger lay Inc ,a
backs having become heated when , ne 1,t,s,v to
again turned on an explosion would DE- nne a W
| s'Iov throwing the hot Goals all oyer t!.s rom.
Jersey ciy yesterday experenSenI nconysnlencei
ab ne manufacturers and .he'r helpers su,tsihei
/ severe oss AZ many factories were co"p' ,,r ~
| clos. 3 they could not get suihc!eh' "a'e' w.
supply s"e ns. section o, tho city, where the now
va I'D, for use In Bergen and Greenviiie the
rickIed from the faucets IN IN, ,he h,sement or
ars floors The occupants of hats had TO run aeout
with buckets and pals begging ba W', ,se pipes had
frozen ana plumbers we're aroused 1eio'. u'S 800,
-. tho. an, The pipes and give relief TO the thrsty
| MAJ ,yere comoe'lel q substitute warm mix ior
! cofrse and tea and dispense with the morning bath,
seye,a -chools were closed. The lack OF water WAS
n sou,ce Of measure TO the saloon keepers. VINO ala
a lively traffic. .,., 80 .ho
| The droufh was A cause OF serious alarm 10 me
! civ officials who feared fire. chief or folice
Murphy ordered every available man on Ia'io,
| duiv They were spec ally charged 10 watch TOT
alarms OF fires. and instructed 10 attack me pdze
In rs lncplency quickly summon tne iIe, i,,
/ TN Fire I.pnrtrnent officials suspended inrioukns
and had the entire department on dn'y; iuchy
! Their serv.c.s were not required uht!I tns Iahsel
/ had passed At o'clock the street ana "a'rI
comm .ssioncrs received word that All the pumps
were In operatiqn at Belleville. ana lot the "'S'
! time I'm Twelve hours they breathed easily
The scarcity Of water In Passalc conth'iei yes.e,
DAY morning The employees 81 the l'luhi,,o n !,
Wster comnsny which supplies the city worked a II
day clearing me main pipes. which we're chokcd WIZ,
Ice but owing 20 The high wind ana coi1 me! were
not successful.