Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-24
The Great Storm.


NEW York, January 22l.-The first re.
porss of the falling wires yesterday came
from the Western Union office at Harrisburg
yesterday morning, and by noon communica-
ton was shut of il every direction. There
was great distress among merchants and
business men and people with death mes
sages, when it was learned that it might be
three days before the wires were restored
The damage done in the city is greater than
was ever known before. there being twice IS
many wires broken in the city as during the
great destruction Of wires in 1873. and even
thea the city was not completely bl0ckaded
from the rest of the world. Not a single city
line IS in operation this morning. The West
ern Union main office has no communication
two blocks away, and the operators here are
idle. The loss in daily receipts viii be very
largo The damage TO tae wires is estimated
at sl0O,GO
LATER There is still I'm almost entire sus-
pension Of Geographic communication in the
CITY. 1t is thought by tonight that about a
hundred more wires will be in operation, but
it viii be fully two weeks before the entire
system can be put IN complete working order.
Every man thai can be found who has any
knowledge of constructing or restoring lines
is at work The system Of wires running
from the Ercning Express building across the
L
up the west side Of Broadway, was COM
pietely Frustrated aud every frame torn
down. 4 ike condition of affairs is visible
everywhere. A break in the telephone wires
crossing the Postotiice carried down the wires
of the Law Telephone Company. This latter
has also two bad breaks in Broad street. It's
wires to Brooklyn cross the East river on the
bridge towers and these fell very early yester
day. One steel main wire held for long
time, but the ica increased so steadily upon
it that the line finally parted. The Atlantic
and Pacific Telegraph Company have no COM
munication with any point, except Newark,
n j., outside of this city. The American
Union Company has wires working east from
Bridgeport, Conn, north and west from
Yonkers and White Plains. and south and
west from New Brunswick. The Western
Union Telegraph Company has carriers con-
stautly passing from The main office in this
city to Williams bridge, near the city, Man
hattanville and Elizabeth, n. J. No delay
is experienced except the time actually lost
in travelling by trains. Forty thousand mes
sages we're dispatched yesterday, and prob
ably greater number to-day, from these
points Several lines are in operation be-
tween New York and Washington. The
company expects to do all business direct
with the West, East and North by to-mor-
row. The Western Union has called here
all the business from nearby points.
There was a very heavy storm along the
eastern coast last night, and as far as Barne-
gat, on the southern coast. All the wires
are down. Five OF six tow-boats are sub
merged near Sandy Hook. Two of the crew
are missing.
OMAHA, January 22d.-It has been snow
ing and blowing here all day, and snow con-
Times falling tonight. but the weather is
moderating. The Nebraska division of the
Chicago, St Paul and Omaha road is vir-
tually showed under, IS all the cuts are
packed tight with drifted snow. No trains
have been moviug for three days, and it will
BE- several days before the road is cleared.
The train that was stuck twelve miles north
OF Omaha was brought iato town to-day, the
pa sengers having come in yesterday in
wagons. The passenger train that was
showed in eight miles w=st of T-kamah was re-
Geved By party of forty men last night, and
it is expected that they will be able to clear
the road so that trains can back into Teka-
nah. The freight that was stuck near Mid
die cresk was abandoned by the train men
last night, and they walked to Lyons, twenty
one miles, arriving there to-day. No effort
will be made to clear this road until the storm
ceases.
There Is considerable snow on the Burling-
ton and Missouri River road and the Omaha
and Republican Valley road. The trains are
all moving on the Union Pacific, and are
nearly on time. The storm is quite general
throughout Nebraska and il the weather
turns cold again it will have serious effect
upon the cattle in the grazing regions. which
have already suffered considerably from the
severe winter so far.
ST. JOSEPH MOL January 221.-The
heaviest snow-storm of the season has blocked
the roads in Western Kansas and Nebraska.
Snow plows are running, ana the roads are
expected to be clear soon.
MILWAUKEE, January 22d.-Snow has fallen
for twenty.four hours uninterruptedly, and is
over foot deep. Trains are delayed.
The Senatorial Struggles.
OMAHA, January 22i General Charles A.
Van Wyck was this afternoon elected United
States Senator by the Legislature at Lincoln
to succeed Senator Paddock. The contest
began on Tuesday last, and has been sharply
fought all through. General Van Wyck halls
from New York State, where he was born
aud raised. He lived for many years in
Orange county, and served two terms in Con
gress from this district
NASHVILLE (renn.l January 22d-The
House, by common consent, postponed con-
sideration of the Stewart contested election
case until next Wednesday. TIE first ballot
to-day stood: Maynard. 46. Bate %, Bailey
D. Taylor 5. Smith ?, Edwards l, Harrison
l. Solon E. Rose l.
Twentieth Ballot-Maynard A, Bate &c,
Bailey %, Taylor 2, Smith 8, Harrison l,
Rose 1, Caruthers l. The Convention adj
journed until Monday.
HARRIsBURG pal January 22d-0n the
sixth ballot for Senator many members were
haired, Oliver received IL, Wallace 6S
Grow 40, McVeagh 2. Curtis l, Snowden l.
Wolf l, Agnew l, Hewitt l.
HARR1sBuRG pal, January 22d.-0livel
still leads, but break is daily expected
Grow and several friends have gone to Wash,
ington Among the compromise candidates
is Representative Wolfe. foe to the Cam
erons.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, January 22i.-Through passen.
gers on to days train leaving at 1915 p.
to arrive in Sacramento January 10Th L. II
Hubbard, Chicago; Joseph c. Gordon,
Spain; George Il. Atkins, Rockford. Hi,
nois; G. P. Locke, Ida Locke, w. G.
Rehron and wife, LIE. an, Ohio Geo. Harris,
Chicago: VIM. Brown. Oakland; H. E.
Pierce, San Rafael; Miss Il. Boyle, Brook
lyn: also 80 through enigrnnts left on las;
nights emigrant train, to arrive In Sacra-
nento January 29Eh.
Arson and Assassination.
CHATTANOOGA CTenn.l, January 22d.-A
few nights ago some one fired n hsystack be-
longing to Henry YarBen. While Yarnell,
alter he had extinguished the flames. was
searching for the incendiaries, assisted by a
man named Howe, the report of a gun was
hard and Yarnell dropped dead, ehot through
the brain. Howe was also shot in the mouth
and dangerously, perhaps fatally, Injured.
Next day two men named Brooks and Grit
fsv we're arrested on suspicion, and being
soyne distance from jail they were confined
in a blacksmith shop. where they were guard
"a nv two men. During the night noise
,yss heard at the windows, and almost stimuli
tanaousIy two rife shots were fired. the bull
ists entering the brains of the two prisoners
"a cansing instant death. YarnelPs friends
an sT,sneeted. There is great excitement.
DoIngs OF a Maniac.
CAIRO {Ill.), January 22d.-Ihe steamboat
Annie P. Silver reports that an insane man
aanla aboard at Memphis, and when hun,
49, JuS r,;,ss mn vent to the hurricane root snd
- - a negro. Pilot Burnham opened the
niee - a. ,vhen the fellow fred at him. Then
M WI roan bounded isto the pilot-house and
LII NJ tbe clerk, Laurel Blake: captain
SiIrer and the pilot thea grappled WITH mn,
q n;stol ball being sent int the oap'Ain