New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
WIRES DOWN, TRAINS DELAYED
A LACK OF DEFINITE INFORMATION.
RAILROADS CEASE SELLING TICKETS BEYOND

RAILROADS CEASE SELLING TICKETS BEYOND
CERTAIN LIMITS.
In the great main operating room OF the western
Union Telegraph Company in this city yesterday
there was plenty Of evidence that the storm had
Wreaked havoc upon the wires outside. Operators on
the Eastern wires were busy as usual excepting
that occasionally one would exclaim: "There she
goes Agan-bustedp meaning that his circuit was out
OF order once more. Chief Operator Catlln who un-
tangies the tanges in the Eastern section, sad This
heavy wind sways the wires back and forth into the
trees along country roads and the leaves and branches
being soaked with rain an escape or ground is
formed The passes of from the wires through
these connections rendering them useless. The next
breeze possibly, sways them clear again, and they
on working as II nothing had happened. There has
bean no unusual delay In the transmission OF messages
TO the East today5
Most of the operators in the Southern and Western
sections were lOungng in their chairs, evidently gate
tu for the unexpected respite, while those In the
NortherD situated similarly TO those in the East
ern. Wire Chief baldwin, who Is I'm command OF all the
wires, said that tho greatest amount OF difficulty had
been experienced along the line Of the Pennsylvania
road at and Johnstown. About half Of the
oompany's Western wires By way OF Pittsburg
over the Pennsylvania road. and these were all
down. II was reported that five miles Of poles and
wires wero down Johnstown, but this could not
bo confirmed. The Western points we're being reached
by way OF Buffalo. There q serious washont
on the Baltimore and Ohio road near Cumberland.
Mr.. Baldwin said which had Frustrated the Southern
wires at that point There were other bad washouts
snd Frustrated wires Corning, on the Erie road
and near Wliamspor. II was impossible to say
bow seriously the eompsny's lines affected but
II was believed that there would b no great delay
10 kilograms In any direction. The wires through
NewYork state along the Central road were in nrs.
rate condition. Few points eprc cut of entirely
from telegraphn communicative
RAILROAD OFFICIALS At SEA.
Little Information could BE- secured at the New
York Offices of the railways most affected by the
storm, nor did It ss though this was due solely
to the inherent secreiivoness Of railway OfHciNl'
The telegraph service OF nearly all tho roads
more or less crippled, and the railroad men depended
for most Of their news upon the newspaper.
Tho Pennsylvania road ceased TO sell tickets yes
terday morning to points west of Harrisburg, and
also TO points north Of Harrisburg tho Pennsyl-
vana and Erie road. None sold for points
south OF Washington. either, on tho Richmond, Fred
There were no IMPORTS OF actual damage the two
roads last named, but there seemed TO DO danger OF
floods, AMI no trains werc running
As TO the naturc or extent OF the damage west
OF Harrisburg, could at this distance, but
officials Of the Oads said they did not believe that
trains would be running again before Tuesday night,
and perhaps not then They could not tell, either,
what would be done with passengers aud eight
that had boen stopped cast Of Harrisburg Ur west 0i
Altoona.
4 somewhat similar state Of Affairs vas reportoi at
the offices OF the BAumorr and Ohio. No details
had been received but Il believed that great
amaec hAd done and that repairs would probably
take -ev.rNl DAYS. No tickets were sold for points
The odioers Of The Hudson River and New-York
Central Railroad said that all their trains were running
freight or passenger that could not be transported
by their unfortunate oompotlnrs