New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-04
DANGERS OF FALLEN WIRES.
A IINEMAN KNOCKED FROM A POLE IN ALBANY
WORK OF THE STORM.

WORK OF THE STORM.
Albany, April 3 CspeciaD-For third time this year
Albany has been visited by storm that has crippled
her teegraphc and telephone service, and rendered
her firc-alarm apparatus useless. Tlephone INES
are down on all sides and telephonic communication
Is completely suspended. Long lines Of poles carry
ing telephone wires broke of above the ground ana
the wreck carried down electric light and telegraph
wires. The tclcgrnphic service WIS partially re-
stored this afternoon and wires are working tonshe
In each direction except to Boston. They were re-
covered, however, as far east as Springfield. The
broken and tangled wires falling across those OF the
electric light company and the trolley wires OF the rail-
road companies formed circuits and carried hre into
private and public buildings. The new switchboard OF
the Telephone Exchange, just completed, was badly
damaged. To save it from total destruction all the
wires cut out and teephoning VIII be possible
for several days to come The fre-alarm service Is
imperative in every section Of the city, ana the ap
paratus be called only by sending messenger
after IT, All the forenoon the electric cars were pre-
vented from running, ii being feared that some danage
to property or injury to persons would result.
This afternoon while Machael J. Celery, lneman
was In the top OF high pole Montgomery-st.. ne
received a shock from electric light wire Ihis
threw him across the wires and his body hung sus
pended for several minutes 1t gave several convulsve
jerks and then fell to the ground Celery was picked
up alive and taken home His chest was badly burned
by the fall. He may die. over foot Of wet snow
fell during the storm.
Kingston, n. V, April (speciap.-Peope awoke
here to-day to find about six inches OF snow on the
ground. The storm heavy the river during the
night. Nearly all vessels either tied up or came to
anchor. The pilots were unable to fnd their way
through the channel. All steamers were niaTy hours
behind The electric service has been much interfcred
with during the day, but most OF the snow mas dis
appeared tonight
q bao,v od
in the Hudson River Valley all night last night About
foot OF snow fell, but only six inches lay on the
ground for any length Of time. Telegraph telephone
and electric light wires or down in every
direction. 1t will take a week to get the telephone
wires in good working order again. The storm was
also severe on the river. All the steamers OF the
night lines are from three TO six hours behind time
coming north. The Saratoga compelled to
| anchor at yerplancks, and the Dean Richmond and
the John L. Hasbrouck at CaldwelPs. Going south
the Daniel s. Miller and James W. Baldwin were
compelled to put in at Marlborough and lay there,
and the William j. Romer put into New Hamburg
The big steamer Drew passed here going south at half
past this morning six hours behind time, and was
did not seriously affect the railroad service nearly
all the trains being time; The weather is now now
storm was one OF the worst of the season.
rttsfeld, Mass, April (speciaD.-The heaviest
April snowstorm for many years began about 10
O'Clock last night and has continued at intervals
throughout to-day. The snow Is from one 10 TWO
feet deep. On the east side Of Washington Mountain
in the towns OF Beckett and Russell 1t deep that
the Boston and Albany trains were greatly delayed
The train due in PittSfeld at O'clock this morning
was five hours late Other trains late during
the morning, but were on time this afternoon
Many telephone and telegraph wires were down. Tho
wind has drifted the mountain roads badly
New-Iiaven April 3 speciaD.-There is good sleigh
ing in many Connecticut towns tonight In Wnsted
there are eighteen inches of snow. In many Ltch-
field County towns there are big drifts of At
least half the telephone wires in the State down.
There Is no communication with Eastern points by
wire from this city, Boston is reached via New York
The storm here last night the most severe ever
known here during April.