AIR FULL OF SMOKE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12357, 29 January 1926, Page 6

AIR FULL OF SMOKE

NEW r ORK NOW LIKE LONDON THROUGH USING BITUMINOUS COAL 1 EFFECT OF THE STRIKE By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 28,, 7.20 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 27. New York City, famous for the clearness of its atmosphere, is now undergoing a radical change, due to the coal strike. Householders, offioe buildings, and factories have gradually been forced to use bituminous coal, as the anthracite stocks are exhausted, until the climax has now been reached, and New York is beginning to resemble London during most of the day. The city is now under a black blanket, and lights burn all day in offices usually lighted by the sun. Many citizens, not appreciating the cause, complained of fog, and the smoke clouds rolling from the factories caused many inquiries from the newspaper offices regarding the location of the “big fire." The Fire Department and the Weather Bureau were also besieged with questions. The Health Department is now investigating, and will endeavour to relieve the situation. The tops of the skyscrapers are frequently invisible.