Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-29

udyllBnt, Wnen inc sto1ln nill phsseu'
wires dangled from poles and housetops
on every street. Only the stout electric
light wires had held their own, and in
some cases even they were found to be
imperative. Early linemen who were
out on duty saw strange sights. The
telegraph and telephone wires, which,
us rule, are strung higher than the
lightning wires, had in many cases
fallen across the big electric threads,
where, influenced by the mighty dyna-
mos, they were slowly burned through,
the ends dropping into the streets.
1t was impossible to make much pro-
gress in the work Of restoring the tele-
phone service. The wires passing over
icy roofs and towers were unapproach-
able and no attempt was made to REM
edy the broken circuits, except in the
most important cases. In the morning
ilore than 100 men were sent out from
the General Telephone Exchange, Mt
400 Chestnut street, where Manager
Balsley took charge CT affairs. After
a whole days work only a few circuits
were in operation and they were not
extensive ones. OF the company's thou
sands of circuits, however, nearly all
W re broken.
one Of the linemen at work said: at
will be a month before the telephone
service can be restored. Nothing like it
ever happened before. When | think
Of the climbing over houses that's got to
be done | doubt if the work can be ac-
complished in that time. 1t was only
those electric wires that are run under
ground that were not affected by the
storm"
IN NEW YORK.
New York, for the 10 hours which
began about 1890 O'Clock Saturday
night, suffered from storm which is
generally admitted TO have been the
most destructive TO property, especially
that of the telegraph, telephone, and
electric light companies, since the great
blizzard Of March, 1888. The New
York citizen of to-day is accustomed to
refer TO that blizzard very much as
most persons do to the deluge, and il
must indeed be disturbance of nature
worthy of notice that is permitted to be
mentioned in the same breath with it.
But the storm of Saturday night has
succeeded in making Il record that must
be admitted by even the greatest stick
Reginninr ms n rainstorm which did
mt M first onnear NJ ~ very energetic
the weather sbowod tic versatile tem.
neromant H. suddenly cbonging n
about marian bafora r,idnight "a a
snowstorn, accnmnanied Nv a b:qh
wind. The result of this sudden change,
thus precipitating upon every moist sur
Which bnn@ ~ II 1iixe faatbars on an
tor was ~ nora1y,e tho Whole electrir
svs,on, II k HI ond ~ rendor Il IL
o,,o,., distr;c, ,,,hayo tba v,iros re,oai,ad
ohoso e,ronnd as ,,soloss ne No nroverh;ni
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da a, VA ~ still grester dostrnction was
,',n.l'. ;,,,,,,; ,a,, FL, M cr;n,,iod candi.
~ il ,"i,iah 10 Jnoiico and fi ire denart.
n,ants ware ieft II TN ehnrt hours pftcr
iad har,,,, a. o,5ar, H. fnrco
Not wire wos In working order and no
communication conld BE- established
hetween the stations. Orders were sent
10 nil the police stations reduirinp extra
VIGILANCE IN the mart 81 Inc notice
throughout the cifv
Thr falIinr noles and wires seriously
;ptcrfarad WIN tho surface and elevated
cars and did Great DAMAGE Ia nronerty
hroaking windows md CRUSHING roofs
and walls in their descent. The New
York naners publish Illustrations of
n,anv rc,rr;1ns and nictnresnue scenes
nroduced Inv the falling wires in various
localities irhn electric lirht comnanies
bv instruction of the authorities. re.
froipcd frnm turning current into
their wires SUNDAY, On account Of thc
DANCER nnrsnns on the streets would
have haan snhiected 10 Nv The Other
wires thot wore scattered around in ali
diror,inns
IL Rrnal,I,,n Torsev civ and o,be,
citics lilo efTects wore noticed. thf
storn, literally dastr,vinp every vestip,
II aiactricai yira soyvice TIE storm
was also General throughout New Eng
land
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were broken IN nan anu cast upon th'
railroad tracks, seriously lh'efier'iis
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wires are reported Gown, ahu uoliilll Ky !
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