The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-31
Orders Limited to One Ton
by City Dealer; New
Cold Record Set.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

The sun-resisting cold wave
continued to hold Indianap-
oils in It's grip today, with the
temperature only 6 above at
l p. NJ, and with the threat of
a coal shortage in the city not
many days away as no relief
is forecast.
During seven of the last nine days,
the temperature has been below
zero to create record cold spell,
unequalled even by the only other
of record, back in February, 1899.
Because of this unprecedented
and prolonged cold wave, household
ers have been burning coal nearly
twice as fast as they would have in
ordinary weather, and most coal
dealers in the city, finding their
supplies low, have limited retail de-
liveries to one ton to a. customer.
Mine Production Cut
Even so, many of the smaller
yards are completely out, and larg-
er yards admit that if the cold con-
tinues at current intensity their
own supplies will have been ex-
hausted within four or five days.
To make the situation even more
complicated, miners in West Vir-
ginia, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana,
from which states most of the do
mestic coal comes, have been ham
pered seriously by the cold, and enc
coal dealer here estimated this
morning that production of coal has
been cut as much as rs per cent
from normal.
Adding to that the fact that all
coal from out of state must be
shipped by rail and thus is five to
seven days away from indianapolis,
anc that the railroads are behind
now in shipments, dealers were pref
ty much in. accord that the situa-
tion is growing critical.
They were unanimous in asking
that persons who have ton or two
in their cellars should not order
more, but allow what there is to go
to those who have completely run
out.
Coal shipments are coming into
the city daily, but these are not as
large as usual. Another factor, coal
men say, in the slow shipments is
that industry is not taking the slack
as fast as it is separated from the
domestic Goals.
The cold has made no threat on
the city's milk supply, however.
Only drifted roads between the city
and the producing farmers can have
an yeffect on the milk supply, and
they have not been impossible since
the blizzard week ago Wednesday,
any effect on the milk supply, and
Daries carry enough surplus for
almost a days delivery.
Relief Supply Adequate
Public buildings. including schools,
have plenty of coal, and there is
said to be an adequate supply for
relief needs.
Plenty of gas and coke are avail
able to alleviate the coal shortage,
Thomas w. Kemp. manager of the
Citizens Gas and Coke Utility, an
nounced today. The utility has on
hand about 10000 tons of coke
which is being increased at the rate
of 1900 tons day, he said.
During the recent cold period gas
consumption was 10 to 20 per cent
above average.
During the "a hours preceding Z
this morning the fire department
answered 80 alarms, mostly to ex-
tinguish blazes caused by over
heated furnaces and water pipe
thawing.
The intense cold of last night and
early today was caused, according
to j. H. Armington, senior meteorol-
ogist of the Weather Bureau here,
by the radiation of cold from the
snow surface under a clear sky,
He predicts it will go only to 5
below tonight because he believes
southwestern winds will tend to
minutely temper the air.
Fireman Lawrence Hornacker,
1431 W. 27th-st, was injured when
car driven by Edmund Folkoring,
r. r. 9, Box 400, struck a fire truck
at 18th and Clifton-sts, as the truck
was making a run on Clifton-st. He
was treated and sent home. Mr..
Folkoring was arrested and charged
with failure to stop for prefer
entail street.
The most disastrous fire occurred
at rooming house at 1914 Union
st owned by Jake Leganofsky. He
estimated damage at $1,000. The
fire started from an oyerheated