Show V new tail tork scarcity tj of water NEW YORK nov 14 th the a people here are in great fear of a water famine indora or a great scarcity of water at least it if the drought continues the chief engineer of the croton acque duct speaking in ln regard to it said the present supply irom from the croton river is about gallons a day and this comparatively small supply will gradually grow less as the drought I 1 t continues T the he reserve supply in kirk lake lake mahopac Maho pac and other smaller lakes baa has been entirely exhausted 1 I am try trying ing to hold all the water I 1 can in iia central park and forty second street reservoirs for use in case cal ot of fire but with the utmost economy the water there is to steadily falling and is now lower than ever before men were ant out yesterday to turn tura off the water from all public and private drinking fountains and open hydrants all sprinkling of streets will be stopped this alone will eave save about gallons a day the reduction of pressure prea aara will also save over a million gallons a day all that will save ns as from water famine now said mr will be a fall of two inches of rain |