Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-26
I'd EDITION.
DAMAGE OF THE GALE


block system between Jersey City and Newark
has been abandoned for the first time in many
years Trains are now being run by means of
fiagmen. Trains on the New Jersey Central
railroad are running as usual and little delay is
the rule. The wires Of the company's block
system are in bad shape.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM DEMoRALIzEp.
The Jersey City fire alarm telegraph systo m is
also demoralized and unusual precautions have
been taken to prevent a spread Of any fires that
NAV occur. The service was found TO be Grip
pied at 3:15 this morning. when the fire in the
cellar of Charles Beltwood's hardware store,
No 200 P:.vonia avenue. where Chief En-
gineer Farrier met his death. again broke out.
No. Hook and Ladder Company responded to
an alarm given by Policeman Lowery. who
was watching the dismantled store. The
people living upstairs were aroused and took
refuge across the street. Fortunately line of
hose had been left attached TO the fire plug in
front of tho store and the truckmen speedily
had the blaze under control.
DANGER IN JERSEY CITY.
When day dawned only one of the eight fire
alarm circuits in the city was found to be in
tact This was circuit No. 2, covering the Penn
sylyania railroad depot and few large manu-
featuring interests down town. The circuit
was rebuilt two years ago at private expense.
The alarm wires operating the signal
bells of the fire department are also
broken down. but are being rapidly re-
paired. Extra fremen have been detailed
and the entire police force of the city is on
duty. In case fire occurs alarms viii be sent
out from any of the various signal towers and
fire headquarters by means of Geographic keys.
The fire commissioners and the board OF finance
will hold a conference ut IL o'clock tomorrow
to arrange for the immediate rebuilding of the
fire department wires.
TELEPHONE WIRES DAMAGED.
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Company also suffered severely from the storm.
None of the three hundred or more wires
entering the Jersey CITY exchange could be
worked all day. line of hundred copper
wires in Newark avenue between Warren and
Henderson streets fell into the street. The tan
gled wires fell upon the lines of the Hudson and
the Jersey City electric light companies, max
ing a mess of them. There u similar state
of affairs on Grand and Henderson streets.
The electric lights cannot be used tonight, as
those remaining intact are useless because Of
the many crosses existing.
CITY STREETS IN DARKNESS.
The gas street lamps have been removed
from the lower section of the city and total
darkness is the result tonight. Western Union
time service wire, controlling numerous clocks
in the city, gave out during tie morning. The
lines of the District Telegraph Com
pany are completely disabled. The police de-
der and messengers are kept iii readiness to COM
municate between the various precincts when
needed. In Hoboken the telegraph lines
18th and 14th streets are Frustrated and will
have to be rebuilt. The telephone wires are
tangled up and II will be several days
before business can be generally resumed
The electric light wires were damaged,
but the company succeeded in repairing them.
and are street lights are unused tonight. The
wires on the line of the Delaware. Lackawanna
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only communication is by means of trains.
which are running usual. Reports from
North Hudson state that wires and poles are
down in all directions.
THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY.
HAcKENsAcK, N. j., Jan. 25-The storm of
last night and this morning destroyed all tele-
graph and telephone connections here and
badly damaged the electric light plant. A
heavy breakage Of wires and poles is reported
from every part Of the country.
PATERSON. n. j., Jan. pa heavy gale
struck Paterson about midnight Saturday ana
continued until 10 o'clock this morning. 1t
badly crippled telegraph. telephone. electric
light and fire alarm wires. The snow
which fell to the depth of three or four inches.
collected on the wires and by its weight caused
hundreds of them to break from their
fasteninss- In about thirty cases the weight of
the snow on the wires broke the poles to which
they were attached in two. The falling poles
badly blocked traffic in the street. The exact
amount of damage done Is not kio own, but it
will doubtless reach several thOusin,. dollars
Geographic communication with the outside
world is completely shut off.
BoRDENTowN, n j.. Jan. 25.-A heavy snow
storm set in here last night. During the night
an extra freight train on its way from Trenton
to Camden on the Amboy division of the Penn
sylvania railroad. jumped the track and was
wrecked. A wrecking train has gone to the
scene. All telegraph connections between this
city and New York and Philadelphia have been
cut of, all the wires being down.