The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-22
STORM SWEPT.
TaE METROPOLIa VISITED ny A
EUR1OUs hLGETSIOHM.
E'l"EFaPhle COmmanIeaIIoa Pn,IFsIy
AFoAsa oR, CiseAS AIspPed By the
Aecu@ula'isn Of lee, aad CeI.
Lara IN Ihe LaWsF Wards
FIOOdsd with Water.

Ngw YoRK, January 81 The storm Of
hail aud rain which broke over thlS olty
his morning originated In the northw
aud has moved eastward across the couu.
try The officer in charge Of the signal
Service station said this morning that the
Storm would probably pass over this city
sometime this afternoon and, be followed
this evening by clearing aud cooler
weather. Up to moon to day the total
amount OF water which had t4llen Was
one inch and few fractions,
Sergeant Guinelt said that be could
not give the exact figures, because lhev
had formed 90 heavily at the sides of the
gauge that no dtAuite figures eonld ha
siVen. The Ice had also formed 40 heSvliv
upon tbs wires connected with tha s,1Ha
gauge tha, thev had broken undsr liz ,ha
Welgnt. up to o'clock this morning the
greatest yyelost'y of the wind was shout
thirty miles an hour, but the wind con.
tinqed 70 increase In force, and at NOON
to-day It was blowing at the rale OF forty
miles an hour, wy
The storm signal displayed from
the hig staff Of the Equitable buildinr
was torn to shreds by tue fierce wind.
anu II became necessary 10 sub,tltute 4
new one, The flag pole sWayed 10 ami
70, anu while the repIrter was 10 the Of
nce Of The Weather Bureau tho Ice which
mad formed upon the flag stat iell uuon
me fooi with startling crash Tha aIortn
mas caused an entire suspension OF tuls.
graphic communication throughout the
country.
The wires Of the Gold and Stock Tele.
sraph Company were Interrupt every
where. Along Canal street Rrtal many
poles have been proStrAted by ths wspht
y ice io.mlng on the WirRa, and abuut in
o'clock this morning an officer Of the fIn,t
preci oct reported nun bur OF poles aIors
south street had been blown down. AZ
the Uffre Of the mauaRer Of tbis sya,em oi
telegraph, 81 Broadway, Il was stated MAI
the wires were out Il order eyervWb be,e
Ahu very lew nl the wires we're Id
working order. Up 10 0 o'cI ,ck the
wires were In working condition in
al parts Of the city, but at that hour the
accumulation ot Ice on them bec4ne %
heavy that they btgan. tn brsuk, o. d from
that time up TO 2 o'clock this afternoon
continuous reports Of broken wires aud
Interrupted circuits were received at the
'thce oil The superintendent. Soon after 0
O'Clock this morning one OF the derritka
ON the new stock exchange was blown
over by the wind aud 70 into B oad stree.
carrying away 10 its fall about twenty-five
wires Of tie stock exchange system Of tel.
tR'aphy.
Attbe @ce Olthe Superintendent oftha
Weatstn U"iOn Telegraph Comp nv Il WA
said that very lew Ol the wires Of ina
company had been broken, but that he
greatest trouble was caused by ,he witeS
Of other companies falii z across their
wires, thus interFuptiBg Communication.
10 the upper part Of the city, however.
many OF the telegraph poles had Iajlrn
under the weight VI the Ice and the hsavy
stnd, and communication with the az.
tlons outside oil the city is almost enIiraiv
-hut of. The Superintendent said M ~.
lempt would be made 10 repair the dam.
aye until the storm ceased, a. lhe wIres
are broken and interrupted every where.
Great loss to the telegraph Comnanies viii
be caused by the inI eruption Of business.
:, AZ the ttlae oi the Atlantic 4 Pan A.
Telegraph Company Il was said thAi bnaI.
uesa was completely suspended Nono
"i the wires outtide Of the city we're in
working orde', aud II was iDto4ihls IN
.ay huw soon they could ba put In opera.
tlmn Thesatle report was furnished d the
"tfce o. The s1perinieuda OF the Amerl.
can Union Telegraph Company. A Mrpe
crowd Of Ppt 9 RtoTs were gathered 10 front
hl the Astor HNuse at noon To day, watch.
ing The wires oi tho Telephone COMPANY.
from the roof 0i the PJstntlice
building. The frames 10 which the,e
wires are attached hung out IN a yerv
dangerous manner over BtoadwAr. bnk
han not fallen at l O'Clock thia alisrnoon.
Alarge number Of sisu boRrd., telegraph
poles aud wires were blown down ulI over
the Guy, bu' up TO noon to-day no periona
CAl"mity had been reported, The stI tt a
are ~ q tROBt deplurable condition The
.idtw!Iks on both sides Of Beaver atreet.
rom br.adway To William stree, aie Gov.
cred with water measuring In depth rom
al inch 10 O foot. blany Of the culyeus
weie blocked with lee and snow Ard At
many 81 the crossings II was impossible 10
cross tho street without vadlnR nearly
tnss deep. The hands on The clcck4 n
ue churches and o'her pubic buiLdit m
we're stopped BY the accumulation Of lea
lhe etofm WaB accOmpa panied BY an tiunstl.
o. hiBh tide, which backed np into t6o
q ara of ihu Sivas iSnhE