Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-22

NEW YORK, Jan 21-The storm OF
hail and rain which broke over this city
this morning originated in the Northwest
and has moved eastward across the coun.
try. The officer in charge of the signal
service station said this morning that the
storm will probably pass over this city
some time this afternoon, and befollowed
this afternoon by clearing weather. Up
TO noon to-day the total amount of water
which had fallen was one inch and few
fractions. Sergeant Gainonette said he
couldn't give the exact figures because the
ice had formed heavily at the sides of tho
gauge. No definite figures could be Civ
en-. The ice had also formed so heavily
upon the wires connected with the wind
gauge that they broke under the weight.
Up to o'clock this morning the greatest
velocity of the wind was about thirty
miles an hour, but the wind continued
to increase in force, and at noon it was
blowing at the rate OF more than forty
miles an hour. The storm signal
displayed from the flag staff of the Equi-
table building, was torn to shreds by the
fierce wind, and it became necessary to
substitute new one. The flag staff
swayed to and fro, and while the reporter
was in the Office Of the weather bureau.
the ice which had formed upon the flag
staff fell upon the roof of the building
with startling crash The storm has
caused an entire suspension of telegraph
communications throughout the country.
The wires of the gold and
stock telegraph company were
interrupted everywhere along Canal
street. A great many poles have
been prostrated by the weight of the ice
forming upon the wires, and about 10
O'Clock this morning an officer Of the first
precinct reported that number of poles
along South street had been blown down.
At the Office of the man
ager of this system of tele-
graph, Al Broadway, it was stated
that the wires were out Of order every
where and very few of the wires were in
working order. Up TO o'clock this morn
ing the wires were in working condition
in all parts of the city, but at that hour
the accumulation of ice upon them be-
came so heavy that they began to creak,
and from that time up to 2 o'clock this
afternoon continuous reports of broken
wires and interrupted circuits were re-
ceived at the office of the superintendent.
Soon after o'clock this forenoon one
of the derricks upon the new stock ex-
change was blown over by the wind and
fell into Broad street, carrying away in
its fall about twenty-five lines of the
stock exchange system of telegraph At
the Office of the superintendent of the
Western 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 interupting communication
in the upper part of the city. However,
many of the telegraph poles had fallen
under the weight of the ice and
heavy wind, and communication with
stations outside of the city is almost en-
tirely shut off. The superintendent said
that no attempt would be made to repair
damages until the storm ceased, as the
wires were broken and interrupted every
where. Great loss to the telegraph COM
panieS will be caused by the interruption
of business
AT the Office of the Atlantic and Pacific
telegraph company ii was said that bust
ness was suspended, that none of the wires
outside the city were in working order,
and it was impossible to say how soon
they could be put in operation. The same
report was furnished at the Office of the
superintendent of the American Union
telegraph company.
A large crowd of spectators was gath
cred in front of q store house at MONDAY
watching the wires Of the telephone sus-
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building The frames to which the wires
are attached hung out in a very danger
Gus manner ever Broadway, but had not
fallen at o'clock this afternoon.
A large number Of sign boards, tele-
graph poles and wires were blown down
all over the city, but up to noon to-day
no serious calamity had been reported.
The streets are in a most deplorable con-
dition; the sidewalks on both sides of
Boliver street, from Broadway to
Williams street, are covered
with water measuring in
depth from one inch to foot. Many of
the culverts were blocked with ice and
snow and at many of the crossings it was
impossible to cross the street
without wading nearly knee-up.
The hands of the clocks on the
churches and other public build
ings were stopped by the accumulation
of ice. The storm was accompanied by
an usually high tide, which backed up
into cellars and buildings on the river
frCnt.
TURNED TO SNOW.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21-11:30 p. M-The
rain has turned to snow, which is now
general in this vicinity At Port Jervis,
New York, the snow is Is inches deep
and still falling.
DAMAGE TO VESSELS.
The storm played havoc among the vessels
lying in the North and East rivers. Damage
heavy. A heavy squall threw the ship Sochun
on her side, when she took fire and was partly
destroyed. Loss $4,000.
CINCINNATI, Jan 21-All the telegraph
wires between here and New York are
placed out of service by heavy storms of
sleet. 1t is hoped they will be able to re-
sumo by 6 O'Clock this evening, perhaps
earlier.
CHICAGO, Jan. Flowing to a heavy
sleet storm, which seems to extend from
Philadelphia northward along the coast
into New England, and for 200 miles
west, no reports are received from the