Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-09
Northern and New England
States Very Cold.
POOR ARE SUFFERING
INSUFFICIENT COAL AT NEARLY
ALL POINTS.
Situation Said to Be Extremely Bad in
New York - Moderating
in West.

NEW YORK, December 9.-The coldest
weather here of the winter thus Tar pre-
vailed today. The weather bureau reported
that the thermometer had fallen to above
zero this morning. The first fatality re-
ported as result Of the extremely cold oc-
CURED on Staten Island. the BODY OF John
v. Stallenwerf, a blacksmith, being found
In the roadway. He had apparently been
frozen to death.
At Peekskill, Tarrytown, Ossing and other
towns along the Hudson river the mercury
fell nearly to the zero point. There was
much suffering, especially among the poor,
because of the scarcity and high price of
coal Navigation on the Hudson river is
suspended above this point.
Perhaps never In the history of the retail
coal trade in this city have dealers had to
face such a situation as confronted them
today. In every office there were numbers
Of anxious buyers, and at the same time
eager inquiries for coal were constantly
coming by telephone. To all but few the
dealers were forced to turn deaf ear.
I'VE can't promise you more than one ton.
and we may not be able to deliver that for
q day or two" was the stereotyped reply
to all demands for fuel.
Situation Extremely Bad.
The situation was admitted to be ex-
there appears to be no way Of relieving Il.
A tour of the east side made today re-
vealed the fact that there is much suffering
among the poor. The operators have ceased
to send coal to be sold by the pail, and the
tenement dwellers find 1t difficult to get
fuel.
The Salvation Army authorities also re-
port widespread distress occaSioned by the
coal famine. They have purchased large
quantities of porous bricks, which are sat
urated with petroleum and distributed to
the houses of the poor. where they are used
IN ordinary cook stoves with marked sue
cess.
SARATOGA, N. Y, December 9.-The
mercury recorded 30 degrees below zero
here during the night. Other towns in this
section reported from % to 80 degrees below
zero. The cold wave will cause much suf-
fering, as there Is still scarcity of coal IN
many places.
SCHENECTADY, n. Y, December O.
Bitter cold weather prevails here today.
The thermometer registered y degrees BE-
low zero at 6 am. 1t is next to impossible
to procure coal from local dealers, and
many cases of extreme suffering have been
reported.
Cold Night in Boston.
BOSTON, Mass, December 9.-"The cold
est night in December since 1884, was the
statement Of the weather bureau officials
in this city today with reference to the
temperature last night The thermometer
at the weather station went to Z below
zero during the night and at 8 am. was
9 degrees below. Reports from places in
the vicinity Of Boston. indicated tempera-
lures ranging between 20 below and be-
low during the early morning hours.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, December 9.-The
mercury at 8 o'clock this morning regis
tered 3 degrees below zero, the lowest point
reached here since February II. 1889. In
PY-. IL ~. t.. H. r.
western part of the state the mercury went
TO IA below this morning.
PORTLAND, Me, December 9.-The ther-
mometer at sunrise today ranged from 10
to Is degrees below zero in the city. Cold
er weather prevailed in the eastern part
Of the state. The cold wave struck Maine
just after dark last night. In twelve hours
the temperature fell about 40 degrees.
At Lewiston and Auburn the weather rec
ord was 20 below zero. Most of the schools
In those places We're closed for lack Of fuel.
Lewiston and Auburn have less than 200
tons of anthracite and small supply of
soft coal on sale.
Moderating in the West.
CHICAGO, December 9.-The cold wave
has moderated generally throughout the
western and central sections, with an
points OF about degrees since midnight
All indications are for a continued modera-
ton except in the extreme northwest
where another cold wave ia developing
Railroad trains into Chicago, excepting
from the east, are for the most part on
time
LEVELAND, Ohio, December 9-Trains
arriving In this city from the east today
were from one to three hours late owing to
the heavy snow and sharp drop in the
temperature. There was another heavy
fall Of snow during the night, and I'm many
places IL is badly drfted The government
thermometer registered Is above zero at Z
o'clock this morning.