The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-08-24
CITY IS
WITHOUT
WATER
Factories and Business Com
Germs Practically at . stand
sim and cityis Without
Lights
are Making connee-
tien OF Nsw Tweive-lneh
Water MainFron1 Pump
ing station TO Reser-
voiETanks.

The city's water supply has been
shut on since Tuesday evening and
Il VIII be shut on until some time
Wednesday evening. The cause of 1t
Is due to the fact that the new 12-
inch water main running from the
reservoir tanks Of the city water
works to the pumping station is being
connected up by force of workmen.
The men started to work early Tues
day morning on the job and hoped to
have it completed by early in the aft
ernoon of that day. but on account OF
several unavoidable accidents expert
eneed by the worlimen the work was
delayed.
Business was practically at stand.
stilI wednesday with all of the bust
ness concerns and factories that dei
pend largely upon motive power to
propeI their machinery and equip
ments. The city electric light plant
vas compelled to shut down early
Tuesday evening on account of hay
ing no water Off their engines. The
plant depends entirely upon the city
water works for their water supply,
no arrangements ever having been
made by the management for such
emergencies. which are likely to hap
pen at odd times. AS a consequence
Tuesday night the city was in total
darkness.
Wednesday all OF those concerns
that depend upon electric power to
operate their electric apparatus had
to suspend operations ON account of
the water supply stopping all engines
A temporary water famine prevails
and water for absolutely necessary
needs has TO be carried from wells
and the creek. Elevators private
electric lighting plants and all other
like apparatus came tosa standstil
About the only machinery in opera
tion was the city street car line. That
was because the street car company
had wisely anticipated, such emergen
cies and provided temporary water
supply from water wells-a thing that
ought to be done by all concerns OF
like magnitude upon which the pub
lie depend for such things.
Superintendent Of the city water
works department, Hugh Callaghan
has force of 50 men at work on tho
task of connecting up the new water
main and telephone communication
from him late Wednesday afternoon
brought the information that the water
supply would be turned on by Z O'Clock
Wednesday evening.
One of the water tanks is full OF
water but it is shut OFF from public
This win be held in re
serve until the water works system
is in fun operation so that In case
of fire or other like emergencies It
can be used.
The daily newspapers experienced
trying times Wednesday in getting the
regular editions printed. Both use
electric motive power to operate their
presses and linotype machines, and
when the water supply was shut on
the plants were at standstill. With
Characteristic enterprise. however
and courtesies extended each other
the papers were finally printed by hand
work and genuine hard digging on the
part of everybody connected with both
papers If the papers are not up to
the usual standard of excellence this
evening the patrons are asked to bear
with the managements, as they are
both held entirely at the mercy Of the
concerns which supply public necesst'
ties and through whose negligence the
experienced are re-
sponsibIe.
Or. Ressr Leaves.