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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27

Telephone Company. To both the Commissioner sem
lists OF places were special danger was reported from
noIes and wires Those to which the attention OF the
western Union officials was called Twenty seventh
G, between Sixth and Seventh aves. intersection OF
Fifth.ave. and Thirty -nfh-st.; Fourthst.. between
onth and Christopher sts. intersection of Avenue
and sixty fifth ST. intersection OF LeAingonave and
y-ninthst. Fortyfonrtst. east from Fiftlrave
The Metropolitan Company was requested to look to
IFS poles and wires in seventhavc from Forty second
St. To Fifty -nnh-st fty-nnst. from Grand Clrcla
TO North River: the intersection of Fifty elehth-st
and Eighth-ave; Parkavc.. below Fifty-nntl-
st. Thirty ninth-st..s from Slxth-ave. to tho North
River Onchundred and twenty -fftlst.. between First
and Ninth aves. One-hundrcd and tenth St, west
from Fifthave.; Onc-hundred and-twentieth-st, from
river to river intersection OF Thireenth-st and Broad
way.
The Commissioner closed his letters to both COM
panles with the following demand:
You are hereby called upon 10 remove at once or
place in perfectly safe condition. all dangerous poe
and wires belonging 10 you. or for the codluou ".
which You responsible, and you are hereby notne
that unless this requirement Is Immediately compiled
with this Department VIII proceed 10 reihoFo S"o"
dangerous poles and wires AT your expense
Acting Mayor Arnold doubted the right of the COM
panics To replace their poles and wires possibly aSS
inc that they had been ovcrhrown By the act Of Cod
But Commissioner Gilroy was clear that this was
mistaken view "NO court on earth" the Commits
SIoncr explained "wOuld stop the companies from
uniting them back again undcr the present cTcuW
stances. All can do is to supervise tDc puslncs,,
and that II is done properly anu eNp@lilou'f' anu
that all possible precautions arc taken 10 prevent acc
dents II any companies neglected to attend TO thelr
poles and wires shcrd. OF course lose no tItne III
cartlng them Off. but that is all could DO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27
ELECTRIC FIREWORKS IN NEWARK.
BUSINESS SADLY Numbered BY THE BREAK
ING OF TIE WIRES

Tho loss to the various companies using poles ana
wires in Newark BY the effects Of Sundays storm Is
estimated at $4,000. More than 100 poles were
Frustrated and the entire telegraph, telephone and
municipal signal systems rendered useless yes
terday There great difficulty in getting linemen
10 replace the wires. owing to the great demand for
linemen's services outside the city, Many of the poles
that were Frustrated are crooked and some OF tnem
rotten. The Mayor yesterday signicd his purpose TO
enforce the ordinance relating 10 the erection OF poles
which says that every pole shall be straight and ree
from Imperfections and that none shall be erected
without the consent Il the city and the property owner
At a. M SUNDAY a big electric light wire at Broad
and Market ats. fell upon the trolley wires OF the
Newark Passenger Railway Company. Instantly there
was a magnificent display OF electric fireworks. All
the wires crossing tie Junction Of the streets appeared
like blazing serpents, writing and twisting In tho
air with broken wires Kissing they wrigged through
tho snow Ia the streets.
The wires broke With swapping sound. shooting
ont all colors OF light and lighting up the streets for
several lcks Policemen warned wayfarers back and,
armed with dry boards pushed the live wires into the
cutters until turned Off at the eec-
tric J. ght stations.
There was very little interruption to the electric
cars Yesterday there no telegraph or telephone
line in operation in any direction out Of the city The
communication with only sixty nine out OF 1850 SUD-
scrbcrs In the city. j. had 200 men at work gather
ing up is wires and u stated that the system
would not be IN order again inside OF two weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27
LIyENDN WANTED IN JERSEY CITY
A HORSE KILLED by COMING IN CONTACT WITT
A FALLEN LIVE WIRE.


FALLEN LIVE WIRE
Competent authorities say that 5000 miles OF telc
phone and telegraph wires rendered useless IN
Jersey City by the recent storm. 1t VIII cost @loo'Voo
to repair the damage, and the telephone system VIII
not be in perfect condition under ten days OF '"o
weeks. Every llneman that can be found mas poc"
employed BY the different companies, ana the! a'o
working night and day to repair the damage tiiat '
been done Manager BerthOlf, Of the western oh'o"
Office I'm jersey CITY, said last night that he had put u
work every available man. but thus far all efforts 10
mako connexions with other cities in the State ad
nroved n failure The wires beneath the Hud'oh
worked all right and it only by the way OF NC"
York that communication was had with chicago ""'
Western points. . So,
During sunday night and yesterday the Huusoli
Electric Light Company succeeded in sringlng &c"
wires and a member Of the company SAID last hiEh.
that the company in condition to furnlsh hsn'
N the CITY, but deemed II advisable not to 90 so
before tonight because OF the danger from iaileh
wires The electric motors In Montgomery-s'' iV
sumed thor regular trips about IL O'CLOCK yesoeuaS
The greatest sufferers from the storm are tie fro
and Police Departments for 1t is almost mPo'sioio
10 do the work properly without telegraph or telephone
service.
The Mayor Finance Commissioners and Fire COM
missl0ners held meeting at noon yesterday anu
decided that 1t would cost more than Sl,ooo 10 repair
the fire alarm telegraph wires. Under the cohtfae'
between Jersey City and the New-lorK ana NOV"
Jersey Telephone Company the company must repair
the telephone wires used by the city free OF expense
to the city and In consequence Of this Agreements
Corporation Counsel W. D. Edwards sent communl
cation TO H. g. McCully, superintendent OF the com
pany, directing him 10 begin the work OF repairing
the fire and police telephone wires at once -,
Mr. McCuliy called the Commissioners ana SAD
he would do and that the city wires would DO
,n in condition before any Others He received per
mission TO make temporary Use of electric light:
Western Union and all other poles in the city until
the telephone company can erect poles in the places
Of the fallen ones. -
\ horse belonging 10 the Jersey City and bergen
Railroad Company and attached TO jigger' car came
i'm contact with a live wire yesterday morning and
was almost instantly killed The driver OF the horse
WAS John Rule. lie not mi ured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27
STRINGING NEW WIRES on THE FENCES
PLAINFIELD's CITIZENS DEPENDING on THE
MnnX EnR LIGHT HY NIGHT

PLAINFIELDs CITIZENS DEPENDING ON THE
MOON FOR LIGHT BY NIGHT
The havoc wrought by the storm among telephone
and telegraph wires in Central New-Jersey VIII
cripple for weeks 10 the service OF the western
Union Telegraph Company the NcwJersey Postal
Telegraph Company aud the New York and new
Jersey Telephone Company Not only are the smaller
and cheaper side lines rendered useless, but the tota
destruction II the main trunk service Of these companies
ha, also been accomplished by the Storm The damage
TO the wires within the city limits OF Planned Is
cspecnllv noticeable. Several country circuits
ccntrc here and the destruction of these Is complete
The line OF great slxty-foo poles OF the telephone
company had lust been brought into Painheid, ana
direct connection with Elizabeth and New ork
established virtually for the first time. The company
thought that the height OF these poles, which bore the
wire, far above the tree top. rendered the service
imprguablr. These poles withStJod the great ncIghl
Of the snow far longer than did any Others. When
they began to fall however, they came down so rapidly
that many persons vehicles along the Union county
roads narrowly escaped with their lives
Late reports show that the damage to the telegraph
and telephone wires throughout New Jersey has been
underestimate rather than exaggerated. Between
painfcld and somcrvlllo more than 800 poles are
down and between somcryllle and Junction, dis
lance OF only twenty miles. nearly 200 are either
prostr,.o or nearly 50. Tho condition Of Things
ur,yalls all along the Central Railroad Of NcwJeFscy
beyond Phllipsbnrs
Many 81 the fallen or broken pores espeIalP ulo'o
along Plandcds streets right in the heart Of the buSi
hes, centre are found to have been so rotten ana U-
salo that they should have been condemned before
they were ever erected The switch-boaTds at the
Ioc, ted phone exchange. which were burned out De
cause of contact between electric Light and telephone
wires, are to be wholly replaced one OF inc hieh.
oucrtors was severely shocked during the crossing OF
the currents.
Gangs Of llnemcn are at work In every direction
clearing up the telegraph. telephone electric leht anu
fire alarm wrcckaec Of wires. The electric Hg' com
many homes 10 have IT'S service restored TO WORKING
o,cr 80 that the current may DE turned Oh tonight In
thc business section Of the city 40 least Niles oi
-tr,ri lnmp wiring are yet to be restored, ho"cN''
and probable that the moon VIII be callc'i upon W
furnish lght until To morrOw's DAY break , ,oo
NV e'ght local telephones arr working. out or zoo
The Western Union and Postal Telephone wires are SUI
in homeless muddc. but the Western mon pcoPic
arc ,nerey up connection with New ork, by st1nH
tnS a single wire along the fences a. FAR as Ilan
Via They will pursue a similar course all alnhs uo
,i that has been rendered useless. ana VIII oPe!ato
Ills single wio until tho old system Is again P"' d"
f,er
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27
CONFUSION IN BROOKLYN.
GANGS OF MEN At WORK EVERYWHERE RE
STORI NG CONNECTIONS

STORING tOstNf' lIoNS.
Everybody in Brooklyn connected with the tclc
rroph telephone or electric light business was buN
Yesterday repairing the damage wrought by the storm
Of saturday night Communications are dinonIt an
oycr the city, but for the most part the moon did
,o have 10 be depended upon TO keep travellers out
-, tho cutter The managers OF the Newiork and
xcv Jersey Telephone Company reported yesterday mat
n,,v half Of their service was payzcd. and that it
,, ,,,o three weeks Ia get all the wires in working
order They had about 1000 miles Of wire IN sub
.y. and n GOOD deal on the elevated railroad struct
,rc. and these were saved from ruin. Their loss In
,ollrn will be about 2l5. 900. not Including mum
lon ~ valuable switchboards which were burned nut.
The telephone people and the managers OF the GU
gon., Electric Illuminating Company first went 10 WORK
N assist in putting the fre-ahrm service IN oruer
The telephone company had over 100 men at WORK
Much trouble was experienced In tracing the siuEio
wires from the cables to the instruments
In many places where poles we're broken traces Oh
o,ennns were 10 DO seen which ought 10 have caused
tho poles 10 be removed without the aid OF storm
many ca-s Of slight damage to property from iaIlng
po were reported yesterday. but no one Is known 10
have been Injured. .
Thomas F. ROCKFORD, the superintendent OF the
Postal Telegraph Company said yesterday tht IN to
twcnty-,lx years he had been connected with tho
husiuc.s he had never such wreck OF wires Inc
blizzard Of 1sss did not compare with IT, His com
many was taking messages as they ala not nave Il
single wire In operation TO New-iork. TO-DAY he OK
meet, to have wire In order
The American District Telegraph Company did not
atteupt to do business al yesterday. The western
Union peope reported that thIriyscven of their forty
- Fulton and Cumberland st,. Sackct and Court SIS.
and AT 40. ll1 Broadway Nearly all the cIc-tIIr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27
IN THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY
TRAINS BRINGING MESSAGES DOWN FROM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE
LATE STORM

Poughkecpsie Jan. 90 (Speciall.- Every city AMI
town on the Hudson has been cut of from Geographic
communication with NcwNori since 10 O'Clock yes
tcr,iay morning After midnight OF saturda, rain be-
gan falling. and all the wires were wet ana party icy
when the snow,torm came between and O'Clock
sunday morning. 1t ragged with severity for seven
hours and was accompanied by high wind. Inc
effect upon the wires disastrous In the extreme
There came reports Of falling poles and ehtahgc"
wires, which caused Manager c. H. Rupiey 10 o'uc'
ont all the linemen lie could find. A number Of poles
that were not broken pulled over tn an angie VI
forty five degrees. As fast one break was rcp"''e"
a dozen Others were reported and at dark the lnemen
almost gave up In despair. though many WORKED DS
the light Of the moon which shonc brightly all night
The electric light company's wires were III Dah
shape and the lighting Of the city was therefore,
delayed last night. the electric light people were
afraid 10 let on the current, fearing some hneheh
might be killed.
six operators have arrived here from Ncw-forl
and occupy all the dcskroom they can get at the
Western Union Office. II there had been fifty
desks fifty operators would have been sent
here TO receive messages from the west.
The messages are placed in an envelope and sent 10
the metropolis by special passengers on any pas
senger train on the Hudson River road.
Because of the Frustrated condition of wires nothing
OF importance could be learned from the flooded dis
tricts OF Duchess County until to-day. The large
iron bridge at Fshkill Village fell into the Fishkll
Crep saturday night with crash. 1t SPAWNED
niney-sx feet and is total wreck. Reports rom the
village of Pleasant Valley, which was four feet under
water on saturday, say that the place
is almost free again the streams have
gono down and the water rccedcd rapidly.
G. II. Mastcn aud family were driven upstairs from
their supper table 10y water. All rooms where tho
water entered contain mud two inches deep on tho
floors For half a mile in the streets of the village
Ice was piled ten feet high. The Peter Conover
fridge and many other bridges were washed away "a
thc cotton mill the warr was over the looms. inc
lee broke through the windows and saslles ana piece,
o. heavy - 500 pounds found In the room. All
the cloth and warp the lower hoor are ruined
The mill folks will be damaged $1,000 ard MANY
hands win be deprived OF work for months. AL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27
EFFORTS TO CLEAN THE STREETS.
WHAT WAS THE ADVISORY Committee Ar
POINTED FORT

Tho street Cleaning Department asserted mat II
had 600 moro men than usual at work on inc 'tcc'
and crosswAys yesterday clearing away TIC a''"
rt,,,,r. ~ snow and slush This would make a
f,rco u $500 In various parts OF the city Dut inc
work was mpedcd, II was said. by a lack Of carts
Mr. Beattle In speaking Of the appointment VI u'o
MAYORS advisory committee on street cleaning dc
r,s., ,bo, any Investigation they might make would
r.iound ~ his credit lie kind enough to be
uvc- that the Mayor acted IN good faith In appoint
ING the committee, and hoped To be able 10 ASSIST
tbema Mr. Beattie spoke sneeringy oi th' ''S"'
project Of experimenting with the patrol system u''
Tho supervision of tho committee Inc PA" """
already been tried he said, and he was not prepared
60 .nocI,o If. As to the committee, MI Ecatiie
,,.pn,ct- that when they were ready to 60 ahead
10 could hear ~ it, - yet he has not IEiu any
c1mmuulcatiOn from them. ,- a., rror
Morris X. Je,up, "hosc nam ap XXX, that he and
hl, colleagues would probably meet ana o'sa"Mo III
few a@l map Tp,t @p R % 81 the Mayors
object might be in establishing his street ,eahlnE
Advisory Board not single menn'r "i :. = ~ th com
Hall man Nr. Jesup was ,iGlIIian ~ ~ II, and
mission which Mayor Grace app"lleu III .,
Which framed the act removing t4c 1u'lies % ,nc,e
cleaning from the control Of the romeo =,
ond .cttiug M n separat' department. Ihat "V "
ADAMS another member Of Mayor Grants commit,
was one Of Mr.. Jcsups as~ocat", IN thar N'rh , l,
and manager Of the Barlcr Asphalt 'omP9N' a ti
David H. King r., the well known builder 'lt'
Yam" T. said 10 have been Interested In several efforts
a. rl.sn uptown streets. Willie Mr.. GrccncS conl"nN
make, street cleaning part 81 Us business n"on
III, have bccn express d as to what the MAYORS
Inferior PURPOSE, in connection WIN thH NJ" 'oln
ILL.,, PS,inc think that his object /, simply 30 obtain
~ oycu.c Tor removing Mr. Bcattic which VIII satisfy
-" nron.ncnt men who have been called ms
,',I" p Villa othcr- believe that his desire 10
XII through thc Legislature authorizing largely
tncr"ased appropriations FOR street cleaning. ana NAV
ne expects the committee to furnish tc rr'Io1 , ,,,
.lcr wouId knowingly enter upon any scheme OF a
political nature would consent to plans at variance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27
TIE LAMPS not TO BE LIGHTED YET
COMMISSIONER GILRoY sTIRs Ur THE OWNERS
or FALLEN WIRES.

COMMISSIONER GILEOY sTIRS UP THE OWNERS
OF FALLEN WIRES.
Commissioner Gilroy. Of the Department oil Public
Works and SUPERINTENDENT Cummings. OF the Bureau
Of membranes, spent all day Sunday and much OF
Yesterday in making Of Investigation to discover
the amount of injury resulting from the Storm Before
noon reports from Inspectors and other subordlhaeS
wbo had also been sent out In all directions on the
same mission began pouring In upon the Commissioners
After consulting with Acting Mayor Arnold Mr. Gilroy
sent letters TO all the companies and co poraons oper
atne overhead wires IN the city, TO the electric light
COMPANIES he wrote follows
From personal examination which made since the
sn0wstOrm Of Yesterday morning. deem IL extremely
iazardou, and unsafe TO have the cieCulo Hsht GU
rcnfs turneI on for lighting the public lamps tonight
ar until fine electric light wircs made SAFE from the
hanger 10 life and property when results from Tie
damage which has been done In every direction To
oertric vir., aud pole. The many deplDrablc afcl
dnnts which have resulted from the enhancement ana
contact f electric light wires with telegraph ana tclc
,hnnr wire, convey lesson ana warning which
pr"t Ic pr,rn.lv heed- in the present emergency
iv nrocccding nj once with The utmost vgor ana eH
ncdtou to remove all danger by putting the wires IN
safe condition and 10y shutting OF the electric currents
until fine wires are made SAFE.
ron are therefore requested to use AL inc Hled1'
and force available 10 lore the wires operated bv
%n 10 ucrfcct safety and to discontinue the use oi
Them flr conveying electricity for lighting purpose
except when and where II can IL done WIN absoihc
safety.
Similar letters sent TO the Western Union Tee-
graph Company and the Metropolitan Telegraph and
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DAILY JANUARY p S-I"EVS fANEe

lights in the city were In last evening The Prln
cpal exception was in Myrteave The Citizens Light
Company estimate their loss at $4,000. ,,s
Ali branches Of the electric service on Long Isand
were paralyzed yesterday The Long Island RalrOa1
had scarcely a wire lett. The Jamaica electric rail-
road was blOckaded all dav sunday.
In the Twenty sixth Ward the thaw OF sunday lay
afternoon created q small flood. and in some OF tne
streets a boat might have been rowed. Cellars III
many places were also filed with water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27
DAMAGE N VARIOUS YEw.JERsEY TOWNS

DAMAGE N VARIOUS NEW-JERSEY TOWNS.
Elizabeth was SIN in tho grip OF the storm yester
day far It's telegraph and telephone service were
concerned. The Western Union lines are wrecked
and dispatches TO -out-oftown points had 10 be for
wardcd on trains by special messengers. Fifteen line
men from Utica arrived at Elizabeth last night and
were put to work by the Western Union. There is
small hope however. OF communication with New
York city being restored before Wednesday, at the
earliest.
The situation in the oranges but little better YES
tertay than on sunday The isolation from the out
slde world complete In the matter Of telephone
and telegraph communication ever. superintendent
Houston Of the Essex County Electric Company had n
larg1, force of work all day and succeeded IN
clearing up the lines Of the company. both are and
incandcsccnt 80 that the city lighting resumed last
evening "a usual The telegraph service is still hope
lessly In a tangle The Western Union and the Pos
tai Telegraph companies both sent their messages by
messengers on the trains to Newlork. The telephone
system was the most badly crippled. and the manager
estimates that II Will require M least SIX weeks 10 get IL
I'm order To-day attempt Will be made TO hang tho
three large cables. containing over 100 WINS, aOns
the railr al t. connect with Newark. $500
The wires AT Paterson still in bad condition
Yesterday. The Postal Company had no lines working
and the Western Union could only reach "A few small
stations on the Newark branch Of the Erie road. Tho
telephone system Of Passac and Paterson Is utterly
ont
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27
NAILS COMING IN LATE.

The influence Of the storm of saturday night and
sunday morning was visible in the delay 10 the mails
Yesterday Most OF the trains were less than an hour
late. but the one from Dunkirk. due at : 40 a. m.'
did not get in until 80 O'Clock. while the Pittsburs
mall due at IL a. M did not arrive until 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27
SHIPS COME IN UNsIGHTED.

A few steamers and sailing Tessels came III
by Sandy Hook yesterday No sailing vessel
until Yesterday had come in since Saturday.
The wind being on shore, they had all made an
ofing and will now IN in u steady pro-
ccssion for the next few days. The wires 10
Sandy Hook and Quarantine were not working
Yesterday. and vessels were being sighted from
the Barge Office as they came up the bay The
Transatlantic liners which came in yesterday did
not catch the storm Of Saturday night and sun
day. but steamers from the south did. They
ran into il on Sunday, but they came through
il without damage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27

trains on the Central New England and Western went
through to-day for the first time since Friday morn
ing last and travel has again been resumed on the
New-l DIRK and Massachusetts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27

Young a. smyiie's Acme" iicorice Pellets
All Indorse them who them.
Ask your Druggists.
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CANES WORKING ALL RIGHT.

7. wos learned AT the office of the COMMERCIAL
Cable Company' Yesterday thet break had DC
o,rrod durinp the storm in the cable at a polht
oear the Oriental Hotel, Coney Island The dam
agc was speedily repaired and the cable WIS
working all right yesterday
The Anglo-American Company declared that IL
was transmitting messages with ease, but some
delay was occasoned in the reception OF mes
saocS here on account of the great rush
TELEPHONE RECESS.
The TELEPHONE took partial recess yesterday
and its absence brought about considerable con-
fusion. it is probable that the full worth OF MI
Edison's wonderful invention was never appre'
eia,ed until yesterday, when for the first time III
many years the greater part Of the business com
munity of the city found itself suddenly and com
pletely deprived of its main means OF quick com
munication. Only then was IL possible 70 reailze
now much and how essential part OF dallS lie
the tclcphone has become.
Central" had the lightcst days work oi us
oyis,pncc Yesterday, and tine young lazy VINO
answers the inpatient prowl Of the editor or buSl-
ness man with supcrcili0us gigglc found un,
disturbed bliss in the latest novel Her natural
rremy the public, was pOwerlesS for one day al
east. and she rested placidly content in the as,
urance that the sound Of the electric bell could
rot reach her ears. .
The whole of the Metropolitan Telegraph and
Telephone CoinpanN's system was still in state
4 collapse and the leading officials spent most
IF their time In trying to form an exact estimate
II the amount of ruin worked by the storm and
in devisng temporary means OF relief All through