The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-23
The Damage Done by the Late
storm.
Demoralization OF the TeIegrph sys
tenn of the Country.
Fatal Accident ON the Illinois Cen
trai Ratlroad.
A Dangerous Passenger ON n Mfssis
sippi Steamboat.
sara Bernhardt Concludes Her Chi
eago Engagement.
Etc. Etc. Etc.


New York, Jan. 22.-The first re-
ports of falling wires yesterday came
from the Western UHion Office at Harris
burg yesterday morning and by noon
communication was shut off in every
direction. There was great distress
among merchants, business men and
people with death messages when it was
learned that it will be three days before
the wires will be restored. The damage
in the city is greater than was ever
known before, there being twice as
many wires in the city as during the
great destruction of wires in 1873 and
even then the city was not completely
blockaded from the rest of the world.
Not a single city line is in operation
this morning. The Western Union
main Office has no communication for
two blocks away and the operators here
are very idle. The loss in daily receipts
will be heavy and large. The damage
to the wires is estimated at 100000.
The storm of hail and rain yesterday
causes almost an entire suspension OF
telegraphic communication throughout
the city both by telegraph and telephone
Many telephone wires, which cannot be
operated, ARE only crossed by other wires
and as soon as these distractions are re-
moved business will be resumed.
1t is thought that by tonight about 100
more wires will be in operation, but it
will be fully two weeks before the en-
tire system can be put in complete
working order. Every man that can
be found who has any know
ledge of constructing, or restoring lines,
is at work.
The system of wires running from
the Express building across the post
office and thence to the Astor house, up
the west side of Broadway was COM
pletely Frustrated and every frame is
torn down. A like condition of affairs
is visible in all directions. The break
In the telephone wires crossing the post
Office carried down the wires of the law
telephone company. This company has
also two bad breaks in Broad street, its
wires to Brooklyn cross the East river
bridge towers and these fell very
early yesterday. One steel main wire
held for long time, but the ice in
creased steadily on it and the line finally
parted.
The Atlantic and Pacific company
have no communication with any point
except Newark, N. j., outside of the
city.
The American Union has wires work.
ing east from Bridgeport, Conn.,, north
and west from Yonkers and White
Plains and south and west from New
Brunswick.
The Western Union has carriers con-
stantly passing from the main office to
Williams bridge near the city and
Manhattanvile ON the outskirts of Eliza
beth, N. J.
No delay is experienced, in the time
actually lost in travelling by trains.
Forty thousand messages were dis
patched yesterday and probably a
greater number to-day from these
points. Several lines here are III opera
tion between New York and Washing
ton. The companies expect to do all
business direct with the west, east and
north by tomorrow. The Western
Union has called all thier linemen from
the nearest points.
There was very heavy storm along
the eastern coast last night as far as
Barnegat. On the southern coast all
the wires are down. Five or six tow
boars are submerged near Sandy Hook.
Two of the crew are missing.
Louisville, Jan 22.-Casualties by
floating ice continue to be reported,
barges, tow boats, etc., being the chief
sufferers.