, 1881-01-22
Tie Damage to the Telegraph
Companies Estimated at
$60O,O0O.
Yn;urv of All Kinds Inflicted to
the Extent Of About
S1, ,ooo, 600.
Communication with tho World Carried
Oh ill Uay by Conricrs.
=. ~ = :
'Aspact Of Share Speculation ns It Flourishad
vE'' Without "Tiokcrs su-Uam-
+ plenos Aot,
6LEET AND WIND,

AN AwFC1. nay.
NEw York, Jan. 2l.--rlie stnrm Of hntl
tnd rain which broke over this city this
t,ornlng originated III the northwest. and
has moved eastward across tho codtltry. 'fhc
oI1ccr In cl,nrgc of the slKMal-seryice station
sail this forenoon tllat the sturm would prut-
tby pass oyor this city sometime this aftcr
sooa. autl lr followed this evening BY clear-
tnc. canlcr weather. Up tu i1oni, tt,-tlAy thc
total amount nf water which i,nd fuliem was
olle lncEl md II few fractions. Sergeant f;at-
onett said ha could not give tho exnct fig
llres, becal,He uN lee llad formed 10 llcnyiiy
at the stiles of t!a l,augo tlnt ITO lr!i,lit tx:
nrcs could bc Rtycn.
TiiE 1ct:
had also formed 81 heayity upon the wires
Connected with tilo wi,,l-Kaugc thut they
broke under tic weight. Upto 7 o'clock
this morning tic f1tt'Ntest yuiOcity Of thu
wlAtl was nbollt thirty miles an t0ur, but
thc wlnd continued O lncreasa III forcc, and
1t noon It was blowing ut the rate NJ nDr,
than forty nflcs TIL hour. The ssorn,-sfsna|
displayed tro,n the l!agstuH Of the Equitable
Life building WIS turn to sl,rctts by tho iercG
wlnf, asld 1t bccnnlU necessary tn substitute
I new cite. T1su ilag-poic swayGtt to md
fro, and while The rnpnrtcr WIS IL, the oillee
Of tho Weather Bureau tho leo wllic, hui
S,mcl upon tho flagstaff fell Upon tile roof
%'th 4 startling crash. The storm 't.ls
caused an entiro suspension of 1rlrgraphic
communication throughout the country.
Tile wires Of the told Il Stock Telegraph
Company were interrupted everywhere.
ALONG CANAL STREET
= great many poles have l.ccn lh'ossrateh by
The weight Of leo forming apnn the wires, anu
hbout 10 o'clock this nDrlItng NJ. officer Ut
the First Precinct reported tllat II number OF
poles along South street lad fieen blown
down. At tie Office Of the Manager uf this
system of telegraph, }t Broadway, It WIS
Stated TINT tho wires wera tut of order eyery-
Where, a!ld very few Of tho wires were in
working order. Up to D u'cl0ck this ,norl,-
inx the wires were i'll working contlltEol, III
all parts Ut tho city hit ut that hour tho ac-
eeanl'llation Ut leu upon them beea1,1e 20
heavy that they begun to break, utltl frDsn
that time tIp to . o'clock this afternoon con-
tnuous reports Of broken wires and inter-
tupsed circuits were received ut the oNIce Ut
tle Superintendent. Soon after 0 o'clock
QIls morning
ONE or THE nEIllsICKs
tpon the lluw Stock Exchange was blown
bSer by the wind and fell Into Dr1al street,
carrying AWAY III Its full about twenty-five
Wires u tic Stock Exchange syatesn Ut tce-
sEap!y. At tho Office 1T the Superintendent
et tbe Western Union Telegraph Company 1t
vas said tint very few OF tli8 wires Ut the
company hal been brDkun, but that tho
sseates. trouble was caused by tho wires ut
1snef Companies falling Ner1ss their wires,
'has intcrrltpttng communication. In tIlU
apl4f 1art ri tho city. however, 1sla1ly OF tho
!eEcarAplI Eules llau f,lllNp under the weight