The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-26
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the whole ITO wires which IL supported
fell into the street.
An electric wire which crosses Grand
street a. the junction was loose ned and
hung ncross the track OF the GreenviIls
car. The wire caused considerable delay
BY catching the upper part Of the car
Car No SOS almost had is roof torn of
by It,
Along Communipaw avenue few poles
were left standing and these were 50
bowed and bent that they seemed on the
point OF falling One on the corner OF
Crescent avenue was held up BY the wires
attached to it, the ends OF which had
been wound about a tree In the front
yard Of a house nearby.
ROTTEN roLEs
One opposite the tire-house of Nos Truck
was broken of about twenty feet from
the ground and the butt was split %
the base. This was the oniy
pole that showned signs OF any strength
or SOUND wood The others were decayed
and rotten. especially in the case Of Que
nearly opposite Jackson avenue. twelve
feet OF the top of which snapped OF aud
IN falling broke again into two pieces
about six feet 10 length.
Less than a hundred feet further on lay
pole which had been torn up from the
ground, leaving hole about seven feet
in length and three ia width, from which
water was bubbling uD very rapidly.
Tne water evidently came from a water
pipe. no doubt broken by the falling pole.
BY exact measurement this pole was
found 10 have been sunk just fifty-one
inches in the ground.
The shed across the street in front Of
Meerz's butcher shop, No. 636 Communi-
paw Avenue, was broken by a pole which
fell across it. The glass 10 several Of the
windows Of wagon shop on Harrison
avenue were broken by a pole which
Gnanno1 off a 70 ~ faof hes
was hurled against the building.
The trees along Bergen avenue suffered
severely from the wind. Very little de-
struction was accomplished by the wind
on Monticello avenue. only a few wires
hanging down and a missing fence or two
marking its path.
UPPER NEWARK AVENUE.
The wires were down for several blocks
on Newark avenue Just below the Five
Corners. last night. and lay spread along
the street about three inches from the
ground. tripping mp unwary pedestrians.
The Greenville section suffered but lit
tie from the storm. The telegraph poles
and wires are in all perfect order. A few
trees, however, We're blown down. The
trees in the New York Bay Cemetery suf-
fered the most Several headstones were
broken by the falling trees. A number
of trees on Garfield and Ocean avenues
were aIso blown down.
A GAk IN DANGER
The car which left the depot at Sis
o'clock yesterday morning, narrowly es-
capped being smashed into kindling wood
while on its way to Greenville. When
the car reached Fairview avenue crack
ing sound was heard, and the large tele-
graph pole on Grand street was seen to
fall, and had 1t not been for driver Nc
Loughlin, the pole would have struck
tbe.car.
Mclaughlin on seeing the pole toppIe
over quickly whipped mp his horses and
thus averted what might have been a
serious accident. The pole struck the
back platform Of the car, which was torn
off. The car was crowded with passen-
gers at the time and small sized panic
ensued when the pole strack the plat
form.
ON WEST SIDE AVENUE.
The poles along West Side avenue in
West Bergen are all down and the street
is covered with wires. No accidents were
reported at the police station. Linemen
were out early this morning repairing the
damage
The Lafayette section probably suffered
the most from the storm. The poles
along Grand street. the tow path and the
meadows are all down. ana the streets
are covered with tangled wires.
A BEsEIGED HOUSE.
The scene OF destruction among teie-
W4fce Oh t4r IlttkHAc WIS hQl1lt-
thing terrific. Early this morning. WREN
the wires had lost their original appear
ance and took on the size of a ships
hawser. an immense pole on Hopkins
avenue, near Summit. snapped off short
close 70 the ground. Il was rotted clear
through. Down 1t came with a mighty
crash into a small yard, while the wires
went swapping in ali directions. The
stronger ones held, however, across a
frame dwelling. and wnen they swayed and
tore, and ripped and grated across the tin
roof there was a lively time in the build
ing. All hands got out nearly scared to
death, but were blocked at the doors by
the tangled wires. When the first pole
came down the one Immediately above it,
unable to stand the strain, split in half
about twelve feet from the ground aud
splintered ali the way down, leaving some
Of its wires cornerwlse across the house
on the corner of Bevin street and Hop
kins avenue. This last pole was kind Of
anchor for the poles on Beyan street, and
when it came down the rest followed suit
until St PauPs avenue was reached.
Down across the street they came. some
of them snapped of, while Others tore mp
the earth in their fall.
When the last pole on Bevau street col
lapsed the work of destruction immedi
ately commenced on St. Paups avenue.
Pole after pole tottered moment, like
some mighty giant trying Co hold its grip
on terra firma. and then crash followed
crash as pole after pole came down in the
bed of snow. Down the entire length OF
St. Pauls avenue the poles fell straight