Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-01-23 | Page 2 | Six Snowfall Paralyzes Traffic in New York City

SIX-INCH SNOWFALL PARALYZES TRAFFIC IN NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Unless New York City Immediately gets shipments of coal, all good accomplished by the five-day five-day Industrial closing order will have been nullified by the isix-inch snowfall, which demoralized trie movement of barges and trains today, fuel administrators administra-tors declared tonight. They united in expressing grave concern over what tliev term "another critical turn in the city's coal situation." A statement issued by Reeve gehley. New Yolk county fuel administrator, said thai less than 20,oon tons of anthivelte had reached the city during ,he last twenty-four hours, "and that the storm had about put the finishing touch on conditions." The docks are. tied up. the shipping across the bay is almost at 'a standstill, on account of the storm, and It is a question ques-tion as to whether general industrv will be sufficiently supplied with fuel to begin be-gin operations tomorrow. Harry T. Peters, chairman of the conservation con-servation committee, declared there is not enough coal on band to till the priority pri-ority orders and cover industries. "The distribution of fuel at (he docks has been frightful, and no one can blame anybody." he said. "The storm just about killed all of the good the live days' closing order accomplished."