Show WED WATER PRESSURE o GOES GOB I ILO i LOW LO By LONG I Street Fountains Are Weak bu but Acting Fire Chief Says Force Is Sufficient The rhe water gauge at fire headquarters t tens for the business district frol from a First avenue a to Fifth South and Ir- Ir J fr-J regularly eastward to Fourth East west aa as a far as Third West Vest showed ut tt 8 o'clock last night that tho time water pressure had dropped from eighty eighty- r eight pounds to el eighteen ht en pounds The The drop Is said to to be tho the result of ot which with yesterday has bas extended B Bover over O el nine eighty days f Under ordinary circumstances In Incase incase In Incase case cf fire wo we will wt be able to get Set f enough water at eighteen pounds to f battle flames with wih some measure of ot success b by employing powerful pumps pump with which we are aro supplied said James Paul acting aUng fire chief last night During what would be effective tire tive t e periods it would be possible for tor forus forus us to remove with pumps much water from the tho mains at nt low pressure and nd play It on fire tre with considerable force 7 We 0 are not worrying Shortly Shorty after 7 o'clock last nl night ht th the tho water pr pressure In the business district was reduced to tho the extent that drinkIng drinkIng drink drink- J Ing fountains and taps In hotels gave ga but a small smal flow Cew of ot water For a n time there was no water to be had In some admitted last night buildings It was that there thero Is I little hope for an Increased tha water pressure tod today y or tomorrow unless un un- un-r un le less s there should be a heavy y hea rain e |