New-York tribune., 1902-10-14
GETTING COAL BY THEPAIL
At THE DELANCEY-ST. STATION ALONE
THERE WERE EIGHT THOUSAND
APPLICANTS.

Distribution of coal 70 the poor on the East
Side continued yesterday. Despite the unusually
warm weather. there was a great increase in
the demand over last week. At one station. in
Delancey-st.. between EldridEe ami Allen SITS.
over eight thousand people applied for coal The
supply FOR distribution amounted 10 only sixty
tons. and the workers there estimated that over
FIVE thousand people were turned away unsatis-
fed The distribution began early in the day.
and by II o'clock the supply was exhausted. and
the street was filled with hundreds OF clamoring
people This was a sample Of the situation at
each Of the half dozen stations throughout the
East Side The same process will be repeated
to-day.
In several places distribution Of coal from
wagons was attempted on the East Side. The
assistant head worker Of the University Settle
mont Mr. scott gave a Tribune reporter de-
scriptIon az the working of this scheme
- MAS coming down Clnton-st. this morn
ing" said ne when noticed a wagon laden
with C, al stop on the curb. Instantly 1t was
s,,-ro,,r5ed bv hundreds Of people. who seemed
20 srring from out Of the ground. The wagon
had a policeman and several shovellers on board
brt IN a moment they were all swamped by the
r,,.b People cIambored up the sides Of the
-.,,,r, and fought to get at the back of the
.aso, where the coal was shovelled out Their
,,o,av Was pushed and thrown at the people
on ,ba wagon. and for few minutes there was
-. very lively scene. Then, in a surprisingly
h,isf time. the supply was exhausted, the
r.rsr,ring shovelers paused and the wagon
a. off The women who had learned OF the
,s,,s s,yarmed out of the tenements with dish
rars baskets. and every sort OF thing to re-
ceive the coal IN
-rhe situation in the baths on the East Side
..a,,r,,.s 10 increase in seriousness. Borough
Lra
.,,,,r,, ~ coal in the Rivington-st. baths would
-, r., ont the week An attempt will be made
:. -, those baths going with wood Robert
- ,be head worker of the University
c,,,.,,ept said that the council which governs
r., restitution would have 70 decide at once
-, ,e.ning the baths open. The supply OF
-, a. Exhausted and the price Of fresh supplies
a. .,,,ost nrohibitive. Mr.. Hunter said tnat the
$50. n, laundry had increased materially
- - the additional cost Of fuel Five cents
= hundred more for washing bath towels was
now demanded by the laundries.
n culver the sOn-in-law OF senator
,,o,tanl. announced yesterday that
- ..,s s,,rnish two hundred cords OF wood
"a in New-Jersey, to the East Side
''~ -, -,od viii be distributed by the
-. orsanization Society from its yards
=. -. ct,,, dumps where extra men are kept
- - .rattng the wood from the refuse.
the number of boys anu S o''IS Enrrerlv he hest
OF this supply dTsTs aPd the Mood
but unoei tIi'o--Ia uho need IL most. Men
reaches 6ino 'i6 6v Italian contractors have been
DO the sS'es Sdee 10 S06 o6tsS sS1 fuel
OF children sW - -, estimated that no less than
of the y at 6aTsd 5he s
places al Nhl.li orne Of the distributing points
, ny prices prices, for prompt service became so in
an second