The sun., 1917-12-18
CTTYGETSC0AL
TO LAST A DAY;
MORE PROMISED
Famine Is Broken, but
Another Storm Would
Halt Supply.
POOR ARE CARED FOR
New York Promised $4,000
Tons Daily. When Needs
Are $4,000.
HOPE FOR GOOD WEATHER
More Than 800 Complaints
Made to Fuel Administra-
tor Schley.
HOPE FOR GOOD WEATHER

New YORK rot at least $1,000 tons
q. coal m the twen.y-four hours which
rded last midnight, according TO
Reeve eehley. Manhattan Fuel Ad-
n.nistrstor. and the fuel famine has
Men broken.
Bu. hs would not admit that . sirni-
a. cr!.s may not occur again at any
Tine during the winter. Weather con-
a.,ons, he said. are In entire control
>, the situation.
TIE consensus OF opinion among
Hose who are we'll informed, is that
with mild weather New York can get
q nno tons a day from now on. But
VI. schley yesterday revised his for
rsr estimate OF the city's needs. and
now says he believes New York buOs
,o-7,aliy $4,000 tons a day. Therefore
New York can get less than full days
.Dpnly every day that the weather Is
nice but can accumulate no surplus.
and the next blizzard interrupting traf-
Il, even for day means another
anime.
The washington Fuel Administration
r.nbled on the weather and lost 10 the
.erse comment Of one railroad omctal
He meant that the West and Northwest
had received all the output OF the mines
i1rnS the late autumn when New YORK
ro.rially would have accumulated re-
s,rre. Now the city stands no chance or
Getting day ahead OF It's needs until
,if1; comes.
Weather OutIo0k Hopeful.
Tie local weather man looks for rising
.,~-7era,ure, with rain or light snow
70. Ia. so Wednesdays coal should
.1me through all right. Thursdays sup
7y viii depend upon the weather
Wgarf>d whl'i Is not at all an ex-
ayeeration of the situation X the rail-
'oad men aro to be believed.
According TO figures compiled in the
c..cc OF Fuel Administrator Schley there
7'e upward Of $4,000 tons of coal at
New Jersey tidewater points This does
H3: include great number OF tons on
Sa?ges destined for the various New
No-k borouyhs
Il is estimated that cellar men and
mall dealers under norma! conditions
sell about 10000 tons each week. Last
F""ek thcr supply was somewhat below
$500 tons. With An estimated ship
''"n' ot $4,000 tons into Manhattan.
h-ooh."n, Queens and The Bronx in the
''Nty-four hours ended at last mid
'.iht the drastic shortage prevailing for
''ra' days past among these dealers
'Npco'td to he greatly relieved. This
''u! promise marked relief In the suf-
NJ u the poor.
'rrp, ration ~ tha ra;,roa5s 0,i.h ~,
aerai Fuel Administration. It Is said,
57ny about rapid movement of
rt.nalning $4,000 tons at tidewater
o.7is toward New York. and with IA
'''t0'e weather the outlook for relief IL
chter than II has been for ten days.
A. the Office OF Mr.. Schley, SIS Broad.
wv yesterday complaints of shortage
% 'oa. those who had no coal at all
- where there was illness and even
''"'0 in the homes, became 30 numerous
va. the nails Of the third floor were
p 1'nfd 70 euffocation Shortly before
''uA the complainants became so numer.
Is tha. the police were called upon tc
+tfp the hnes moving from the eleva tors
- the stsirways.
Finding that It Is impossible with hi.
.mted force of clerks TO care for the
osiY complaints. numbering 500 or more
"'h'hstra'or Schley is arranging tc
pen branch office in the heart Of
"e Last side, where these complain.
"'rS VII be served A volunteer force
g, clerks will aid the administrator ir
'a's work
hospitals throughout the greater city
''e running their heat. light and powe,
Vah's Yesterday on the most economical
,'s H.'s possible, and while In no case wa,
u,e'e complete depletion OF coal SUD
nI IN majority Of the institutions the,
%e depending upon day to day de-
schools SIN short of Fuel.
,caoo's to the number OF about 15t
.o,' rom one TO three days supply o
val and II deliveries are not mad,
... .en 'his used up the schools will b,
'',eei 70 close.
,,IscN Ia'rlcN Jones, superintendent ~ schoo
-pp''ot' announced yesterday afternoo,
a' af'cg a complete survey he MAD oh
~. oyV tons IN various WAYS and thi
WI ~ distributed to ,ake care of emer
se"'E 'asn5 until coal begins moyin,
''--naI'y from the New Jersey docks.
- ''N 'eIvory OF a small quantity =,
."as,nn, hall High School. Brooklyn, a
,tp.,',b Yesterday morning saved tn
u 'ton being closed for the day.
w Jones is hopeful OF ob,ain,n
tSh coal 10 keep all the schools one
ss.r. tho Christmas holiday, aithoux
aun'i's that the situation is ex,remei
., onoe buildings in the lower Broadwa
uc' were reported to be In consid
S.ny better shape yesterday than o
,a,u'nay due 70 the arrival of about 6
p cent of their normal daily suppl
H me shutting down OF their plant
s,e., s sunday. The shortage hit IN
N Exchange yesterday however, an
,h,a "I conservation of l!rht was notabl
tIoushout the entire building.
Yesterdays supply to the retail d.s,
" WIS ESilrnated hu tho I,..ai Aa-.i..I-