The morning news., 1891-01-27

cooperate each with the other in the event
Of trouble in either branch Of the service.
The blow was of shore, and hence no
damage TO shipping is reported. Long
Island is dead to the world.
THE FIRST NEWS.
At o'clock this afternoon the Associated
Press dispatches from the west began to ar
rive aud were the first news dispatches from
the outside world since last night. The
ticker service in this city is still suspended,
and business at most Of the exchanges was
almost at q standstill to-day. Tho cotton
and coffee exchanges did nothing. The wires
at the maritime exchange were all down,
and revenue cutters have BEEN pressed into
service between Sandy Hook aud the city
The damage to the electrical companies OF
the city is estimated at half q million dol
lars. All the wires between this city and
Philadelphia are still down.
WIRES DOWN EVERYWHERE.
Between Philadelphia and Trenton, and
between that point and New Brunswick. the
telegraph equipment Is totally wrecked
along the line of the Pennsylvania railroad
All the eastern wires are down between
Williams bridge and Stamford, and all the
western wires between Williams Bridge
and Croton Falls.
At Pleasantville, which is Just back Of
Sing Sing, every wire is down for two miles
Every one Of the wires which run along
the line Of the West Shore railroad are down
south of Cornwall.
On Jersey Flats, between Jersey City and
Newark, not pole can be seen. The COM
pany has in the neighborhood Of 1880 wires
rendered useless. They cannot be got into
complete working order for two weeks.
4,5o0 DOWN IN GOTHAM.
In this city the number Of wires down IL
roughly estimated at $500, and the poles
down or broken at $50.
A thick, heavy veil OF mist shuts out
from view the Long Island, New Jersey
and Staten Island shores. II was impos-
sible to report any incoming vessels from
the Highlands or Sandy Hook. The wires
between this citv and Fire Island and Bar
negat also were down. and not ship was
reported from either place.
Boston is now reached by way Of Mon
treal.
In order to reach California, messages
will be sent from here 10 Port Chester,
thence to Montreal aud TO the Pacific coast
via the Canadian Pacific line.
The stock exchange was completely cut
Off from all quarters but London, and no
buying orders could get In from Boston,
Philadelphia, or Chicago.
THE LOSS ALONG THE WIRES.
New YORK, Jan. 26. 11;30 P. M.-For the
FIRST time in the history Of the great teie-
graph and telephone companies which
center in this city they are paralyzed. The
storm Of yesterday was by all odds the
worst that the telegraph companies have
ever had to deal with. An idea oi
what wrecking OF the lines was
done may be gathered from the
fact that out OF 1900 running
out of this city the Western Union COM
pany had but three wires working this
morning. The Postal Telegraph Company
actually had not one wire working out from
the city, while the Metropolitan Telegraph
and Telephone Company roughly estimated
that 2, 500 of its wires have been laid low
The total damage to the companies men
toned is roughly estimated at $500, 900.
At o'clock the Western Union Company
had fifteen wires west, which Is gain OF
twelve since last night. They had no wire
direct south yet, but reached Philadelphia
Baltimore and Washington, and the south
generally, by way Of the west. The cable
business Is in first-class shape,