New-York tribune., 1902-10-15
SUPPLY DEPOTS BESIEGED.
MON PEOPLE STILL CROWD To THE
STATIONS WHERE COAL Is SOLD
BY THE PAILFTL

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A. me following stations coal is now being
.ols 10 The poor al u cents pail.
AZ eTy Watcr-st. No. 2a5 sOuth-st,. No. ssI
Sourh-st. No. IS Jcnerson-st-, corner oT East
and Delanccs sts, No. 100 GOercII-st. No. :aI
s,0nton-st foot of Fitth-st., East River; No.
~ East Third-st,. NJ. Go DeInncey-st.. M. -
Fors,rh-st. No. I75 sun,Ik-st- No. sIs sixth
o., Fifty-sinth-st. and East River. M. 5I2
Enst Sesent,-fourth-st.. No. aoS East Sew
euty-siNth-st.. No. AS East seNents-seH enSh-
st. Eiehty-second-st-, and East River. No.
sao Enst Nincts--third-st-. NJ. aaO East One
hundred and seventh sr- one hundred
and j. ninth II. and Fast River. No lI2
East One-hundred-Rnd-ninth th-st.. No. ;s2S East
one hundred and eleNenth-st.. Onc-hun-
aFcd-and-nineteenth-st. and East River. No.
100 NashiDgton-st-, 40. COS Creenwich-st..
Ks SIS West Thir1y-eighth-st,. foot of Thir-
U-sighth-st, North River. foot of Forty
siEth-st- North River.
TIE probability of settlement of the coal strike
has IN no way lesseued the demand Of the East
SIDE poor Tor coal an the coal supply stations
AL the yards in the crowded districts report
busy day yesterday and sales Of more coal than
hsioEs
sulerintendent Roberts, Of the station al No
y Naier-st- said yesterday that women we're
ening from far away that they paid men
nom 1--WE 70 ten clnJs pail 10 take their coal
home for them. As before. an kinds of recepta-
ees were brought 70 receive the coal Small
t|o-wheeed carts were common. though the
potato sack was more generally used. Market
baskets, bushel baskets and dishpans an were
hiied With coal and If any pieces dropped from
me load they were sure TO be seized upon by
s0me Of the bystanders
Al the Delancey-st station. between Allen and
Elarldge SITS the supply ran out a little after
o"V p m. and the street was crowded with
people who were unable 10 get what they
wanted The manager OF the station said that
ne nao sold more than twice as much coal as
o. me day before and that he could have sold
TWO fandred tons II he could have got hold Of it.
Continuing he said.
ms supply station is one Of the busiest here
on the East Side. There is a big business here
y ordinary times, and now I can sell all can
handle Yesterday there were six policemen
nae' but the crowd was hard 10 manage. and
vas enough 10 make one wish 10 give up the
Nhoe business To-day I had eight policemen.
mo Kept the crowd in two lines. and We have
''A aole 10 get oEt the coal in good shape. The
~ are think being well supplied. II is yet
-~ weather but they are buying in far
sN'ei quantities than is usual even I'm colder
..-'s' and most ~ Them should have some sup
- VI hand when cold snap comes Still.
N iea cold weather does comes ] don't want
T ~ The coal business unless there is
s'e@' increase In the supply. There viii be riots
- sure and the people viii break any padlocks
y .eaf down any doors that come between them
s1l 'he coal they are after. just now il is the
--'a VINO buys coal in one hundred pound bags
oy The quarter ton who is having trouble.
|s poor are being Well looked after by the
supply stations"
HN me lower East Side coal is being sold by
- pan from wagons. one dealer having kept
uAs running from his yard. below Liberty
= up as Tar as Bar0w-st. an day. on the
-as' Side there is little business done from
sohs' as The supply stations are fairly
numerous
1Ae coal sold is good. clean anthracite. much
's1 N appearance than that delivered at the
-, - !" ne householder in ordinary times. The
- pound paiful makes a rather heavy load
~ me small child who has 10 carry il home.
80 80 one boy was seen far away from a station
sassing along the street q basket too heavy
MN 10 lift Little girls Of eight or ten
=, - afag pals a yard at time along the
sidewalks.
ue crowds before the coal yards show
- ee proportion OF children. The signs read
eus Tor the Poor" and many who usually
u refuse 10 be classed as charity seekers
~ 70 take advantage OF this cheap coal.
-. nave too much pride 10 stand in line
-, ,,'SslFes before relief institution. so the
-, - ohes have 10 struggle home with the thirty
- --1s OF coal After 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
ch,s sehool is out. there is a big rush OF the
t-eh ''.-'eh Tor the coal yards. while some Of them
es. their GOAL
o.g r,a.g the charity workers Of the city there is
ues,t Aea feeling % apprehension lest colo
coal - come belore the increased supply OF
b. sis.,t lhe strike is over can reach here ana
Ma y one night Of real cold weather" said
~ .,e-- ---.han Wall. Of the Nurses Settlement.
&C.. 80 Henry y-st., will tell the story So far the
hs,tr weather has kept of suffering. We are
c0pcess- very good luck tar weather IS
win ca,.e1' but the first touch OF severe weather
few Use ose trouble A few supply stations. and
nr,r.. e-6uis selling coal the street only
fsrs.i1. lh the bucket There are thousands OF
neea - now using OH stoves who viii be in
"Aen cold weather comes. OH is largely
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