New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-09
WIRES AND TREES BREAKING DOWN.

ANOTHER HEAVY FALL OF SNOW To TIE NORTH
DAMAGE DONE IN THIS STATE.
Albany, Feb. CSpeciaD.-The storm which set in
yesterday afternoon continued for twenty-fo hours
During its prevalence fourteen inches of fell.
Last evening the fall was heavily ladened with moist
ure, and as result the telephone and telegraph wires
suffered. Because OF the bad tange of wires and the
liability Of fire and injury 10 pedestrians all the cleo
trlcal currents including streecar and lighting ap-
paratus, shut of last night. This afternoon
the Edison Company, which furnishes the electrical
current for the Western Union wires shut down
by order OF the chief of the Fire Department. Later
the company permitted to give the currents alone
to the Western Union Company The Postal Tele-
graph Company did not have single wire in opera
ton to-day. The fre-alarm service was imperative.
and only engine houses cOud be reached by tee-
phone from the chiefs office. Therefore, last night
the city was patrolled by hrcmen carrying lanterns.
Tonight the city Is In darkness. excepting where
here and there a ray OF light escapes from dwelling
or store. The Hudson River Telephone Company is
the worst sufferer Its poles, carrying from 100 to
300 wires and cables are broken. No street-cars ran
because II was feared that the trolley wires would
charge a stray dead wire, with perhaps disastrous
results. The current turned on to-day for short
time 10 allow the companies TO get their cars Whch
were the tracks ovcr night into the barns. While
the currents were on broken ana srechea teiepnohe
wires burned like much cord and fell TO the ground
ing 10000. Is badly damaged by the strong currents
that were shot into IL night, and twenty terminal
many Syt feephones The wefn Gnion Sent nenn
west and south on special engines TO get some OF the
wires in working order again.
Auburn " V. Feb. s.-A violent snowstorm set in
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and continued
without abatement until midnight. The snow was
wet and loaded trees and wires t. such an extent
that the telephone ana telegraph wires began going
down in all directions ana large numbers OF shade ana
fruit trees were broken down and ruined. The snow
Is now frozen solldly 20 the wires, which SHOW In
many places an actual OF thirteen inches
I'm circumference Great damage has been done to
the large orchards In this vicinity, many peach ana
pear trees having been destroyed Falnng teleeraph
telephone and alarm wires coming in contact with
electric light and electric railway wires, caused\m much
alarm among pedestrians. The Mayor ordered the
electric light and electric railway dynamos to be
stopped leaving the city in darkness and without
railway facilities. A broken Western Union wire III
contact with live electric light wire early ~ ine
or,ce on fire The flames however, were eAuhgulsneo
with little damage. The buildings OF the ou o'rOn ,
AxIe Works which being nued up as ioIso
works took fire about 10 O'Clock, ana oWlhs 10 ,le
could he sent in The buildings together Win tne
machinery which being SET up py th9 ioIsI In
pany were totally destroyed Inc loss Is es'iha'ea
at $4,000. -, A. .s,.o
saratoga Feb. (speciar.-saIatoga and the Adiron-
aack reelon is again buried under snow. The storm
BEGAN late saturday afternoon, and has continued ui-
ueryuntedly for over twenty four hours over nftec
have been added to the vast deposit OF snow al
ready on hand. Country roads are nearly impas'aoe'
Tribes HILL n. Y. Feb. s.-More than foot OF snow
has fallen in the Mohawk Valley since O'CLOCK ias'