Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-02
City Tce-BOund;
Schools Close

10 accommodate the entire winters coal
supply aud the coal must he placed as
the bins are cmpticd. OF late II mas
not been possible TO secure coal ~ lust
the time the bins are cmpttod 1hlS
school requires 200 tons year ana the
bins hcld Tut small portion of tins
amourt. n'rcro Is no yard IN which 20
pile coal From ten to twelve tons
per day are burned horc.
At tho Belmont school, session had
10 be suspended following tho breaking
uf 4 water main in the basement OF
IN, building. Mr. Dick has arranged
with the Department of Public safety
to have this water pumped out.
MIR. Dick also stated that this city is
far ahead Of New York city In the
proportion of schools closed. and that
his department Is being kept busy DAY
and night in) caring for present condL
tions In the schools Another mat"r
for congratulation. hc stated, Is that tho
health ot the children is hclng main
tanned at normal In spite uf every
thing.
\ phase Of the situation that IL rapid
~ assuming serious aspects IS that inc
jantors and engineers Of the building"
have been Obliged to stay AZ their posts
all night to prevent freezing OF pipes
steam and hot water pressure must h.
kent ut the stand, or tho pipes VIII
freeze This necessitatcs constant at
tcn'ion on th" part Of engineers ANA
jani,ors and also burns more coal Al
ready the engineers aud iauitorS arc
complaining. as they arc not being paid
FOR their extra time and trouble, nor u
additional help to any extent being pro-
vdcd.
-Four carloads of coal are CON the
road" but have not reached hor". AS
soon as these arrive and can ho de-
livcrcd. the coal shortage viii be much
relieved as far as the schools Of tho
city are concerned.
The Gloucester public school, Brown
street and Jersey avenue, Gloucester
was closed this morning because of u
broken boiler. Tho school board dc
c!ded to reopen Monday If possible
FERRY SERVICE susPENDS
Fcrry service was suspended between
philadcIphia and Gloucester and Pcnns-
grove and Wilmington by the ico in III"
Delaware River. though tho Camden
Philadelphia service was continued be-
cause tho frequent trips kept tho ice
rhurned into chunky but nassahlo Jumps
Ten vessels were tied M hard and last
in tho icefclds in the 'horSesho" below
Gloucester. These included an inbound
steamship four tugs with vessels IN to"
and two small boats. Two iceboats "cro
sent 10 break up the ice which averaged
. foo, in thickness. massing w against
shores in huge siX-toot banks.
Tho Gloucester-Philadelp fcrryhoat
Fearless broke its ruddcrhcad last nlghi
and win hc out Of commission for SOW
cral days. This ends ferry service hc-
tween the two points. Th cPCnusgrovc-
Wilmington ferries also were tied up by
frozen channels. Navigation on all the
big creeks Is at an end.
one man was seriously burned as a
result of the hittcr cold when nc Crcpt
into "A kiln in tho brickyard Of Webster
& Eayscr. at Thirticth and TaSkcr
streets, TO sleep. according 20 tho police.
Early today pedestrians saw the man
with his clothing ablazc crying for
help The flames were beaten out and
he was sent TO the Polytechnic Hospital
in the patrol wagon "f tn" Twentieth
and Federal streets station. Tho injured
man, who was bodily burned on tho face
and chest said he w,s Philip Dough
criy. thirty-cight wears old, i2l7 South
TWcnty y-ScNCuth street.
Mrs Agnes clark. seventy years old,
Of l59 South Burlington street. Glouccs-
ter slipped Oh the lee on her front step
and broke her leg. She was taken To
Ito Cooper Hospital, Camden.
Charles Wing, u negro. twcntN-nine
years old. of 1875 South Eighth street.
Camden. broke his leg by Slipping on
the ice at Eighth and Chestnut streets,
Camden lie was also taken to tho
Cooper Hospital.
bp tgf1ppr1tIro did nm
rapidly yesterday rs was expected. 16
being the maximum for the day. The
minimum was :. making 1t the coolest
New Years Day that Philadelphia has
known since 1876. This morning, how
ever the mercury began to climb SLOW.
~, and il became apparent that relief
promised by the weather man Is in sight
The fire department and plumbers con-
tinuo to keep busy, though there has
been a gradual falling off in tho number
of fro alarms, Coinridcnt with tho mod :
Grating weather. In all there werc y
total of 1io fires during tho seventy two
hours comprising tho worst part "f the
cold spell.
ono Of tho most SERIOUS result. OF
zero weather has hc"u partial paraly.
rlg of railroad trathr, which prevented
III" movement "f sorely needed supplies
bl '"5l ana l''b nEopuCts lNo ran
roads today report tho situstion Is much
improved and that normal conditions
will he restored during tho day.
Ice in tho Delaware River has proved
n serious handicap TO low-powered
steam craft, and 1t was necessary 10
call city ice-boats TO aid vessels in
distress. a request from tho Navy
Department for help TO "A battleship that
had grounded Off Red Bank, New Jer-
sey. carried the tugs Samoset and
Modoc TO tho spot A torpedoboat
destroyer had her rudder carried away
by irc
Mrs. Theresa Height, Of 1850 North
sixth street, was burned about the
hands when q frozen watcrbacll in hcr
stuv" exploded Out 10y u miracle her
infant child, which she had IN her arms
at tho time, escaped Injury.