New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-28
TIE STORM IN ENGLAND.

ONE TELEGRAPH LINE BETWEEN LONDON AND
LvERPoOL-THE HEAVIEST STORM IN YEARS
severe storm, which has been specially disastrous
to the telegraph service, has prevailed throughou
England Sunday. Only meagre details aDous
Its extnt AMI the dat ages 1t has caused nave oech
eceiN In this city. but from them 1t appeors that
the storm ha. been heaviest around London. 1hcre
is no commun cation between London and the Con-
tinent and only one wire between London and Liver
pool Yester ay messages to and from London were
tafen by trims to and from the nearest point whcrc
tc egraph service wa stu maintained. The city IT.
sef appears to be almost completely Isolated. Many
Of the railroads centrng there blocked with snow
which makes communication by that means slow and
difficult. 1t tu iness holiday In London. ana
consequently there little business by cable De-
tween tLetc AMI this C ty
George G. Wand, manager Of the Commercial Cable
Company. said th,t he hal little information about
the storm teyond the fact that all the land lines had
been Frustrated. 1he company had been able TO
send its business by the way OF Liverpool. where
there was still line to LONDON. "1herc would
be little trouble" he added, "if there was any COM
nun CIT on between London AMI Paris or the Continent
because could send by that round about way but
tie lines from London to the Channel cables are also
down."
MIR Ward has received the following information
from the agent OF the line at Bristol England, re
eardinS the snOsstorm In England yesterday "lhe
storm apl ears to have done amount of damage to
the telcgraI b wires which H. unprecedented"
1.-THE London Daily News" says: The telegraph
wires in the city last night were swapping with alarm
ing ripMity. and In Feetst the policemen cured the
H. 10 en- ends round the lamp-posts. train on the
Mid and Line deayeu over an hour by the 'a'iha
OF telegralh wires over the tracks A large number
OF te,erra and cphone wires fell last evening over
the met'o olitan ara. There severe weather
az Rca ing yesterday. The snow that fell in the
after noon was heavier than been experienced for
ycar- whilst wind blew hurricane. causing con
side able damage 10 the roofs OF bOuses Trees were
also injured by branches being wrenched oil by the
violence Of the winl. In Sonnlng Cutting, on the
Grat Western Railway, the trains were deayed oy
snow drifts. On the line from Faddngton 70 Kead-
ing and from Path to Bristol all tho telegraph poles
are er ect wreck. of tho oes being spntere'i
like match wood and lying in all directions inc
railway block lines being down, the trains are CON
sderably delayed lnd sicnaled along the lines Dy
nass 1t seems probable that wires between Bristol
and London will not be restored for two or three days
The te e.Ia lis i'll otherdectiOns have suffered equally
as Jar "a can be asccrtainc l." .
At the central of CO Of the pool cable companies u
W. sail that all messages to London were being taken
"subiect to delay" but that to all other points thc
lines we're ouen. It said that the storm was
general throughout England and one of the heaviest
m-ny years.
LONDON, Dec cs.-The damage to hlegr'phs Is
greater than for many years The snow was attended
" ,th hurricanes on the southern and eastern coasts
Relors of numerous wrecks are slowly arriving
Ihele has been mach damage 10 life and properly.
seve al railway acci cnts reported and some hair
brea ith o.capes frouI falling tee :raph poles.