New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-26
MANY SMOKE PROTESTS
Edison Conviction Arouses Com
plants Al Ouer the City.

Since the Anti-smoke League obtained convic-
ton against the New York Edison Company on
last Monday the league has received numerous
complaints from all over the city calling its atten
tion 10 the constant soft coal smoke violations by
smaller offenders
Most OF the letters were received by Charles T.
Barney, president of the KnickerbOcker Trust
Company. also president OF the Anti-Smoke League.
who them to the leagues attorney. John r.
Coleman. who takes the necessary legal steps 10
abate the nuisance. Among the letters received
one from John Norris business manager Of
The New York Times" who complained OF the
Hotel Albany, at 41st street and Broadway. He
said that black smoke continually pours from the
chimney Of the hotel and settles over the Times
Building, where the tenants are compelled 20 keep
their windows closed all the time. He said that
by telephone calls. by personal calls and by writ
ing. he tried to induce the proprieOrs or the hotel
to abate the alleged nuisance. without result. The
complaint was sent to Dr. Bensel. OF the Health
Department
Or. Bense said last night that he had sent his
inspectors 20 the hotel and found that thew vere
using soft coal and had large quantity OF IT in
their cellar. The doctor said he gave the hotel
manager until next Monday to stop the nuisance
on pain Of arrest.
H. d. Morton, manager OF the Hotel Albany. said
last night;
u received visit from the Health Department
calling my attention to the violation OF the smoke
TigiilCs, anu promised 70 use the hard coal
nave In our bins which will he IN a few DAYS
"" nave dIeduy oFueFeu several tons OF coal.
AS a result OF the vigorous crusade Of the Anti
Smoke League against the large public corpora
lions which ara constant vioators % the Anti
Smoke ordnance OF the Board Of Health ALI tho
small users Of coal have ceased TO make smoke
with very few exceptions" said Mr. Coleman
The disposition Of the majority OF the smaller
Offenders is 20 adopt the proper means OF burning
soft coal where IL is possible TO adjust their
furnaces to such methods
= received a letter the other day from the Kf1zs
Park state Hospital asking II l could make
some arrangements TO let them the special con-
stru'ton of arches and battling walls az the
water side station Of the New York Edison Conn
pany, which is to he used for the burning OF soft
coal They evidently want 10 install the equipment
IN their furnaces. because considerable saving
can be effected by its This simply goes ~
snow what good work the league has done, when
'pr. Frederick Treves OF London who has been
occurring in behalf OF the movement for the hate
ment OF the soft smoke nuisance. saws that nrn1
the lungs. He says that while the lungs Of a
healthy young child which were examined were
pink all the way through those Of an adult were
as dingy as a thundercloud. patched and streaked
with blue and lined with dark marks He said fhe
lungs OF the persons who died were black from the
surface 10 their iunermOst TeCesses This not only
made II more difficult 20 resist disease but started
disease causing appalling misery. have written
TO the doctor asking him for all the particulars in
these cases, and will them as evidence in
court IN cases that are now pending I will show
mat the lives OF many thousands OF persons are in
constant peril from this poisonous smoke"