The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-20
$40 WOULD STOP TAR TROUBLE
BROKEN PIPE CAUSES 1T,
ROCkAWAY MEN SAY.
~, cracked Near the Rockaway Shore md
the Leak Makes the Nuisance--That's
why Ganarsic Gets On With Less Than
IsuaI--"Its Be-utiFul,' Says Big Bill.

why qanarsic Gets UH Win Less imam
IsuaI--''It's Beautiful" Says Big BILL
,JoEn w. wainwright, who owns the Sea-
aide House grounds and most Of the prop
er,y along Remsen avenue. and other
dwelers of Rockaway Beach talked as
utterly as ever yesterday about the tar
Coating of Jamaica Bay. There was not
. single man approached by The SUN re-
nortrr who did not declare, in terms Of
nnmcasured Indignation, that the entire
inner end of the bay had become pol
hrnd through the carelessness of the gas
company
william j Carey, a wholesale jeweller.
and II. NJ White, a hardware merchant.
both Of whom have houses and spend the
mmmcr months at the beach. said that
they had found the explanation Of the re-
cent increase of tar.
They have discovered that the refuse OF
the tar oil burned in the gashouses is dis
charged through five-inch cast iron pipe.
This pipe is laid along the bottom Of tho
bav and discharges on the edge OF Beach
Channel The idea is that the refuse should
be carried of by the current in the channel
Carey and White have discovered, how
ever hat the pipe is broken only few feet
from shore and that refuse is constantly
trckhng out. They are inclined to think
that if the company would take the trouble
torepair the break-a job involving ridicu-
lousy small amount Of time and money
the worst trouble would be over.
Fl think that relief would follow in
stantly," said Mr.. Carey. Unfortunately,
more tar is constantly sinking to the bottom
By this time the sand along the beach and
hundreds of feet out into the bay is so satu-
ated with tar that if 1t Is the least little bit
stirred up the water becomes discolored
bv globules Of tar that arise and spread
out as they reach the surface 1t will be
years before we get wholly rid OF it, even II
the further discharge Of refuse is stopped
Immediately
The discovery made by Carey and White
appears TO furnish an explanation of the
contradictions in the statements made by
persons living at Canarsie and those OF the
inhabitants of Rockaway Beach. The
former declare that the tar nuisance, in
years gone by, has been almost unbearable
and that this is the first time decided
improvement has been observed.
The men OF the beach, however, are
unanimous in declaring that the tar has
never troubled them much until this year.
Both sides are right When the discharge.
pipe was intact and the tar was carried
out TO the channel, tho tide swept it toward
the outer end Of the bay, and what parts
of it came TO the surface appeared of Canar-
sic. Now that the pipe is broken and a
great part of the refuse never reaches the
channel. the conditions are reversed The
people of Canarsie see and feel but little OF
the tar. the jewellers along the beach get
the full benefit Of 1t; 50 the next thing in
orde Is for the Canarsans to get up q
petition against the mending OF the pipe.
The leak is said to have been caused last
winter by ice, and one indignant citizen
asserted that 1t could be fixed for $40.
Big Bill Devery's summer home at Rock
away lies less than two blocks from the gas
bouses that are supplying Jamaica Bav
with tar OIL He has his eye on them. and
when he gets as far as the beach In his
Mavoraty campaign he will talk tar.
The OK Chief was sitting on his verands
Yesterday afternoon, his eyes wandering
lstessIv out over the waters Of the bay.
Suddenly he pointed toward number OF
small, shining spots on the water. AS a
ray OF SUNSHINE blIuCh olle VI IIlc" "
glistened in all the colors of the rainbow.
Amt they gayl" he said. Beautiful
pearls thrown before the people who ia
cloin' nuthin' but just hckin' TO beat the
band Who is it we've got to thank for
this new benefit but the trusts? And
the people simply don't know how we'll
they are bein served. First, the beauty
Of them garIdy spots on the water. It's
almost as pretty az Pains fireworks or
picture of that man Greene in his longest
frock coat.
Then We don't have to Use no beefsteak
sauce TO our fish no longer. 1t goes with
the ashland with the crabs and the clans
too, for that matter The flavor that goes
with all them sea beasts nowadays is SO
strong that no Worcestershire sauce nor
tomato ketchup in the world could get on
top OF IT, SO what's the Use of botherin'
ourselves about the saucer We're that
much TO the better. tell you, man, them
trusts is great benefactors OF the plain
people If the plain people could only learn
10 see it that way.
"You know, tar is what they call disin-
fectant Germs can't stand tar. They'd
rather go of to Germany where them
Schmittbergers grow, than come within
foot OF a good tar smell This here water
Of our BAY has been so well filed with tar
by this time that I'll bet you there isn't
single germ hiding In the farthest corner
Of IT, Amt that fine and safe for the
pubic'
doctors often tell people to take tar
baths and to snuff essence OF tar. We
get orr tar baths free. have them right here
a. our feet There can be no rheumaticks
IN opr walking sticks, for when We've had
our little mornin dips and come out OF the
sand the solos Of our feet look like freshly
painted roofs 1t don't go off at all It's
soft and springy to walk on, too. Yes, sir,