New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-05
BROKEN TELEGRAPH WIRES.
NETWORK CUT OFF FROM MANY POINTS.

MESSAGES SENT BY MAIL-DELAYs on ACCOUNT OF
THE F0G-CoLDER WEATHER PREDICTED.
New-York awoke yesterday morning to find itself
enveloped in mist. A heavy warm fog that was
full Of moisture. had settled upon the city
in the night. Soon after breakfast it
transformed itself into rain on the
land and soon disappeared, but over the rivers and
the bay until noon the white pail hung. The effect
was most peculiar The mist seemed to Aoat in
from the sea- and to sweep up the rivers at an ati-
tude lower than that Of the Brooklyn Bridge, while
ABOVE the air was clear. Gradually tho body of
vapOr sank lower and lower. First the smokestacks
of the steamers came into view, then their upper
works, and at last the whole of their outlines.
fog on the rivers and bay is no tnfng obstacle
to the enormous traffic on those waters, and many
and vexaiiOus are the discOmforts caused by the
vigorous pail. Although the travel by the ferries
yesterday was not 30 great as on week day when
business men, shop girls and workmen are on their
way to this city from It's suburbs yet II was
large The toiling Of the log bells the ferry sllps
and the sailing craft at anchor. the shreklng OF
the steam Whistles and the blowing OF fog-horns
were continued all the morning The greatest delays
were had by the Sound steamboats,, the captains OF
which report the fog rs the most dense ever met
The streets were full Of mud and water, and just
as The churches were being dismissed, the dlScOm-
forts OF pedestrians were added to by the falling OF
q sharp shower. The afternoon was like spring
HuTrying clouds fitted across the sky be-
fore a warm south wind threatening rain.
but none fell. OverCOats were worn Open or carried
on the arm, the temperature at o'clock being 1872
Later here was change in the direction of the
wind aud as night fell the air grew colder. The in
tcumptiOns 10 telegraph communication with the
West continued throughout the day, the situation
beng practically unchanged. The Western Union
Companv's communications with Buffalo ana with
PttSburg were all right, but beyond
those points nearly all their Syires were
down. From Buifalo it was reported that the
covered with ice. and that the weather was grow
ing colder. The wires TO Canada were all down,
with prospect OF their being restored until To-
day Communication between Cleveland and To-
LIDO was nearly DESTROYED. At Chicago wires were
down in all directions; communication win
st. Louis, Cincinnati, Indianapolis ana
Cleveland was completely shut Off. In the oil
regions high water was doing great damage. me
wires were nearly all down at Franklin, Parker
and Oil City. superintendent with gangs OF men
wero at hand ready to work, but very little
could be done until the water subsideG. One
through wire was kept open to Chicago, and as
the sunday business was light, there was no
material delay to messages.
The Mutual Union Company had communication
with Chicago for two short intervals only IN Tue
afternoon, but their wires were down every where.
Five wires to Chicago from Pittsburg
and eight from Buffalo were all useless;
only ono wire was all ri hit between Rochester and
Buffalo. messages were teegraDhed To Buffalo,
and forwarded from Buffalo 70 Cleveland by mail
and then telegra ohed on to Chicago. There was
NOT much of Saturdays business, except hali-rate
I messages, left over, the superintendent sald 10
TWBUNE reporter. and pro er communication would
be stored, he thought, to-day.
The Baltimore and ONO Company, with It's
facilities for electIng repairs had re-esta oilsbed
communication with Chicago by o'clock on
Saturday afternoon, which was maintained I'M
/ broken throughout the day
lhc Signal service Observer at the Equitable
Building reported steady tall IN the temprra are
here throughout the day At a. IN. II was 90, at
1 a. III. 5l|. at p. III. 49, at Z y. III. 81,
and AZ ii D. m. 33o The maximum temperature
was So; the minimum. $3.50. Al p. m. the wind
was from TIC west and b.O"ng twelve
miles al LOur Its greatest velocity at any time
during the day twenty miles an hour. The rain
fal was 80 slight that it was not appreclable Al
3 oc.O thus afternoon, rcpOr received IRON other
stations showed that II was showing at Detroit.
Mich; INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Port tIuIOn, Mich. Os-
wegO, ~ Y. ana Toledo ONO. AT Memphis.
Tenn sleet was falling. the temperature being 3O'.
The creates; rise IN temperature during twenty fOur
hours hal taken place at Fort AssnibOine Mon
tlna Territory. the mercury standing at - below
zero rise of 20o tho greatest fall was at eve
and, Ohio, the mercury standing al ~ faI oil
%.
The storm sirna's continued mp al IL O'clock last
night he barometer was rising, hut there was a
| promise OF high winds in the night and colder
weather for to-day.