The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-08
CREST REACHED
BY COLD WAvE;
RELIEF COMING
One Degree, Lowest Mark,
Reached in Morning,
GAS SUPPLY STILL SHORT
Wire Communication Restored
at Noon Today,

The crest of the cold wave which
swoppcd down upon Oklahoma City
yesterday was reached this morning at
] o'clock when a temperature of one
degree above zero was recorded at the
weather observatory and fair and
warmer weather is promised in the fore
cast for tonight and Sunday,
The gas situation was little relieved
here this morning because of the in
ability OF the Oklahoma Natural Gas
company which supplies The Oklahoma
Gas & Electric company, to pack" its
lines last night This inability arose
from the enormous consumption due to
the cold spell.
Relief Promised.
Gas company officials say that
higher temperatures tonight and to-
morrow and the consequent lessening
OF consumption win mean higher pres
sure, and the low ebb reached last
night, when gas was entirely absent
in some sections OF the city is not ex-
pected to return unless the weather
forecast is wrong.
Long distance and local telephone
communication with the outside world
had been entirely restored at noon.
and the local office Of the Western
Union reported good wire service from
Oklahoma City to all points except
St Louis. -
Traiss Late.
Trains were running on an average
OF about three hours late, but pas
serser traffic Is expected to return to
normal BY tomorrow Street car scrv-
ice here was not interrupted to any
considerable degree.
Chief interest this morning centescd
around the gas supply W, K Molin-
ard, manager Of the Oklahoma Gas y
Electric company said that every IN
dustrial enterprise Of consequence IN
the city is burning fuel oil today. Tie
also produced charts which show that
at nteryals--whcneve the gas pres
sure has dropped below certain point
the larger consumers o' gas have
been cut off from the lines since No
vember 10. and the supply given en-
tirely to lines leading to the homes
and office buildings.
Gas Pressure Low.
In various parts Of the city last night
between 5 o'clock and 7 oclook-when
the consumnlion OF gas for heating and
cooking is at the highest point OF the
day-thc pressure was so reduced that
fires flickered and died ont W. b..
Alley. 400 West Ninth street said tina,
he had no heat in his home at 7 o'clock,
and II. D. Dohrran. 100 South
Cmtral avenue, reported no pressure
at his place at go o'clock. Many
} others in the same neighborhood sut-
fercd, he said
Mr.. Molinard conceded that in some
parts of the city, chiefly in the outlying
districts pressure was negligible last
night. This is due. he said, to the
fact that in those districts pipes have
been extended in such manner that
no circulation is possible Circulation
OF gas from one line to another, he eN-
planned, equalires the pressure In
most parts Of the city however, he said,
while the pressure was very low, there
was sufficient gas TO keep up enough
heat to prevent actual suffering,
Blames Natural Gas.
Mr. Molinard reiterated that the
Oklahoma Gas and Electric company
was doing all in its power 10 serve the
homes OF the city first but that his
company was not receiving enough gas
from the Oklahoma Natural Gas com-
pany. Pressure in the line Of that
company, which connects with the Ok
lahoma Gas and Electric line in the
north part Of town was only eleven
pounds this morning, he said. whereas
the ordinary pressure is from lOO TO
$50 pounds. The usual pressure even
in the city mains OF the gas company
is about thirty pounds, he said and
in the smaller lines which supply the
houses, the pressure, after o'clock this
morning was only from two TO four
ounces, whereas under normal condi'
tons the mean daily pressure is six
ounces
In his own home, he said the pres.
sure was eight ounces at 7 O'Clock, six
ounces at 80 o'clock, four ounces at
Z o'clock ard three and one fourth
ounces at SlS o'clock In some parts
Of the city it dropped to two ounces
and even less. As the homes became
heated, however, and the consumption
was lesscned slightly the pressure rose
slowly, he said.
Morrison Only Hope.
The Ngas and electric company man
RRer had received no information from
the Oklahoma Natural Gas company
al Tulsa up to 10 80 o'clock this morn
ylC on the progress being made on the
Morrison pool pipe line extension A
report from Morrison last night was
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