The sun., 1906-12-27
FLOOD IN Delaney STREET.
WATER MAIN BREAKS AND TEE
NEIGHBORHO0D QUAkES.


Worse Than Q Fire. Twenty Families I'm q
Big Tenement Iheught Cooks splash
I'm Q Cellar Revealed n-water Do
partment Employees Hunt for Map.
The new twenty inch water main, which
has been down only six months, broke yes
terday afternoon In front Of zoe Delaney
street, and for three hours there was great
excitement In the neighborhood.
The woman cook in Rosenzweig a Fried
mans saloon and restaurant at 400 wanted
something in the cellar about O'Clock,
down the stairs. She fell with q splash
into four feet Of water. Her screams
brought several rescuers from the saloon,
and then it was that torrent Of water was
discovered pouring into the basement
through the coal chute.
Tho women and children Of the twenty
families In the house concluded that they
must move out. The water was rising,
and who could tell how soon IL would be
up to the top noor1 A 6re would not have
caused them more fright. Vainly did the
agent OF the house explain that there was,
no danger. Anyhow. they said, the house
must surely fall down II the cellar got
flooded.
Out In the street there was no sign OF the
break save where two granite paving blocks
had fallen in. Horse cars and trucks
rolled by, the street being as firm as ever
Policeman Cotter reported the break TO the
Delaney street station, which notifies the
Department Of Water Supply In the Park
Row building, and It in turn sent the alarm
to the branch in Worth street.
A wagon was galloped with repair crew
at q mad pace to tho scene. After nearly
running over several hundred citizens the
crew found itself helpless when Il reached
the scene None Of the men knew where to
20 to turn the water o6. Then Joe Sweeney /,
the assistant foreman In charge OF the
gang, said he would 20 hnd map ana
learn where the water gate was. He left.
and the water continued to run into the
basement OF 200, and as IL rose began TO
trickle through the wall into the two ad-
joining buildings
declared his basement was flooded and
not less than $500 damage done to stock:
Next to him, in BOZ, Selig Moransky had
a little stock of coal and kindlings. He
was tearing his hair as half an inch OF
water slowly spread over the floor. Then he
began to carry his coal and wood into the
street.
Il am riinedl" he shouted. -Such a
big damages" He said he surely would
make the city pay him a lot Of money.
In 20s 8. Mintz's workmen were busy
grinding out sausages in the basement.
They declar red they were in imminent
danger of being drowned like rats in a
trap" but they never would leave their
work. No. sir, not IL the water got TO be
an inch deep. After two hours there was
nearly half that much on the floor. The
city would have to pay, they declared.
The boss would fix the careless city.
About half past O'Clock Sweeney got
! back with his map. He found the water
gate at Willett and Delsncey streets and
shut OF the supply for ten blocks. He
thought repairs could be made in two
happen il FIRE broke out in the ten blocks
in that time, he said.
The loss TO the stock of liquors in the
basement at 20e, where the water rose
to four feet, was estimated by the pro-
prietors at $1,000. They did not worry they
said. They would make the city pay.