The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14
TOWN SUFFERS AS
COLOWAvE STAYS
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porting orders sufficient to keep their
FORCES employed for the next ten daya.
In the extremity OF the situation,
the plumbers have pressed into Scr
V'ec every available man in Richmond
who Is able to WELD 81 soldering iron
and wrench. Even with this army,
only tho worst cases can be attended
to. and II requires more than political
pull. and gcntlenuss of manner TO lure
the man with the kit to ones disable
WeterpircS. There - no gouging, and
no calamity prices for work, but
plumbers are making az mu.h az bank
presidents. and citizens are calling
irunticaly for their eervices.
Situation OF Poor Critical.
Suffering among the poor Of the city,
already keen from the prolo ged cold
weather, reached an acute stage ycs.
terday, only the prompt work OF the
Associated Charities and. similar or
ganizations preventing fatalities
Emergency wagons bearing fuel and
food we're KEEP, going all day. AT tho
approach OF niShtfall II was found
that forty families still renamed
without wood or coal. To mcot the
Unprecedented situation, Superintendent
buchanan. of the Associated Charities,
issued to each one OF the destitute
families aligned order. good at any
grocery store in the city. for 81 worth
Of fuel.
At the Ballard House nfty persons
were being cared for. These wero
pressed Into service yesterday to COL
Icct contributions OF clothes and bod
coverings and In distributing them 10
the poor. More than 500 bundles o,
clothes were received during the
week. and up to last nigh, approx
fnaiely 200 families were supplied with
garments and new blankets. More than
2'S were supplied with shoes.
Tile situation Is growing daily
moro critical" said Or. Buchanan last
night. and there will be no let up
until the weather changes Tho pub
lie is responding generously with
offerings OF ciothce. but our emergency
fund for immediate purchase OF sup
plies Is almost bankrupt so tar. we
have met the situation. am conf
dent that the public will help us to
take care OF the Increased demand
that Will be made upon us mex. week.
when the temporary fuel supplies will
have become exhausted. Contribu-
t!ons OF clothes. fuel. food, and money,
are needed as they wero never be-
fore"
Kiosk I7rost-Nipped.
For the irst time yet, the self-reg!s-
tcrinS thermometer IN tho Kiosk n
Capitol Square. wes yesterday In
caPacitated by the cold and refused to
register the falling mercury. AZ 8
o'clcck the ic-pointcu Inu.va ,vr
ran OF the ribbon which Is ruled TO
accommodate u temperature not lower
than 5 degrees above zero. Tho
Hig-z line OF purple recording the
fluctuations o: the temperature curing
the dag ended mutely az above
zero. and the needle swung a!mlessly
several degrees lower.
At midnight the mercury stood .
degrees above zero and was still fall
ing. The fountain In Capitol Square
near the Eunk Street side, resem led
an infant iceberg. and bristIed with e
wilderness OF Icy stalagmites The
stream itself. reduced 10 the mercs,
spray, threatened 70 die bcIorc morn
.nE.
Unofficial Rccords.
J. II. Witty, who lives OH the Brook
Road. telePhoned The Times Dispa tch
At l0:i5 o'clock last night that tho
thermometer which was hanging in
the cold on the north eide OF his resi-
dence had dropped to 8 degrees be-