Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-22
CLOSE WATCH KEPT
On the Junction Road Engines Which
Throw Out Clouds of Smoke
From Soft Coal Fires.
MRS. DENNISTON HASA LITTLE LIST:
Everyone That Has Passed Over That
Line in the Last Seven Months
Is JOtted Down.
LADIES PREPARING TO TAKE ACTION.
They Do Not Believe That Manufactures Cannot Exist
Without Dirt.
MRS. DENNIsTON HASALTTTLEL LIST:
LADIES PREPARING TO TAKE ACTION.
They Do NOt Believe That Manufactures Cannot Exist
Without Dirt.

While railroad magnates and other big
smoke producers may laugh at the efforts OF
the Ladies' Health Protective Association to
abolish the sooty nuisance, the ladies may
yet turn the tables on them, if hard work
and proof will dc any good. The ladies en-
phaticalIv deny some of the statements of
Superintendent Holbrook as TO the burning
OF soft coal over the Junction
road. In TACT they have complete
list of the engines that burned soft
coal while going over that road on almost
every day since last August. The only time
ti.ey failed to get the numbers, it seems, was
when the engines were SO begrimed with
SCOT that the figures were not distinguish
able. The record was kept by Mrs. George
I. Denniston, whose property abuts on the
line OF the junction Railroad.
Chicago Statistics to be Obtained.
The ladies have taken quick action on the
matter. Theywer doubtful about the state
,nent made by one railroad man in yester-
days DIsrATcR to the effect that to Danish
smoke meant TO drive manufactures out OF
the city. Yesterday they therefore held an
informal meeting and instructed Mrs. John
NJ Oakley the Secretary of the or
g:tniZatlua, 10 write to the Mayor of Chicago
and find from him what effect the enforce
lncl.t OF the smoke consumer ordinance had
on the manufacturing industries of the
Windy CITY. The letter was also sent yes
terlav requesting the Mayor to tell how
MANY, il any, of the manufactures had been
lost to Chicago on that account.
Mrs. DeliniSton, the lady who has kept
sr,ch pcr.fcct tab on the engines of the juno
tioI. Railroad, was interviewed yesterday
and said:
Il notice that Mr. lIolbrook says that only
coke WAS burned, and that he did not
know when coal was used: lie also
said the road had been burning
coke ever since it opened. In answer to Mr..
IIolbrook | have a list of figures and data
tlfat will give him different opinion. l went
10 the Office of the junction road tnree sep
;ratc times and complained OF the violation
al the ordinance granting 1t the right OF
way.
The Blame Placed on Engineers.
ssFacn time was told that it was the fault
ofthe engineers, and if would report the
number OF the engine the matter would be
loullcd into made such report, and yet
ilIere has been no perceptihle diminution of
1he clouds OF smoke. also have the names
of ncighinrs who wish to protest against the
Junction smoke, and Will furnish them to
Mr. InIhr0o& if ne desires any 1urther uifor-
Tie ladies Health Protective Associa-
iiOH. continued Mrs. Denniston, "has no
quarrel with the junction road or any other
railway company. We simply want TO
know if existing anti-smokc ordinances can
lc enforced The ordinance granting right
Of way TO the junction road lines II so 1or
every, t3;!v it rs,,s coal, and there are ordin-
aucc~ forAidding locomotives to use
soft coal within certain limits. Why should
iiot these ordinances be enforced? IL they
cannot be- where would he the sense oi any
additional legislation? What is the use of the
present lili before the Legislature. and why
circur3her the statute books with useless
IaV -
Concerning the list which Mrs. Dcnniston
mas prepared she said: ''SincS May of this
year Engine No. 40 has passed Ben Venue
j.'acC every day between the hours OF ana
lO :. - ; and = J.. NJ. , and 6 p. NJ. and some
tavS betwecp and rPsI. Each time ii WIS
burning soft coal. Both on Monday and on
"Wednesday Engine No $50 passed there,
lils2:iu!: soft coal between and 4 oclock in
the afternoon. During August of last year
on Il number of days my house was filled
VITA smoke. \ lady in the same neighbor-
hood who WAS suffering from typhoid fever
at thc time was also annoyed by the flying
~oo: aI.d smoke. ] made complaints, hut
;hcrr wa- no remedy offered. Why, on sep
tru3lc. g. Engine IA passed my house four
shines Iurng the day and was putting coal
smoke each time.
Mrs. De.l,iston's Little List.
Tho remainder of the list which the lady
mas 50 carefully prepared is as follows:
August -, 1870, between and p. NJ, In
.sine Ne. 400.
August - between band IL A. NJ, 6 and p
". ; ans . r. NJ, could not see numbers for
coal smoke.
august - between 10 and IL A. NJ, Engine
$50
August % p NJ Engines 490 and $40.
August 80 between and P. NJ, Engine 490.
september l, between and NJ, Engine
September :, between 10 and IL A. NJ, En-
september >. between and p. NJ. Engine
49,.
september ,, between lOand II A. NJ, Engine
4a0.
september s. between IL and II A. NJ, En-
Septembers S. between and p NJ, Engine
SOB.
SeptcmberS $, between and C z. NJ, couldn't
SEQ number for smoke.
september g. between and 3 4. NJ, Engine
september 9, between and 10 A. NJ, Engine
Scptcmber9. between lOand IL A. NJ, Engine
September 9, between 4 and 8 P. NJ, Engine
No. 5GS.
september 1s, between and P. NJ, could
not see number.
Sertember 20, between and T. NJ, Engine
No 6l3.
september 20, between and 5 T. NJ, Engine
30 6&3.
september 20, between 6 and P NJ, Engine
March Is. 1891, between and 10 4. NJ, En-
gi..c No. 40.
March 10, between and T. NJ, could not
March 20. between and z. NJ, two en-
irines. could NOT see numbers.
March q, between and p. NJ, two en-
gines, could not see numbers.
March ., between and 10 A NJ, l engine,
could not see number.
March % between 10 and IL \. NJ, two en-
glncs. could not see numbers.
March II hctwPen 20 and II \. NJ, one en-
ginC. could not see number.
March p between and p. NJ, one engine,
could not see number.
March 25 between s and 9 A. IL, one engine,
could not see number.
Others Who Have Made Complaints.
Among the hundreds who join with Mrs.
Denniston about the offensive smoke from
The engines Is Mr.. Demmler, of Dcuimler
brothers. lie has laid q numner of COM
paints before the officers Of the junction
read and 50 far has gotten no satisfaction.
He was interviewed yesterday and said:
Il made complaint to Mr.. Holbrook three
times. The city ordinance governing the
running OF the road prohibits them from
Jlsing soft COAL yet almost every day engines
nun out dense clouds OF smoke The SCOT is
living in the air continually and the COM
dirty smoke. The last time | was there L
said, The next time | am forced to come
here III bring Ii lawyer and enter suit
against YOU for violating the ordinance
TO this Mr. Holbrook only replied, a Balti-
more and Ohio engine may occasionally go
over the Junction road to assist i'll pulling
cars In my opinion, since the Junction
road is owned and operated by the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company such
answers are only begging the ques-
tion. The wording OF the ordinance
did not mean that an engine had right
TO bclch out black smoke from soft coal
fuel simply because b. & q. was painted ON
it, sides. To my mind, the ordinance ap-
plies 20 any engine from any road that may
be run over that particular branch.
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