Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-22
NEW YORK.

The Great SCOrm-A Junction of Two
 storm centers-Tele&raphIc COmmuni-
 cation Suspended-The Wires CIogged
 With Ice-Clocks Stopped by the Ice
 Incidents of the Storm.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-The EUea1ng Post gives the following interesting report of the storm in and about this city The storm of hail and rain which broke over this city this morning originated in the Northwest, and has moved eastward across the country. It is in fact two storms, one of which origina- ted in the Northwest Territory and the other 1n Kansas. These two storm centers united at Pittsburg and moved rapidly eastward. Up to o'clock this morning the greatest ve- locity of the wind was about thirty miles an hour, but the wind continued to increase in force, and at noon to-day it was blowing at the rate of more than forty miles an hour. The storm has caused an entire suspension of telegraphic communication throu ghout the country. The wires of the Gold and Stock Telegraph company were interrupted every where, and all through the city poles were prostrated, and communication was entirely suspended after 9 o'clock this morning. At the office of the superintendent of the West ern Union Telegraph company it was said that very few of the wires of the company had been broken, but that the greatest trouble was caused by the wires of other companies falling across their wires, thus interrupting communication. In the upper part of the city, however, many of the telegraph poles had fallen under the weight of the Ice and the heavy wind, and communication with IA E..
 shut of. The superintendent said that no attempt would be made to repair damages until the storm ceased, as the wires are bro- ken and interrupted everywhere Great loss to the telegraph companies will be caused by the Interruption of business. At the off, fee of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraphic company 1t was said that business was sus- pended None of the wires outside the city
 were in working order, and it was impossi-
 ble to say how soon they could be put in ope- ration. The same report was furnished at
 the office of the superintendent of the American Union Telegraph company.
 A large number of sign boards, telegraph poles and wires were blown down all over the city, but up to noon to-day no serious calam- l ity has been reported. The streets are in 8 most depIorable condition. Many of the cul- [ verts were blocked with ice and snow, and at
 many of the crossings it was impossible to cross the street without wading nearly knee
 deep. The hands on the clocks on,,the church. es and other public buildings were stopped | by the accumulation of ice. The storm was
 accompanied by an unusually high tide, which
 backed up into the cellars of the buildings on the river front. The mails from all quarters
 have been seriously delayed.
 | One of the results of the storm was prac-
 tical Illustration of the vast extent of the tele | graph system in this city The outlook iron, I the upper windows of the Eoensng Post build. ing was extremely interesting. Each telegraph wire, clad in it's crystal covering, stood out ir | bold relief, and the vast network extending ir l all directions almost shut out the roofs oi I adjoining buildings from view. In all di rections couId be seen graceful festooni 1 formed by the wires which had broken be meath the enormous pressure imposed upor
 them. In some cases half dozen wires wers