WEAR WRAPS INDOORS.
Many Kansas City Kansans Can't
Keep Houses Warm.
The shortage of gas yesterday in Kansas City, Kas., as a result of the sudden drop in the temperature proved a menace to many families in that city. All attempts to keep a home even passably comfortable were futile. The flickering, uncertain flame gave out no warmth and women and little children were compelled in many instances to sit around all day in heavy wraps, unable even to coax out enough heat to cook a meal.
The wiser and more fortunate ones who had not disposed of their coal stoves fared better. Those families who are still burning wood or coal for heating purposes were the recipients of many compliments as to the soundness of their judgment. In the northern part of the city, where the pressure appeared to be lowest, several families gathered at a neighbor's home and stayed there all day with their children. The neighbor was using a wood stove.
The officials of the Wyandotte Gas Company could hold out only little encouragement when questioned concerning the prospects.
