The daily Republican., 1902-12-09
INTENSE COLD
IS WITH US.
Another Storm Forming South
May Bring Heavy Fall Of
Snow With It.
COAL FAHI NE PlNCHES.
Outlook for Coal in Any
Quantity Continues to
be Discourage
:" ing.

From out the northwest yester
terday came His Majesty Jack
Frost" and his court, and this morn
ing he was the unIisputed ruler
of a territory that embraced the
upper Ohio valley, tho lower lake
region and the greater portion of
the Atlantic States.
That he had absolute dominion
of this city his official bulletin, the
thermometer, and his official mu-
sician, the cutting north wind,
proved conclusively.
For the former the reading for the
twelve hours from noon to midnight
was a consistent record Of increasing
cold aud shrinking Lulb, while 10
the music OF the latter ears tingled
beneath the upturned collars Of over
coats and listers or close wrapped
1urs, and noses turned red even be.
meath the Lhlcke,t OF wells. AT AL
times yesterday the air was full OF
dancing hats and the remarks Of
their pursuers. during the afternoon
exhibitions OF the winter styles OF
hosiery in the street became so com.
mon as to 90 UNDECIDED.
No cessation of tho rule, it was
stated, is in sight. And to add to
the discomfort the weather experts
have discovered Il peculiar combi-
nation Of conditions in Alabama
and her sister States which may
,,t,
suit in heavy SHOWS which may lock
the traffic Of the country as it has
been locked in former years but
with result this year more damag-
ing than ever before.
From all over His Majesty's do
miniOn came the same re port. The
thermometer, it was announced by
the weather man, ranged all the
way from IS degrees below zero to
IS above, hut below freezing point
almost to the northern point Of the
Gulf States. There was two feet OF
snow i'll Northern and Northeastern
NewIOrk: Chicago was but. il few de.
grees above zero, the brtczes from
the lake making it seem much worse.
This CITY now begins to realize
what coal famine means. Up TO
the present time the people have
been blessed with mid weather.
Now winter Temperature prevails.
aud WIN a very scant supply of coal
the situation Is indeed al arming.
Consumers plead with the retail
dealers for enough Iuel 10 kes . them
from freezing, but are greeted wlln
the claim Of the dealers that it is i'm.
possible for them to get coal into
thei yards to sell.
The question Of vital Importance
is, Whera does the blame for this
condition Of affairs properly belong:
The strike has been over for some
time. and though the mines were
much damaged by idieness, the OPP
orators claim they have about the
full fOrCH Of miners at work and
that the output is practically y normal.
If this is true, then why is it that
Wilmington is not given its regular
shipments of anthracite coalt
Inc bItIulbl tittllllS uc litN tilO
most kindly feeling for Wilmington
and is shipping all the coal here
he pOsaihlr = can. but puts the re-
sponsibility up 70 the raiIroad3 for
failure to deliver with oven reason
able prDAnptneSS
The raIrOal companies admit
that they are crowded with traffic.
Dut churg2 that it il u.ninlT ba"aH5H
they cannot get the new locomo-
tives and ears they ordered months |
ago from the builders
BtumnOus coal has become as
scarce as anthracite. and the deal
ers ara almost unanimous in the i
claim that the railroads are respon-
eible, because they do not Supply !
the empty cars at the mines to load
nor do they haul away and bring I
here promptly those that are load
cd. Many families are without
coal and are using wood, gas and
oil for heating and cooking.