The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-10

fns H.Tarina "a shines, 90 Sida'prrsd
lilo ,tyf Inlis AMI Tho conditions ara
,.r l, ,t,bl, In s,sps raS's, eapec'ally
lon ,s f],shontnlc s%ec'ions, tho loca,lun'
a,Ir fisntrnnhlr hilltop ho'els, apartment
t...a ,nf hit bHiIinaa
purn. hla i~rn most ssrloisly at'
t.,rI F.. Ir.rticilly all departments Az
ps .,u.., r,fa n tho city we're for u con-
.|erlI. loo ,.ro 1T = s'snds,ii this afternoon
u,utrI,,o u Fi,sr q, the power houses
Ira .,,cns are enrsgcd, particularly
n,,u.a rru.a l~ncunpetsnoy aud mIsnan-
.semrn' arr generally considered az tho
tr,no p,,r-o. " The famine, while there ara
.I., n., licking hints that politics are really
At tho bottom u the trouble. The officials
d.nt sgam to h. able 20 explain Just what
tho reir,n Tor the failure y.
INDIGNATION mee,lngs have been held
and moro have been called. The one do
s,ro e,pressed on the streete, in the home
circle. everywhere, IL water, water, TO
drink rr.t of all for man and beast, water
10 cook with; water for steam for oil man
nor Of manufa cturine. transportation and
other purposes Of like pressing need.
There has been great fear Of fire, but Fire
Chief Arch ihald said Tonight he thought he
could cope with the situation. as arrange
ments have been made TO divert the entire
civ water supply to any district In case OF
a fire All the street cisterns were filled
before the famine started and to-day were
opened and made easy Of access and q fire.
man has been stationed at each one OF them.
Every man In the department Ia on duty
and will remain on until the crisis has passed.
The chief says in case Of q fire the situation
would be extremely dangerous, especially
In in some parts Of the city. -&
AZ a conference this afternoon, called
by Mayor Dempsey. Of members OF the
Board Of Public Service, prominent engi-
neers and other experts In the line Of water
works and hydraulics In general, John
". Hill of this city, WIKI was for a time in
charge of the water works Of Philadelphia.
was appointed temporary chief OF engineers
in charge Of the oity's water works In the
emergency.
Mayor Dempsey also Issued q proclama-
ton to the citizens pledging his word to
hasten relief in 90 far ~ the power TO do
50 is his.
The Rev. DR.. Dudley W. Rhodes, a promi-
nent clergyman Of the Episcopal Church, az
a member Of q committee that called on
the Board Of Public Service this afternoon
praying for relief. asked that board to meet
With the committee tomorrow for further
efforts at meeting the situation. When 70
minded tina tomorrow would be SundayG
no said:
sNo matter; there can be no further delay
In this matter
The famine in the hiltops 10 causing
terrible suffering among the patients OF
the hospitals and the inmates Of the Did
Mems and Widows homes. For several
DAYS there has been such shortage as to
require the careful use Of water, but this
afternoon in many places the entire supply
was cut off.
At Bodmann's German Protestant
Widows Home the entire supply from the
water works has been shut of since yester-
day afternoon. q
1t is impossible to use the bathrooms
and lavatories. The majority Of the in
mates are old women who are unable to
get downstairs and the inconvenience
and even suffering oocasioned them is
frightful.
There is a cistern at Christ's Hospital
where Gov. John NJ. Pattison Is a patient,
that will furnish enough water to prevent
suffering for a few days; but it has been
necessary to shut down the elevator, the
laundry room and the bathrooms. From
other hospitals and homes comes the same
story. At present there is barely enough
obtainable from wells and cisterns to supply
the unavoidable needs. Should no relief
come from rain and lowering Of the tenn
perature it Is impossible TO foreten the re-
suits.
The water works Of Cincinnati are under
the immediate supervision Of a matchmaker
and clock repairer. That is the occupation
Of Anthony Herschede, whom the Board OF
Public Service in the distribution Of it's
duties after the election Of the members
last fall placed as practically absolute
head Of the water works department.
A few months ago Mr.. Herschede was
the official repairer and cleaner Of clocks
at the court house. 1t was his duty to
watch the score Of time pieces which tick
away the time on the walls OF the temple
Of justice. He has had practically no ex-
p~erienoe that would end to fit him for his
present. pOSluOn dS uoe eASCuINo h0ao u
the water works department.
There are not lacking expressions OF
opinion among Mr.. Herechede's friends,
however. to the effect that he has not had,
a chance to administer the duties Of his
new position as they should be administered.
1t is even limited that the present trouble
was directly caused by somebody or some
persons with the view Of hampering the pres
ent city administration that camein with the
overthrow Of the old Republican bosses.
Mr.. Herschede, himself, however. said
to-day that he would not charge that this
is the case. There have been many changes
Of new men for old and experienced en-
ployees, The new city water works that
are being constructed at q cost Of $40, 600, 900
will not be completed for years to come,
although 1t is promised that these works
will be in limited operation In a month or 90.
The new water works are being constructed
under the supervision Of a committee
created under the former Republican adj
ministration OF the city,
Expert John W. Hill said tonight:
In trying to connect the new works with
the old a valve was destroyed. Whether
it was broken by the workmen or was open