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Show Big Dam Sii'S Remains Mad New Croton Beservoir, Which. "Was Menaced Monday, Has Not Tot Broken. NEW YORK, March 23. No break has yet occurred In the $5,000,000 dam forming tho new Croton reservoir, which wns menaced yesterday by a Hood of water from the treat Croton watershed. Workmen are re-enforcing thc structure at all points of danger, and a patrol has been established to give Immediate warning should a break threaten. The village of Croton Landing, Land-ing, with a population of 1100, ls one mile below. When engineers In charge of the reservoir res-ervoir learned of the Hood they hurried to the dam and -threw open the gates, but the outflow to the Croton river and thence to the Hudson was Insufficient to carry off the rapidly rising waters entering from an area of 3G3 square miles, and steps were at once taken to avert a break. Temporary Gates In. It was expected that the dam would be completed late this summer. Experts Ex-perts had figured that It would take about two and a half years for the reservoir res-ervoir to fill, so, less than a month ago, temporary gates were Installed and closed, the reservoir was denuded of houses, trees and brush were burned over and the basin was allowed to begin be-gin filling. The great snowfall of the past winter nnd recent rains brought about conditions condi-tions on which the engineers had not reckoned. The reservoir began filling with amazing rapidity. The dam Is nearly a quarter of a mile ln length. With the unexpected flood, It filled rap-Idly rap-Idly and reached the 100-foot mark before be-fore the danger was appreciated. The maximum which the dam wns Intended to hold when completed is 155 feet. The engineers believe that the danger will be only temporary unless continuous rains cause the water to rise beyond Its present high mark. Danger All Over. During the last week the water has been gradually rising In the reservoir, and for two or three days it has been running over the spillway of the dam Yesterday, however, the gates were opened and the water was allowed to run into tho Croton river. It ls not believed be-lieved today that there ls any danger of a collapse of the gates of the dam. |