Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 17 Fire of
undetermined origin early today de
stroyed the business office of the
Pittsburgh Leader with an estimated
RAILWAYS ORDERED
NOT TO CONFISCATE
CONNECTICUT COAL
Shipments Headed For
This State Had Been
Taken and Diverted to
Use of Manufacturing
Establishments in Oth
er States.
Hartford, Conn., Feb. 17
According to advices from
Washington received by the
Manufacturers' Association of
Connecticut today, the Director
General of Railroads yesterday
issued an order prohibiting
railroads in New Jersey, Penn
sylvania and New York from
confiscating cars of bituminous
coal consigned to Connecticut
points.
In the last few days numerous in
stances have been reported to the as
sociation of seizure in those states of
coal belonging to Connecticut indus
trial plants. In one case, it is as
serted, the coal thus seized was di
verted to the use of a manufacturing
establishment in New Jersey.
The association is also advised from
Washington that since February 10,
1,700 cars of coal have been delivered
in New England railroads via the
Hudson River gateway.
Another encouraging development
reported from Washington is the
statement that in the last three days
more than 40,000 tons of bituminous
coal have been cleared from Hamp
ton Roads in vessels bound for Bos
ton and Providence. It is anticipat
ed that part of this coal, which
should begin to arrive within the next
day or two, will be available for
points in eastern Connecticut.
C. L. Bardo, general manager of
tha New Haven road, says the recent i
suorm proved tne most severe on
railroad transportation in Connecti
cut since the blizzard of 18 88.
