The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-08-01
SUNDAY WAS RE-
HOT AND DRY DAY
Rain Descended But Flood
Did Not Come; Supt. Hol-
man Comes To Rescue.


The only people who were happy
last Saturday night and Sunday
morning were spooners, burglars, and
small boys-the spooners and bur
glars, because they were glad there
were no lights, and the small boys,
because they didn't have to wash
their necks and ears to go to Sunday
School.
The reason for the lack of lights
and water was the breakdown of the
main and emergency boilers Of the
City Water and Light Plant Satur-
day afternoon. Some few people
knew of the coming deprivation In
time to draw some water for cooking
purposes, ETC., but nearly all were
destitute as regards lights. The
candle man did a land Office bust
ness, many fash light battery was
burned out, and in some instances,
automobiles were used for lighting.
We presume that undressing Sat-
urday night, without any lights, was
rather "Nach'up to those who were
in the habit, before July 1st, of COM
ing up stairs In their stocking feet,
and going to bed in the dark, SOS not
to disturb friend wifel
Mr.. Lawrence of the Dixie, gave
rain checks" Saturday night, to the
usual movie crowd, because the lack
of electricity cut the pictures short.
The Saharah had nothing on us,
in the line of being waterless. Some
of the usual Saturday Nighters" got
left in the bath line; and went to
Sunday School minus.
The freight trains had to go to
Murray or to Hollow Reck for water;
but wasn't it a grand and glorious
feelin' to be able to get a bottle Of
cold ginger ale or soda pop at the
soda fountain, Sunday morning.
Along with the lack of electricity,
there was lack of fans, even base
ball fans, as the home team played at
Alamo.
Rain descended in the afternoon,
but the floods didn't come and just
when the steam began pouring from
the ground, and every one declared
that he couldn't stand it a minute
longer, Supt. Holman flashed the sig
nal that the buzzers were o. X. and
merchants hurried down town to
turn off lights left on unknowingly,
on Saturday night.
The whole trouble was caused by
an emergency boiler in service while
the regular boiler was being repair
ed 1t was simply case of one Of
those unfortunate incidents wholly
without control of anyone The EN-
ergency boiler was apparently in per-
feet repair when it was put into use
Friday morning following a blowout
fiue in the regular boiler, but as luck
would have it fue subsequently
failed in the emergency boiler. The
regular boiler had to have repairs
hurried to completion, and thus the
city was without water and light from
8 o'clock Saturday night until two
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
In the meantime the l.. & N. shop
wells were connected up with the
city water main in the West End by
means of 2 1-2 inch fire hose, and
aided the supply enough to flow
small stream of water after that n
the standpipe became exhausted. The
standpipe contained $4,000 gallons,
but with 100000 gallon daily con-
sumption of water here, it didn't last
long.
1t is understood, however, that
plans have been drawn for a new and
larger boiler for the city power plant
and will be submitted to the council
at the nextmeeting.
The blowing out of fue is not
an unusual occurrence. The rsgu-
} lar boiler has ZIG fiues, and the fail
ure of any one Of them which Is liza
BILE to occur in a new boiler of any
: make, has several times in the past
made it necessary to fire up the en-
. ergency boiler. On this occasion,
: the latter failed and the works were
at a standstill.