The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-29
SCARCITY OF COAL.
Cold Wave and Holiday Closing
of Anthracite Mines Causes
Suffering in the East.
NO IMMEDIATE RELIEF ASSURED
Many Families in Philadelphia Leave
Cherries Homes to seek Warmth.
in Hotels and Apartment Houses.
New York Faces Coal Famine.

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New York Faces Coal Famine.
Philadelphia, Dec. 27.-This city IL
face to face with a coal famine. Two
factors have accentuated this situa-
ton. These are the present cold wave
and the practical shutting down cf
the mines by the miners for the last
hah of this week for a Christmas holt
day.
One large goal dealer, speaking yes
terday of the extension by the miners
of their Christmas holiday beyond
Christmas dag, said;
The loss of a single days output
at this time Is of the most serious
consequence. Every curtaiIment
means increased suffering. sickness.
and possibly death. My coal yards
are empty. There is practically no
bituminous coal and no coke being
shipped here to relieve the situation"
There is already much. distress
among the poor, n 1t is said that 81
he cold weather continues many
more days this distress will become
more severe. Hitherto the coal deal
ers have done all in their power 70
supply the small s-torekeepcrs AMI
street peddlers with coal to be sold
by the bucket so as to reach the poor.
but this avenue Of relief is being
closed rapidly.
Many families of moderate circurn.
stances are closing their houses and.
establishing themselves in apartment
houses and hotels.
New York, Dec. 27.-Only about.
one-half as much coal was received in
New York yesterday as has come in
each day for the last month. AS a re.
suit. dealers doled out the precious
STUFF in homeopathic doses. and then
only to those whose demands were
urgent.
At Other Points.
Pittsburg, Dec. 27.-Two deaths re,
suited from the cold yesterday. in.
both cases the victims were aged men
and their dead bodies were found
after daylight. frozen stIfR in the road
ways, near their homes. This brings
the number of deaths from the cold
up to four. Outside of these there
were also many accidents reported ns
the result Of people falling on the icy
streets. At Z O'clock IN the morninc
the mercury had fallen to IL degrees.
and it is probable that before the cold.
snap ends the mercury will go down
to about five degrees above zero.
Chicago. Dec. 27.-The cold is in.
tense throughout the west and north.
west. At st. Paul the thermometer
registered 10 below zero. at Sioux
City, Ia, Is below. and at many points
in Kansas. Nebraska and Missouri J
to s below. Heavy snow is reported
all around.
Cleveland. Dec. 27.-snow has been
falling for more than IS hours through.
out the lower lake region. A high
northwest gale has caused the snor,
to drift badly in places along the rail.
way lines running into this city, with
the result that much trouble is experi.
enced in maintaining schedule time.
Louisville. Dec. 27.-The coolest
weather-ot the winter was reported
yesterday from many places south Of
the Ohio river. The temperatures re
ported to the weather bureau ranged
from 6 degrees above zero at Evans
Vile, Ind, to 46 at Galveston and 4y
at Corpus Christi, Texas.
Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 27.-The weather
here continues clear and cold. The
register yesterday was IS. Indica.
lions favor continued cold today.