Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-25
MONDAYS wINp-sToRm.
Great Damage to Western Union Wires
Between Greensboro and Charlotte.


Between Greensboro and Charlotte.
The results Of the wind-storms Of Mon
day were even more serious than was pub
lished In yesterdays issue OF the DIsPArCH:
The telegraph companies experienced
great Losses AID much Inconvenience TO their
service.
Tie Postal Company was totally crippled from
20 o'clock Monday afternoon, as far as NORTH
eln communication was concerned. tbongh its
Chic1go service was not injured az ali, and very
Httle Inconvenience was suffered between kich-
mOnc and the West. This O1ice furnished Chl-
chgo 70 Washington. The Postal service Was
also badly hampered on several OF its southern
lines-charioston and Savannah being Gus on
for n short while.
At noon yesterday this company was in good
shape In all directions. having three wires direct
70 New YORK, though there was a great buk Of
sIble.
Tho Western Union experienced great damage
between Salisbury and Charlotte. In some sec
tons - many as twenty poles we're blown down,
covering nearly mile OF lines. Charlotte was
gOtten direct by . o'clock Monday afternoon.
All along the line between DanViile and Char
lotto there were small injuries. The damage
was so great beyond Greensboro that it was NO.
cessary tor the company % send out three b1ild-
Ing gangs, averaging sixteen 20 twenty hands
each. These squads were equipped with tools
and materials for the construction Oi telegraph
lines. Secti0n-men and statiOn-fnen were also
put 70 work, and matters were quickly mended.
AuGtt Uuts HtEe DlOHM ADNA III tuB NAlg "a
Charlotte, n. G.
Ia Alexandria four poles we're blown down and
tho damage along tho road between Quantico
and Alexandra was very slight In the vicinity
OF he latter city the storm was 20 raYaglng IA its
enect that not more than half the western
Union wires had been gotten In proper shape az
2 o'clock yesterday.
There we're moro slight damages along tho
Richmond and Allegheny road caused By trees
being blown across the wires. The same
trouble vas experienced on the Chesapeake and
0hio between Richmond and Chariottesyii,i,e'
Tho wind was very high at charlottesville,
though no damage OF Consequence was done.
Tho top Of the bo1-car IN which tho telegraph
oompanys building crew were housed was torn
completely on.
For several hours Monday afternoon tho West
era Union did not have single direct wire from
kshmond north OF Washington, but By midnight
the lines were rapidly being replaced. AT
O'Clock z. n. yesterday only two or three wires
20 New York had beon put up again, the nrst
being placed In readiness for operation at
O'Clock yesterday morning
All wires out OF New York 10 the West were
very greatly demolished, though none Of the
particulars have yet reached this city as to the
real damage.
THE STORM IN RICHMOND.
Perhaps the most singular and damaging freak
o. the wind in this city was visited upon the sta
DO OF Warner Moore & Co, ana 1t ~ indeed
p.oYidential that no one Was killed or hurt. Inc
eutiro roof Of tho structure, which IL about sew
enty-nye feet long and thirty-fve feet vide, was
torn from its bearings, timber and
all, and blown aOOut hlty yards. Tho
huge mass, weighing nearly $4,000 pounds, WAS
dragged over the warehouse and landed on the
tack II the Danyille railroad. The roof Was not
tioTn straight 10 the place where II telt but
made several twists In its course, and 50 violent
we're these movements that the parapet walls
O. the warehouse, which we're touched In the
transit were badly damaged and many brlcks
torn alOose. Several hsles were also made IN
tIe warehouse roof, and beam eight inches
thick was splintored at one end by the violence
with which 1t was struck by tho piaythlng ot the
Vlnd.
The great mass landed directly in front Of tho
ruilroad watchman's box, striking the trestle-
work with terrific force, and X this Official nad
been standing on the outside Of his abode he
would have met instant death.
The accident was accompanied Dy ttemeh-
dous noise, which created q considerable scare
among the employees OF the establishment.
TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES.
A force Of WOrkmen were engaged yesterday
IN repairing the damage done. IL viii amount
20 at least $500, as the roofs Of both tho stable
and warehouse will need considerable repairing.
A roof Of the warehouse In tho neighborhOod
Of Gallego Mills was also slightly injured.
Tio roof Of the house OF Mr.. Upsnur Bass, ltsI
opposite the ExpOaition-Grounds,w was injured.
The storm injured the me windmill at River
View, the HOpe1ale house and other properly IN
tho vicinity OF HarVio.
The hurricane struck Burkoville exactly at II
O'Clock, and Just as one OF the Richmond ana
Danvilie trains was moving out. The top OF
car loaded with fruit was lifted on, but this was
tho only damage done. 10 took the storm Just a
little over an hour 20 travel from BurkeYiHe 20
Richmond and a. the former place Is about Tor
ty-nino miles from here in an air-ne it can
readily be seen how rapidly the wind moved