The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-03
IN RAn PLIGHT.
Telegraph service Growing worse-Busi.
ness nhhinh HIND.


NRw YoRx, August 2.-Although the
placards reading messages taken subject
to delay or mailing en- route, if necessary" "
have not been hung up in the Office Of the
Western Union Company in this city, they
would tell the story Of the actual condition
OF affairs II they were replaced. On Sun
day evening dispatch was sent from this
city to Boston newspaper which was fled
at the office in this city at 10 o'clock reached
Boston at "a. NJ. Another dispatch filed at
1880 on Monday evening reached Boston
at 205 A. NJ. This delay was In spite Of the
fact that newspaper specials are and have
been given preference in transmission. In
consequence Of this delay the New
York correspondent was instructed to
send no more specials by the West
ern Union wires, as the Boston
Office was unable to handle business sent
there. The dispatch giving that order was
filed at Boston at 9. p. NJ. yesterday, and
reached this city four hours later, or at 6 Il.
NJ. Mr.. John Campbell filed a dis
patch here yesterday afternoon, and 1t
Office in two hours aud two minutes. But
03 dispatches had been sent from Boston
10 this city at $50 on Monday evening.
The number ordinarily received at that
hour Is between 1000 and 5000. Yet Mr..
Somerville informed the reporters yester-
day that q dispatch 'jnst received" from
the Superintendent Of the Eastern Division
stated that business was being handled as
usual and that he has plenty OF men to do
the business He acknowledgement hat there
was some delay THAT district on Monday
highland gave the following explanation,
which is worthy Of Jules Verne orsome eother
equally imaginative writer otiiction: "You
know OF that earthquake in 1schia, hesaid.
swell, such Disturbances are always fol-
lowed by electrical phenomena, and an
aurora borealis troubled the wires up in
the Eastern States. expect we shall feel
the effects OF that electrical Storm in this
city and its vicinity to-day" And thus
Ischia was brought TO the aid OF the Grip.
pied company. After referring TO the glo'
rious condition OF affairs in the main office
in this city, Manager P. s. Brown, Of the
Mutual Union Company said, referring to
q party OF striking operators who were on
Tue blueWAlk III lTOut VI 'lue DuliuluBt
course we should be glad to get some
OF these mtn back, for they include
some splendid operators, but the strike
is over 90 far as this company ia con-
cerned, and II they want to come back to
work they will have to come to US and up.
ply individually.
The bulletin Of the condition Of atlairs
in the Western Union operating room at
No. l95 Broadway, as forwarded 10 the Ex-
ecutive Committees headquarters at the
Manhattan Hotel, stated the condition Of
affairs at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon 10
be as follows: "Boston business hours
late; all Eastern business badly delayed;
messages for Vermont seriously 60, SONS
having been on the hooks 81 hours, Hart
ford, Conn, 4 hours delay, and Night
Manager Sink working the wire TO that
city part Of the afternoon. Manager Dealy
worked No. 90 east during the day, Assis
tant Superintendent Merriheil and Man
ager A. i. Brown, OF the Mutual Union,
worked various wires. Mr.. Brennan
worked tbs Springfield wire, where bust.
ness was hours laie, until he was relieved
by ex.Manager Downer at 3 O'CLOCK. SyFa-
cause, Rochester, and Albany business be:
tween three and four houFa behind. all
Southern and Western business badly be-
hind. Things in the operating room are
very badly mixed. Every one tired, dis.
heaFtened and dis.usted."