New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-26

ELECTRIC WIRES MAZE THINGS LIVELY ]
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NEWARK.
The storm did great DAMAGE I'm Newark Hun
drcds Of miles Of all kind, II electric w'S were
broken and stretched i'm the Streets many of the tall
pole, having Lrohcn oH just under the eros, arms
some Of the pole, supported from fifty 70 one hundred
wrc and cable each. and the result ~ the wreck Wa,
that not one telegraph. telephone. electric l-ht or
power. police. fire and burglar alpun was in working
order az breakfast time. The electric sirvctcar' did
not run until rjc u 10 afternoon At . o'clock YES.
tefday morning electric wrr IN ~ the Market Il
station II tlrr PENNSYLVANIA Railroad and Instantly
killed one 81 the standard cab Company hpi-e-. NJ
the same Zinc hachman wa- shocked 900 front "i
rctrcv- telephone Office I'm Market t. and fell from his
hack but hc soon recovered. The broken Wires SCI
fire 10 Fcarcy's roof but the flames were quickly eN-
tneu-hcd All tie operator, In the tceph'n" head.
ounrtcr, NJ Er,ad and Market st., had nothing 10 do
after breakfast The telegraph Office, could not send
message in any direction during tl" day.
At 10 O'Clock poi, containing seventy wirS
and cable. snapped oil AID fell on the roof Of \. II.
Dinmnu's hou-r. AZ Mulberry and PARK SIS. The iu.
mate, " the house were frightened, but nobody wac
lurt \ pole ADJOINING II. John, Roman Catholic
church. in Mulberry -,t broke and SWING dangerously
over toward the sidewalk The street fenced OIL.
a. il va, seen That there danger Of the pole sirk
ing the church. At II 20 o'clock the pole
swung around and the wire, were drawn tightly
AGAINST IA. corner Of the church stecpe. and
the eros, fell into alley at the south of the church
\ score OF brovnsto blocks fll orc Of them break
ing a hole in the roof Of the sisters Of - Joscph''
Convent and three striking the sidewalk. Fortunately
the stone ON the roof Of the convent did not 20
through into tine sleeping apartment.
The street car companies ran cars with double and
auadriple team, until evening, when the electro
car, began making trips. The electric light and tclc
uhone compau.r, had men ont IN all parts of the city
emitting OIL and splicing wires. seven poles in Me
,f.,ftf n fine. AsEf lark la q
Light Company were broken and lying in The street,
and in Market st., east Of UuiCnat a dozen poles
were wrecked only two poles were standing III
Thirtecntlpavc. tall pole at Mullins's stable, in
Washington t., broke at daylight and icll on the
Stable 1T the Morris Canal bridge. at l-hngton
and Ila,"y St.. poles were brohcn. and the wires
twisted in the street. In every street In the city
through which wires run the wire, we're down, and
last evening only those in the principal streets had
been gathered up and tied TO posts and buildings.
one pole at Albany and Mechanic 81. broke the roof
corncc and the capbOards of The house on the north
east corner 40 electric street lamps We're burning
i'm Newark NJ O'Clock last evening The electric
companic, could not give an idea % Their los, but
admitted IT. would bc thol,dnd, of doilus.
The local managers Of the Western Union aud Postal
TELEGRAPH cOmpanc, ayIccd last night that thr los on
mole, and Wi,Cs III Newark might reach Tl2J,OOp
or $4,000 perhaps more, for over 900 miles Of
Wires are c.tinrtcd to be- down broken The
Western Union ha. ciglty ciEhL Wiz H,inulng ih'
4 force ~ workmen Will be- sent from New York at
davbrcak 10 help repair them. The Postal Company
expect 10 have VIC open 10 New 0rk by O'Clock
This afternoon. men wee tracing wire across the
llackcu,ack meadows at $3.50 o'clock last night.
,y'c newark Electric Light Company had only one
curirut of street lamp, working 1t 10 O'Clock last
evening This gave light to few lamp, in Broad
and Market SIS. but electric lamp were burning
i'm side streets, The cOmpan!e, wee afraid TO turn
tLe poyge.iul current lest It might be taken up by
Ir,eu wire on other line on roofs Of houses. In
that case life and property " uh BE- endangered.
chief Engineer Ee,stcd OF the Fire Department sent
extra men to al fire houses Ia keep sharp lookout
for nres as the lire alarm wires were not working IN
any direction.
chief If Police llaggcs sent officers out at O'Clock
IN nform All electric companies not 10 turn any current
nm their wire, until they that every broken
wire hal been taken up and safely tied 10 pole
attached 10 some loops.
THE notice patrols doubled In the districts I'm
In. bu-inces part II the city. for no electric Igit5
yrr. burning n stores last night. oWn"r~ OF stores
nto,urrd candles and lamp. and placed clerk, in the
mlIdng, FOR the night. The police had strict orders
10 look ont for burglars and hlghwaymeI II was esti-
mated that about 120 store awnings were wrecked by
the storm.
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