Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-19


ing that day, has materially widened
and the house. q portion of which
could be seen, has now entirely dis
appeared. SO as not to be visible from
any point from which the visitors are
allowed to approach the scene.
From point in the fire engine house,
water can be seen flowing, which shows
chat the volume is quite considerable,
but exactly from what point this wat
er comes, is only theoretical, though
it must certainly come from the Wes-
tern Branch of Lewis Creek unless be-
low the surface there be some
large Springs not heretofore known to
anyone. Some unf fortunate chickens
have gotten into the crevasse from
neighboring gardens and one or two
were recovered this morning, but there
are still some to be seen. Cooking
utensils and kitchen furniture from
the kitchen of Prof. Wilson, were
visible this morning but they have
gradually disappe ared are and forever
out of use.
EXPERTS At WORK
This afternoon city manager Assn
burner and Mr.. Charles Catlett,
sTAUNTONS' we'll known eeqlogist
and chemist, ware in consultation Is
to the best means of testing whore q
flow of water, which has appeared near
Browns wagon yard at Lewis Creek.
comes directly through the crevasse.
and it was decided that a test might
be made by placing salt in the water
above the crevasse, and taking samples
as the water exuded at the point men,
toned Mr.. Ashburner thereupon
took quantity of salt, so ne two hun
dred pounds or more, and placed it in
the creek near the Aims house and
a man has been stationed at the
point of oxidation to take samples OF
the water for chemical analysis to-
day. An analysis was made yesterday
of the water at that point before the
salt was used 1t is hoped that this
may prove a solution of the source of
the water. He found upon measure
ments between 2:40 O'Clock and u
O'Clock, last night that the flow OF
water near the Brown wagon yard
had increased about five per cent. and
was bringing out with it mud and
sewage. If it proves that the water
passing through the c.evasse is the
same that exudes from tine creek al
Browns wagon yard, and the same
which has been affected by the salt
above, this will establish beyond doubt
that channel has been cut outside OF
| the culvert running down Central
|.Avenue, and simplify the manner Of
handling the proposition hereafter.
There are several ways of doing this,
bthe simplest one of which Mr.. Ash
burner seems to~think, might be the
building of a concrete dam from hill
Fto hill, above Baldwin Street sinking
the foundations deep enough to go tt
solid rock thus forcing all of the wat
er which is carried by the existing
watershed down this creek through
the calvert or tunnel built some years
ago for that purpose, along Central
Avenue. This would prevent any fu
/ ture cutting or excavation.
Mr.. Van Horn of the United States
Geological Survey arrived last night al
1887 and will examine conditions
here today.
| In late interview with Mr.. Ash
burner last night with reference te
the rock being used, he stated that il
was an experiment only and that they
were being used in order that the
water might still pass through then
and IN a measure prevent the washing
away of the loose earth as it fall
from the banks of the chasm. A meas
urement taken by him at the engine
house showed that from the surface O
the street to where the water is nov
standing is about 46 feet. At twelve
O'Clock last night no material or unex
pected change had taken place in the
conditions.