New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Administrators Order Six
Lightless Nights a
Week
-
Office Buildings
Without Fuel
Ten More Die and Hun
dreds Suffer From
Frostbite

The hourly readings Of The govern
men. thcrmomcters Yesterday follow:
A. VI. Below T. NJ Above
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Above II .....e....'..' |
4 . II ..-........... /
l2 noon ......... ...........-... U
New York City endured third day
o. zero weather yesterday that brought
her reserve coal supply almost to the
vanishing point. The mercury reached
ifs lowest for the day al .. N. when
i, registered degrees below.
\ day or 50 more at the present tenn
aeraturc Vii bring suffering from cold
such as the city has never before cx-
perienced aad may completely tie up
NOS. of the industrial machinery.
Already. with the failing supply OF
fuel. partial paralysis has set in. Elc-
vators in skyscrapers in the heart OF
New York's business district were shut
down yesterday for lack of coal. Lights
failed for' the same reason, and in
many structures there was little or no
hsar.
Hundreds Drop in Streets
len persons died from the Arctic
weather and hundreds dropped in tho
.reess aid were taken 80 hospitals
in the two days ended at noon yester-
cay eighty-three deaths from pneu-
moua were reported to the Board Of
Health f
Yesterday, the Weather Bureau said.
WAS a li.tle less frigid than its prede-
cessor, but the thermometers late last
right registered only above zero. To-
GAY it IS believed that the cold will
relax still further.
The main developments in the coal
situation yesterday may be summar-
ized IS follows:
State Fuel Administrator Albert II.
Wiggin telegraphed an appeal TO Di-
rector General of Railways William
g. McAdoo 70 rush coal 70 the city,
and authorize the use OF the pennsyl-
Tania's tubes 10 provision Broogiyn
and Queens.
Director General McAdoo asked
Mayor Hylan, who Will assume his
new duties to-day, to make one Of his
irst Official acts the assignment Of
as many city laborers as can be
spared TO the work Of unloading coal (
now frozen in cars at New Jersey (
terminals Mr. McAdoo prom sed to
reimburse the city for its expense
Only 21.o00 tons OF coal reached
ne city Yesterday, less than half Of
IL normal need.
State Fuel Administrator Albert
u. Nigrln te!graphed an appeal 10
Director General Of Railways Will
am Il. McAdoo 70 rusN coal to the
ci'y and authorize the use Of The
Pennsylvania Railroads tubes to
provision Brooklyn and Queens
SIX ilghtless nights a week for
roadway We're deereed by M Wig
g.n. the order going into effect TO-
morrow.
County Fuel Administrator Reeve
Schloy fixed prices on coal sold in
-ess than one-half ton lots. and the
state Fuel Administrator arpointed
Arthur +. Rice to take charge OF dis
lfoutlng coal to cellar dealers.
Inc gas companies Of the greater
cry appealed to the public 20 econo-
ing.
Munitions Plant Shuts Down
The John Thompson Press Com
panys munition factory il Long Isl .
ana Cty Was shut down because of
coal shortage
AZ least 100 apartment buildings
III 'he city are without any coal. AS
many pig Office buildings We're cold
yesterday. Prisoners in the Torbs
sin'Vered because the coal supply of
me lall was exhausted.
MRyoI-eiect Hylan called meet
ing OF the Board of Estimate and Ap-
poFNonment Immediately following
M.s Inauguration to-day to deal with
0ne coal problem
wore than 800 urgent appeals for fuel
"efe registered AZ the branch Office Of
ne county Fuel Administration in the
p;',;ay prl.efsi'y Settlement, Eidridge and
NV NV .'s'on streets. At least four times
se, sme, many distress calls came to the
1ei administrators Of She other bor.
ousas, the fuel depots of retail dealers m
scattered sc all over the city. and All re-.
~ ~ .pfncolate attention. Hundreds
30 30 ,f befsons stood in line at the nIaces
81 BUSINESS of cellar dealers and ntStts nt tha
uel depots, Drawing frostbite u nnd az n,ore oe
scclrc q sackful. " .Niosu'c 70
ne i9ei dealers and fuel .u,hor;4:o.
eforted that ali urgent dema,da ,,'H, 't'ss tss ,
'eel' ..'a met. but admitted at mD' the samo 'ma
nm, 'ne that i was only matter of Of \ sam" aanae
."tner Than days, when thev wnnlI l'Iui ',ot -
,e aoie to supply the bare "ya,t wants Not oe
"ple man 1000 900 persons. -
uel Administrator Wiggin said +ha+
ol'ar ,on oealers would be assured Of a.
oo tons daily to protect the noor CO 0' A. a,-
vla'hs Wv, 70 the new price schedule L.
IL seu a,Iosna ,gIesIefday, The small dealers will
- % "iio"ed to charge a maximum ~
y y cents per 100 pounds. 35 cents s'' nor ~
= = POUNDS. - cents per 20 pounds ana n
!" cents per 20 hounds. This nr,ca .
n yaie includes neighborhood delivarv
r'epediefs get their coal for sSS5
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