New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-16
Famine VIII Be Avert
.dif Storm Does Not
Halt Cars Bound
From Mines
Thousands Now
Without Fuel
p 1000 Tons Arrived
Saturday; Economy
Ordered; 2 Nights
To Be Dark

r., New Yorks fuel supply still
-.gi7r with coal consumption IN
\, ,i,v FAR exceeding the amount OF
a.heipe received. and with thousands
..f,n1ies without any means Of heat
,.s,ir apartments other than by gas,
We York is to-day at the mercy Of the
.,,A,r Should the temperature re-
~ low. or storms in the West halt
\, coal being rushed here, city wide
.us,r.ns would result, fuel directors
iiniL
rsports made during the day 70 Fuel
,sminis,rator Garfield indicated, ac-
..-5irg TO Washington dispatches. that
i. mel situation in New York City and
:, several other points IN the state
-ns rapidly becoming acute The
gsnh Department reported to DR.. Gar
I'D that the East Side was threatened
vi,b pneumonia in epidemic proper
ions and that the fuel administrations
sr,rsion Of coal here and there TO meet
,rrr.ncios was as Intellectual as "a
a, chasing its tall
Declaring that they had done every
Rng possible TO replenish the city's
,sl supply and that big consignments
~, moving Eastward from the mine
lids. the fuel administrators here
.,sied themselves yesterday with plans
ir conserving the small stock on hand,
nd distributing a rev tons here and
a,re TO relieve the worst cases Of
ustIinc
Coaaty Fuel Administrator Schley
: !, aid coal IN large quantities was moving
: toward the city, and tnat New York
-ould be out Of immediate danger in
few days unless another storm tied
" transportation.
1900 Tons Arrives Saturday
M. Sehley said that 1900 tons Of
usl arrived in New York during the
tsy, Of which Manhattan received 1000.
The remainder was divided between
Brooklyn and The Bronx. The city
rornslly consumes 10000 tons a day.
Nr. Sehley also announced that the
hbor situation was relieved; that the
nilrosds, responsible for unloading
coal from their cars. had obtained
zs1y men 20 break up the frozen coal,
and in addition had called in their
vr,eking crews TO help dump the coal
& tidswater.
The United States Fuel Administra-
iien issued a change in its order sf-
letting electric light .cns. proclsjming
Ssndsy and Thursday nights lichtless
rivhts.' Tho order rccs into effect i'm
rsdis;ely
81 Pneumonia Deaths in Day
There were thlrty-scycn deaths from
f'esmonia reported IN New York dur
nc the day, one less than Friday. The
total toll OF deaths rom this disease
amounted 20 263 for the week, an in
cease OF SO over the preceding week.
The Health Department received
800 complaint dIrng the day from
afaftment house tenants. who said
issir aats were insuffciently heated o.
tol az al The ComnlaInsrts asked for
Instructions how 20 protect themselves
ron pneumonia. che grippe and colds.
Many of these complaints 70 the
Health Department stated that owners
q apsr'mcn. buildings, with coal in
Mslr cellars, refused TO furnish heat,
Nrng they we're out Of fuel, or saw
NJ it.for the future. when 10 would
y more needed Ono man said his
aaelord, owner OF big apartment
,sliolng whose furnaces were cold, had
~ tons stored In his basement.
Schools Fuel Supply Low
Patrick Jones, superintendent o.
i'tpies for the Board Of Education,
iaie that $50 public school buildings
s.eFe down % one TO five days supply
~ thought that a few schools might
avs 70 shut down for a day or two
ssl that the outlook was such that he
teuld be able TO secure coal for prac-
sealy al the buildings with the low
''l fuel stock.
" was announced that the Board Of
ceeeauon. az its meeting this wrek,
w act on resolution 20 extend the
aenosy vacation several days and
ske Up the difference IN June. The
leasers Board of Education has al
ufinE.
ar Jones said that By this plan the
,.o0ols might save few thousand
oh, The daily consumption o. coal
me city schools is about GOO tons
oecenbcr and close to 1000 in Jan
- Mr. Jones said that public lect-
49,. 80 and other activities OF similar
sau,te' neeessitating the use Of school
..hoinrs evenings. had been confined
= tnose buildings where evening
.V0is are held 20 prevent waste. An
we assr has been issued shutting down
.,nthsiloq plants in all the public
~, buildings. and teachers have
....,, ins'rueted 10 make use Of direct
aui%'ioa and 20 tell their pupils 20
''' warmly as an insurance against