The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-21
Expected That Break viii
Be Closed Late This
Afternoon.
Lake Washington Water Will
Be Used in Case of
Emergency

Superintendent YounEa announc.
cd today that the break IN the main
Cedar river pipe line. which oe.
CURED yesterday on the southeast
slope of beacon hill. would be- re.
paired by 4 o'clock this afternoon.
gang Of water department en-.
ployeH have been at work trying Ia
effect repairs since a tate hour last
night. when the main pipe line
above the break bad been emutied
~ water. but II was expected that
V would be- late this afternoon. a.
least. before The Job could BE- com.
pisied
Notwtthaiandlng the warning IS
altrd yesterday afternoon. when the
herak Vas reported. there has been
aa unusually heavy drain on the
supply Of water remaining In the
reservoirs. and. unless the source
Of supply IL connected again soon.
these reservoirs viii noai likely be
entirely empiled By tomorrow
morning
The only alternative. in ease re.
pairs should take longer than ex.
pecied. would be to make counee.
tons with the pipe llue from Lake
Washington. which Is now used by
private contractors 10 furnish vi.
ter for slulcinK
II ~ not believed that n viii b.
necessary 10 resort TO this system.
bat In order 60 meet any emergency
the water department officials AZ.
ranged today with the contractors.
Lewis a Wiley. to connect with
their pumping plant and pipe lines
should conditions require such ac-
ton.
Small Towns Gu, OFF.
Owing % the fact that they had
no reservoirs containing any re-
serve supplies. most OF the small
towns south Of the city. which are
supplied from the main pipe line.
had their water supply entirely
cut of last evening. aud a majority
Of the residents Of Hiiiman. Coium-
hla. Rainier Beach and other towns
along the pipe line had TO resort
20 nelghberhood springs aud wells
In order TO secure water for their
immediate necessities. Unless the
repairs under way can be complct.
ed without delay. the residents Of
these small towns will suffer from
n serious shortage OF water.
Hydraulic Work Stopped.
Superintendent YounEs today or.
dercd all use Of water. except for
household necessities. TO cease
This cut off the nse Of elevators
which employ hydraulic pressure.
The operations OF numerous con.
tractors who have been using city
water for various purposes were
also stopped The work Of sluicing
for the Jackson St rcErade was ma.
terially cut down. The contractors
who are working on this Job have
been using great deal OF water
from the municipal system for
sluieing purposes. and this supply
was shut eff Several uf the giants
were working today. but the water
was supplied from the saltwater
pumping plant which the contract.
ors have recently installed.
Damage Not Great.
The damages as a result of the
break IN the pipe line yesterday
were not so great as first reported.
The monetary loss will not ex.
coed s. .000. owing 10 the fli~t that
there was natural gulley a short
distance away from the break, and
most OF the escaping water rushed
down this gulley, missing a ma
iority ~ the houses which would
have otherwise been flooded. A
number 81 fences and outhouses
were washed away and In several
places the flood washed entirely
over the roadway leading down
through Rainier valley. covering
the thoroughfare with mud and
debris.
Second Line Needed Badly.
This Is the first break which has
occurred along the main pipe line.
and had the pipe burst a few miles
further south from the city, Il
would have involved the water de
partment In a great deal of trouble
to make repairs.
Superintendent Youngs says the
accident demonstrates the necessity
of completing the pipe line as quick
~ as possible With two pipe lines
from the source OF supply. IL will be
almost impossible 20 shut off the
citys supply entirely. unless both
pipe lines were disabled at the
same time.