The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26
WIRES EAST GO DOWN.
Snow Storm RACES From the
Gulf All Along the Coast.
NEW YORK WITHOUT SERVICE.
Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Telephone
Lines Practically Useless Through
out the Atlantic Cities,

lily, J2fl. -ss~--AkAC StCAhA S9S
made o. Jersey City buried town, as not
an effective wire Is to be found IN either
telegraph, telephone, ire alarm or electric
light Save for the submarine cables 70
New YORK and Brooklyn, the isolation Is
complete The same Is true OF HonoSen-
The Western Union wires are dead on the
West Shore railroad. and the only hope
south is said to be by the New Jersey Cen
tral railroad line AIithe poles on the vast
Hackensack meadows are wrecked. The
entire police and fire force OF Jersey City
and Hoboken are on duty toqusll any IRE
NEW YoEK, Jan a5.-The violent wind
and spowstorm IN this city last night and
early this morning proved one of the most
disastrous 70 telegraph. telephone anu
electric wires that ever visited this city and
poles and wires are down ali over the city.
Many narrow escapes are recorded, and
the FIRE alarm and telephone service IS rem
dere3 nearly useless. A big force OF men
was put ST work repairing the damage as
earIy 2s o'clock this morning. So serious
IS the condition of affairs that Chief In
Spector Byrnes sent cut the following III
sSruetlGnS 10 all police captains this after
noon.
The recent ssorr having impaired the IRE alarm
telegraph lines. you viii Instruct the officers On
patrol sksz when fires occur. after sending IN =
nrS alx-u N the usual manner fraz2 the ire
alarm box. 30 &c as ezee 20 The nearest IRE en-
gIzS~ house and report
The city tonight IS IN darkness. save rs
far IS gssslighE Is concerned. Ry much
delayed trains come reports of the utter
pruSer2ssoa or all means Of communication
LII aud from outlying towns Of New Jersey.
This morning seven huge telegraph
poles on Eesrth avenus were brokeG or
close 10 the ground. falling with great
crash into a cur OF the Nsw York CeaEral
railroad effertQaltv blocking the rraex \
passenger train came laundering down the
track and eoGld only be stopped within .
few feet Of the wreeS1Ss. AT @lo Hass
Br0a1w2E, 81 ll1le sc tree tel into the
street and narrowly escaped carload or
street car passengers In It's descent IL
carried down an IrameasS number Of wires
o. nj descriptions.
All telegraph poles OF Seventh street.
from Forey-seyensh street. u F7ftv-ni1th
street are IylnS lat on the rssEea1eas. Tue
heavy poles on Flfsy-nIrrh street and
Eighth avenue have suffered the same
fate. One OF the poles : hanging directly
over the entrance porch or Roosevelt aG<s-
plEat. suspended by wires. NJ the corner
81 FJfEy-ulnth and Ninth avenue the eie-
waited railroad station Is partially crushed
5y falling poles.
Al 9o'clccs IN the morning. = line OF inl-
E1szSs poles fell Win i crash. carrying u0s
less than tSa wires. and numerous cables
two inches thick, IN which were IncaSe6
frO<1 tuzsy 80 ssyenty-Eve wires each On
S21D1SGs street m electric ls<aE wire Was
carried down ay falling poie and struck
: team u SsreSs-ca- horses killing one o.
them Instantly.
4 number of fires we're started BY cleo
tr-s light wires. bat sSrIngUlShed with
srtEIng damage. As4 O'Clock this morn
Ing the wind Mas blowing tAirty-k1ve TO
. ~
The s-ocn opensI IN the Gulf Of Mexico.
Friday. and Increased n severity until IL
rszc1zeti Cape HasserzS and New York az
Ia=SS l4Ss night Tue rain changed 10
snow 4So1s midnight and continued until
- - u today. and nine inches fell. IL :
shaGeAE the blizzard does not extend more
than Esa} miles inland
TIE Western Union : badly crippled
az wsrss being Soxa but three, ana those
ARE 15H S0-kIng IN she weStsrl circuit
eoaaeczIng Albany Rochester, Bu5&lo
ant Ca-cs1c. The work Of repairs viii
saSs several DAYS. 4 dozen z1en vii leave
tonight 10 repair the lines
The SEoru3 extended OVER the entire
-e;-sga from BSssec through the koxer
ESaSSsEE STATES Southern New Iork- New
Jsrssy. Delaware and the soErh Ct Mary
and Az O'Clock this morning there
were onty few wires running from the
Wssze=n CEao1 cEzce- RI O'clock nearly
ever &--e rs ESEs1erS1 As&-S>S~ II one
time CONTAMINATION 70 PhLLa6SkCAi3. Al
kany AID B.1oso1 WIS entirely EFT Of The
wires 10 AzaaEy were The first 10 resume
=CrZE- E1rIr1 Esrs El1ssaz1 1zrI1E TIE
Gxv- Is1stE-zpa1s CzSsser 1z3 been sent By
tram Er0aa hers 80 points u New England
azs5 New EsrSSv 70 BE- fSrS aided.
EsszrssEas- Pa Jan 2ls-Tke eastern
Fart u Ehs SEAss Was vlSlEsI OF i severe
Szexssorzz EzSz n1-As, 4z1' this morning
passengers from Pi-IEa43slp llIa report tbs
storm very Ssvs-s Ehsre. z-sas havoc h1E-
E-S ses7 Es7zz - tsle--1rh ant telephone
wires, 1Z1 9elsg-1-aat 1-RzE1-1.z-EJ1 :
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