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Show FUEL FAMINE IN NEW YORK GROWS MORE CRITICAL NKW YfillK. l'ei-. 15. Vigorous ' , ! forts were made today to relieve New ; York's coal shortage, but results were not i r-xpei'ted to be apparetit before Monday. 1 In the rr.-a ut i ;ii-', it was e.stl ma t ed be-tvf"ii be-tvf"ii 2",',nnu ari l ri o . i ( n families are itr-gi-nrly in n--"'d if tin I. I-irut fovcert of men were employed to u o! k t oni:-;!il. a nd tomorrow d Using our the frozen musses of rrjal at New .!rsey t.-rmin;i b . wi.ere som1 fsthua tr-4 pla'-e the siij;il" at i.hjio than liiu.onO ions., Willi this tonna'r at Ihc ciiy'-s door, not riMiiJi more than Ih,(mmi tons weif dis-Irlbiiled dis-Irlbiiled lorlay. althouwii I lie normal oaily ; 'onsMiiipt ion is twice that amount. : Siii'l'erhi among the poor imT'-ased. In i manv of thf laru;-' downtown oi'fi'e build- j int;H heat was ,-diut off at noon. In many. l.o;.-ls and iipart ment houses bins were I almost eniply. A i -or-ii in to railroad officials, coal Is being re.-eiv.-d at the New Jersey terminals termi-nals In "unprecedented quantities," but lack of la hoi' h;t a hindered its transports transpor-ts I inn to New York. The. shortage of fuel was worst. In the Bronx: than any other borough of the city. The supply this morning was 2un( tuns, just enough to last, the day. Unless more coal was received tonight in that section of the city, It was said the situation sit-uation would be critical. The office of the fuel administrator for Manhattan again was crowded today with i women begging for coal. Blue cards have been issued to those having sickness in tbeii homes and who urgently need coal. These persons are able to obtain small quantities from retailers by presenting the cards if the dealers' supply is not entirely en-tirely exhausted. |