Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
CAUGHT BY THE COLD.
Building in the Two Cities Delayed
Considerably by the Cold Snap.
WORKMEN NOT MAKING HALF TINE
fiahoning Valley Furnace Owners Secure
Cheaper Coke.
DAYS GRIST FROM THE LABOR MILL

Building is practically at a standstill in
Pittsburg and Allegheny on account OF the
| cold weather.
For the last ten DAYS the cold snap has
rendered it impossible for any of the trades
to. make more than half time Stone
masons, bricklayers and plasterers have
been idle almost continually while the
timers, painters and finishers have only
been able to work in buildings that are
closed in. 1t is not expected, however, that
the men will be kept out long. but that all
will be at work as usual within the next
week.
Quite number Of large buildings, whose
owners have been extremely anxious
to have them finished, are in a shape that
prevents any work at all, and delay in their
final completion must of course be the result.
Among the residences that are thus de-
layed is the one now in the course of erec-
tion by Harry Oliver, on Ridge avenue, AL
legheny, the old English homestead. 1t
has been closed in and most OF the plastering
is done, but the painting cannot be finished.
and much OF the outside finishing is him
dered. The new residence of John W.
Chaliant, of Spang, Chalfant & Co., at 244
North avenue, is in the same condition, and
the building cannot be completed on time.
BAD LUCK ON THE soUTHsIDE.
A new Lutheran Church is being erected
in Knoxville, but the weather has been so
unfavorable that the worshipers will not get
in their new edifice as soon as expected.
The Southside is an unlucky section of the
city, anyway. 1t seems strange that the
building of the first large hotel on that side
of the river should be interfered with, but
such is the case. The Arthur Brothers are
erecting large building at South Twenty
seventh street. but the contractor had to stop
work because he had no roof on the build
ing.
The work on the new wing of the st.
Francis Hospital is also set back, and can
not 60 on again until warmer weather
comes. Straub's new brewery, on Penn
avenue, was ready for painting VIXEN the
cold snap set in and stopped work there.
Among the buildings downtown that will
be delayed on account of the heavy snow
and cold weather. are the Dalzell law build
ing on Grant street, the Arbuthurst build
ing on Penn avenue, and the Ferguson
building on Fourth avenue.
HARD BLOW TO THE MEN.
Robert Leuary, President of the Opera
tive Plasterers' International Association,
was seen last night. He said: "This cold
snap was hard blow to the working men
of Pittsburg. Not more than half of them
have beer working at all, and those at work
have not had full time. No outside work
can be done as long as it remains so cold,
and very little work will be done ip-
side unless the buildings are closed
in so that they can be heated.
l suppose the numbe. of men thrown idle
will run up into the thousands, but we are
hopeful that the compulsory ldleness may
not continue long"
Agent Jewell, of the painters, was also
seen, and said the workmen of that trade
were not making half time, while Agent
Irwin, of the carpenters, said his men could
only do inside work, and very few buildings
are in shape to permit that.